Fighters on the Rise | UFC Saudi Arabia

Firing Up The Spotlight For Three Athletes With The Potential To Make Waves This Weekend And In The Future

This weekend, the UFC Octagon ventures to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the first time for a card that is flush with talent.

Headlined by a pivotal middleweight matchup between former champion Robert Whittaker and rising star Ikram Aliskerov with Russian heavyweight bruisers Sergei Pavlovich and Alexander Volkov serving as the co-feature, the event, which airs beginning at 12pm EST on Saturday on ESPN and ESPN+, is sure to produce results that send shockwaves through several divisions.

Joining the established contenders and tenured veterans making the walk this weekend are a trio of…