The team responsible for bringing UFC to Saudi Arabia was reportedly unhappy with the promotion’s first attempt at assembling an all-star lineup, a claim UFC CEO Dana White denies, but there’s unlikely to be any complaining with UFC matchmakers’ second effort, which features a blockbuster main event between middleweight maulers Robert Whittaker and Khamzat Chimaev on ABC !
Event : UFC Saudi Arabia: “Whittaker vs. Chimaev”
Date : Sat., June 22, 2024
Location : Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Start times : ESPN/ESPN+ “Prelims” at 12 p.m. ET | ABC/ESPN+ Main Card at 3 p.m. ET
UFC Saudi Arabia Main Event On ABC/ ESPN+:
185 lbs.: Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev
UFC Saudi Arabia Main Card on ABC / ESPN+ (3 p.m. ET):
265 lbs.: Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov
170 lbs.: Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez
205 lbs.: Johnny Walker vs. Volkan Oezdemir
205 lbs.: Shara Magomedov vs. Joilton Lutterbach
UFC Saudi Arabia Prelims Card on ESPN / ESPN+ (12 p.m. ET):
135 lbs.: Farid Basharat vs. Montel Jackson
155 lbs.: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon
135 lbs.: Kyung Ho Kang vs. Muin Gafurov
170 lbs.: Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby
205 lbs.: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro
145 lbs.: Muhammad Naimov vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan
185 lbs.: Abu Azaitar vs. Denis Tiuliulin
135 lbs.: Xiao Long vs. Chang Ho Lee
June 22nd is the start of my vacation, and the day I fly to south of France for a month,
Great way to kick off my vacation and be cocaine free for a month)
Halle Lujah
I will however be drinking heavily for 28 days
Uh, so you are taking a vacation from doing cocaine? You have it backwards.
Yup.
I have a place in France, and it kinda like my rehab retreat of sorts.
It takes me 3.5hrs to drive to Barcelona and I usually do that when I go over, as I have friends there etc.
That will be the hard part, of staying off the sniff there as the Charlie is pretty good in Barcelona
I might do some on Thursday night, not sure yet
I do not get excited for most cards, but this one is a fun one.
Rooting for Bobby Knuckles to derail the hype train.
Not bad card. Thank you to our muzzie benefactors
I like the Headliner
Khumshot is going to be juiced to Overeem vs Lesnar levels
Whittaker stops him in the 4th.
90% terrorists