UFC Abu Dhabi full results and highlights | Sandhagen vs. Umar (2024)

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By Tim Bissell Updated Aug 3, 2024, 6:39pm EDT

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was back in the Arabian Gulf this afternoon (Sat., Aug. 3, 2024) with UFC Abu Dhabi on ABC. The mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which took place inside Etihad Arena — a.k.a. “Fight Island” — in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, streamed LIVE on ABC and ESPN+. The main event was a Bantamweight title eliminator with Cory Sandhagen meeting the undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov. The co-main did not feature Nick Diaz because of “travel issues.” His bout with Vicente Luque was scrapped, but in its place we had Shara Magomedov fighting Michal Oleksiejczuk.

UFC Abu Dhabi’s main card didn’t lose all its veterans when Diaz fell out, though.

Indeed, Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chiesa was on the main card in what might be (or should be) Ferguson’s last UFC fight. There’s was also Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Marlon Vera, Mackenzie Dern vs. Loopy Godinez and Joel Alvarez vs. Elves Brener.

The “Prelims” card featured Azamat Murzakanov vs. Alonzo Menifield. The undercard also included Guram Kutateladze vs. Jordan Vucenic and Victoria Dudakova vs. Sam Hughes.

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MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire UFC Abu Dhabi card below, starting with the ESPN2/ESPN+ “Prelims” matches, which begin at 12 p.m. ET, then the remaining main card (also on ABC/ESPN+) at 3 p.m. ET.

Keep in mind that we will also be the spot for the latest news, recaps, and post-fight analysis following “Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov.” Without further delay, see below for the updated UFC Abu Dhabi results. (Note: This will go from the top down; therefore, look to the top of the stream for the newest update).

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