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The Main Event of UFC Abu Dhabi featured a short-notice matchup of light heavyweights with different original opponents. Magomed Ankalaev (21-2-1) was originally set to headline against Khalil Rountree, who was forced out with an injury less than two...

France's Salahdine Parnasse, long considered one of the best fighters outside the UFC, has now joined the promotion. Parnasse (23-2) will make his debut at UFC Paris, headlining the event opposite Dan "The Hangman" Hooker (24-14). The fight will take...

Former flyweight title challenger Steve Erceg was looking to make it three in a row when he faced off against Ramazan Temirov in the co-main event of UFC Abu Dhabi at the Etihad Arena on Saturday. For the unranked Temirov,...

John Pork. Chanco. Whatever you call him, Magomed Zaynukov finally made his UFC debut on Saturday, facing Damian Rzepecki in a lightweight fight at UFC Abu Dhabi. Zaynukov's nickname, "Chanco" (technically "Wild Chanco"), spoken by coach Khabib Nurmagomedov, had been...

Undeated breakout star Thad Jean headlined PFL Washington on Saturday, though not in the fight he was originally expecting. Earlier this year, Ramazan Kuramagomedov had claimed welterweight gold against Shamil Musaev, but after Kuramagomedov retired immediately after the fight, Musaev...

As Saturday's UFC Abu Dhabi: Ankalaev vs. Guskov Fight Night card played out at the Etihad Arena on Saturday, promotion officials were already announcing their return to the United Arab Emirates: October 24, with UFC 333 taking place at...

Heavyweight Tyrell Fortune made a memorable UFC debut earlier this year, defeating ranked Polish standout Marcin Tybura (the scores were originally read in favor of Tybura, with Fortune being brought back into the cage for the correction). At UFC Abu...

One of several debuting fighters on the UFC Abu Dhabi card, welterweight Abubakar Vagaev faced off against Saygid Izagakhmaev to open the event's main card. Izagakhmaev was 0-1 in the promotion after dropping his own promotional debut last time out. It...

The featured prelim at UFC Abu Dhabi found heel hook monster Valter Walker facing off against American DWCS alum Thomas Petersen, in a fight that found Walker fighting out his contract. Four straight heel hook submissions carried Walker into the...

Light heavyweight action on the UFC Abu Dhabi preliminary card on Saturday saw Dustin Jacoby clash with promotional newcomer Muhammad Saidov. Saidov was a perfect 9-0 to start the night, moving to the UFC from the well-known UAE Warriors promotion....