Thoughts and analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of UFC Abu Dhabi, including why Petr Yan should get a shot at gold.

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.

UFC fans have been laughing at a video of Jon Jones getting his handshake offer denied by top heavyweight contender Sergei Pavlovich.

First, the PFL Champions Series Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, saw a shocking conclusion to its main event middleweight title fight. Johnny Eblen, the incoming champion, was up on the scorecards heading into the fifth round. However, Costello Van Steenis pulled off a last-second rear-naked choke to snatch the title away.

Mohammad Yahya faced off against Steven Nguyen on the prelims of UFC Abu Dhabi, suffering a gnarly eye injury that is one of the worst you will ever ser.

Khabib Nurmagomedov believes people high up in the UFC were pulling the strings behind the scenes during his feud with Conor McGregor.

Mixed martial arts legend Ben Askren has a positive long-term prognosis after recently undergoing a double lung transplant.