MMA at the lunch hour (inside the United States) is a rare treat, but that’s just what the UFC‘s serving up on this Saturday afternoon. Today, the promotion makes its first-ever trip to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for UFC on ABC 6. Live coverage begins today at 12 noon ET/ 9 am PT on ESPN before switching over to your local ABC station at 3 pm ET/ noon PT with main card action.
All told, today’s show features 11 fights from MMA’s top promotion.
Main Event
Topping the bout order is the UFC on ABC 6 main event, a middleweight fixture between No. 3 contender Robert Whittaker (25-7 MMA, 16-7 UFC) and Ikram Aliskerov (15-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC). It’s a five-round affair at five minutes per round.
It all goes down in the Kingdom tomorrow 👀
Catch all the action LIVE on ABC/@ESPNPlus!
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— UFC (@ufc) June 22, 2024
Co-Main Event
Immediately prior to the headliner, the co-main event sees heavyweights take to the famed Octagon. No. 3 contender Sergei Pavlovich (18-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) fights No. 5 contender Alexander Volkov (37-10 MMA, 11-4 UFC.)
Rest of the Card
Also on this afternoon’s main card, you’ll see a middleweight contest between Kelvin Gastelum (18-9 MMA, 12-9 UFC) and Daniel Rodriguez (17-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC), a middleweight fixture pitting Shara Magomedov (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) against Antonio Trocoli (12-3, 1 NC MMA, UFC promotional debut), and a light heavyweight fight versing No. 7 contender Johnny Walker (21-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) with No. 9 contender Volkan Oezdemir (19-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC.)
UFC on ABC 6 Results:
Main Card: (3 pm ET/ noon PT, ABC)
Main Event: Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov
Co-Main Event: Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez
Shara Magomedov vs. Antonio Trocoli
Johnny Walker vs. Volkan Oezdemir
Prelims: (12 noon ET/ 9 am PT, ESPN)
Featured Prelim: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon
Co-Featured Prelim: Muhammad Naimov vs. Felipe Lima
Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Muin Gafurov
Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribero
Xiao Long vs. Chang Ho Lee Road to UFC Bantamweight Final
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