Dana White announces Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker for the UFC's first show in Saudi Arabia on June 22.
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Dana White announces Khamzat Chimaev vs. Robert Whittaker for the UFC's first show in Saudi Arabia on June 22.
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bruh rob will have fought literally every single killer that fought in that division whilst he was active.. nuts. Future HOF or riot.
Yep…will be set in stone when he kicks khamzat’s head off his shoulders
This is whats wrong with ufc. Sergei just took a devastating KO and is already being booked again. Ufc has future cte written all over it
@@noelbgood8845the fight is 7 months after the ko
@@noelbgood8845wtf literally 7 months will pass since. And he accepted it
@@tovi0071seems like bro jus forgot how fast time flies nowadays 😔
Surprised that Rob can make it all the way to Saudi Arabia. Having to lug around the massive weight of his giant brass cojones.
You're not wrong
Rob has now fought every single "killer" in the division from the post Anderson era.
You talking like as if rob is the underdog here.
@@TheNaz1996LOL you think it would be fun to fight Khamzhat? Rob wasnt the underdog against Costa either, still a hard fight & he got wheel kicked to the head Its not basketball sonny
Gæ
When a fight night is better than a PPv 😂. *cough* UFC 301 *cough*
301 would be a banger fight night though, main event is just a bjt underwhelming
It’s that Saudi oil money baby!
This will be going to a bigger and broader audience via ABC so it's a chance to attract new fans, of course they're going to want some great fights
It would have been if it had a title match
Facts bro!
This is A+ matchmaking
I absolutely agree!
TKO as a company is trying to make some cash I
Khamzat is the Goat
@@Soxxik Do you understand what goat is... It isn't an animal it's short form of greatest of all time 😂 khamazat isn't that
the only good matchmaking is volkov vs. pavlovich. Maybe kelvin vs. d-rod too. Everything else is relatively meaningless
Now this is wat we wanna see a true khamzat challenge
Even if he wins people will says this isn't the rob of old at this point people just wanna hate
Bro hasn’t beat anybody in the top 10 of the 185 division.
As soon as khamzat wins they’re gonna discredit his win khamzat and say rob isn’t what he used to be which is absurd
@@homework9102yeah you’re not wrong, lose lose for Khamzat
@@biimedicalsupplies9304 True, but at least he's fighting Rob now. If he wins this it'll be huge for him
Bro this card actually is better than a ppv
Rob is an absolute animal! I think if he can take khamzat into the 3-5th he’s got a good chance getting it done. What a beast!!
The fifth?, Khamzat was struggling with usman in the 2nd round. Rob is going to take him apart peace by peace
He broke his hand brother@@quincyblue5098
@@quincyblue5098Piece...
@@pr0n4x49 Excuses this dude barley beat burns who isn't even top 5 in welterweight and no he's fighting the guy who is ranked number #3 in middleweight and who is much bigger and stronger than any welterweight as well as his takedown defenseis phenominal
@pr0n4x49 Yeah, Usman was a good champ! At WW not MW!
Holy shit thats fucking crazy
When you get live and free on ABC, now that's The Big X. For all to see. Congratulations UFC
Good poem but what does the big x mean. Like a treasure map?
Chimaev vs Whittaker is more interesting than Pereira vs Hill lmao
Hell no
Back in 2022 Blaydes vs Aspinall & Arman vs Gamrot were two fights that had me more hyped than some title fights. Gamrot vs Arman delivered some and More while Tom vs Curtis was on the way to be a banger. So I understand your feeling
Absolutely!
No it isn't, lol.
it really isnt
This fight night card better than UFC 301😂
even I more interest with Khamzat vs Rob than Pereira vs Hill lol
@@pr0n4x49*subjective . But I agree with him
I bet you right but I'ma look see
@@luckyfatoni7627yeah there's not a lot of interest in Alex vs Hill tbh
Even better than ufc 300 main event😂
OIL UP DANA
haha. Exactly my first thought on the announcement. . Oil can make you do crazy things. Prolly trying to cover up the lawsuit loss
Why? This card is stacked
@@liamrmorgans921 yes. And because of oil
حسافه اسمك عزيز @@ghostrAider98
What's crazy about this? UFC already has very strong ties with Abu Dhabi, which is all oil money, and Saudi Arabia is investing very heavily in event tourism. It seems very good business all round.
Please God keep both of these men safe and healthy🙏🏾🙏🏾we need this fight
Just put a title fight for that night it will be bigger than a PPV event. Makachev vs Poirier would be fantastic.
imagine thinking makhachev will fight on free tv
@@r3dshow10 Just for this case. For the Saudi event promo. I think the Saudi will splash more money for UFC for fight night than what UFC can earn from a ppv event in places like Brazil or Australia. Lol
That's a fight for the books! 💯
If only this was on UFC 300😭
Can’t because of religion
Agreed 💯
@@holdenagee6948UFC*
The best part I heard of this was live and free on abc
So they lied to Khamzat... wasn't he promised a championship bout after his Usman win?
They always lying to Muslim fighters this is a fact not to be denied. But god is truthful and result will,come Khamzats way. He needs to train hard and have a word with Khabib!
I think they said the same for his fight with Burns too. I think he would have got the title shot if they didn't randomly place him at 9th ranked, even though he was 3rd ranked in WW before fighting Usman. Should have definitely been top 5/top 6 after that fight.
Why would he? He's never fought a middleweight
@@user-eq1jv3oo5v Because Dana, the boss, said he would?
@@muhammedriaz4478 Typical muslim talking nonsense as usual. They are giving him favorable matchup against a declining 2-2 fighter whos small for middleweight.
I would have preferred Strickland vs Khamzat but on second thoughts Stickland in Saudi would be like oil and water 😅
Theses fights should of been on ufc 300
There is a reason UFC 300 has no Muslim fighters... they can't train during Ramadan due to water and food restrictions.
Agreed 🎉
Holy shit let's go. This is ending in a finish one way or the other.
So we now have 3 number 1 contenders at middleweight?
Dana White and his promises lol
LIVE AND FREE ON ABC ! had to rewind to make sure i was hearing correctly
This is better than UFC 300
Crazy how Strickland isn't in a #1 contender fight
Flukeland
the ufc is a woke company so it makes sense
He's bad for the Business 😂. And boring af cuz we'll see a Jabbing guy for 25 minutes 🤣
Why would he be? He wasn't a long reigning champ. He should have to fight his way back to one.
Cuz he's got the #2 Contender fight rematch Dog Diddy Izzy
Damn they put khamzat against his nightmare matchup. Let's see how he does
I dont think so..how is rob ging to stop khamzats grqppling?
@@demorviekhamzat highly respects rob, even said like year or two ago he doesn't want to fight him he's really good. But you know, the belts the belt so he needs to do this for number 1 contender.
Same way Rob stopped yoel's wrestling and jacare's grappling. Khamzat doesn't have that aura anymore. (Yes I'm fan boying😂!)
@@demorvie rob probably has the best take down defence in the middleweight division...
@@ovenstpier These russian wrestlers are way too good for UFC though.
They Tanked UFC 300 but they made it up for this one. I got chills
LOL no they really didnt youre just a blatant casual hyped for people like Omalley n shit lol
300 is great. Just complaining for the sake of it.
@@Obiodum_ I believe you’ve mistaken the word great for decent bub
Put your dad on the card, might be better then right?😅@@BubbyDaHULK
@@soulimmortal8487 they could offer my pops a mill & he still won’t be able to make weight 😂
Man what a card!! Khamzat vs Robert Whittaker is going to be a war! Volkov vs Pavlovich hard hitters going at it, Johnny Walker vs Volkan, stacked man 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm happy Khazmat seems to be sticking to 185 now. No point in draining himself to 170 to only miss weight.
Very inciteful 🤪
Meh...he barely fights anyhow
@@jasonnorton801 probably averages less than 1 fight per year
Feeding wolves to rob.....
Khamzat is a monster. This is a great test for him Rob is awesome and game as they can get
Rob is past his prime
When’s Stickland fighting?
good matchups
still better than UFC Bite Night 😂
wtf, this could perfectly be a numbered event. im booking it up
15 of 20 first round finishes is mental 😂🔥
Rob wants izzy again. Surely tht will be an epic 3rd fight hey.
So Volkov has Brazil and Saudi Arabia booked at once?
WTF? Must be canceling that bout.I don't think he's going to be fighting 3 weeks later at 302, which I think is going to be in New Jersey. Especially after Sergie.
Pavlovich vs Volkov.... My heart is bleeding
Whittaker looks like BOYOKA IN real life 😅
hell of a fight night card better than UFC 300
What? It’s just not lol factually not
You mean 301?
Your on crack
@@zorlockts5744khamzat fight alone clears every single fight on ufc 300
You realise in UFC 300, we get to see Alex vs hill, max vs gaetjhe, oliveira vs arman. Way way better than khamzat vs rob and there are still more great fights on that card from the get go.
Ahhh the worst matchup for Khamzat, kind of disappointed cuz wanted to see him in a title fight. Sad thing he is losing his prime inactive for so long
I think Cannonier & Strickland are Khamzats worst matchups. Whittaker could get knocked out. Not banking on it but it’s very possible.
@@gords561whittaker chin improved watch him tank 200 lb costa
@@gords561Strickland.? Lmao 😂
@@caspeansea9619Because of cardio and durability, yes. Khamzat loses to anyone who can survive the first round.
@@gords561Strickland would get steam rolled by Khamzat, no power, plodding upright makes for an easy takedown. Usman rag dolled him years ago and Usman got shown levels in the grappling against khamzat in the first round. Cannonier is chinny, and so is Robert but at least he has footwork and cardio and insane TDD.
What are the betting odds for the main event pls if someone did check
I guess all the title fights were on ufc 300 so they had to make this card a fight night 🤣
Khamzat still has too much ego. He thinks he’s a “tough guy” this is why he takes so much damage and shots against Burns and Usman. If he lets Whittaker land on him like that throughout 5 rounds he’ll get broken down. He needs to drop the tough guy nonsense.
Bruh khamzat is tough as shit what do you mean
Khamzat Chimaev would destroy Dricus
@@mrdanyo1223 khamzat is only tough in the 1st round on when he's talking in a mic. Absolute weight bully who's never fought someone his size.
I highly doubt Whittaker that hasn't gotten a finish in seven YEARS will land anything significant enough to hurt him.
Bobby knuckles is 33 and has fought everybody. Peoples Champ
This will be an awesome fight. I really hope whoever wins actually gets a title shot though. I swear there's like 3 or 4 guys who were promised title shots already in middleweight. I wonder if they're working on Dricus' next fight with Izzy already, but it's not booked yet. That makes the most sense.
Khamzat and Pav on the same card 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Mannn I wish they would rebook costa vs khamzat instead
Me too, for some reason I think someone is avoiding this fight?
Both of these guys would smoke colby bootlickington. 0 wins against current ranked welterweights
Arent these guys both middlewights.colby needs to fight either ian garry or mvp.
Rob is soo underrated, one of the greatest middleweights of all time… Absolute warrior for taking all the killer fights in the division.
Wasn't Rodriguez suspended for PEDs? Or am I missing something. I thought it was pretty recent
Ima lean towards robert after a stalemate in the first
Dricus was able to takedown Rob with trips and have his way on the ground. There is no way that khamzat can’t do that unless Dricus is the most overpowered fighter in the history of mankind
@@A1Gz_ dricus is stronger than khamzat. Dricus has pretty underrated ground game.
@@A1Gz_ khamzat also couldn't sub 9 days notice welterweight usman
@@robertbell6217khamzats wrestling is underrated. He would easily smash Dricus
@@user-jw8pw4ht8y yeahhhh idk about that he'd prob have success in the 1st round and 1st half of the second
He struggled with burns. Whittaker has this
You haters are still on that haha
@@Soxxikof course they r then once khamzat wins they’re gonna say rob is washed
@@homework9102 correct
@@Soxxik supporting whom you don't support is not hating,
@@08ankitvermaxii-a45 bringing up burns like khamzat hasn’t had 2 fights after. Absolutely demolished Holland in 1 round and beat the long time p4p #1 after breaking hand in 1st round. Yeah, people still grasping at that burns fight like it was last week
Middle east event always been a banger for sure 🔥🔥
Crazy that the title fight which Dana promised to Khamzat isn't including the current champion. One of the most interesting title fights I've ever seen.
Wow ! These are the types of fight nights that fans really deserve
Rob will show their are levels
There* and It's very interesting how you MMA fans are ruled by your emotions. You were all saying Chimaev would smash Adesanya but here you are confidently stating Whittaker will win. Just goes to show that it comes down to emotions and who you like.
Saying? Stating? Nobody is talking. Douche bag.
@Bia67- Chimaev is known for his grappling and Izzy is not a grappler. Rob and Izzy have different styles so you they will perform differently against Khamzat…
If chimaev can 10-8 usman, he can beat anyone
@@Obiodum_Or your MMA IQ is low so you hide behind insulting people’s “emotions”
And much his this free June UFC event? And when is it taking place? Also how much will they be charging?
Where is Jared cannonier And what happened to jalton vs volkov ??
Totally agree, you really know what you're talking about 💯
The reaper behind khamzat in the promo picture.
dana made sure to do a line before recording this vid dudes got crazy crack energy
Its really not hard to talk like this without drugs.. I feel bad for you
Wtf no way this is a fight night, better than most PPV events, this cards an absolute banger
The thumbnail looks like a classic Facebook profile picture of a single 50 something year old man 🤣
Easy work 🤼♂️
For Rob
Rob wins is my guess. Great take down defense and even if Khamzat gets him down I don't see him keeping Rob there fore the whole fight, and I think Whittaker wins the stand up battle. As is always said, styles make fights and this seems to be a good pairing of styles.
He'll keep him down, but that'll only be for one or two rounds. Khamzat has bad cardio
I think who ever lands their head kick wins. Cus Whittaker was eating bombs from Paolo Costa and Khamzat is well rested. But Whittaker has the jab to hurt Khamzat gas tank in the first and the headkick him in the 2nd and 3rd.
@@shadow_realm47"Whoever lands their head kick wins." Have you watched Chimaev fight? When was the last time he ever landed a head kick in a fight?
It's very interesting how you MMA fans are ruled by your emotions. You were all saying Chimaev would smash Adesanya but here you are confidently stating Whittaker will win. Just goes to show that it comes down to emotions and who you like.
The greatest match up in UFC history. They are my favourite two fighters, I don't want to see either of them loose😮
The second true test for Khamzat. I like both should be very interesting.
Rob lock the f in.
Yup we need to see black af1 energy durag hood thug Whittaker on this one. Hopefully khamzat has gotten lazy😅
Kamzats 3rd number one contender bout
Yoooo that's my birthday! Deadly main card!
Rob gotta bring what he brought vs Costa. Winnable fight.
Kevin Gastelum??? 😂
Gastelum is gonna leapfrog the winner of Whittaker & Chimaev for the belt imo
@@chiefhardy6312 Which belt? He fights at 170 now
@@chiefhardy6312Try watching the sport bud. Gastelum fights in 170 now.
@@Obiodum_ sarcasm.
Bro beat Khamzat for the Thanos belt 😂
I looked up The State Department Travel Advisory for Saudi Arabia. It was a level 3. To give you an idea Haiti is a level 4..
Fight nights have been getting better over the past year. Seems PPVs aren't selling as well as they used to.
If whittaker survives first two then its all game for the reaper
Rob wins by decision.. kahzmat will gas out in two rounds
Lol.. You don't know very much about Khamzat then
@@EyeXombie Clearly you don't, lmfao. He has awful endurance as evidenced in both Burns and Usman fights.
Damn it Dana. I am so stoked for this..!!!!
Pretty sure Dana doesn't care what u think
OMG, Thanks Uncle Dana
Gross
Hell yea there ya go Uncle Dana, one of the best combat sport presidents ever
What a savage card! I love UFC
makes up for this card and last card but Dana you're cooking my brother
I have no words to describe how happy I am to watch this fight. I believe all my fellow MMA fans cant wait to see khamzat's biggest test to date as well
Absolute sick fuckin fight, gonna really see where khamzat is at now
Love this card!!!
This event will get at least 200,000 PPV sales means $10,000,000 the ufc makes in one night. Yet all the fighters will only get 10% of that, that’s low balling too. Pay your fighter Dana.
Bobby Knuckles... my man! We're gonna see if Kamshaft is the real deal!
It's about fucking time we hear some good news
Sick !!!! Let's GOOOOOOO 🔥 🔥
Morning Kombat! Stand up!
Give Khamzat a dam title fight already....
Thank you Mr white. Now this is a promising fight night card!
THE REAPER IS COMING 😮
now this is a good fight I'm expecting a tough one from these 2 as this will most likely be a title shot so we'll be seeing best of both sides, I'm too excited.
Prime Dana White is back on his SHIT 🔥
WHATS UP GUYS! -EARTHWORM JIM😂
Guess they didn’t want Strickland in Saudi. 😂
Hey! Dana made the move to Middle East and invested there! Smart man.
REAPER REAPER REAPER REAPER REAPER
Finally I will see UFC on my first time thank you Dana 🇸🇦😍😭❤️❤️
I hope the ticket is cheap tho 😅