After a new middleweight champion was crowned at UFC 319, Talk quickly turned to what the next one is. Various hunters, including Sean Strickland, now called Khamzat Chimaev that the unbeaten star demanded the gold. Although there are already several names in the mix, the next competition can be decided in line in a few […]
Since he went to the middleweight, 'The Reaper' has never been losing back-to-back so far. Robert Whittaker was beaten last weekend by Reinier de Ridder in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi. The matchup came to the thread with an incredibly narrow fourth round apparently the crucial moment to determine the split result. Although
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
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
Former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker was badly damaged in 2024 by Khamzat Chimaev, but something good came from the difficult result. Whittaker returns to the UFC Abu DHABI card on Saturday's main event, while he reversed his ambitions of a second stint on the 185-pound throne six years after he was not stored by
Fighters are in the very last phases of their preparations with UFC Abu Dhabi just a few hours' drive. For Reinier de Ridder this means that he is close to the greatest chance of his career with his first UFC Main event. The last man who defeated Robert Whittaker, sent caution to the knight before
There is a clear winner in the main event of UFC Abu Dhabi as two top middle weights collide on July 26. Reinier de Ridder is confronted with his biggest test in the UFC so far while fighting former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker, where both men are aware of a future title shot. Elsewhere, the
Robert Whittaker believes that UFC Middleweight Champion Drus Du Plessis will be the root of his own downfall. Du Plessis has continued to prove that his opponents are uneven in the biggest stage in MMA so far and answer doubts about his style and skills with profit after victory in the Octagon. Since reaching the
A crushing defeat seems to annoy UFC Abu Dhabi Headliner Robert Whittaker more than the rest. Whittaker is preparing to take the walk again in the middle, while he returned to the site of his devastating setback nine months ago. At UFC 308 in the Etihad Arena of Abu Dhabi, Whittaker was quickly submitted by
Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder is one of the largest middleweight battles of the year. Former UFC champion Robert Whittaker meets a two-division champion Reinier de Ridder on Saturday in the headliner of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. This marks the first main event of De Ridder in the UFC. The Netherlands' De Ridder
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The following months contain some enormous middleweight collisions, including the next title fight of the division. Khamzat Chimaev is currently preparing for Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC 319 in his first UFC title fight. After UFC 318, Chimaev also went back and forth with Paulo Costa after the former title challenger
The most important event of UFC Abu Dhabi sets two top middle weights against each other, because they both strive for a future title shot. Former UFC Middleweight Champion Robert Whittaker takes on Reinier de Ridder, who is a former champion in the middleweight and slightly heavyweight in the only promotion. RDR won his first