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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. ESPN PRELIMS | 12 PM ET/9 AM PT > Road to UFC 2 Bantamweight Finals- Xiao Long (26-8, 0-0 UFC) vs. ChangHo Lee (9-1, 0-0 UFC) >

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