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This Saturday’s main event in Abu Dhabi features a bantamweight clash between perennial contender Cory Sandhagen and rising star Umar Nurmagomedov. Currently, Nurmagomedov sits as over a three to one favorite over Sandhagen which I believe is an outlandish error. In this article I will break down who I am all but guaranteeing an underdog win in the main event.

Cory Sandhagen will DOMINATE Umar Nurmagomedov

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Ranked UFC strawweights Luana Pinheiro and Gillian Robertson will collide this November.
The three-round fight is scheduled for Nov. 9 at an event yet-to-be-announced. A location is not known at this time.
Two people with knowledge of the matchup recently informed MMA Junkie of the booking but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Robertson first announced the news through Fight Bananas.
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Robertson (14-8 MMA, 11-6 UFC) is 3-1 since she shifted down to strawweight in early 2023. She rides a two-fight winning streak comprised of victories over Polyana Viana and Michelle Waterson-Gomez.
No other fights have been announced for the Nov. 9 event at this time.

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ABU DHABI – Umar Nurmagomedov sees more upside in a UFC bantamweight title fight with Sean O'Malley than Merab Devalishvili.
Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC) says he’s been promised a title fight if he can get past Cory Sandhagen (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) in Saturday’s UFC on ABC 7 (ABC, ESPN2, ESPN+) main event at Etihad Arena.
O’Malley (18-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) defends his bantamweight title against Dvalishvili (17-4 MMA, 10-2 UFC) on Sept. 16 in the Noche UFC main event, and Nurmagomedov would rather fight O’Malley for the title if both are victorious.
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Van Lathan and Rachel Lindsay talk about the 2024 Paris Olympics, what they are looking forward to, and the conservative reaction to the opening ceremony (18:20). Then they talk about new, scary Trumpisms (34:27) before getting into the announcement of Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom (1:03:13). Lastly, they discuss the Supreme Court’s use of the shadow docket and what it means for the rights of many (1:22:03).

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UFC Abu Dhabi Preview: Can Cory Sandhagen Stop the Umar Nurmagomedov Hype Train?

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UFC Abu Dhabi Preview: Can Cory Sandhagen Stop the Umar Nurmagomedov Hype Train?

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