News Whittaker v Chimaev to headline UFC Saudia Arabia on June 22

[Superior]

Not sure why people are counting out Rob here, he has great defensive wrestling and cardio for days, if he can make it to the latter rounds i see him finishing Khamzat.

 

[DC23]

Whittaker has to be getting big payment for taking this. Good fight, I like it.

 

[13Seconds]

Good fight but this does more for Khamzat than Whittaker. Rob should have held out for Strickland

Whut? A win over Khamzat Chimaev would be huge for anyone.

 

[13Seconds]

Whittaker has to be getting big payment for taking this. Good fight, I like it.

Or he's just betting on himself. Stealing Khamzats hype is motivation enough.

 

[gentel]

I just don't see how Whittaker can deal with the Chimaev grappling. MW is a barren wasteland in terms of grapplers and all he has in that area are wins over past-prime Jacare and Brunson, neither of whom are anything compared to Chimaev in offensive wrestling

Usman dealt with the grappling decently, but he's Usman, one of the best wrestlers in UFC history with a proven track record against grapplers like Burns, Leon 1, Colby, etc. Whittaker has the advantage of being a true MW and not on short notice, but that's it

I get the Khamzat overrated sentiment but he's an elite grappler about to fight in a division with no grapplers, so I think rather than getting exposed he's going to do the exposing

 

[Substance Abuse]

Or he's just betting on himself. Stealing Khamzats hype is motivation enough.

Bobby ducks no one. I still don't get why people don't like the guy.

 

[Pem123]

Anyone who saw Chimaev vs Burns fight should see that this is a dangerous fight for Chimaev.

its good test for him though, finaly getting a serious MW contender.

 

[Sasha]

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Also on the card:
Sergei Pavlovich vs Alexander Volkov
Kelvin Gastelum vs Daniel Rodriguez
Johnny Walker vs Volkan Oezdemir
Ihor Potieria vs Shara Bullet


Mad lit for a free card better not hear any complaints from 6ixdog

Wait, but do they have an Apex ?

 

[samuelsoncast]

Will be difficult for even the most astute haters to deny Khazmat after he butchers Whittaker with ease. I'm sure a few will find a way though.

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If he gets butchered, do you come in here and publicly shut down your account?

 

[Siver!]

Whittaker to beat Khamzat, and for absolute carnage, Potieria to KO Shara !

 

[Conan the K-9]

Whittaker has to be getting big payment for taking this. Good fight, I like it.

Anyone willing to travel to Saudi Arabia should get a big compensation for that. Even more if you need to fight a homecrowd favorite there.

 

[Filter909]

The card is way better than UFC 301

 

[Adamant]

Are they gonna promise Khamzat another title shot if he wins? (And then once again not give it to him. FFS)

 

[GreenGorilla]

If Rob pulls this off, it would be legendary.

If Khamzat finishes him, debates about whether he is the real deal or not become obsolete.

 

[Adamant]

Card already seems better than UFC 300

 

[Iroh]

Fuck yeah!! Honestly I'd rather have seen a different match up, like Khamzat vs Izzy or Strickland. But I can't complain about this at all. I'm fucking stoked!!!

 

[Terry Toughnut]

Rob is the real deal. Just gets on with it. Never bitches and moans. He is the #1 contender.

 

[Iroh]

Honestly I think this is the more interesting matchup stylistically

I don't see it like more interesting. More challenging for Chimaev, sure. But in terms of interest they are just interesting for different reasons to me.

Bobby ducks no one. I still don't get why people don't like the guy.

People don't like Bobby K?

 

[Mmmmmmma1234]

I just don't see how Whittaker can deal with the Chimaev grappling. MW is a barren wasteland in terms of grapplers and all he has in that area are wins over past-prime Jacare and Brunson, neither of whom are anything compared to Chimaev in offensive wrestling

Usman dealt with the grappling decently, but he's Usman, one of the best wrestlers in UFC history with a proven track record against grapplers like Burns, Leon 1, Colby, etc. Whittaker has the advantage of being a true MW and not on short notice, but that's it

I get the Khamzat overrated sentiment but he's an elite grappler about to fight in a division with no grapplers, so I think rather than getting exposed he's going to do the exposing

Rob is not a bad wrestler he trained with the Olympic team in Australia a bit ago and was asked to join even but the UFC didn't allow it.

Khamzat is just so explosive in the first it will be hard for sure but I see rob having the defense to tire him out.

 

[Iroh]

Or he's just betting on himself. Stealing Khamzats hype is motivation enough.

It's probably both, unless he has a terrible manager.