Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2024-10-26, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Khamzat Chimaev vs Robert Whittaker as soon as we watch the full fight (UFC Performance of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2024).Whittaker vs Chimaev is scheduled to take place Saturday, October 26th, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates), in a 5-round middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway – UFC 308. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Khamzat Chimaev record
The undefeated Khamzat Chimaev entered this fight with a perfect mma record of 13-0-0 (85% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.4 middleweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Dricus Du Plessis).
In his last three fights he has beat Gilbert Burns (4-stars match, Gilbert Burns vs Khamzat Chimaev), Kevin Holland (Khamzat Chimaev vs Kevin Holland) and Kamaru Usman (Kamaru Usman vs Khamzat Chimaev).
Robert Whittaker record
His opponent, the black belt in hapkido, karate, bjj, Tuf Ww tournament winner and former Ufc Mw champ Robert Whittaker, has a record of 26-7-0 (58% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.6 in the middleweight division.
He lost to current Ufc Mw champion Dricus Du Plessis in 2023 (Robert Whittaker vs Dricus Du Plessis) but then he has won over Paulo Costa (Robert Whittaker vs Paulo Costa) and Ikram Aliskerov (Robert Whittaker vs Ikram Aliskerov).
But if you want to watch Whittaker’s best fights, here is one match ranked in the top 10 Users’ mma Fights of the Year 2020: Robert Whittaker vs Jared Cannonier.
Fight card
Here is the UFC 308 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Ilia Topuria vs Max Holloway
Khamzat Chimaev vs Robert Whittaker
Magomed Ankalaev vs Aleksandar Rakic
Lerone Murphy vs Dan Ige
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Armen Petrosyan
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+)
Ibo Aslan vs Raffael Cerqueira
Geoff Neal vs Rafael dos Anjos
Myktybek Orolbai vs Mateusz Rebecki
Brunno Ferreira vs Abusupiyan Magomedov
Kennedy Nzechukwu vs Chris Barnett
Farid Basharat vs Victor Hugo
Bruno Silva vs Ismail Naurdiev
Carlos Leal Miranda vs Rinat Fakhretdinov
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 308 countdown Khamzat Chimaev vs Robert Whittaker, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Khamzat Chimaev vs Robert Whittaker as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights – Spanish
Result
Who won Chimaev vs Whittaker fight?
Khamzat Chimaev defeated Robert Whittaker via submission (face crank) at 3:34, round 1.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 308 post-fight octagon interview of Khamzat Chimaev and Robert Whittaker.
