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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Chimaev
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- Saturday 06.22.2024 at 10:00 AM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: ESPN+
- Name: UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Chimaev
- Also Known As: UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia
- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Ownership: Endeavor
- Venue: Kingdom Arena
- Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Enclosure: Octagon
- MMA Bouts: 10
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Promotion Links:
| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Whittaker vs. Khamzat Chimaev Confirmed | 5 x 5 Minute Rounds Bout Page | |
| Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov Confirmed | 3 x 5 Minute Rounds Bout Page | |
| Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon Confirmed | 3 x 5 Minute Rounds Bout Page | |
| Johnny Walker vs. Volkan Oezdemir Confirmed | 3 x 5 Minute Rounds Bout Page | |
| Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez Confirmed | 3 x 5 Minute Rounds Bout Page | |
| Said Nurmagomedov vs. Montel Jackson Confirmed | 3 x 5 Minute Rounds Bout Page | |
| Muin Gafurov vs. Kyung Ho Kang Confirmed | 3 x 5 Minute Rounds Bout Page | |
| Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby Confirmed | 3 x 5 Minute Rounds Bout Page | |
| Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro Confirmed | 3 x 5 Minute Rounds Bout Page | |
| Muhammad Naimov vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan Confirmed | 3 x 5 Minute Rounds Bout Page |
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Prediction Comments
Predictions: 5 of 10 Pending | Tied for 1st with 559 others
Whittaker vs. Chimaev
Khamzat Chimaev, DEC
That Southpaw Jab is gonna be big for Khamzat here. Although he won, I didn't like Whittaker's last performance all that much. But I think his TD defense is gonna make this a FOTY contender for sure & wouldn't be surprised to see Chimaev get the dub via TKO / GNP in the 2nd after dropping him w/ said jab. But for now I'll have Khamzat slightly edging the dub on the score cards.
Pavlovich vs. Volkov
Sergei Pavlovich, TKO, R1
I think either Sergei gets that early KO or Volkov ends up taking this to deep waters & TKO'ing Pavlovich later in the fight. Surprisingly to many, though, although Drago is taller than Sergei, he is at a 4 in reach disadvantage against him which is gonna be big for Pavlovich early to catch him.
Walker vs. Oezdemir
Johnny Walker, DEC
I think that reach & height advantage is gonna be big for Johnny.
Magomedov vs. Potieria
Shara Magomedov, TKO, R2
RD 1 or 2 KO for sure
Gastelum vs. Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez, DEC
Pick for now but might end up changing. Gastelum is just too inconsistent to pick tbh. Either way I see this going to a DEC either way likely unless Gastelum chins D-ROD.
Khamzat Chimaev, DEC
That Southpaw Jab is gonna be big for Khamzat here. Although he won, I didn't like Whittaker's last performance all that much. But I think his TD defense is gonna make this a FOTY contender for sure & wouldn't be surprised to see Chimaev get the dub via TKO / GNP in the 2nd after dropping him w/ said jab. But for now I'll have Khamzat slightly edging the dub on the score cards.
Pavlovich vs. Volkov
Sergei Pavlovich, TKO, R1
I think either Sergei gets that early KO or Volkov ends up taking this to deep waters & TKO'ing Pavlovich later in the fight. Surprisingly to many, though, although Drago is taller than Sergei, he is at a 4 in reach disadvantage against him which is gonna be big for Pavlovich early to catch him.
Walker vs. Oezdemir
Johnny Walker, DEC
I think that reach & height advantage is gonna be big for Johnny.
Magomedov vs. Potieria
Shara Magomedov, TKO, R2
RD 1 or 2 KO for sure
Gastelum vs. Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez, DEC
Pick for now but might end up changing. Gastelum is just too inconsistent to pick tbh. Either way I see this going to a DEC either way likely unless Gastelum chins D-ROD.
03.29.2024 | 1:24 AM ET
Whittaker vs Chimaev
Whittaker, TKO, round 4
Whittaker either gets chinned in the first, highly unlikely but can happen, or Whittaker gasses out Chimaev in the 3rd round tko's him in the fourth, which is going to happen.
Pavlovich vs Volkov
Volkov, TKO/KO, round 1-2
I'm going with Volkov here. Pavlovich has a puncher's chance but he doesn't have the best boxing defence. He tends to not move his head at all when he's moving or punching. Volkov is a very great fighter off the backfoot. He's also a very underrated counter striker. I realised in Volkov's fight with Tai, he threw a lot of straights down the middle, like jabs and crosses. When Pavlovich fought Tom, Tom went down the middle of Pav, knocking him out with a faint jab to the body and hitting him with a cross to the head. Pav's blindspot is down the middle, and Volkov will take advantage of that and utilize that to TKO him.
Walker vs Oezdimir
Oezdimir, KO, round 1
I would like a Walker ko but, man, he's so damn chinny. Oezdimir has a very simple style of boxing. Walker is going to make us laugh with weird ass moves in the 1st, possibly even wobbling Oezdimir. However, Oezdimr has pop in his hands and he knows how to use a jab and hook combo, i reckon him catching Walker trying to reset after doing some stupid ****.
Shara vs Ihor
Ihor, TKO, round 3
Shara is overrated and Ihor underrated. Shara's striking is very kick-based, utilizing kicking to the body and legs mainly. He tends to get punched to head a lot, which Bruno utilized in the 1st round. Ihor also struggles with the same, getting punched to the head, but from what i've seen in his MW debut, he has a damn chin. Bryczek caught Ihor clean around 5 times, Ihor only got wobbled once. I mean, watch the fight Potieria vs Bryczek, within the first exchange, Bry threw a massive hook/uppercut and Ihor ate it along with everything else in the fight. Ihor also has a 2 inch reach advantage and a little more pop in his hands due to him having more a strikers style. I can't see Shara KOing Ihor due to him going for the body and legs more than the head when he kicks, and whenever he does, he has more a snap kick than a power kick. Ihor has to bulldoze his way to shara late 2nd round because Shara's push kick will dim down the longer the fight goes. Eventually Shara will be caught close quarters with Ihor and Ihor will catch with a hook while they're wildly exchanging.
Gastelum vs Rodriguez
Rodriguez, dec, possible FOTN
I'm actually more excited for D. Rod's return.Rod is the better man in the division. He isn't dealing with a weight cut and he's the taller man with more than just a 1-2. It might be FOTN if D-Rod isn't rusty due to him being 37 years of age.
Gordon vs Haqparast
Haqparast, TKO, round 2
Comparing both of their last fights, Haqparast is going to TKO Gordon. in Gordon's last fight, Madsen was piecing him up with the knee in the clinch and the stand up for a moment, Note, they also looked like they were fighting in slow-mo. Gordon did win the fight though. Nasrat's last fight with Mullarkey, Nasrat looked much faster than Gordon and he wasn't getting pieced up, eventually knocking out Mullarkey in the first. Speed is the biggest factor in this fight and Nasrat takes it.I would've loved Ludovit Klein vs Nasrat Haqparast though
Whittaker, TKO, round 4
Whittaker either gets chinned in the first, highly unlikely but can happen, or Whittaker gasses out Chimaev in the 3rd round tko's him in the fourth, which is going to happen.
Pavlovich vs Volkov
Volkov, TKO/KO, round 1-2
I'm going with Volkov here. Pavlovich has a puncher's chance but he doesn't have the best boxing defence. He tends to not move his head at all when he's moving or punching. Volkov is a very great fighter off the backfoot. He's also a very underrated counter striker. I realised in Volkov's fight with Tai, he threw a lot of straights down the middle, like jabs and crosses. When Pavlovich fought Tom, Tom went down the middle of Pav, knocking him out with a faint jab to the body and hitting him with a cross to the head. Pav's blindspot is down the middle, and Volkov will take advantage of that and utilize that to TKO him.
Walker vs Oezdimir
Oezdimir, KO, round 1
I would like a Walker ko but, man, he's so damn chinny. Oezdimir has a very simple style of boxing. Walker is going to make us laugh with weird ass moves in the 1st, possibly even wobbling Oezdimir. However, Oezdimr has pop in his hands and he knows how to use a jab and hook combo, i reckon him catching Walker trying to reset after doing some stupid ****.
Shara vs Ihor
Ihor, TKO, round 3
Shara is overrated and Ihor underrated. Shara's striking is very kick-based, utilizing kicking to the body and legs mainly. He tends to get punched to head a lot, which Bruno utilized in the 1st round. Ihor also struggles with the same, getting punched to the head, but from what i've seen in his MW debut, he has a damn chin. Bryczek caught Ihor clean around 5 times, Ihor only got wobbled once. I mean, watch the fight Potieria vs Bryczek, within the first exchange, Bry threw a massive hook/uppercut and Ihor ate it along with everything else in the fight. Ihor also has a 2 inch reach advantage and a little more pop in his hands due to him having more a strikers style. I can't see Shara KOing Ihor due to him going for the body and legs more than the head when he kicks, and whenever he does, he has more a snap kick than a power kick. Ihor has to bulldoze his way to shara late 2nd round because Shara's push kick will dim down the longer the fight goes. Eventually Shara will be caught close quarters with Ihor and Ihor will catch with a hook while they're wildly exchanging.
Gastelum vs Rodriguez
Rodriguez, dec, possible FOTN
I'm actually more excited for D. Rod's return.Rod is the better man in the division. He isn't dealing with a weight cut and he's the taller man with more than just a 1-2. It might be FOTN if D-Rod isn't rusty due to him being 37 years of age.
Gordon vs Haqparast
Haqparast, TKO, round 2
Comparing both of their last fights, Haqparast is going to TKO Gordon. in Gordon's last fight, Madsen was piecing him up with the knee in the clinch and the stand up for a moment, Note, they also looked like they were fighting in slow-mo. Gordon did win the fight though. Nasrat's last fight with Mullarkey, Nasrat looked much faster than Gordon and he wasn't getting pieced up, eventually knocking out Mullarkey in the first. Speed is the biggest factor in this fight and Nasrat takes it.I would've loved Ludovit Klein vs Nasrat Haqparast though
03.29.2024 | 9:00 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 10 Pending | Tied for 1st with 559 others
Original plan was 100% Gane vs. Pav as co-main. I think Gane declined the fight so they brought over Volkov from 302 as a new co-main
03.29.2024 | 11:41 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 10 Pending | Tied for 1st with 559 others
Gane should have taken this fight. He has a chance against Pavlo, and winning that probably would have guaranteed him a title shot against the winner of Tom x Blaydes (assuming this will be the next one).
03.29.2024 | 12:32 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 10 Pending | Tied for 1st with 559 others
I would match-up him vs Jailton Almeida for refusing to fight with a bunch of legit contenders
* Edited at 03.29.2024, 12:33 PM ET *
03.29.2024 | 1:10 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 10 Pending | Tied for 1st with 559 others
- Almeida vs. Spivak - Newark
- Pavlovich vs. Volkov - Riyadh
- Aspinall vs. Blaydes 2 - Manchester
- Gane vs. Tybura - Paris
- Jones vs. Miocic - TBA
* Edited at 03.29.2024, 1:17 PM ET *
03.29.2024 | 2:57 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 10 Pending | Tied for 1st with 559 others
Now they have a card good enougth to take Saoudian money.
03.29.2024 | 8:01 PM ET
UFC shouldn’t of done a Saudi Arabia card just before Ramadan, bad planing on the ufc part. Also, during a time of 3 stacked PPV (298,299,300) and UFC card for 3-4 month straight wasn’t a good time to do the Saudi card either
Ufc really should of never plan a card for March in Saudi.
Ufc really should of never plan a card for March in Saudi.
* Edited at 03.29.2024, 8:04 PM ET *
03.30.2024 | 3:28 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 10 Pending | Tied for 1st with 559 others
As per Red something a Russian journalist Pavlo and Volokov are training partners and at least casual friends.
"THEY WILL NOT FIGHT UNLESS ITS FOR A TITLE"
So Gane should get his testosterone bumped up to Nunes level and get his ass beat like a man.
"THEY WILL NOT FIGHT UNLESS ITS FOR A TITLE"
So Gane should get his testosterone bumped up to Nunes level and get his ass beat like a man.
04.02.2024 | 10:15 PM ET
Predictions: 2 of 10 Pending | Tied for 1st with 559 others
04.03.2024 | 10:05 PM ET
Kyung Ho Kang vs Muin Gafurov added to this card
2024.04.04
1:39 AM ET
bout announced
Muin Gafurov vs. Kyung Ho Kang at 135 lbs (61.2 kg)
2024.04.04
11:56 AM ET
bout announced
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby at 170 lbs (77.1 kg)
04.04.2024 | 1:54 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 10 Pending | Tied for 1st with 559 others
Whittaker vs. Chimaev
Robert Whittaker, DEC
4-1 Whittaker
Pavlovich vs. Volkov
Sergei Pavlovich, TKO, R2
Winnable for sergei
Haqparast vs. Gordon
Nasrat Haqparast, DEC
Tough fight do
Robert Whittaker, DEC
4-1 Whittaker
Pavlovich vs. Volkov
Sergei Pavlovich, TKO, R2
Winnable for sergei
Haqparast vs. Gordon
Nasrat Haqparast, DEC
Tough fight do
04.04.2024 | 1:57 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 10 Pending | Tied for 1st with 559 others
Walker vs. Oezdemir
Johnny Walker, TKO, R2
Hope Johnny Walker wins this.
Magomedov vs. Potieria
Shara Magomedov, TKO, R1
Lock of the card so far
Johnny Walker, TKO, R2
Hope Johnny Walker wins this.
Magomedov vs. Potieria
Shara Magomedov, TKO, R1
Lock of the card so far
04.04.2024 | 1:58 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 10 Pending | Tied for 1st with 559 others
Gastelum vs. Rodriguez
Kelvin Gastelum, DEC
FOTN
Gafurov vs. Kang
Kyung Ho Kang, DEC
Not confident
Fakhretdinov vs. Dalby
Nicolas Dalby, TKO, R2
Rinat Overrated
Kelvin Gastelum, DEC
FOTN
Gafurov vs. Kang
Kyung Ho Kang, DEC
Not confident
Fakhretdinov vs. Dalby
Nicolas Dalby, TKO, R2
Rinat Overrated
04.04.2024 | 3:55 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 10 Pending | Tied for 1st with 559 others
Ikram Aliskerov vs. Nursulton Ruziboev on this card pls
2024.04.05
1:26 PM ET
bout announced
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro at 205 lbs (93.0 kg)
2024.04.05
3:15 PM ET
bout announced
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Montel Jackson at 135 lbs (61.2 kg)
04.05.2024 | 3:15 PM ET
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs Brendson Ribeiro and Montel Jackson vs Said Nurmagomedov added to this card. There's a rumor out there that Imavov vs Cannonier is too