Today, June 22, the first-ever UFC tournament in Saudi Arabia took place in Riyadh. In the main event of the UFC Saudi Arabia fight night, Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov will face off. The tournament card also features renowned fighters such as Sergey Pavlovich, Alexander Volkov, Kelvin Gastelum, Volkan Oezdemir, and Shara Bullet.
Here are the results of all the fights at UFC Saudi Arabia:
► Main fight of the evening, middleweight: Robert Whittaker (26-7) knocked out Ikram Aliskerov (15-2) in the first round.
► Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov (38-10) defeated Sergey Pavlovic (18-3) by unanimous decision of the judges.
► Middleweight: Kelvin Gastelum (19-9) defeated Daniel Rodriguez (17-5) by unanimous decision.
► Middleweight: Sharabutdin Magomedov (13-0) defeated Antonio Trocoli (12-4) by knockout in the third round.
► Light Heavyweight: Volkan Oezdemir (20-7) defeated Johnny Walker (21-9) by knockout in the first round.
Prelims:
► Lightweight: Nasrat Haqparast (17-5) defeated Jared Gordon (20-7) by split decision.
► Featherweight: Felipe Lima (13-1) defeated Muhammad Naimov (11-3) by submission in the third round.
► Welterweight: Rinat Fakhretdinov (23-2-1) defeated Nicolas Dalby (23-5-1) by split decision.
► Bantamweight: Muin Gafurov (19-6) defeated Kyung Ho Kang (19-11) by unanimous decision.
► Light Heavyweight: Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (9-0) defeated Brendson Ribeiro (15-7) by unanimous decision.
► Bantamweight: Xiao Long (10-1) defeated Chan Ho Lee (26-9) by split decision.