The UFC is coming to Saudi Arabia. First time ever, the fight promotion is hosting an event in Kingdom Arena Riyadh. The event, titled ‘Fight Night,’ will feature a middleweight match between Khamzat Chimaev and former champion Robert Whittaker.
Dana White, UFC CEO, announced the news on social media. “BOOOOOOM!!!!!! White posted a video announcing that UFC was heading to Saudi Arabia with a Bad Ass card featuring @robwhittakermma and @khamzat_chimaev.
What’s going on guys? “Here’s another announcement.” White stated in the video that we will be traveling to Saudi Arabia on Saturday, June 22. Our fight in Saudi Arabia will be a Fight Night, which will air live on ABC. The main event is between former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker and 13-0 undefeated Khamzat Chmaev, to determine who will be No. “The UFC Middleweight title is up for grabs.
White also announced several other bouts, including the co-main event.
“The comain event, No. “The co-main event, the No. 6 ranked Alexander Volkov. Kelvin Gastelum is also going to face Daniel Rodriguez. We’ve got Johnny Walker versus Volkan Oezdemir,”…
