MMA Fighting has UFC Abu Dhabi results for the Whittaker vs. De Ridder fight card, a live blog of the top three fights, and more from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on Saturday afternoon.
In the main event, former UFC champion Robert Whittaker will try to hand Reinier de Ridder his first UFC loss in a middleweight contest, Whittaker has won three of his past five fights, while de Ridder is 3-0 in his UFC tenure.
Former UFC champion Peter Yan will try to get a step closer to a title shot when he faces Marcus McGhee in the co-main event.
Check out UFC Abu Dhabi results below.
Main card (ABC/ESPN+ live now)
Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder
Petr Yan vs. Marcus McGhee
Shara Magomedov vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
Bogdan Guskov def. Nikita Krylov via first-round TKO (4:18)
Prelims
Bryce Mitchell def. Said Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision (29-28 x3) | Recap
Muslim Salikhov def. Carlos Leal via first-round KO (0:42) | Watch finish
Davey Grant def. Da’Mon Blackshear via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Tabatha Ricci def. Amanda Ribas via second-round TKO (2:59) | Watch finish
Billy Elekana def. Ibo Aslan via unanimous decision (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Steven Nguyen def. Mohammad Yahya via TKO (R2, 5:00) | Recap | Reax
Martin Buday def. Marcus Buchecha via unanimous decision (29-28 x3) | Recap
