This week, the UFC heads overseas to Abu Dhabi.
UFC on ABC 9 takes place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, and features a middleweight matchup between former champion Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder.
Scroll below to see how last week’s veterans fared on the regional scene, and check out the names and details of the upcoming weekend’s competitors.
Upcoming event information from Tapology.
Last week’s resultsRobelis Despaigne: Unanimous decision win vs. Saulo Cavalari, TKO win vs. Tim Johnson, TKO win vs. Zac Pauga at Karate Combat 55 (karate tournament)Chase Sherman: TKO loss vs. Tim Johnson at Karate Combat 55 (karate tournament)Tim Johnson: TKO win vs. Chase Sherman, TKO loss vs. Robelis Despaigne at Karate Combat 55 (karate tournament)Zac Pauga: TKO win vs. Alan Belcher, Unanimous decision win vs. Daniel James, TKO loss vs. Robelis Despaigne at Karate Combat 55 (karate tournament)
Alan Belcher: TKO loss vs. Zac Paige at Karate Combat 55 (karate tournament)Braxton Smith: TKO loss vs. Daniel James at Karate Combat 55 (karate tournament)Jesse Butler: Split decision loss vs. Carlos Calderon at Fury FC 106Corey Anderson: TKO win vs. Denis Goltsov at PFL Champions Series AfricaDaniel Lacerda: TKO win vs. Anvar Boynazarov at Karate Combat 56 (karate)Alex Oliveira: TKO loss vs. Ilyas Khamzin at Karate Combat 56 (karate)Lorenz Larkin: Decision win vs. Randall Wallace at Karate Combat 56 (karate)Drew Fickett: Submission loss vs. Abe Alsaghir at Legends of Combat 3Melvin Guillard: TKO loss vs. Isaac Moreno at Fury FC 106Juan Adams: July 19 vs. Juan Torres at Hybrid FC 2 (bareknuckle MMA) – official results pendingKevin Croom: Submission win vs. Isaac Ware at Midwest Fight League 209Kanako Murata (13-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC)Next fight: July 23 vs. Ediana Silva at UAE Warriors 61Last MMA fight (also last UFC bout): Unanimous decision loss vs. Vanessa Demopoulos at UFC on Oct. 7, 2023Record since UFC exit: 0-0Caio Machado (10-4-1 MMA, 0-3 UFC)Next fight: July 23 vs. Kevin Oumar at UAE Warriors 61Last MMA fight: Knockout win vs. Everton Vasconcelos at Thunder Fight 49 on May 25, 2025Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Brendson Ribeiro at UFC on Nov. 2, 2024Record since UFC exit: 1-0Ronny Markes (25-11 MMA, 3-2 UFC)Next fight: July 23 vs. Kazbek Saidaliev at UAE Warriors 61Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Lawrence Phillips at XFC 51 on Sept. 27, 2024Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night 36 on March 23, 2014Record since UFC exit: 11-7Ali Alqaisi (16-9 MMA, 0-2 UFC)Next fight: July 23 vs. Sylvester Chipfumbu at UAE Warriors 61Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Vicente Vargas at UAE Warriors 57 on Jan. 17, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Tony Kelley at UFC on Oct. 10, 2020Record since UFC exit: 8-3 MMA, 0-1 karateShanna Young (10-8 MMA, 1-3 UFC)Next fight: July 24 vs. Amena Hadaya at UAE Warriors 62Last MMA fight: Split decision loss vs. Katharina Lehner at Invicta FC 60Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Miranda Maverick at UFC Fight Night 214 on Nov. 5, 2022Record since UFC exit: 2-3James Llontop (16-5 MMA, 0-3 UFC)Next fight: July 24 vs. Khotam Boynazarov UAE Warriors 62Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Dante Romero at FFC 92 on June 26, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Mauricio Ruffy at UFC 309 on Nov. 16, 2024Record since UFC exit: 2-0Rodolfo Rubio (19-13-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Next fight: July 25 vs. Mauricio Partida at Lux Fight League 53Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. José Roura at Lux Fight League 33 at June 30, 2023Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Diego Rivas at UFC Fight Night 56 on Nov. 8, 2014Record since UFC exit: 6-6-1 MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle boxingAlessio Sakara (20-13 MMA, 6-8 UFC)Next fight: July 25 vs. Erick Lozano at BKFC Fight Night: Philly (bareknuckle boxing)Last MMA fight: TKO win vs. Canaan Grigsby at Bellator 230 on Oct. 12, 2019Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Nico Musoke at UFC Fight Night 30 on Oct. 26, 2013Record since UFC exit: 5-2 (1 NC) MMA, 1-0 bareknuckle boxingDustin Pague (12-11 MMA, 1-5 UFC)Next fight: July 25 vs. Ryan Petersen at BKFC Fight Night: Philly (bareknuckle boxing)Last MMA fight: Submission loss vs. Anthony Morgan at WCC 14 on Sept. 4, 2015Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Kyoji Horiguchi at UFC 166 on Oct. 19, 2013Record since UFC exit: 1-2 MMA, 1-0 boxing, 4-2 bareknuckle boxingBrandon Jenkins (16-10 MMA, 0-2 UFC)Next fight: July 26 vs. Javanis J Ross at Island Fights 90Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Zach Juusola at 2023 PFL 3 on April 14, 2023Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Drakkar Klose at UFC on April 16, 2022Record since UFC exit: 1-1 MMA, 0-0-1 boxing, 3-2 karate, 1-1 bareknuckle MMAJose Torres (13-4-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)Next fight: July 27 vs. Hiromasa Ougikubo at Super Rizin 4Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss v.s Dias Yerengaipov at Brave CF 95 on May 30, 2025Last UFC fight: TKO loss vs. Alex Perez at UFC 227 on Aug. 4, 2018Record since UFC exit: 5-3-1Masanori Kanehara (31-15-5 MMA, 1-2 UFC)Next fight: July 27 vs. Ren Sugiyama at Super Rizin 4Last MMA fight: TKO loss vs. Chihiro Suzuki at Rizin 46 on April 29, 2024Last UFC fight: Submission loss vs. Michael McDonald at UFC 195 on Jan. 2, 2016Record since UFC exit: 6-2 MMA, 1-1 muay ThaiNaoki Inoue (19-4 MMA, 1-1 UFC)Next fight: July 27 vs. Ryuya Fukuda at Super Rizin 4Last MMA fight: Split decision win vs. Yuki Motoya at Rizin 50 on March 29, 2025Last UFC fight: Split decision loss vs. Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night 132 on June 23, 2018Record since UFC exit: 10-3Baergeng Jieleyisi (19-7 MMA, 0-1 UFC)Next fight: July 27 vs. Nurbek Kabdrakhmanov at Naiza FC 75Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Sebastian Szalay at Road to UFC on May 22, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Su Young You at UFC Fight Night 248 on Nov. 23, 2024Record since UFC exit: 0-1T.J. Laramie (15-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)Next fight: July 27 vs. Jordan Downey at Anthony Pettis FC 18Last MMA fight: Unanimous decision win vs. Joash Walkins at united MMA 60 on Jan. 24, 2025Last UFC fight: Unanimous decision loss vs. Pat Sabatini at UFC on ESPN 34 on April 16, 2022Record since UFC exit: 3-0