{"id":783767,"date":"2026-07-25T13:31:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:31:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/783767\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T13:31:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T13:31:09","slug":"ufc-abu-dhabi-loses-fight-hours-before-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/783767\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Abu Dhabi loses fight hours before event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">UFC Abu Dhabi has taken a late just before the event was set to kick off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Saturday\u2019s Fight Night card will go down with only 12 bouts after the cancellation of a main card bout between Islam Dulatov and Wellington Turman, the promotion announced just hours before the start of the event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">According to the promotion, Dulatov was forced off the welterweight bout due to illness. On a statement posted on Dulatov\u2019s social media Saturday morning, his team revealed the fighter had to be hospitalized on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">\u201cLast night, Islam was admitted to the hospital due to an infection and spent several hours receiving medical treatment,\u201d the statement read. \u201cDespite every effort to keep the fight on, the decision was made together with the UFC to withdraw him from the bout in the interest of his health and well-being. Right now, the only priority is for Islam to make a full recovery. He will personally address everyone with a statement as soon as he is able.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Dulatov\u2019s team added that \u201cIslam will use this time to recover completely and will come back stronger than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Turman, who was set to make his return to the cage after two and a half years away, sidelined that long due to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/ufc\/500425\/wellington-turman-details-tough-time-away-after-4-surgeries-ahead-of-ufc-abu-dhabi-return\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">four shoulder surgeries<\/a>, said on his social media he wishes Dulatov a quick recovery and hopes for a fast turnaround, re-booking the Dulatov bout or facing a new opponent instead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The UFC has yet to announce if a fight will be moved to the main card.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Check the updated UFC Abu Dhabi lineup below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Main Card (Paramount+ at 12 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Preliminary Card (Paramount+ at 9 a.m. ET)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC Abu Dhabi has taken a late just before the event was set to kick off. 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