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Robert Whittaker Loses Back-To-Back Fights
Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker dropped a split decision to former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Despite a strong opening round and then Whittaker dropping and nearly finishing de Ridder on the ground in the third round, in the end, the judges awarded de […]
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Reinier de Ridder Gets Split-Decision Win
Former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder extended his win streak by beating former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker via split decision in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. De Ridder had a lot of success with landing knees to Whittaker's body and draining his gas tank. It was an extremely close, back-and-forth […]
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Marcus McGhee Drops Decision At UFC Abu Dhabi
Marcus McGhee suffered a unanimous decision loss to former bantamweight champion Petr Yan in the co-main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. McGhee had some success with his striking in the first round, but Yan started pushing the pace in the last 30 seconds of the first round. Yan's momentum continued into the second, […]
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Petr Yan Extends Win Streak
Former bantamweight champion Petr Yan extended his win streak to three when he dominated Marcus McGhee en route to a unanimous decision win in the co-main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. As usual, Yan had a slow start, but he took control in the second round, and he pushed the pace till the […]
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Marc-Andre Barriault Suffers Decision Loss
Marc-Andre Barriault dropped a unanimous decision loss to Shara Magomedov on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. It was an exciting, back-and-forth fight, and Barriault had his moments, like breaking Magomedov's nose, but in the end, Magomedov did enough to take a 30-27,30-27 and 30-27 unanimous decision win. In 15 minutes of […]
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Shara Magomedov Gets Back In The Win Column
UFC prospect Shara Magomedov returned to the win column by defeating Marc-Andre Barriault via unanimous decision on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi. It was a truly gruelling war of attrition, but Magomedov managed to get the better of Barriault throughout three rounds, as he was just too fast for him. In 15 minutes […]
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Jose Ochoa Dominated At UFC Abu Dhabi
Jose Ochoa suffered a unanimous decision loss to Asu Almbayev on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Ochoa could not seem to get going, as he was dominated and taken down time and again. In the third round, Ochoa attempted to land an armbar submission, but Almbayev defended well and was never […]
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Asu Almbayev Dominates At UFC Abu Dhabi
Asu Almbayev got back in the win column by defeating Jose Ochoa via unanimous decision on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Almbayev delivered a dominant performance, outwrestling and outgrappling Ochoa en route to a unanimous decision win. Prior to this bout, Almbayev suffered a third-round TKO loss to Manel Kape. In […]
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Nikita Krylov Suffers First-Round Knockout Loss
Nikita Krylov suffered a first-round knockout loss to Bogdan Guskov on the UFC Abu Dhabi main card opener on Saturday. As Krylov entered the boxing range, he threw a leg kick, leaving himself open to Guskov's counter right hand. Guskov dropped Krylov with a big right hand and followed up with a barrage of punches, […]
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Bogdan Guskov Scores Knockout Win
Bogdan Guskov extended his win streak when he defeated Nikita Krylov via first-round knockout on the UFC Abu Dhabi main card opener on Saturday. After Krylov threw a slow leg kick, Guskov countered with a massive punch that knocked Krylov down. Guskov immediately followed up, knocking Krylov out as his head bounced off the canvas. […]
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DraftKings MMA, UFC DFS Lineup Picks - UFC Abu Dhabi: Whittaker vs. de Ridder
After last week's banger of an event, the leading promotion returns to Abu Dhabi for a Fight Night card featuring multiple former champions and a slew of promising rising contenders. The card is headlined by fan favorite former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker taking on former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder in a fight that […]
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Robert Whittaker Returns At UFC Abu Dhabi
Former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker will look to get back in the win column when he takes on former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Since joining the promotion, Whittaker has established himself as one of the greatest middleweights of all time and one of […]
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Reinier de Ridder Set For Main Event
Former two-division ONE champion Reinier de Ridder will look to remain undefeated in the UFC as he takes on former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Since joining the leading promotion, de Ridder has looked terrific, winning all three of his UFC fights. De Ridder was last […]
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Petr Yan Set For Co-Main Event
Former bantamweight champion Petr Yan will look to extend his win streak when he faces off against surging Marcus McGhee in the co-main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. After losing to former champions Aljamain Sterling, Sean O'Malley and current bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili, Yan has bounced back by defeating Song Yadong via unanimous […]
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Marcus McGhee Looks To Extend His Win Streak
Surging Marcus McGhee will look to extend his win streak when he takes on former bantamweight champion Petr Yan in the co-main event of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. McGhee has looked outstanding, winning all four of his fights in the UFC. The only time McGhee lost was to Rafael do Nascimento back in 2022. […]
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Marc-Andre Barriault Looks To Win Back-To-Back Fights
Marc-Andre Barriault will look to win back-to-back fights as he takes on UFC prospect Shara Magomedov on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. After losing three consecutive fights, Barriault returned to the win column in his last fight by beating Bruno Silva via first-round knockout, which led to a Performance of the […]
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Shara Magomedov Aims To Bounce Back
UFC prospect Shara Magomedov will look to return to the win column when he takes on Marc-Andre Barriault on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Magomedov was last seen in action in February at UFC Saudi Arabia, where he suffered the first loss of his career to Michael "Venom" Page via unanimous […]
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Asu Almbayev Looks To Return To The Win Column
Asu Almbayev will look to get back in the win column as he faces off against Jose Ochoa on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Almabayev's win streak made it to 17 before it was snapped in his last outing, as he was stopped by Manel Kape via third-round TKO. Prior to […]
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Jose Ochoa Set For His Third UFC Bout
Jose Ochoa will look to win back-to-back fights as he takes on Asu Almabayev on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Ochoa made his UFC debut back in November 2024 at UFC Macau but was unsuccessful as he was defeated by Lone'er Kavanagh via unanimous decision, which was also his first professional […]
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Bogdan Guskov Set To Open Up UFC Abu Dhabi Main Card
Bogdan Guskov will look to extend his win streak when he takes on Nikita Krylov on the UFC Abu Dhabi main card opener on Saturday. Since losing his UFC debut to Volkan Oezdemir back in 2023, Guskov has bounced back and won three fights in a row. Last time Guskov was seen in action was […]
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Nikita Krylov Looks To Get Back In The Win Column
Nikita Krylov is scheduled to face off against Bogdan Guskov on the UFC Abu Dhabi main card opener on Saturday. Krylov was last seen in action in April at UFC 314, where he lost to former light heavyweight title challenger Dominick Reyes via first-round knockout. Prior to that, Krylov was on a three-fight winning streak. […]
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Dustin Poirier Retires After UFC 318 Loss
On Saturday's UFC 318 main event, former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier suffered a unanimous decision loss to former featherweight champion and current BMF champion, Max Holloway. A first-round knockdown from the Hawaiian set the tone early as Holloway nearly finished Poirier, but Poirier managed to survive. Poirier then returned the favor near the end […]
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Max Holloway Retains BMF Title
On Saturday's UFC 318 main event, former featherweight champion Max Holloway defended his BMF title by beating former interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier after an epic back-and-forth fight. Both Holloway and Poirier were pushed to the brink in this bout. Holloway badly hurt Poirier in the first and the second round and almost finished him, […]
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Paulo Costa Gets Back In The Win Column
Former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa returned to the win column by defeating Roman Kopylov via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. This was vintage Costa on display as he was always a step or two ahead of Kopylov, dominating Kopylov for most of the fight. Costa also managed to […]
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Roman Kopylov Dominated
Roman Kopylov suffered a unanimous decision loss to former middleweight title challenger Paulo Costa in the co-main event of UFC 318 on Saturday. Kopylov was searching for his third consecutive win, but unfortunately for Kopylov, the fight didn't go his way. There wasn't much Kopylov could do as he was dominated for most of the […]
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Daniel Rodriguez Defeats Kevin Holland After Back-And-Forth Fight
Daniel Rodriguez extended his win streak to three when he defeated Kevin Holland on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. Rodriguez was getting the better of Holland in the first and the second round as he hurt Holland badly on two occasions and almost got the finish, but somehow Holland survived and almost […]
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Kevin Holland Defeated In Back-And-Forth Fight
Kevin Holland suffered a unanimous decision loss to Daniel Rodriguez on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. It was an epic back-and-forth fight, and it was evident that both Holland and Rodriguez gave their all. Holland was knocked down on two different occasions, but somehow he managed to survive and even knocked down […]
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Dan Ige Drops Decision At UFC 318
Dan Ige suffered a unanimous decision loss to former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire on the main card of UFC 318 on Saturday. The fight was uneventful until the midway point of the second round, when Freire landed a big left hand, dropping Ige in the process. Ige survived but was then taken down and […]
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Patricio Freire Earns His First UFC Win
On Saturday's UFC 318 main card, former two-division Bellator champion Patricio Freire won his sophomore appearance in the UFC by defeating Dan Ige via unanimous decision. Not much happened in the first round, but Freire was pushing the pace. The second round started slow, but midway through the second round, "Pitbull" cracked Ige with a […]
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Daniel Zellhuber Loses Back-To-Back Fights
Daniel Zellhuber suffered a unanimous-decision loss to UFC veteran Michael Menace on the UFC 318 main-card opener. The 26-year-old Zellhuber had success with his striking, primarily with his kicks, but Johnson was just too fast for Zellhuber. Zellhuber was also finished in the second round after getting knocked down, but Johnson let him up after […]
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