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...

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....

Two welterweights looking to get back in the win column squared off when Argentina's Santiago Ponzinibbio (12-8 UFC) faced England's Sam Patterson (4-2 UFC) on the prelims of UFC Abu Dhabi. Ponzinibbio, a 20-fight UFC veteran, had won just one...

A clash between Brazilian and French lightweights stood out as a potential FOTN sleeper at UFC Abu Dhabi, with Axel Sola and Ismael Bonfim both looking to get back in the win column. Following a three-round, FOTN war against Mason...

Magomed Tuchalov made his promotional debut at UFC Abu Dhabi, taking on Brendon Ribeiro in a preliminary card light heavyweight fight. Tuchalov was undefeated as a pro, but had just six fights in comparison to Brazilian Ribeiro's 27. The experience...

Lightweights Nurullo Aliev and Mike Davis faced off early on the UFC Abu Dhabi preliminary card at the Etihad Arena on Saturday. Aliev, undefeated, had struggled only with activity thus far in his career, fighting infrequently at best the past...