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.
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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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Programming (All times ET):
| Fri. 6/21 | 11:30 a.m. | UFC Fight Night Pre-Show Presented by Cuervo: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | ESPN+ |
| 5 p.m. | UFC Live Presented by Cuervo: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | ESPN2 | |
| Sat. 6/22 | 12 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov (Prelims) | ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, SiriusXM Fight Nation 156 |
| 3 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Presented by Bud Light: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov (Main Card) | ABC, ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, SiriusXM Fight Nation 156 | |
| 6 p.m.* | UFC Fight Night Post Show presented by Cuervo: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | ESPN+ |
*Immediately following main event
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET):
| 3 p.m. | Main | Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov |
| Co-Main | Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov | |
| Undercard | Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez | |
| Undercard | Shara Magomedov vs. Antonio Trocoli | |
| Undercard | Johnny Walker vs. Volkan Oezdemir | |
| 12 p.m. | Feature | Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon |
| Undercard | Muhammad Naimov vs. Felipe Lima | |
| Undercard | Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby | |
| Undercard | Kyung Ho Kang vs. Muin Gafurov | |
| Undercard | Magomed Gadzhiyasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro | |
| Undercard | Xiao Long vs. ChangHo Lee |
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