UFC Saudi Arabia
June 22, 2024 Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Main Card (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET), Preliminaries (ESPN, ESPN+, 12 p.m. ET)
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Main Card
- Robert Whittaker def. Ikram Aliskerov Robert Whittaker def. Ikram Aliskerov via KO (punches) (R1, 1:49)
- Alexander Volkov def. Sergei Pavlovich Alexander Volkov def. Sergei Pavlovich via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
- Kelvin Gastelum def. Daniel Rodriguez Kelvin Gastelum def. Daniel Rodriguez via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Shara Magomedov def. Antonio Trocoli Shara Magomedov def. Antonio Trocoli via KO (punches) (R3, 2:27)
- Volkan Oezdemir def. Johnny Walker Volkan Oezdemir def. Johnny Walker via KO (punches) (R1, 2:28)
Undercard
- Nasrat Haqparast def. Jared Gordon Nasrat Haqparast def. Jared Gordon via split decision (28-29, 29-28 x2)
- Felipe Lima def. Muhammad Naimov Felipe Lima def. Muhammad Naimov via submission (rear-naked choke) (R3, 1:15)
- Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Nicolas Dalby Rinat Fakhretdinov def. Nicolas Dalby via split decision (28-29, 29-28 x2)
- Muin Gafurov def. Kyung Ho Kang Muin Gafurov def. Kyung Ho Kang via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
- Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Brendson Ribeiro Magomed Gadzhiyasulov def. Brendson Ribeiro via majority decision (29-28 x2, 28-28)
- Chang Ho Lee def. Xiao Long Chang Ho Lee def. Xiao Long via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)