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\t\t\t \"Marc-Andre<\/a>May 10, 2025, Montreal, Qc, Canada: Early prelim Men s Middleweight Bout: MARC-ANDRE BARRIAULT cheering after win vs Bruno Silva in UFC 315 at Bell center in Montreal, QC, Canada on 2025-05-10 Montreal Canada – ZUMAl189 20250510_zsp_l189_013 Copyright: xYannickxLegarex\t\t\t \t\t\t <\/p>\n

UFC on ABC 9 (a.k.a., UFC Abu Dhabi)<\/a> is almost here! Friday morning, ahead of the second UFC show on The Alphabet Network in over a month, the official weigh-in window took place from the United Arab Emirates while a number of people in North America were nestled snug in their beds.<\/p>\n

Live coverage of UFC on ABC 9 begins Saturday afternoon (USA time) with the prelims at 12 noon ET\/ 9 am PT.<\/a> If you\u2019re watching from the United States of America, this portion of the show can be seen via ESPN on linear television and ESPN+<\/a> by way of streaming media.<\/p>\n

Action from the UFC on ABC 9 main card<\/a> caps the day at 3 pm ET\/ noon PT tomorrow. You don\u2019t even need cable to watch the main card. It\u2019s free on your local ABC station, in addition to ESPN+ on streaming video. All told, tomorrow\u2019s schedule<\/a> is set to feature 12 MMA fights after today\u2019s weigh-in window.<\/p>\n

\"Reinier<\/a>May 3, 2025, Nashville, Tennessee, USA: UFC FIGHT NIGHT SANDHAGEN VS FIGUEIREDO DES MOINES, IA-MAY 3: R-L Reinier de RIDDER kicks Bo Nickal in a Middleweight bout during the UFC FIGHT NIGHT event at Wells Fargo Arena on MAY 3, 2025 in DES MOINES, IA Nashville USA \u2013 ZUMAHT S 20250503_zsp_r187_068 Copyright: xJustinxRenfroex
\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 on Saturday afternoon,<\/a> you\u2019ll see a middleweight contest in the UFC on ABC 9 main event. No. 5 contender Robert Whittaker<\/a> (185 1\/2 lbs) will face off against No. 13 contender and former double-champ in ONE Championship Reinier de Ridder<\/a> (186 lbs.)<\/p>\n

Both contenders made use of the 1-lb allowance for nontitle fights to make the contracted weight. This is a five-round fight at five minutes per round to close out the show.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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

The co-main event for tomorrow afternoon\u2019s show in the United Arab Emirates will also go ahead as planned. No. 3 contender Petr Yan<\/a> (135 1\/2 lbs) and No. 12 contender Marcus McGhee<\/a> (136 lbs) came in either at or within the 136-lb maximum for bantamweight nontitle affairs.<\/p>\n

This contest will be an advertised maximum of three rounds at five minutes per round inside the fabled Octagon from Etihad Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.<\/p>\n

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

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

UFC on ABC 9 Main Event:\u00a0Robert Whittaker (185 1\/2 lbs) vs. Reinier de Ridder (186 lbs)\u00a0Middleweight<\/p>\n

Co-Main Event:\u00a0Petr Yan (135 1\/2 lbs) vs. Marcus McGhee (136 lbs)\u00a0Bantamweight<\/p>\n

Shara Magomedov (186 lbs) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (185 lbs) Middleweight<\/p>\n

Asu Almabayev (126 lbs) vs. Jose Ochoa (125 1\/2 lbs)\u00a0Flyweight<\/p>\n

Nikita Krylov (205 lbs) vs. Bogdan Guskov (205 lbs)\u00a0Light Heavyweight<\/p>\n

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

UFC on ABC 9 Featured Prelim:\u00a0Bryce Mitchell (136 lbs) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (136 lbs)\u00a0Bantamweight<\/p>\n

Co-Featured Prelim:\u00a0Muslim Salikhov (170 1\/2 lbs) vs. Carlos Leal (170 lbs)\u00a0Welterweight<\/p>\n

Davey Grant (136 lbs) vs. Da\u2019Mon Blackshear (136 lbs)\u00a0Bantamweight<\/p>\n

Amanda Ribas (116 lbs) vs. Tabitha Ricci (115 lbs) Strawweight<\/p>\n

Ibo Aslan (204 lbs) vs. Billy Elekana (204 1\/2 lbs)\u00a0Light Heavyweight<\/p>\n

Mohammad Yahya (146 lbs) vs. Stephen Nguyen (145 1\/2 lbs)\u00a0Featherweight<\/p>\n

Martin Buday (266 lbs) vs. Marcus Buchecha (254 lbs) Heavyweight<\/p>\n

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