After a week away, MMA’s top promotion is back this Saturday morning (USA time) for UFC Saudi Arabia. This week’s show is the second time in just over seven months that the UFC has ventured to Saudi Arabia for an event.
Prior to the Feb. 1 card, Dana White‘s promotion first made a trip to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia in June of 2024 for UFC on ABC 6. That night, in the main event of the evening, Robert Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) needed a minute and 49 seconds to punch his way to a finish against Ikram Aliskerov (15-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC).