Brazilian UFC lightweight Renato Moicano believes that Dagestan middleweight Ikram Aliskerov is capable of defeating former champion Robert Whittaker of Australia.
A meeting between these fighters will headline the UFC on ABC 6 event, which takes place June 22 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
"Putting Whittaker on the ground is very difficult. But if anyone can do it, it's Aliskerov. His only loss came in the fight against Chimaev, but even Hamzat failed to move him into the parterre. That shows what kind of wrestler Aliskerov is. Of course, not many people will want to watch such a fight. But this fight will happen, and I would bet on Aliskerov in it.
I've seen this guy in the gym. Whittaker is good, he's good at pass defense. He's fought Yoel Romer and other dangerous fighters, but Aliskerov is just on another level. He has Dagestani wrestling, sambo, different combinations on his side. It was too much for Whittaker," Moicano said on his YouTube channel.
