Whittaker made a statement in his fight against Aliskerov, locking in the win in less than two minutes.
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No one does it quite like “The Reaper,” and he made that clear when the Octagon door shut behind him. It was his first finish since 2017, and it was a good one. The former middleweight champion left the judges out of it this time as he landed a one-two, followed by a right that immediately sent Aliskerov down, and as Whittaker followed up with an uppercut, the fight was called to a halt.
UFC’s first time in The Kingdom did not disappoint, and middleweights once again have a chance to steal the show when they step in the Octagon again next Saturday inside anb Arena.
