{"id":22811,"date":"2025-07-26T05:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T05:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/22811\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T05:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T05:02:07","slug":"keep-it-locked-for-results-from-exciting-card","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/22811\/","title":{"rendered":"Keep It Locked For Results From Exciting Card"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC on ABC 9<\/a> is here! Today (United States time,) Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi<\/a> serves as the focus of the second UFC Fight Night to air on ABC this summer. Live coverage of today\u2019s show begins with the prelims at 12 noon ET\/ 9 am PT.<\/p>\n

Inside the United States of America, the card will be seen gavel-to-gavel on ESPN+<\/a>. The prelims will be seen on linear television via ESPN.<\/p>\n

Main card action follows at 3 pm ET\/ noon PT on your local ABC affiliate in addition to ESPN+. After a successful weigh-in window yesterday morning,<\/a> all 12 fights on today\u2019s schedule<\/a> are confirmed to be going ahead.<\/p>\n

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\nUFC on ABC 9 Main Event: No. 5 Contender Robert Whittaker vs. No. 13 Contender Reinier de Ridder<\/p>\n

At the top of the bill<\/a>\u00a0later on this afternoon in the UFC on ABC 9 main event, the middleweights take to the fabled Octagon. No. 5 contender Robert Whittaker<\/a> (26-8 MMA, 17-6 MMA) makes the walk against No. 13 contender and former ONE Championship mainstay Reinier de Ridder<\/a> (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC.)<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This is a five-round fight at five minutes per round to close out the day\u2019s action.<\/p>\n

UFC on ABC 9 Co-Main Event: No. 3 Contender Petr Yan vs. No. 12 Contender Marcus McGhee<\/p>\n

Immediately prior to the main attraction, the co-main event of the evening happens at bantamweight when No. 3 contender Petr Yan<\/a> (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) squares off with No. 12 contender Marcus McGhee<\/a> (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC.) It\u2019ll be a three-round affair at five minutes apiece.<\/p>\n

Rest of the Card<\/p>\n

Also on the UFC on ABC 9 main card, you\u2019ll see a middleweight contest matching Shara Magomedov<\/a> (15-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) against Marc-Andre Barriault<\/a> (17-9, 1 NC MMA, 6-8, 1 NC UFC), a flyweight fight between No. 9 contender Asu Almabayev<\/a> (21-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and Jose Ochoa<\/a> (8-1, 1 NC MMA, 1-1 UFC), and a light heavyweight affair pairing Nikita Krylov<\/a> (30-10 MMA, 11-8 UFC) with Bogdan Guskov<\/a> (17-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC.)<\/p>\n

UFC on ABC 9 Results:<\/p>\n

Main Card (Today, 3 pm ET\/ 12 noon PT, ABC and ESPN+- United States Only)<\/p>\n

UFC on ABC 9 Main Event:\u00a0Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder<\/p>\n

Co-Main Event:\u00a0Petr Yan vs. Marcus McGhee<\/p>\n

Shara Magomedov vs. Marc-Andre Barriault<\/p>\n

Asu Almabayev vs. Jose Ochoa<\/p>\n

Nikita Krylov vs. Bogdan Guskov<\/p>\n

Prelims: (Today, 12 noon ET\/ 9 am PT, ESPN and ESPN+- United States Only)<\/p>\n

UFC on ABC 9 Featured Prelim:\u00a0Bryce Mitchell vs. Said Nurmagomedov<\/p>\n

Co-Featured Prelim:\u00a0Muslim Salikhov vs. Carlos Leal<\/p>\n

Davey Grant vs. Da\u2019Mon Blackshear<\/p>\n

Amanda Ribas vs. Tabitha Ricci<\/p>\n

Ibo Aslan vs. Billy Elekana<\/p>\n

Mohammad Yahya vs. Steven Nguyen<\/p>\n

Martin Buday vs. Marcus Buchecha<\/p>\n

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