Fans want enough of one division that was once the most stars in MMA after UFC Abu Dhabi. The event on Saturday in the middle -East had a lot of memorable action, including the victory of Reinier de Ridder at Robert Whittaker in a main event in which both men fluctuated on certain points. Elsewhere, […]
'Big' John McCarthy has shared thoughts about the most controversial moment of UFC Abu Dhabi. The legendary referee looked from home while Mohammad Yahya was dropped eight times on his way to a TKO loss against Steven Nguyen on Saturday evening. Fans called for the official in-cage, Jason Herzog, to be fired because he did
Shara Magomedov needed a Bounce Back victory for the first time in his career. UFC Abu Dhabi saw several favorites of the home audience raise their hands, with Petr Yan Marcus Mcghee beating in the Co-Main event. Before 'No Mercy' made the walk, Magomedov tried to place his loss of Michael 'Venom' page behind him
Bryce Mitchell has re-devised the notorious '2-3 years in Dagestan' of Islam Makhakev after his return to the win column last year. The controversial resident of Arkansas went to Bantamweight after a brutal blow in the hands of Jean Silva earlier this year. And he marked his debut on the weight with a grinding decision
UFC referee Jason Herzog came under intensive one to officially see during a preli battle on Saturday evening in UFC Abu Dhabi. The premier promotion returned to the middle on Saturday for a new iteration of UFC Abu Dhabi, excluding a middleweight candidate fight between Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder. But it was just
Petr Yan came closer to a chance of revenge on Merab Dvalishvili with his performance at UFC Abu Dhabi. Before Robert Whittaker lost to Reinier de Ridder in the UFC Fight Night Main Event on Saturday, another former champion was in action in Etihad Arena. In the Co-Main event, Yan saw a risky assignment, while
The explosive UFC Abu Dhabi version of Bogdan Guskov caught the attention of a man who was used to being confronted with astonishing power. The UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Etihad Arena ended with a crucial victory for Reinier de Ridder on Robert Whittaker, who raises the Dutchman to the photo of the middleweight
UFC Abu Dhabi contained a number of large finishes that led to significant injuries for different hunters. Two version of the night bonuses were awarded on July 26, where the card does not have much competition to choose from. Muslim Salikhov's knockout from Carlos Leal earned the 41-year-old veteran an extra control when he added
Dricus Du Plessis was quick to mock Shara Magomedov, despite his impressive UFC Abu Dhabi victory. The middleweight champion is known for its incredibly hard brand of talking, which is at best not fixed holds. And he did not hold himself in his short attack on Magomedov, who is not even a ranked competition for
The most important event of UFC Abu Dhabi ended with some controversy. The former two-division champion Reinier de Ridder was almost eliminated in his first UFC headliner against Robert Whittaker. In the Co-Main event of the evening, the former Bantamweight saw champion Petr Yan getting up about Marcus Mcghee. Former UFC Middleweight Champion Whittaker dropped
UFC Middleweight Star Bo Nickal ran Motivation by Reinier de Ridder's victory over UFC Abu Dhabi. The former two-division champion Reinier de Ridder continued his rapid climb in the UFC Middleweight Division with a direct classic fight at UFC Abu Dhabi. The knight and former title holder Robert Whittaker had a back and forth war
Robert Whittaker's return to the Octagon After a horrible injury last October ended in disappointment when he lost a split decision to Te Reinier. Former UFC Middleweight Champion Whittaker literally broke his teeth by Khamzat Chimaev last time at UFC 308 in October. But within less than a year he came back to face the