The UFC successfully conducted its first-ever event in the land of Sheikhs recently. The UFC Saudi Arabia lived up to its hype as It was a spectacular affair, and the event saw a ton of finishes and knockouts. There were some massive upsets in the cage, and in the main event, Robert Whittaker proved to be the superior fighter against Ikram Aliskerov.
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Robert Whittaker showed dominance as he finished Dagestani great Ikram Aliskerov in the first round with relative ease. The Reaper landed a brutal overhand right at the temple of Ikram’s head and wobbled him. The former Middleweight champion then calmly and subtly finished Aliskerov with a strong uppercut.
The referee called an end to the contest in the second minute of the first round when he saw the challenger lying defenseless on the ground. Robert Whittaker is now on a two-fight winning streak and is moving closer to a title shot with each passing day.
Sharabutdin, ‘The Pirate‘ Magomedov was taking on the giant Antonio Trocoli, who took the fight on short notice. Shara had some difficulty dealing with Trocoli’s massive stature in the first round, but that was not stopping Shara from hitting the Brazilian with brutal leg kicks.
Magomedov was a superior kickboxer, hitting Antony with every possible combination. Shara loaded up on Antony with some brutal punches and kicks, and he proved to be too much for the Brazilian as he finished him in the third round.
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The main card started with Volkan Oezdemir taking on the toughest fight of his career, Johnny Walker. Oezdemir is a deadly brawler known for getting into brutal exchanges, and he did exactly the same against Walker. Volkan hit Johnny Walker with deadly fists, leaving him stunned and stone cold on the mat as he finished him rather astonishingly.
There was one finish in the undercard as Rinat Fakhretdinov beat Nicolas Dalby by a third-round submission. Rinat showed his sublime Jiu-Jitsu skills as he took down Dalby and finished him there.
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