UFC Fight Night Saudi Arabia Purses and Salaries: How Much Did Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov Make for Their Main Event Fight?

UFC hosted its first UFC Fight Night event in Saudi Arabia. The show was an absolute blast, starting with the match between Johnny Walker and Volkan Oezdemir. Demonstrating his striking prowess at a high level, Volkan managed to score a terrifying knockout in the round of the match-up, sending Walker to the canvas in terrifying fashion.

The next match on the card was one of the most anticipated matches on the card between the rising, one-eyed, undefeated Dagestani fighter Sharaputdin Magomedov against Antonio Trocoli, who accepted the fight at the shortest possible notice. Sharaputdin Magomedov lived up to the hype and was able to knock out Trocoli in the third round of the match.

Initially, Fight Night’s main event match was between undefeated middleweight star Khamzat Chimaev and former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker.

Unfortunately, just a week before the spectacle, Khamzat Chimaev had to withdraw from the main event due to a violent illness. Previous reports indicate he was suffering from food poisoning.

UFC middleweight contender from Dagestan, Ikram Aliskerov, accepted the announcement fight and gambled on himself. In the main event, Ikram and Robert Whittaker locked horns, and within a minute, The Reaper showed the levels and knocked out Ikram Aliskerov with a vicious uppercut.

Overall, the first ever UFC Fight Night in Saudi Arabia was a spectacle. Fight fans are wondering how much money former main event champion Robert Whittaker and daring Dagestani fighter Ikram Aliskerov made for their short middleweight fight.

According to reports from NyFights, Robert Whittaker is back on track and has extended his win streak to three victories after sending Ikram Aliskerov to the Shadow Realms in the very first round.

Whittaker is expected to earn $500,000 for his main event fight, with The Reaper also receiving a $50,000 bonus for scoring a vicious knockout and living up to the hype.

On the other hand, Degastani daredevil Ikram Aliskerov is estimated to have earned as much as $250,000. Fans wish Ikram a speedy recovery. He has suffered a second loss in his UFC career and the first UFC loss.

Ikram’s career is just getting started and he has earned the respect of fight fans in another way and shown that he has the heart of a fighter.

UFC Saudi Arabia Fight Night: Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov Result

The very first UFC from Saudi Arabia was a mega success, even after the major bumps in the construction of the card. Every match on the card was a rollercoaster ride. Fight fans witnessed some of the most hair-raising knockouts that can be placed on the list of the best knockouts of the year. Here you will find the compilations of matches and the results.

Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov

Result: via KO (punches)

time: R1, 1:49

Alexander Volkov vs. Sergei Pavlovich

Result: via unanimous decision

Time: All three rounds

Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez

Result: via unanimous decision

Time: All three rounds

Shara Magomedov vs. Antonio Trocoli

Result: via KO (punches)

Time: R3, 2:27

Volkan Oezdemir vs. Johnny Walker

Result: via KO (punches)

Time: R1, 2:28

Prelims card

Nasrat Haqparast vs. Jared Gordon

Result: via split decision

Time: all rounds

Felipe Lima vs. Mohammed Naimov

Result: via submission (rear-naked choke)

Time: (R3, 1:15)

Rinat Fakhretdinov vs. Nicolas Dalby

Result: via split decision

Time: all rounds

Muin Gafurov vs. Kyung Ho Kang

Result: via unanimous decision

Time: all rounds

Magomed Gajiasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro

Result: via majority decision

Time: all rounds

Chang Ho Lee vs. Xiao Long

Result: via split decision

Time: All-round

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