Despite fighting opponents like Whittaker and Gilbert Burns, Khamzat Chimaev often names Aliskerov as the toughest man he ever faced. “I think one guy I met in Brave, Ikram Aliskerov ...
Khamzat Chimaev was described as "violently ill ... but was forced out due to illness which hospitalized him. Whittaker faced Ikram Aliskerov instead, knocking him out in Round 1.
Robert Whittaker on facing Ikram Aliskerov after Khamzat Chimaev dropout: 'This might be a harder fight' Yahoo Sports MMA contributor Ben Fowlkes spoke to the former middleweight champion after ...