Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov are about to make history.
When the two middleweight contenders step into the cage to close out UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday, they will be the first fighters to headline a UFC event in the Middle East’s largest country.
Not only that, but the main event winner might just find themselves in a championship fight soon, with former champion Whittaker having clawed his way back into the title picture and Aliskerov making a hard charge to the front of the contender line.
Watch the cold open for Saturday’s show in Riyadh below, narrated by UFC promotional staple Ron Perlman.
Also featured in the hype video is another bout with potential title implications, as heavyweight knockout artists Sergei Pavlovich and Alexander Volkov face off. Pavlovich looks to bounce back from a loss to Tom Aspinall, while Volkov enters Saturday’s card on a three-fight win streak.
