Robert Whittaker welcomed Ikram Aliskerov to his first UFC principal occasion after which despatched him packing into semi-consciousness in lower than two minutes.
Within the UFC on ABC 6 principal occasion, Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) completed Aliskerov (15-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) with punches at 1:49 of Spherical 1. The middleweight bout happened at Kingdom Enviornment in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
A giant overhand proper put Aliskerov on curler skates. As Aliskerov scurried backward towards the fence, Whittaker missed on a head kick earlier than he landed a hellacious uppercut. Two extra comply with up photographs was all referee Marc Goddard wanted to see to dive in – and he did.
After the battle, Whittaker expressed curiosity in serving in a backup function on Aug. 18 at UFC 305 in Perth, Western Australia. That card is headlined by the middleweight title battle between rivals Dricus Du Plessis and Israel Adesanya.
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— Spinnin Backfist (@SpinninBackfist) June 22, 2024
Whittaker has now gained back-to-back fights since a TKO loss to Du Plessis. His solely different losses in his 18 most up-to-date fights are two towards Adesanya.
Aliskerov has a 17-fight profitable streak snapped. Initially anticipated to face Antonio Trocoli at this previous Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 58, Aliskerov accepted this battle on 9 days’ discover after Khamzat Chimaev withdrew.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ABC 6 outcomes embody:
- Robert Whittaker def. Ikram Aliskerov by way of knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 1:49
- Alexander Volkov def. Sergei Pavlovich by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Kelvin Gastelum def. Daniel Rodriguez by way of unanimous resolution (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Shara Magomedov def. Antonio Trocoli by way of knockout (punches) – Spherical 3, 2:27
- Volkan Oezdemir def. Johnny Walker by way of knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 2:28
- Nasrat Haqparast def. Jared Gordon by way of break up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Felipe Lima def. Muhammad Naimov by way of submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 3, 1:15
- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Nicolas Dalby by way of break up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Muin Gafurov def. Kyung Ho Kang by way of unanimous resolution (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Brendson Ribeiro by way of majority resolution (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)
- ChangHo Lee def. Xiao Lengthy by way of break up resolution (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
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