The UFC is back in the UAE this Saturday, with UFC Abu Dhabi at the Etihad Arena headlined by Magomed Ankalaev and Bogdan Guskov.
After back-to-back fights with Alex Pereira that saw him win, then lose, the UFC’s light heavyweight title, Ankalaev is looking to return to the mix in a division suddenly wide open following “Poatan” moving to heavyweight, and Carlos Ulberg claiming 205lb gold. The only snag, the Dagestani was expected to face a former title challenger in Khalil Rountree Jr, only for injury to see his opponent switched to Bogdan Guskov.
As for Guskov, he dropped out of a rematch with Jan Blachowicz (the pair fought to a draw back in December) in favor of a bigger opportunity at UFC Abu Dhabi: a main event, against an opponent ranked higher up in the weight class.
Weigh-in results for UFC Abu Dhabi can be found below.
UFC Abu Dhabi: Ankalaev vs. Guskov Weigh-In Results
Main Card
Light Heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev (205.5) vs. Bogdan Guskov (205.5)
Flyweight: Steve Erceg (126) vs. Ramazan Temirov (126)
Welterweight: Islam Dulatov (171) vs. Wellington Turman (170)
Lightweight: Magomed Zaynukov (155.5) vs. Damian Rzepecki
Heavyweight: Rizvan Kuniev vs. Tyrell Fortune
Welterweight: Abubakar Vagaev vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev
Preliminary Card
Heavyweight: Valter Walker (248) vs. Thomas Petersen (245)
Light Heavyweight: Dustin Jacoby (205) vs. Muhammad Said (206)
Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio (171) vs. Sam Patterson (170.5)
Lightweight: Ismael Bonfim (155.5) vs. Axel Sola (155.5)
Light Heavyweight: Magomed Tuchalov (205.5) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (206)
Lightweight: Nurullo Aliev (156) vs. Mike Davis (156)
Bantamweight: Cody Gibson (136) vs. Abdul Hussein (135.5)
