Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight kingpin Robert Whittaker threw down opposite late-notice replacement opponent Ikram Aliskerov earlier today (Sat., June 22, 2024) at UFC Saudi Arabia live on ESPN+ from inside Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. In a stellar performance, Whittaker smoked his opponent in just about half a round.
The rest of the night saw solid action after a slow start to the “Prelims.” Notably, Shara Magomedov picked up his UFC first stoppage win, and Alexander Volkov scored a clean upset win over power-punching former friend Sergei Pavlovich. Check out some of the standout performances below:
- Robert Whittaker dropped a massive right hand then a massive uppercut into the jawline of Ikram Aliskerov, scoring his first knockout win since 2017 (WATCH IT!).
- Shara Magomedov improved to 2-0 by picking apart Antonio Trocoli for most of three rounds, stopping his exhausted foe with a late flurry.
- Volkan Oezdemir scored his first knockout in five years when he demolished Johnny Walker with a brutal right uppercut.
- 26-year-old debuting talent Felipe Lima scored the sole finish of the undercard when he shocked Muhammad Naimov with a slick rear naked choke in the third round.
To sift through the action and see which fighters took home an extra $50,000, we take a closer look at the official UFC Saudi Arabia post-fight bonus winners below:
- Performance of the Night: Robert Whittaker
- Performance of the Night: Felipe Lima
- Performance of the Night: Volkan Oezdemir
- Performance of the Night: Shara Magomedov
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