The Ultimate Fighting Championship is all set to make its debut in Saudi Arabia. Even though the event witnessed a major fallout as Khamzat Chimaev pulled out of the main event against Robert Whittaker, due to his health conditions, the card has kept the fighting community pretty excited. The main event has been fixed between Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov, and the co-main event between Alexander Volkov and Sergei Pavlovich.
Although the card itself is pretty exciting, the fans’ entropy can be greatly enhanced by stimulating their other senses. That’s where the walkout songs come in. Needless to say, the walkout songs create hype around the fighters that makes the fight even more exciting. Let’s see which tracks the contestants at UFC Saudi Arabia walk out to.
Which track do Robert Whittaker and Ikram Aliskerov walk out to?
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Back in UFC 290, Whittaker went against Dricus du Plessis in the co-main event. Therein, Whittaker walked out to ‘Can’t Be Touched’. If you guessed it already, congratulations! It is indeed the hit rap song by the boxing legend, Roy Jones Jr. This song is, without a doubt, one of Whittaker’s staples that he has previously walked out to on multiple occasions.
However, when Robert Whittaker took on Israel Adesanya at UFC 243, he chose to enter the arena while Chisel’s ‘Khe Sanh’ was blaring out of the speakers. The song is, in fact, one of the most popular music tracks in Australia. But when Whittaker went for a rematch against ‘The Last Stylebender’ at UFC 271, he walked out to ‘Can’t Be Touched’ once again.
On the other hand, Aliskerov, with an undefeated record in the UFC, previously chose ‘Son Of The Lezgin People’ by ‘Reisan Magomedkerimov’ as his walkout track. Needless to say, the music left quite an impression on the fight fans, as he confidently walked through his opponents and won both of his fights in the UFC.
🚨BREAKING: Robert Whittaker vs. Ikram Aliskerov set to headline UFC Saudi Arabia card on June 22nd. pic.twitter.com/xETDAieMMC
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But what about the other fighters in the card? Let us find out which songs the mixed martial artists who will be featured at UFC Saudi Arabia, chose to walk out to.
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Which track does Kelvin Gastelum, Sergei Pavlovich, and other fighters use?
Entering the co-main event at UFC Saudi Arabia, Pavlovich, and Volkov needed to choose the music tracks pretty wisely so as to ensure that the audience stayed excited. The Russian mixed martial artist previously chose ‘Fly Away On Wings Of The Wind’ by Kalevala. He has walked out to this catchy song quite frequently and it has proven to garner cheers from the fans.
When it comes to walkout songs, Volkov hasn’t backed down from choosing a track that enhances the fans’ entropy. Back at UFC 293, ‘Drago’ walked into the Arena as ‘Mama Mi Vse Tiagelo Bolni’ by 25/17, a Russian band, played and swayed the crowd. But the fighter has also walked out to ‘Zima Mama’ by the same band, back when he fought Marcin Tybura.
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Gastelum has often chosen to step into the arena with ‘El Palenque’ by Vicente Fernandez playing out loud. Gastelum’s opponent, Daniel Rodriguez usually walks out to Dru Down’s ‘Pimo Of The Year’. Like many others, Johnny Walker also likes to pump up the action with his walkout song, as he walks out to Joey Bada$$’s ‘The Rev3nge’. Volkan Oezdemir, on the other hand, likes to step in with ‘Plugged in Freestyle’ booming out by A92 and Fumez the Engineer.
Undeniably, the card is pretty stacked, despite the Chechen Wolf’s sudden withdrawal from the fight. What do you think of the tracks chosen by the mixed martial artists? Is there any fighter that you want to walk out to a different song? Let us know in the comments down below.