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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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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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Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Marlon Vera will square off in a Bantamweight contest tonight (Sat. Aug. 3, 2024) at UFC Abu Dhabi from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Figueiredo has been on fire since moving up to 135 lbs. The former Flyweight champion crashed into the rankings by...

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The ‘Maverick’ of the welterweight division couldn’t do much but laugh at requests for him to purposefully lose his UFC Abu Dhabi fight so that ‘El Cucuy’ could bow out with a win. Whilst MMA fans can look forward to two fascinating matchups in the...

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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.

Longest losing streak ever? Tony Ferguson given too many chances for his own good | UFC Abu Dhabi

Michael Chiesa returns to action in Abu Dhabi this Saturday against Tony Ferguson on the main card of UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov. At 0-7 over the past four years, Ferguson really needs a win. But so does Chiesa, who’s on a 0-3 skid. During an interview with...

Michael Chiesa blames Goggins ‘Hell Week’ for latest Tony Ferguson fight fail

Last night (Sat., Aug. 3, 2024), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ventured forth to the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for UFC Abu Dhabi. A rare non-PPV card inside Etihad, the show was still stacked with more talent and bigger names than the usual free event. The afternoon showtime was a nice change of pace as well — why couldn’t we do that last week for the English fans and fighters again? — which all in all made for a standout event. It was almost enough to overlook the latest ritual sacrifice of Tony Ferguson!

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Video: Khabib Nurmagomedov reacts to Tony Ferguson’s half-retirement at UFC Abu Dhabi — ‘It’s not a surprise for me’

Khabib Nurmagomedov was in attendance to corner Umar Nurmagomedov earlier today (Sat., Aug. 3, 2024) at UFC Abu Dhabi LIVE on ABC and ESPN+ from inside...

Video: Khabib Nurmagomedov reacts to Tony Ferguson’s half-retirement at UFC Abu Dhabi — ‘It’s not a surprise for me’

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