UFC on ABC 6 live results: Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov in Saudi Arabia

The Octagon travels to Saudi Arabia for the very first time as the UFC returns to network television with UFC on ABC 6 from the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh.

The main event is both a big one at middleweight and one that came together just last week as former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker looks to get another crack at the title when he takes on dangerous late-notice opponent Ikram Aliskerov.

Aliskerov takes this fight on just a week’s notice as a replacement for Khamzat Chimaev who was forced out due to an illness. He has won 15 of his 16 professional fights with eleven finishes.

The co-main event has potential heavyweight title shot ramifications on the line as Sergei Pavlovich takes on Alexander Volkov. Also on the main card is a middleweight bout between Kelvin Gastelum and Daniel Rodriguez, and a light heavyweight bout pitting Johnny Walker against Volkan Oezdemir.

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> Road to UFC 2 Bantamweight Finals- Xiao Long (26-8) vs. ChangHo Lee (9-1)

Long immediately lands a flying knee and they start wilding trading shots. Both land body kicks. They tie up against the fence. Long with short punches and Lee lands a few knees. Long lands an elbow as they break. Long lands a right hand. They clinch and go to the fence. They trade knees. Long is able to score a takedown. They get up and are tied up and exchange knees. Lee with a pair of knees as Long lands uppercuts while both look to take it down. Lee lands a left hand as they separate. They clinch back up and Lee lands a knee. They separate and both land before tying back up. They trade knees and Long with a left hook. 10-9 Long.

They get right back to the clinch and trade knees before separating. Lee slips and Long tries to take advantage but they tie up against the fence. Lee with some knees as Long is landing to the body. Long lands a left hand as they break. Long with a body kick. Long with an uppercut and Lee lands a knee. They tie up and Lee lands to the body then Long lands a combo as they are separated. Long looks for a takedown but Lee keeps it on the feet. They keep clinching up and trading knees before breaking apart and repeating. Lee landing knees and Long is working for a takedown. Lee lands some elbows to defend and keeps landing lots of knees. Long is looking a little hurt. 10-9 Lee, 19-19.

They tie right up and Lee landing to the body and some knees to the body. Lee with more knees as Long is trying to take it down. Lee gets the back on the feet and jumps on it to get it to the mat. Lee lands from the back as Long is trying to escape. Lee is attacking the arm. Long escapes and grabs the back of Lee. Long is sitting on the back but doing nothing, though Lee isn’t doing much to escape. Lee scrambles out to the feet and lands a knee. They break apart but clinch up and Lee lands a pair of knees. Long is gassed out. Both are landing as they battle in the pocket and Lee landing to the body. Lee with a combo on a brief separation. Long with a leg kick. They push to the fence and trade punches. Close fight. 10-9 Lee, 29-28 Lee.

Official Result- ChangHo Lee def. Xiao Long by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Light Heavyweights- Magomed Gadzhiyasulov (8-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (15-6, 0-1 UFC)

Ribeiro with a high kick that Gadzhiyasulov blocks. Ribeiro with a leg kick. Gadzhiyasulov lands a leg kick. Ribeiro with a pair of kicks and Gadzhiyasulov lands a leg kick. Ribeiro gets a takedown and Gadzhiyasulov grabs the fence but Ribeiro has it down and then gets it down again. They stand and Ribeiro has the body locked. They reverse positions against the fence. Gadzhiyasulov with some short knees. Gadzhiyasulov lands a knee as they separate. Gadzhiyasulov lands a right hand. Ribeiro with a hard leg kick and Gadzhiyasulov is compromised. They both swing and Gadzhiyasulov gets a takedown. Gadzhiyasulov ends the round on top. Close round. 10-9 Ribeiro.

Gadzhiyasulov with a leg kick after they trade jabs. Ribeiro lands a leg kick. They trade kicks and Gadzhiyasulov gets a takedown but Ribeiro reverses to a guillotine choke. He ends up with a mounted guillotine but Gadzhiyasulov is able to escape and ends up on top. Gadzhiyasulov moves to the half-guard and lands. Gadzhiyasulov with some short hammerfists. Gadzhiyasulov landing from the top as he is controlling Ribeiro. Gadzhiyasulov threatened with an arm-triangle choke but lets go. Gadzhiyasulov keeps inside the guard of Ribeiro and lands. 10-9 Gadzhiyasulov, 19-19.

Ribeiro lands a big right hand. Gadzhiyasulov with a jab. Gadzhiyasulov gets a takedown. Gadzhiyasulov working and transitioning around as he is in side control. Gadzhiyasulov lands and Ribeiro gives up his back. Gadzhiyasulov lands and is able to get Ribeiro back fully down and is back in side control. Gadzhiyasulov gets the side mount and is landing lots of big punches. Gadzhiyasulov has the back and is landing. He gets back into the half-guard and stays in control. Gadzhiyasulov with punches from the top and stands as the fight ends. 10-9 Gadzhiyasulov, 29-28 Gadzhiyasulov.

Official Result- Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Brendson Ribeiro by majority decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-28)

> Bantamweights- Kyung Ho Kang (19-10 1 NC, 8-4 1 NC UFC) vs. Muin Gafurov (18-6, 0-2 UFC)

They trade body kicks. Gafurov with a hard calf kick then lands a combination. Gafurov with a leg kick that trips Kang up. Kang lands a jab. Kang looks for a takedown and they battle for it and Gafurov ends up on top. Gafurov working inside the guard of Kang and lands. Gafurov with a big elbow from the top. They’re both looking to improve position on the ground. Gafurov with a left hand from the top. Gafurov with some body shots then goes back to the head. They scramble up and Kang has the back. He jumps up on the body on the feet. Gafurov slams back and they end the round on the mat. 10-9 Gafurov.

They trade kicks. Kang shoots for a takedown and is able to get it down. Kang with some elbows to the legs. Kang gets to the mount. Kang lands and is looking to set up an arm-triangle choke. Gafurov tries to escape and Kang looks for a triangle choke. Gafurov gets out and takes Kang’s back. Gafurov with some knees. Gafurov tries to trip Kang down and Kang might have grabbed the fence to defend. They separate and Gafurov lands a combination and a hard leg kick. Kang shoots for a takedown but Gafurov grabs the neck and doesn’t quite have the choke. Gafurov controlling against the fence. They break apart. Gafurov with a hard leg kick. Gafurov with some big punches. Kang shoots for a takedown but Gafurov stuffs it and lands. 10-9 Gafurov, 20-18 Gafurov.

They’re both throwing but neither really connects before Kang is able to get a takedown. Kang gets the mount and lands some left hands. Gafurov is able to scramble to his feet. They break apart. Kang ducks under a Gafurov uppercut and gets a takedown. They scramble and both are holding onto a foot. They scramble to their feet against the fence. Gafurov has body control against the fence as both are landing short punches. Kang gets a takedown and is in side control against the fence. They scramble up and Gafurov lands a right hand. Gafurov with a spin kick and Kang is hurt and Gafurov lands as the fight ends. 10-9 Kang, 29-28 Gafurov.

Official Result- Muin Gafurov def. Kyung Ho Kang by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

> Welterweights- Rinat Fakhretdinov (22-2-1, 3-0-1 UFC) vs. Nicolas Dalby (23-4-1 2 NC, 7-4-1 1 NC UFC)

Dalby with some early kicks. Fakhretdinov lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence. Dalby controlling and lands a knee. Fakhretdinov with a knee as he pushes Dalby away. Dalby lands a right hand. Dalby with a leg kick after Fakhretdinov lands a left hand. Fakhretdinov with a combo. They trade punches and Fakhretdinov looks for a takedown. Fakhretdinov has the leg but Dalby is able to stay standing as Fakhretdinov pushes it against the fence. They reverse position. Fakhretdinov lands a knee as they break. Fakhretdinov drops Dalby with a right hand but he gets right up. They trade and Fakhretdinov gets a takedown. They get to their feet. They trade elbows and Fakhretdinov lands a jab. Dalby with a right hand. Fakhretdinov with a jumping knee. 10-9 Fakhretdinov.

They trade as Dalby lands some side kicks. Fakhretdinov gets a takedown but Dalby is able to shuffle to the fence. They get to their feet. Dalby with a few knees and they separate. Dalby clinches up and pushes Fakhretdinov against the fence. Dalby with an elbow and they trade knees before breaking. Dalby with a pair of high kicks. Dalby with a head kick then a leg kick. Dalby keeping Fakhretdinov at a distance with front kicks. They tie up with Dalby in control. They separate and Dalby with a body kick. Fakhretdinov gets a takedown. Both landing on the mat. They get to their feet. 10-9 Dalby, 19-19.

Fakhretdinov gets the back of Dalby and pushes it to the fence. Fakhretdinov trying to get it down. They break apart and trade before Fakhretdinov gets it down. Fakhretdinov landing from the top before they stand and separate. Dalby lands and Fakhretdinov gets a takedown. They get to their feet for a moment but Fakhretdinov gets it down though Dalby is able to switch to the back and they break. Dalby tries to land but Fakhretdinov ducks and pushes it to the fence. Dalby lands a knee. They separate and Dalby lands more and lands a high kick before they tie back up. They trade knees and Dalby lands an uppercut and Fakhretdinov lands a combination. They swing wild late. 10-9 Fakhretdinov, 29-28 Fakhretdinov.

Official Result- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Nicolas Dalby by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

> Featherweights- Muhammad Naimov (11-2, 3-0 UFC) vs. Felipe Lima (12-1, 0-0 UFC)

Lima lands a body kick and Naimov trips down. Lima lands a flying knee and Naimov grabs the leg as they tie up against the fence. They separate and trade leg kicks. Naimov with a jumping knee. They tie up and Lima lands a pair of knees. They separate. Lima lands a leg kick and Naimov lands a combination. Lima with a flurry to the head and body against the fence. Naimov grabs the body and tries for a takedown but Lima rolls. Naimov is on top and spins to inside the guard of Lima. Naimov with some shots from the top. Naimov continues to land from the top as the round ends. Close round. 10-9 Naimov.

Lima with a body kick. Lima lands a leg kick and Naimov tries for a takedown but Lima squirms out. Naimov with a combination. Naimov with a leg kick. Lima with a body kick as they continue to trade on the feet. Naimov with a combination. Naimov landing slightly more as they trade kicks. Naimov shoots for a takedown against the fence. Lima lands a knee. They separate. Naimov with a body kick. Naimov with a combination. Another close round. 10-9 Naimov, 20-18 Naimov.

Lima with a leg kick. They tie up and Lima grabs the back and has it on the mat. He locks in a rear-naked choke and it is in deep and Naimov taps! What a debut win for Lima!

Official Result- Felipe Lima def. Muhammad Naimov by submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:15 of Round 3

> Lightweights- Nasrat Haqparast (16-5, 8-4 UFC) vs. Jared Gordon (20-6 1 NC, 8-5 1 NC UFC)

Gordon ties it up and pushes Haqparast to the fence. He grabs a leg and lands a pair of right hands as he lets go. They circle to the middle. Haqparast with a left hand. Gordon grabs the leg but lets go. Haqparast lands a left hand. Gordon lands a right hook. Haqparast with a left hand. Gordon with a right hand. Gordon grabs a leg and pushes it to the fence. They separate. Gordon with an uppercut. Haqparast lands a left hand and an uppercut. Gordon shoots for a takedown but Haqparast defends. Haqparast with a jab. Gordon tries for the takedown but Haqparast defends and lands a flurry of punches. Haqparast with an uppercut to the body. Haqparast with a combination. Haqparast with a pair of body kicks. 10-9 Haqparast.

Haqparast with a left hand. Gordon with a body kick. Haqparast lands a body kick followed by a left hand. Haqparast with a left hand. Gordon grabs a leg but Haqparast is able to keep it on the feet as Gordon pushes it to the fence. They trade while tied up before separating. Gordon lands a right hand as he’s pressuring. Haqparast scores with a left hand. They trade and Gordon slips after Haqparast just misses a head kick. Gordon with a jab. Haqparast lands a solid combination after Gordon lands. Gordon with several right hands and lands an uppercut. Gordon putting the pressure on and is landing as Haqparast circles away. Gordon picking up the volume as he lands a right hand. They clinch and both land to the body. They separate and both land. 10-9 Gordon, 19-19.

Gordon lands a pair of body kicks. They trade inside the pocket and Haqparast lands a combination and a stiff jab. They trade jabs. Haqparast lands a left hand. Gordon gets a brief takedown. They continue to trade in close range and it is pretty even. Gordon is landing a solid jab. Haqparast lands a big combination and Gordon returns fire. Haqparast lands a jab and Gordon lands a jab. They trade jabs. Both are throwing and landing. Gordon with a right hook. Haqparast lands a combination. Both are tired. Gordon lands a jab. They both land late. Fun fight, close fight. 10-9 Gordon, 29-28 Gordon.

Official Result- Nasrat Haqparast def. Jared Gordon by split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)

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> Light Heavyweights- #7 Johnny Walker (21-8 1 NC, 7-5 1 NC UFC) vs. #9 Volkan Oezdemir (19-7, 7-6 UFC)

Walker with some early leg kicks. Oezdemir lands a leg kick. Oezdemir with an inside leg kick. Walker lands a jab. Walker with some front kicks. Oezdemir with a leg kick. Oezdemir lands a combination. Oezdemir lands to the body. Oezdemir with a right hook. Oezdemir with a leg kick. Oezdemir with a left hook and drops Walker with a left hand. Walker gets up and Oezdemir is throwing. They trade and Oezdemir drops Walker again with a right hand and a follow-up right hand knocks Walker out cold. What a finish from Oezdemir!

Official Result- Volkan Oezdemir def. Johnny Walker by knockout (punches) at 2:28 of Round 1

> Middleweights- Shara Magomedov (12-0, 1-0 UFC) vs. Antonio Trocoli (12-3 1 NC, 0-0 UFC)

Magomedov with a pair of leg kicks. Trocoli with a right hand and then another. Trocoli pushes it against the fence and lands some uppercuts. They get broken apart. Magomedov with some leg kicks. Magomedov mixing his kicks everywhere. Magomedov with some leg kicks. Trocoli lands a right hand. Trocoli with a combination. Magomedov lands a right hand. They clinch against the fence and Trocoli almost gets Magomedov down to the mat. Trocoli still has control and lands and lands with a big knee. 10-9 Trocoli.

Magomedov with a side kick. Both land a series of kicks. Magomedov with a hard leg kick. He lands another. Trocoli looks for a takedown but Magomedov defends and Magomedov lands a leg kick then another on the break. Magomedov with a pair of leg kicks. Magomedov with a side kick then a leg kick as Trocoli lands a right hand. Magomedov with some side kicks then a combination. Trocoli looks for a takedown and Magomedov blatantly grabs the fence and nothing happens. They separate and Magomedov stuns Trocoli with a punch. Trocoli shoots for a takedown but Magomedov defends and lands a head kick on the way up. 10-9 Magomedov, 19-19.

Magomedov lands some kicks to start the third. Magomedov with a pair of leg kicks then a right hand. Trocoli with a right hand but he looks tired. Magomedov with a high kick. Magomedov lands a leg kick. Magomedov with a spin kick but misses a spinning back fist. Magomedov with a knee then a right hand and Trocoli is hurt. Magomedov with a big flurry of punches and he drops Trocoli and it is all over. What a finish from Magomedov!

Official Result- Shara Magomedov def. Antonio Trocoli by knockout (punches) at 2:27 of Round 3

> Middleweights- Kelvin Gastelum (18-9 1 NC, 12-9 1 NC UFC) vs. Daniel Rodriguez (17-4, 7-3 UFC)

They’re both swinging and Rodriguez lands a leg kick before they clinch but then separate. Gastelum with a leg kick. Rodriguez lands a leg kick. Gastelum lands a left hand. Rodriguez with a jab. Gastelum with a leg kick. Gastelum with a left hand. Rodriguez with a leg kick as Gastelum lands a jab. Gastelum with a combination. Rodriguez with a combination. Rodriguez lands another solid combo. Gastelum then lands a combo. Gastelum with another combination. They trade in big flurries to end the round. 10-9 Rodriguez.

Rodriguez pushing out the jab. Rodriguez with a leg kick. Gastelum lands a leg kick. Gastelum with a combination. Rodriguez lands a big left hand. Rodriguez lands another left hand. Gastelum pressing forward and is landing. Rodriguez lands a jab to circle away. Gastelum gets a takedown. They get to their feet. Gastelum with a combination. Rodriguez lands a combination. Rodriguez with a right hand. Gastelum with a hard leg kick followed by a right hand. Rodriguez lands a left hand. Both landing some power shots. Gastelum with a leg kick. Rodriguez lands a big combination. Gastelum with a late takedown. Close round. 10-9 Gastelum, 19-19.

Gastelum with a body kick. Gastelum with a jab and lands a leg kick. Rodriguez lands a combo inside the pocket. Rodriguez is slowing down. Gastelum with a jab. They trade jabs. Gastelum with an inside leg kick. Gastelum pressing forward and landing as he gets a big takedown. Gastelum working in side control. Gastelum controlling from the top as he gets into the half-guard of Rodriguez. Gastelum lands from the top and they stand. Gastelum gets a takedown. He ends the fight inside the guard of Rodriguez. 10-9 Gastelum, 29-28 Gastelum.

Official Result- Kelvin Gastelum def. Daniel Rodriguez by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

> Heavyweights- #3 Sergei Pavlovich (18-2, 6-2 UFC) vs. #5 Alexander Volkov (37-10, 11-4 UFC)

Volkov with a leg kick. Pavlovich with a left hand. Volkov with a pair of leg kicks. Volkov with a body kick. Pavlovich lands a jab. Both are circling around. Volkov landing with more volume. Volkov lands a jab. Volkov with a body kick and then lands a jab. Pavlovich lands a right hand. Volkov with some side kicks. Volkov lands late. 10-9 Volkov.

They trade kicks. Pavlovich with a right hand. Volkov with a pair of leg kicks. Pavlovich lands a right hand. They trade big flurries in close range. Volkov with a body kick then a leg kick followed by a high kick. Volkov with a left hand then a leg kick. They both land and Pavlovich lands a big right hand. Pavlovich with a big jab. Pavlovich with a right hand as he is now getting more on the inside of Volkov. Volkov with a high kick. He lands a leg kick as Pavlovich lands a right hand. Volkov lands a leg kick. 10-9 Volkov, 20-18 Volkov.

Pavlovich with a leg kick. Volkov lands a leg kick. Pavlovich with a double jab. Pavlovich with a big combination. Volkov lands a right hand and Pavlovich lands a combo. Volkov with a left hand and a body kick. Volkov with a left hand. Pavlovich lands a right hand. Pavlovich with a jab as Volkov lands a left hand. Volkov lands a right hand. Volkov with a body kick. Pavlovich looks for a takedown as he pushes it to the fence. They separate. Pavlovich lands a right hand. Pavlovich lands a right hand and Volkov lands a head kick. 10-9 Volkov, 30-27 Volkov.

Official Result- Alexander Volkov def. Sergei Pavlovich by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

> Middleweights- #3 Robert Whittaker (25-7, 16-5 UFC) vs. Ikram Aliskerov (15-1, 2-0 UFC)

Whittaker with a leg kick. He lands another. Aliskerov with a body kick. Whittaker lands a jab. Whittaker rocks Aliskerov with a right hand and then lands a jab and a head kick. Aliskerov is still having trouble on his feet and Whittaker drops Aliskerov with an uppercut and some follow-up shots end it. What a showing and finish from Whittaker!

Official Result- Robert Whittaker def. Ikram Aliskerov by knockout (punches) at 1:49 of Round 1