Middleweights Robert Whittaker And Khamzat Chimaev Headline UFC’s First Event In Saudi Arabia
UFC CEO Dana White announced on social media UFC’s first trip to Saudi Arabia will take place on June 22 and will air live and free on ABC.
The main event will pit former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker against the undefeated rising superstar Khamzat Chimaev. Whittaker is coming off a bounce-back win over Paulo Costa at UFC 298, while Chimaev’s last outing saw him outduel former welterweight king Kamaru Usman at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. The fight figures to play a major role in the middleweight title picture with newly minted Dricus Du Plessis on top of the heap.