UFC Saudi Arabia: ‘Whittaker vs. Aliskerov’ Weigh-in Results

UFC Saudia Arabia: ‘Whittaker vs. Aliskerov’ takes place tomorrow, Saturday, June 22nd at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The weigh-ins took place today, Friday, June 21st.

The main event will feature former champion Robert Whittaker (26-7 MMA) taking on short-notice opponent Ikram Aliskerov (15-1 MMA) in a middleweight bout. ‘The Reaper’ was originally scheduled to fight Khamzat Chimaev (13-0 MMA) tomorrow night but ‘Borz’ had to withdraw due to illness.

Whittaker last fought and defeated Paulo Costa (14-4 MMA) in the Octagon this past February at UFC 298.

Aliskerov last fought and defeated Warlley Alves (14-8 MMA) by TKO in October of last year at UFC 294.

The co-main event of UFC Saudi Arabia will feature Sergei Pavlovich (18-2 MMA) going up against Alexander Volkov (37-10 MMA) in a heavyweight bout.

Pavlovich will be looking to get back in the win column after his most recent KO loss to Tom Aspinall (14-4 MMA) last November at UFC 295.

Volkov is sporting 3 wins in a row coming into tomorrow’s bout, his most recently victory coming against Tai Tuivasa (14-7 MMA) last September at UFC 293.

The Official UFC Saudia Arabia Weigh-In Results can be found below:

Main Card (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)

• Robert Whittaker (186) vs. Ikram Aliskerov (184)
• Sergei Pavlovich (260) vs. Alexander Volkov (258)
• Kelvin Gastelum (184.5) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (184)
• Shara Magomedov (185.5) vs. Antonio Trocoli (185.5)
• Johnny Walker (206) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (206)

Preliminary Card (ESPN, ESPN+, 12 P.M. ET)

• Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs. Jared Gordon (156)
• Muhammad Naimov (145.5) vs. Felipe Lima (145.5)
• Rinat Fakhretdinov (170.5) vs. Nicolas Dalby (171)
• Kyung Ho Kang (136) vs. Muin Gafurov (136)
• Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (205) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205)
• Xiao Long (136) vs. Chang Ho Lee (136)

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