Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chiesa didn’t need to happen at UFC Abu Dhabi, which took place this weekend (Sat., Aug. 3, 2024) inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Is a single person reading this surprised at the outcome? I loved watching Tony Ferguson for years and...

Tony Ferguson loses record-setting eighth straight fight, retires only one glove at UFC Abu Dhabi - ‘Just in case’

With the UFC Abu Dhabi early (and official) weigh ins already in the books, the promotion will send all 26 fighters back to the stage for the ceremonial festivities, popping off LIVE at 10 a.m. ET in the embedded video above. This marks the final stop before the “Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov” MMA event on ABC, ESPN2 and ESPN+ tomorrow (Sat., Aug. 3, 2024) at Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

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Mackenzie Dern entered her main card Strawweight battle versus Loopy Godinez in pretty dire straights. Though ranked at No. 7 in the world, Dern’s last two performances weren’t great. Jessica Andrade knocked her out badly towards the end of 2013, then earlier this year, Amanda Lemos scored a ton of punishing shots en route to a dominant decision win. Worse than the outcomes themselves, Dern appeared to be regressing, which happens when you suddenly stop working with your acclaimed boxing coach.

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After scoring his 13th career win six weeks ago at UFC Saudi Arabia, Shara Magomedov returned to the Octagon on Saturday night in Abu Dhabi for a short-notice scrap with Polish powerhouse Michał Oleksiejczuk. ‘Bullet’ entered his second fight in as many months on the heels of a big win over Antonio Trócoli in Riyadh. Before that, the undefeated Russian bested Bruno Silva at UFC 294 in October.

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Kaue Fernandes gave the UFC Abu Dhabi judges a much-needed break. After a string of finishes to start Saturday’s UFC event at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, Fernandes scored the first knockout of the night with an on-target combination that rocked opponent Mohammad Yahya. Watch Fernandes’ finish below.

UFC Abu Dhabi video: Kaue Fernandes cracks Mohammad Yahya with blistering knockout combo

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in the Arabian Gulf this afternoon (Sat., Aug. 3, 2024) with UFC Abu Dhabi on ABC. The mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which took place inside Etihad Arena — a.k.a. “Fight Island” — in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, streamed LIVE on ABC and ESPN+. The main event was a Bantamweight title eliminator with Cory Sandhagen meeting the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov. The co-main did not feature Nick Diaz because of “travel issues.” His bout with Vicente Luque was scrapped, but in its place we had Shara Magomedov fighting Michal Oleksiejczuk.

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Today’s UFC Abu Dhabi event was headlined by a men’s bantamweight bout between Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov. Sandhagen (17-5 MMA) had entered this afternoon’s main event sporting a three-fight winning streak, his most previous being a unanimous decision victory over Rob Font 12 months ago. Prior to that victory, ‘Sandman’ had earned wins over Marlon Vera and Song Yadong respectively.

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Kaue Fernandes made good on his second Octagon appearance earlier today (Sat., Aug. 3, 2024) at UFC Abu Dhabi LIVE on ABC and ESPN+ from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE, when the Brazilian prospect stopped Mohammad Yahya with a vicious first-round TKO (leg kicks and punches). Fernandes came...

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Terence Crawford (40-0, 31 KO) will put his pound-for-pound ranking on the line later tonight (Sat., Aug. 3, 2024) LIVE on DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) from inside BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, Calif., when the undefeated three-division world champion meets Israil Madrimov (10-0-1, 7 KO) for the WBA super welterweight title.

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Tony Ferguson hasn’t won a fight in over five years. For some context, what was going on in June 2019? Henry Cejudo was about to win his second UFC title. Alex Pereira wasn’t even a Glory double champion yet, while Ilia Topuria was more than a year away from signing to the UFC roster. Neither Alexander Volkanovski nor Israel Adesanya’s title reigns had begun.

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Dana White just dropped one of the most stacked fight cards of the year. The UFC CEO took to social media early Saturday to reveal the highlighted matchups for the upcoming UFC 308 pay-per-view (PPV) card on Oct. 26 from inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Let’s just say the promotion didn’t leave one stone unturned for its PPV return to “Fight Island.”

Video: Dana White reveals monster UFC 308 PPV lineup, including Topuria vs. Holloway and Whittaker vs. Chimaev

Belal Muhammad is on top of the world after his recent trip to Manchester, England. "Remember the Name" entered UFC 304 as the underdog in his main event rematch against Leon Edwards and played spoiler last weekend (July 27, 2024). Muhammad, 36, utilized his strong blend of striking and wrestling to pressure "Rocky" consistently over five rounds to win a unanimous decision and become the new Welterweight champion.

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Three-division world champion Terence Crawford and undefeated WBA titleholder Israil Madrimov will take the stage later today for their Riyadh Season final press conference, streaming LIVE in the embedded video above at 4 p.m. ET. Their DAZN pay-per-view (PPV) title fight goes down this Sat. night (Aug. 3, 2024) at BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, California.

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ABU DHABI – The UFC on ABC 7 fight card is now official following Friday’s official weigh-ins session where all 26 fighters successfully hit their marks on the scale. Saturday’s event, which takes place at Etihad Arena with a main card that airs on ABC following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+, is headlined by a bantamweight matchup between Cory Sandhagen (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) and Umar Nurmagomedov (17-0 MMA, 5-0 UFC).

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The featherweight championship will be on the line at UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi. After much anticipation, Ilia Topuria (15-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) finally has a date for his first title defense, which will come against fan favorite and BMF titleholder Max Holloway (26-7 MMA, 22-7 UFC) on the Oct. 26 card at Etihad Arena on Yas Island.

Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway title fight headlines UFC 308 in Abu Dhabi

Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway is going down in October. On Saturday, UFC CEO Dana White announced that Topuria is set put his UFC featherweight championship on the line against “BMF” champion Holloway in the main event of UFC 308 on Oct. 26 in Abu Dhabi. Watch White...

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