Dana White starts to make his presence feel in the structure of UFC 317.
On Tuesday he surprised fans by setting a two -week deadline to have Jon Jones vs Tom Aspinall done.
Less than 24 hours later, the UFC -CEO officially announced five major fights for the ABU Dhabi card of next month.
A middleweight title -eliminator between former champion Robert Whittaker and Reiner de Ridder was booked to head the event a while ago -now it has been revealed that a bunch of large stars will participate in the 185LB duo in the middle -east -east on July 26.
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Dana White confirms six UFC Abu Dhabi fights
On Wednesday, Dana White mentioned six massive fights that will take place at UFC Abu Dhabi.
Everyone already knew who would give the head, but some other matchups surprise fans.
In the Five-Round Co-Main event, the top featherweight competition Movsar Evloev will be confronted with UFC newcomer Aaron Pico in a fight that the winner will see to see 145LB King Alexander Volkanovski.
Former Bantamweight champion Petr Yan is opposed to the #13-ranged Marcus Mcghee.
Bryce Mitchell will fall to 135 pounds next month to see the aforementioned Nurmagomedov on UFC Abu Dhabi.
Fan favorite Shara 'Bullet' Magomedov will look back from his first MMA loss when he has been removed against Marc-Andre Barriault after light-heavyweight veteran Nikita Krylov kicks the six-field main map.
He will compete against Bogdan Guskov, who has achieved three stops since he lost in his UFC debut in September 2023.
Who else fights at UFC Abu Dhabi?
A strict weight fight between Amanda Ribas and Tabatha Ricci is expected to take place on the map.
IBO Aslan is also expected to return after seeing his six-fighter win-streak that broke out the previous time.
The man ion cuțelaba tapped in a round with Billy Elekana at UFC Abu Dhabi.
Different places remain open, so you can expect Dana White news to drop about the return of his promotion to the region soon.