This Saturday’s UFC Saudi Arabia event will be one fight lighter after losing a significant main card matchup over the weekend.

All the key fight details as Israel Adesanya clashes with Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night 250 in the Middle East.

The UFC Saudi Arabia event is set to be headlined ... The UFC's inaugural Saudi card, headlined by Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov in June 2024, featured only male fighters.

RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - JUNE 22: Ikram Aliskerov of Russia prepares to face Robert Whittaker of New ... [+] Zealand in a middleweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at Kingdom Arena on June ...

UFC Saudi Arabia has lost a proposed middleweight ... in the Las Vegas-based promotion in 2019. Aliskerov hasn’t competed since falling to Robert Whittaker via first-round knockout in a short ...

Andre Muniz is out of his fight with Ikram Aliskerov at UFC Saudi Arabia after dealing with passport issues, he announced on social media Saturday. The Brazilian middleweight said the UFC has opted to ...

Meanwhile, Aliskerov ... Whittaker, who finished the Russian in the first round. "He’ll be very bloodied up": Michael 'Venom' Page predicts matchup with Shara Magomedov at UFC Saudi Arabia ...

Former UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya sought the help of a former foe as he prepared for UFC Saudi Arabia ... UFC middleweight champ Robert Whittaker ahead of his Octagon return.

Whittaker is also looking to get back in the win column after a submission loss to the unbeaten Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308. Before the defeat, he finished Ikram Aliskerov at UFC Saudi Arabia to ...