UFC on ABC 6 takes place on Saturday at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This card features a middleweight fight between Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov as the Main Event. Here are our best bets for this UFC card, which will include 3 fights on the Main Card. Be sure to also check out the rest of our UFC predictions for all of the UFC on ABC 6 Main Card fights.
UFC on ABC 6 Main Card Best Bets
The Main Event at UFC on ABC 6 will see Robert Whittaker take on Ikram Aliskerov. This will be a fight in the UFC Middleweight division.
Aliskerov comes into this fight with an MMA record of 15-1 and he is 3-0 in the UFC. Aliskerov is averaging 8.24 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 65%. He is absorbing 7.15 strikes and has a striking defense of 36%. His grappling has been elite thus far, averaging 2.33 takedowns per every 15 minutes and 2.3 submission attempts during the same time period and he has a takedown accuracy of 33%.
While Whittaker is the moderate-sized favorite, backing Aliskerov looks to be the best play. He has the clear edge in striking and grappling, while Whittaker has been inconsistent recently, going just 2-2 in his last 4 UFC fights. Because of this, backing Aliskerov to win will be our best bet.