Shara Bullet Claims Victory Over Michal Oleksiejczuk in Short-Notice UFC Abu Dhabi Co-Main Event
It wasn't the co-headliner originally promised for UFC Abu Dhabi, but the middleweight bout between Shara Magomedov (or simply Shara Bullet) and Michal Oleksiejczuk remained a promising affair. Magomedov vs. Oleksiejczuk replaced Nick Diaz vs. Vicente Luque on the Abu...
UFC Abu Dhabi: Deiveson Figueiredo Knocks Down Chito Vera in Third, Wins Decision
Chito Vera and former UFC flyweight champ Deiveson Figueiredo met on the main card of UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday, an afternoon card for western fans airing live on broadcast network ABC. Vera was fresh off a loss against Sean...
UFC Abu Dhabi: Tony Ferguson Lays Down One Glove, Semi-Retires Following Loss to Michael...
Tony Ferguson had a chance to shake off a disastrous losing streak and finish off his UFC contract on Saturday, taking on longtime UFC standout and TUF vet Michael Chiesa in a welterweight bout. The fight was slow early on,...
UFC Abu Dhabi: Joel Alvarez Stops Elves Brener, Wants King Green Next
Lightweights Joel Alvarez and Elves Brener kicked off the UFC Abu Dhabi card at the Etihad Area on Saturday, airing live on broadcast network ABC. Alvarez entered the bout coming off a win over Marc Diakiese, while Brener looked to...
UFC Abu Dhabi: Mackenzie Dern Returns to Win Column, Gets Past Loopy Godinez
Loopy Godinez and Mackenzie Dern faced off in a key women's strawweight fight as part of the UFC Abu Dhabi main card on Saturday. Both men were looking to return to the win column at the Etihad Arena and advance...
UFC Abu Dhabi: Undefeated Azamat Murzakanov KOs Alonzo Menifield After a Year Away
Undefeated light heavyweight Azamat Murzakanov stayed perfect with an impressive beatdown of Alonzo Menifield to cap off the UFC Abu Dhabi preliminary card on Saturday. After a brutal, quick knockout loss to Carlos Ulberg a few months ago, fifteenth ranked...
UFC Abu Dhabi: Kaue Fernandes Rips Legs Kicks, Then Drops Mohammad Yahya
LFA vet Kaue Fernandes was looking for his first win inside the octagon when he took on Mohammad Yahya at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday. Yahya was likewise seeing UFC win number one, after losing his debut to Trevor Peek. One...
UFC Abu Dhabi: Shamil Gaziev Rebounds From First Loss, Dominates Don’Tale Mayes
Heavyweights Shamil Gaziev and Don'Tale Mayes faced off on the UFC Abu Dhabi prelims, taking place Saturday at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Gaziev, a fighter out of KHK Team in nearby Bahrain, had the full support of...
UFC Abu Dhabi: Guram Kutateladze Mounts Comeback Against Jordan Vucenic
Former Cage Warriors champ Jordan Vucenic made his octagon debut on Saturday at UFC Abu Dhabi, where he took on a tough first opponent in Guram Kutateladze. Vucenic would no doubt have his hands full in a fighter who had...
UFC Abu Dhabi: ‘Sampage’ Hughes Hands Viktoria Dudakova First-Ever Loss
Undefeated Viktoria Dudakova fell for the first time when she fought Sam Hughes at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday afternoon. Entering the Contender Series at only 5-0 and then the UFC at 6-0 must have been daunting, but Viktoria Dudakova...