Robert Whittaker isn’t about to let Khamzat Chimaev off the hook.
The Reaper’ was originally scheduled to square off with Chimaev in the UFC Saudi Arabia headliner on June 22. Unfortunately, the fight fell through after ‘Borz’ withdrew due to becoming “violently ill” with an undisclosed illness. Whittaker went on to keep his main event spot, facing short-notice replacement Ikram Aliskerov at the event.
After brutalizing the middleweight prospect in the opening round and securing his second win of the year, Whittaker is determined to finish what he started with the undefeated Chechen sensation.