Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from the upcoming UFC Abu Dhabi mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which is set to go down this Sat. (July 26, 2025) on ABC, ESPN, and ESPN+ from inside Etihad Arena on “Fight Island” in Abu Dhabi, UAE. UFC Abu Dhabi will be headlined by a middleweight clash between former champion Robert Whittaker and rising contender Reinier de Ridder, a five-round headliner with serious title implications for late 2025 and beyond.
Before the ABC, ESPN, and ESPN+ live streams get underway this weekend in Abu Dhabi, which also include the bantamweight showdown between former 135-pound champion Petr Yan and red-hot division “Maniac” Marcus McGhee, all 24 fighters must hit the scale to prove themselves worthy.
Complete UFC Abu Dhabi weigh ins text results beginning at 1 a.m. ET below:
UFC Abu Dhabi Main Card On ABC/ESPN+:
185 lbs.: Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Reinier de Ridder (186)
135 lbs.: Petr Yan (135.5) vs. Marcus McGhee (136)
185 lbs.: Shara Magomedov (186) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (185)
125 lbs.: Asu Almabayev (126) vs. Jose Ochoa (125.5)
205 lbs.: Nikita Krylov (205) vs. Bogdan Guskov (205)
UFC Abu Dhabi ‘Prelims’ Card On ESPN/ESPN+:
135 lbs.: Bryce Mitchell (136) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (136)
170 lbs.: Muslim Salikhov (170.5) vs. Carlos Leal (170)
135 lbs.: Davey Grant (136) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (136)
115 lbs.: Amanda Ribas (116) vs. Tabatha Ricci (115)
205 lbs.: Ibo Aslan (204) vs. Billy Elekana (204.5)
145 lbs.: Mohammad Yahya (146) vs. Steven Nguyen (145.5)
265 lbs.: Martin Buday (266) vs. Marcus Buchecha (254)
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Abu Dhabi fight card RIGHT HERE, starting with the ESPN/ESPN+ preliminary card matchups, which are scheduled to begin at 12 p.m. ET, followed by the remaining main card balance on ABC/ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET.
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