We look at the five fights the UFC has announced for the July 26, 2025 UFC Abu Dhabi fight card, including Robert Whittaker ...

Former middleweight champion Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) will face De Ridder (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) in the UFC on ABC 9 headliner July 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Both Whittaker and De Ridder ...

Robert Whittaker faces Reinier de Ridder in a pivotal UFC Abu Dhabi main event with major middleweight title implications.

Sharabutdin Magomedov (15-1) will yet again fight on a UFC Abu Dhabi card. Magomedov is set to trade leather with middleweight veteran Marc-Andre Barriault (17-9) at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi ...

In the promotion's first trip to Abu Dhabi this year, numerous fights have been added to the July 26 event headlined by former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) vs. Reinier ...

The first matchup for the Ultimate Fighting Championship event in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates ... the confines of the Etihad Arena at a currently unnumbered UFC on ABC showcase on July ...

UFC President Dana White announced a middleweight clash between Shara Magomedov and Marc Andre Barriault at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on July 26. Magomedov seeks redemption after a recent loss ...

in the UFC on ABC 9 headliner July 26 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Both Whittaker and De Ridder were angling to face Sean Strickland next, but wound up being matched up against each other.

More of the United Arab Emirates in a middleweight fight during the UFC 294 event at Etihad Arena on October 21, 2023 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty ...

On July 26, the UFC makes its much-anticipated return to the Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, with a middleweight main event that promises to shake up the division. Former UFC champion ...

And now the rest of the card is starting to fill out, as well. Popular middleweight Shara “Bullet” Magomedov makes his return to action when he faces Marc Andre-Barriault in Abu Dhabi. Magomedov is ...