3 p.m. ET: Main Card (ABC, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156)

12 p.m. ET: Prelims (ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156)

UFC action continues this weekend with UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov, UFC’s inaugural event from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, live from the Kingdom Arena on Saturday, June 22. The main card will be available on ABC, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes and SiriusXM Fight Nation 156 starting at 3 p.m. The prelims will start at 12 p.m. on ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes and SiriusXM Fight Nation 156.

Main Event:

• No. 3 ranked middleweight contender Robert Whittaker takes on Ikram Aliskerov in a captivating main event. Whittaker (26-7), former UFC middleweight champion and The Ultimate Fighter alum, hopes to follow his win over Paulo Costa in February with an exciting finish against Aliskerov and make his case for a title shot. Aliskerov (15-1), a Dana White’s Contender Series contract winner, looks to make a statement against the former champion and earn himself a spot in the division’s top 5 while extending his current seven-fight overall win streak.

Co-Main Event:

• The co-main event will see a battle of top-ranked heavyweight contenders, with No. 3 Sergei Pavlovich facing off against No. 5 Alexander Volkov. Knockout specialist Pavlovich (18-2) has finished all six of his UFC victories in the first round and has won six of his last seven fights. Volkov (37-10) comes into the co-main event on a three-fight win streak, all via stoppage. Both look to continue their current trends and deliver a statement performance on Saturday.

ESPN+, ESPN.com, ESPN App UFC Content: Editorial, Live and Upcoming, On Demand, Studio Shows, Archives:

• Expert picks & best bets
• How to watch or stream UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
• Whittaker appreciative of Aliskerov, now plans to ‘take his head off’
• Good Guy/Bad Guy with Daniel Cormier & Chael Sonnen
• The Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko
• ‘Humble beginnings’: Why TUF contestant Kaan Ofli thinks he can race to the belt
• TUF 32, Episodio 3, resumen: El marcador se desempata
• ‘The Ultimate Fighter’: Grasso vs. Shevchenko results, how to watch and more

On the call:

• Jon Anik will call the action alongside former two-division champion Daniel Cormier and former middleweight champion Michael Bisping. John Gooden will handle reporting duties.

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