UFC Saudi Arabia weigh-in outcomes: Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskov within the middleweight division
Robert Whittaker is one step nearer to an opportunity to regain the middleweight title.
The previous champion was the primary fighter to step to the size at Friday’s official weigh-in for UFC Saudi Arabia, which was held at 2 a.m. ET (9 a.m. native time in Riyadh), and he weighed in at 186 kilos at Saturday’s unofficial weigh-in. Title title. Opponent Ikram Aliskov, who has been on brief discover, additionally made weight, coming in at 184 kilos.
Aliskov steps in on per week’s discover as a substitute for the ailing Khamzat Chimaev after he was initially scheduled to combat within the co-main occasion of UFC Vegas 93 final Saturday.
All 22 fighters who competed in UFC Saudi Arabia made the load, which will need to have been a reduction to officers after seeing a number of beforehand scheduled bouts within the lineup modified or cancelled.
The one notable weight-related drama occurred throughout media day earlier this week, when Kelvin Gastelum revealed he was having hassle attending to the 170-pound restrict. Gastelum not too long ago returned to welterweight, a division he beforehand left as a result of problem of slicing weight. Saturday’s bout has been modified to a middleweight bout, on the request of Workforce Gastelum in line with challenger Daniel Rodriguez.
Gastelum (184.5) and Rodriguez (184) each made the load.
See the official weigh-in outcomes for UFC Arabia in Saudi Arabia under.
Major Card (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
Robert Whittaker (186) vs. Ikram Aliskov (184)
Sergey Pavlovich (260) vs. Alexander Volkov (258)
Kelvin Gastelum (184.5) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (184)
Shara Magomedov (185.5) vs. Antonio Troccoli (185.5)
Johnny Walker (206) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (206)
Preliminary Card (ESPN, ESPN+, 12 midday ET)
Nosrat Haqparast (156) vs. Jared Gordon (156)
Muhammad Naimov (145.5) vs. Felipe Lima (145.5)
Rinat Fakhriddinov (170.5) vs. Nicola Dalby (171)
Kyung Ho Kang (136) vs. Moin Jafurov (136)
Magomed Gadgyasolov (205) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205)
Xiao Lengthy (136) vs. Zhang Hu Li (136)
