The UFC stays on the road this weekend with an event in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and MMA KO’s Drew Beaupré is here to provide predictions for all 12 fights on the card.

UFC Abu Dhabi showcases the middleweight division as top contenders Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder push to prove themselves worthy of a title shot.

Welcome to today's edition of Sportskeeda MMA News Roundup! UFC Abu Dhabi saw a terrifying eye injury as Mohammad Yahya suffered multiple knockdowns in the loss to Steven Nguyen.

The full UFC on ABC 9 weigh-in results include: MAIN CARD (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET) Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Reinier de Ridder (186) Petr Yan (135.5) vs. Marcus McGhee (136) Shara Magomedov (186) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (185) Asu Almabayev (126) vs. Jose Ochoa (125.5)

Grappling champion Marcus Buchecha struggled mightily in his octagon debut before coming up short with Martin Buday claiming a unanimous decision win to kick off the UFC Abu Dhabi card on Saturday.

Whittaker vs. de Ridder on 7/26/25. Alen's MMA DFS analysis to build winning daily fantasy UFC lineups. After last week's banger of an event, the leading promotion returns to Abu Dhabi for a Fight Night card featuring multiple former champions and a slew of promising rising contenders.

Mohammed Yahya suffers suspected orbital fracture and swelling after brutal blow at UFC Abu Dhabi, raising concerns over recovery timeline.

MMA Fighting reacts to UFC Abu Dhabi capped off by Reinier de Ridder’s split decision win over Robert Whittaker in the main event.

Muslim Salikhov stuns Carlos Leal with a 42-second KO at UFC Abu Dhabi and calls out Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson.