UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev

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UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateJune 22, 2024 (2024-06-22)
Venue Kingdom Arena
City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Event chronology
UFC Fight Night 243 UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev UFC 303: McGregor vs. Chandler

UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Chimaev (also known as UFC on ABC 6) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on June 22, 2024, at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. [1]

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Background

The promotion was originally expected to make its Saudi Arabia debut at an event on March 2, 2024, [2] [3] but on January 24, Saudi Arabia's chairman of General Entertainment Authority Turki Alalshikh announced the event had been officially postponed until this date, citing "a decision to reschedule was taken to ensure the best caliber of talent will be available to participate". [1]

A middleweight title eliminator bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev is expected to headline the event. [4]

A middleweight bout between Sharabudtin Magomedov and Ihor Potieria was expected to take place at the event. [4] However, Potieria was pulled to face Michel Pereira at UFC 301. It is currently unknown if a replacement opponent will be sought. [5]

Fight card

Fight card (ABC / ESPN+)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Middleweight Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev [lower-alpha 1]
Heavyweight Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov
Light Heavyweight Johnny Walker vs. Volkan Oezdemir
Welterweight Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez
  1. ↑ UFC Middleweight title eliminator.

[6]

Announced bouts

See also

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  2. ↑ Mike Bohn (2023-10-11). "UFC announces inaugural Saudi Arabia event coming in March 2024". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  3. ↑ Damon Martin (2023-10-11). "UFC books first card in Saudi Arabia for March 2024". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
  4. 1 2 Damon Martin (2024-03-28). "Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker set as main event, 4 more fights announced for UFC Saudi Arabia on June 22". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  5. 1 2 Guilherme Cruz (2024-04-09). "Ihor Potieria steps in to fight Michel Pereira at UFC 301". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
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