UFC on ABC 9 is here! Today (United States time,) Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi serves as the focus of the second UFC Fight Night to air on ABC this summer. Live coverage of today’s show begins with the prelims at 12 noon ET/ 9 am PT.
Inside the United States of America, the card will be seen gavel-to-gavel on ESPN+. The prelims will be seen on linear television via ESPN.
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, all 12 fights on today’s schedule are confirmed to be going ahead.
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UFC on ABC 9 Main Event: No. 5 Contender Robert Whittaker vs. No. 13 Contender Reinier de Ridder
At the top of the bill later on this afternoon in the UFC on ABC 9 main event, the middleweights take to the fabled Octagon. No. 5 contender Robert Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 MMA) makes the walk against No. 13 contender and former ONE Championship mainstay Reinier de Ridder (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC.)
This is a five-round fight at five minutes per round to close out the day’s action.
UFC on ABC 9 Co-Main Event: No. 3 Contender Petr Yan vs. No. 12 Contender Marcus McGhee
Immediately prior to the main attraction, the co-main event of the evening happens at bantamweight when No. 3 contender Petr Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) squares off with No. 12 contender Marcus McGhee (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC.) It’ll be a three-round affair at five minutes apiece.
Rest of the Card
Also on the UFC on ABC 9 main card, you’ll see a middleweight contest matching Shara Magomedov (15-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) against Marc-Andre Barriault (17-9, 1 NC MMA, 6-8, 1 NC UFC), a flyweight fight between No. 9 contender Asu Almabayev (21-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and Jose Ochoa (8-1, 1 NC MMA, 1-1 UFC), and a light heavyweight affair pairing Nikita Krylov (30-10 MMA, 11-8 UFC) with Bogdan Guskov (17-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC.)
UFC on ABC 9 Results:
Main Card (Today, 3 pm ET/ 12 noon PT, ABC and ESPN+- United States Only)
UFC on ABC 9 Main Event:Â Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder
Co-Main Event:Â Petr Yan vs. Marcus McGhee
Shara Magomedov vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
Asu Almabayev vs. Jose Ochoa
Nikita Krylov vs. Bogdan Guskov
Prelims: (Today, 12 noon ET/ 9 am PT, ESPN and ESPN+- United States Only)
UFC on ABC 9 Featured Prelim:Â Bryce Mitchell vs. Said Nurmagomedov
Co-Featured Prelim:Â Muslim Salikhov vs. Carlos Leal
Davey Grant vs. Da’Mon Blackshear
Amanda Ribas vs. Tabitha Ricci
Ibo Aslan vs. Billy Elekana
Mohammad Yahya vs. Steven Nguyen
Martin Buday vs. Marcus Buchecha
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