Robert Whittaker held serve of his contender status at middleweight when he turned back replacement opponent Ikram Aliskerov in the UFC on ABC 6 main event.
Former champion Whittaker (26-7 MMA, 17-5 UFC) earned a first-round knockout victory over Aliskerov (15-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) in the headlining bout at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and now is back in the conversation to fight for the belt he once held again down the line.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Whittaker beating Aliskerov at UFC on ABC 6.
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