Robert Whittaker welcomed Ikram Aliskerov to his first UFC main event and then sent him packing into semi-consciousness in less than two minutes.
In the UFC on ABC 6 main event, Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) finished Aliskerov (15-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) with punches at 1:49 of Round 1. The middleweight bout took place at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
A big overhand right put Aliskerov on roller skates. As Aliskerov scurried backward toward the fence, Whittaker missed on a head kick before he landed a hellacious uppercut. Two more follow up shots was all referee Marc Goddard needed to see to dive in – and he did.
