It’s UFC fight week in Saudi Arabia and unexpected circumstances have kept the matchmakers busy.

On Thursday, the promotion announced that Ikram Aliskerov replaced Khamzat Chimaev in the main event against Robert Whittaker. Now there have been three more changes regarding bouts on the undercard.

On Tuesday, four days ahead of UFC on ABC 6 at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the promotion officially announced the changes to Saturday’s fight card, which included two cancellations and one fighter change.

Scroll below to see the changes and what the final battle map will look like from here on out.

Felipe Silva replaces Melsik Baghdasaryan

Felipe Lima

With Melsik Baghdasaryan out due to injury, OKTAGON bantamweight champion Felipe Lima steps in to fight Muhammad Naimov in a featherweight bout.

The Brazilian Lima (12-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC, 26) has won 12 straight fights since losing in his pro debut in 2015. He has a 50 percent final win percentage, including four knockouts and six submissions.

Tajikistan’s Naimov (11-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) is riding a six-fight winning streak entering the matchup, including victories over Jamie Mullarkey, Nathaniel Wood and Erik Silva.

Sedriques Dumas vs. Denis Tiuliulin cancelled

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – AUGUST 30: Sedriques Dumas reacts after his win over Matej Penaz of the Czech Republic in a middleweight bout during Dana White’s Contender Series Season Six, Week Six at UFC APEX on August 30, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

Sedriques Dumas vs. Denis Tiuliulin has been cancelled.

According to the UFC, Dumas (9-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) had visa issues for the fight against Tiuliulin (11-9 MMA, 1-4 UFC), which he took on short notice as a replacement for Abu Azaitar. , who withdrew for unknown reasons.

“Sorry to my fans and teams,” Dumas wrote on X, a day before the UFC confirmed the cancellation. “The fight has been postponed for VA and flight reasons. Stay tuned. We should have a date available soon. I hope we can drive it again.”

Farid Basharat vs. Montel Jackson cancelled

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – JANUARY 13: (RL) Farid Basharat of Afghanistan kicks Taylor Lapilus of France in a bantamweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on January 13, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

With Farid Basharat out, Montel Jackson has also been removed from the card. The fight is canceled. It is unclear what caused Basharat to withdraw.

Basharat (12-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) replaced Said Nurmagomedov, who withdrew from the bout against Jackson (13-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) weeks ago.

This cancellation was first reported by Eurosport NL.

The current UFC on ABC 6 fight card includes:

The latest UFC on ABC 6 lineup now includes:

  • Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov
  • Sergei Pavlovich vs. Alexander Volkov
  • Kelvin Gastelum vs. Daniel Rodriguez
  • Melsik Baghdasaryan vs. Muhammad Naimov
  • Volkan Oezdemir vs. Johnny Walker
  • Joilton Lutterbach vs. Shara Magomedov
  • Jared Gordon vs. Nasrat Haqparast
  • Nicolas Dalby vs. Rinat Fakhretdinov
  • Farid Basharat vs. Montel Jackson
  • Muin Gafurov vs. Kyung Ho Kang
  • Magomed Gajiasulov vs. Brendson Ribeiro
  • Abu Azaitar vs. Denis Tiuliulin
  • ChangHo Lee vs. Xiao Long

Remainder of the 2024 UFC summer schedule

  • June 22 – UFC on ABC 6 – Saudi Arabia
  • June 29 – UFC 303 – Las Vegas
  • July 13 – UFC on ESPN 59 – Denver
  • July 20 – UFC Fight Night – Las Vegas
  • July 27 – UFC 304 – Manchester, England
  • August 3 – UFC on ABC 7 – Abu Dhabi
  • August 10 – UFC Fight Night – Las Vegas
  • August 17 – UFC 305 – Perth, Australia
  • August 24 – UFC Fight Night – TBD