Saudi Switch Up? ‘Reaper’ Shares Cryptic Post On Khamzat Fight

Whitaker declared he’d fight anyone, anywhere, any time. Fans are wondering if that means there’s an issue with his original UFC Saudi Arabia opponent Khamzat Chimaev.

Is the UFC’s big main event for their debut Saudi Arabia card in jeopardy? A new cryptic post from Robert Whittaker certainly seems to indicate change is in the air for the June 22nd card in Riyadh.

Whittaker is set to face Khamzat Chimaev in the main event of UFC on ABC, which broadcasts from the Kingdom. But in a new Instagram message, “The Reaper” implies he’s willing to fight anyone the UFC has ready for him.

“Anyone Anywhere Anytime,” Whittaker wrote, attaching a video of highlights from past posts.

What could this mean? There’s been no official word from the UFC that any change is being considered for the Saudi headline fight, but fans in the comments are jumping to the worst case scenario: that Chimaev is out and Whittaker will face someone else in two weeks.

“Khamzat out?” one asked.

“Saudi won’t like this,” said another.

“Bro got that dawg in him would love to see Sean Strickland and you slug it out,” a commenter suggested.

“Khamzat don’t wanna see Bobby knuckles,” a fan wrote.

This would be another big blow to a big June card. The month was looking pretty stacked with Whittaker vs. Khamzat on the 22nd and Conor McGregor vs. Michael Chandler on June 29th.

Things are looking pretty bleak for those who bought tickets to see McGregor at UFC 303, and now those travelling to Saudi Arabia may be sweating a little bit until “Borz” makes an appearance in Riyadh.