UFC Saudi Arabia weigh-in results: Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship holds its inaugural event in Saudi Arabia this weekend, with UFC on ABC 6 at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

UFC on ABC 6, also known as simply UFC Saudi Arabia, is headlined by a middleweight bout between former champion Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov. Whittaker was initially scheduled to face Khamzat Chimaev, but Chimaev withdrew from the event due to an illness. 

In the co-main event, heavyweights Sergei Pavlovich and Alexander Volkov go head-to-head. 

UFC Saudi Arabia kicks off at 12:00 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 22, with the preliminary card on ESPN. The five-fight main card begins at 3:00 p.m. ET on ABC, and the entire event will stream live on ESPN+.

Ahead of this weekend's event, the fighters had to step onto the scale for the official weigh-ins. 


UFC Saudi Arabia weigh-in results

Main Card (ABC, ESPN+, 3:00 p.m. ET)

  • Robert Whittaker (186) vs. Ikram Aliskerov (184)
  • Sergei Pavlovich (260) vs. Alexander Volkov (258)
  • Kelvin Gastelum (184.5) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (184)
  • Shara Magomedov (185.5) vs. Antonio Trocoli (185.5)
  • Johnny Walker (206) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (206)

Preliminary Card (ESPN, ESPN+, 12:00 p.m. ET)

  • Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs. Jared Gordon (156)
  • Muhammad Naimov (145.5) vs. Felipe Lima (145.5)
  • Rinat Fakhretdinov (170.5) vs. Nicolas Dalby (171)
  • Kyung Ho Kang (136) vs. Muin Gafurov (136)
  • Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (205) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205)
  • Xiao Long (136) vs. Chang Ho Lee (136)

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