Robert Whittaker successfully weighed in at 186 pounds for the main event at UFC Saudi Arabia, edging closer to a shot at the middleweight title. His opponent, Ikram Aliskerov, also successfully weighed in at 184 pounds as a replacement for the unwell Khamzat Chimaev.
All 22 fighters participating in the UFC Saudi Arabia event successfully made weight, except Kelvin Gastelum who struggled to meet the 170-pound limit. Gastelum and his opponent, Daniel Rodriguez, agreed to compete in a middleweight bout and both men met the weight requirement.
The official weigh-in results for UFC Saudi Arabia are as follows:
Main Card (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
– Robert Whittaker (186) vs. Ikram Aliskerov (184)
– Sergei Pavlovich (260) vs. Alexander Volkov (258)
– Kelvin Gastelum (184.5) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (184)
– Shara Magomedov (185.5) vs. Antonio Trocoli (185.5)
– Johnny Walker (206) vs. Volkan Oezdemir (206)
Preliminary Card (ESPN, ESPN+, 12 p.m. ET)
– Nasrat Haqparast (156) vs. Jared Gordon (156)
– Muhammad Naimov (145.5) vs. Felipe Lima (145.5)
– Rinat Fakhretdinov (170.5) vs. Nicolas Dalby (171)
– Kyung Ho Kang (136) vs. Muin Gafurov (136)
– Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (205) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (205)
– Xiao Long (136) vs. Chang Ho Lee (136)
