On Saturday, the UFC will hold the fight promotion’s debut event in Saudi Arabia. A middleweight bout between former champion Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov . Whittaker was originally slated to face 11th-ranked Khamzat Chimaev in the headlining bout but Chimaev was forced to withdrawal due to illness. Whittaker (25-7) will enter the fight coming off a decision win over Paulo Costa at UFC 298 in February. Aliskerov (15-1) is riding a seven-fight winning streak with his only career loss coming to Chimaev. Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya believes Whittaker is going to “He (Aliskerov) already fought Khamzat and lost to Khamzat by knockout
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Israel Adesanya expects Robert Whittaker to ‘run through’ Ikram Aliskerov – MMA Weekly