Chimaev will fight former UFC champion Whittaker on June 22 at a tournament in Saudi Arabia
UFC President Dana White announced a fight between Chechen Khamzat Chimaev and Australian Robert Whittaker.
According to the official, their confrontation will take place on June 22 and will take place during the UFC tournament on ABC 6 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia).
The head of the league emphasized that the fight between Chimaev and Whittaker will be the main event of the evening and will take place over five rounds, and its winner will meet the champion.
Chimaev, 29, is undefeated in MMA: he has 13 victories, including 7 in the UFC. As for Whittaker, he was the league’s middleweight champion for a long time. The Australian has 25 victories and 7 defeats.
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Source: KP
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