{"id":24160,"date":"2025-07-26T18:22:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T18:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/24160\/"},"modified":"2025-07-26T18:22:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T18:22:10","slug":"ufc-abu-dhabi-results-live-streaming-updates-whittaker-vs-de-ridder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/24160\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Abu Dhabi results, live streaming updates | Whittaker vs. de Ridder"},"content":{"rendered":"

UFC Abu Dhabi<\/a> happens TODAY (Sat., July 26, 2025) inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The main event is Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder<\/a>. With the run de Ridder has been on \u2014 and with Whittaker\u2019s top reputation in the division \u2014 the winner of this one could be in line for the winner of Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat Chimaev. Whittaker is hoping to earn one of those rematches by refusing to play de Ridder\u2019s game<\/a>.<\/p>\n

UFC Abu Dhabi\u2019s co-main is Petr Yan vs. Marcus McGhee<\/a>. McGhee is undefeated (4-0) to start his UFC career and he\u2019s been given a massive step up in competition here. Yan is fighting someone way outside the Top 5<\/a> because he\u2019s pretty much fought everyone else<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Also on the main card is Shara Magomedov vs. Marc-Andre Barriault<\/a> in a fight that should produce a knockout. Rounding out this main card is Asu Almabayev vs. Jose Ochoa and Nikita Krylov vs. Bogdan Guskov.<\/p>\n

UFC Abu Dhabi\u2019s \u201cPrelims\u201d are headlined by Bryce Mitchell vs. Said Nurmagomedov<\/a>. \u201cPrelims\u201d are also where we find Amanda Ribas vs. Tabatha Ricci, Davey Grant vs. Da\u2019Mon Blackshear and Martin Buday against multiple-time world Brazilian jiu-jitsu champion<\/a>, Marcus Buchecha.<\/p>\n

UFC ABU DHABI START TIME, DATE<\/a><\/p>\n

MM<\/a>Amania.com<\/a> will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Abu Dhabi card<\/a> below, starting with the ESPN\/ABC<\/a> \u201cPrelims\u201d matches, which begin at 12 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card on ESPN\/ABC<\/a> at 3 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following \u201cWhittaker vs. de Ridder\u201d Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Abu Dhabi results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, look to the top of the stream for the newest update).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

UFC ABU DHABI QUICK RESULTS<\/p>\n

185 lbs.: Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder
135 lbs.: Petr Yan vs. Marcus McGhee
185 lbs.: Shara Magomedov vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
125 lbs.: Asu Almabayev vs. Jose Ochoa
205 lbs.: Nikita Krylov vs. Bogdan Guskov
135 lbs.: Bryce Mitchell vs. Said Nurmagomedov
170 lbs.: Muslim Salikhov vs. Carlos Leal \u2014 Salikhov def. Leal by KO (right hook), round 1 (0:42)
135 lbs.: Davey Grant vs. Da\u2019Mon Blackshear \u2014 Grant def. Da\u2019Mon Blackshear by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
115 lbs.: Amanda Ribas vs. Tabatha Ricci \u2014 Ricci def. Ribas by TKO (elbow and punches), round 2 (2:59) \u2014 HIGHLIGHTS!<\/a>
205 lbs.: Ibo Aslan vs. Billy Elekana \u2014 Elekana def. Aslan by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
145 lbs.: Mohammad Yahya vs. Steven Nguyen \u2014 Nguyen def. Yahya by TKO (doctor stoppage), round 5 (5:00) \u2014 HIGHLIGHTS!<\/a>
265 lbs.: Martin Buday vs. Marcus Buchecha \u2014 Buday def. Buchecha by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)<\/p>\n

UFC ABU DHABI \u2018WHITTAKER VS. DE RIDDER\u2019 PLAY-BY-PLAY UPDATES<\/p>\n

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The Etihad Arena hosts the UFC in Abu Dhabi this weekend.<\/p>\n

Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/p>\n

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\n LIVE! Stream UFC Abu Dhabi On ESPN+
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MIDDLEWEIGHT MAYHEM!<\/a> Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Etihad Arena on \u201cFight Island\u201d this Sat. night (July 26, 2025) with UFC Abu Dhabi<\/a>. That\u2019s where former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker, collides with red-hot submission specialist, Reinier de Ridder, in a fast-paced main event mashup scheduled for five, five-minute rounds. In UFC Abu Dhabi\u2019s co-main event, former 135-pound titleholder, Petr Yan, locks horns with once-beaten bantamweight bruiser, Marcus McGhee, with a spot in the division title chase up for grabs.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss a single second of face-punching action!<\/a><\/p>\n

To check out the latest and greatest UFC Abu Dhabi: \u201cWhittaker vs. de Ridder\u201d news and notes be sure to hit up our comprehensive event archive right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC Abu Dhabi happens TODAY (Sat., July 26, 2025) inside Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24161,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[1930,64,63,1646,19455,1931,786,585,1347,4125,785,1645,6654,19456,85,2708,787,1396,23933,19459,6656,4126,2342,19454],"class_list":["post-24160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mma","tag-abu","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-com","tag-de","tag-dhabi","tag-fighting","tag-front-page","tag-latest-news","tag-live","tag-mma","tag-mmamania","tag-results","tag-ridder","tag-sports","tag-streaming","tag-ufc","tag-ufc-news","tag-ufc-live-stream-watch-free","tag-ufc-on-abc","tag-ufc-results","tag-updates","tag-vs","tag-whittaker"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24160"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24160\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}