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Top bantamweight prospect Javid Basharat looked to maintain his winning ways and stay undefeated when he took on Victor Henry at UFC 294. The Abu Dhabi-based card saw Basharat enter with a 14-0 record against former RIZIN fighter Henry, who...

Abu Azaitar returned from a two-year layoff to face Sedriques Dumas at UFC 294. Despite Abu making his UFC debut five years before Dumas, both men came into the bout with a 1-1 record. Only one could leave the cage...

Road to UFC tournament winner Anshul Jubli fought for the first time after winning his UFC contract earlier this year, taking on Mike Breeden in Abu Dhabi at UFC 294. Breeden got what appeared to be one last chance to...

British standout Nathaniel Wood, undefeated since his move to featherweight, faced off with Muhammad Naimov at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Their preliminary card bout on Saturday saw Wood looking for his fourth straight win at 145 pounds; Naimov was...

Former Invicta FC atomweight champ Jinh Yu Frey found herself in must-win territory against Victoria Dudakova at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. The pair's preliminary card strawweight bout saw Frey entering off three-straight losses, faced with an undefeated prospect out...

Middleweight action kicked off Saturday's UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi, with highly touted newcomer Sharabutdin Magomedov making his promotional debut against Bruno Silva. With Silva having shared the cage with the likes of Israel Adesanya, this was no easy out...

UAE Warriors alum Mohammad Yahya steps into the octagon for the first time at UFC 294 this weekend, where he's set to take on Trevor Peek. The card is topped by the rematch between Alexander Volkanovski and lightweight champ...

Islam Makhachev has been dealt a strong hand as he looks to defend his title against featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski who steps in on ten days' notice at UFC 294. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1706724165297094982?s=20 Going into UFC 294, UFC lightweight champion Islam Makhachev has...

The UFC returns to Abu Dhabi this weekend, with UFC 294 headlined by a short-notice title fight between Islam Makhachev and Alexander Volkanovski — a rematch of their February match-up. Among several newcomers, the highly-touted Sharabutdin Magomedov makes his...

Kamaru Usman will be looking to deliver the upset of the year when he looks to spoil the return of superstar contender Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1635823130777100289?s=20 A week ago, Kamaru Usman was nowhere to be found.  While he'd entertained...