Friday, June 20, 2025

UFC Abu Dhabi: Whittaker vs de Ridder

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs de Ridder at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE

The Octagon returns to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates with UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs de Ridder taking place at Etihad Arena. In the main event, former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker of Australia faces Reinier de Ridder of the Netherlands.

Among other bouts, Asu Almabayev of Kazakhstan takes on Ramazan Temirov of Uzbekistan at flyweight. Ibo Aslan of Turkey goes up against Billy Elekana of the U.S. at light heavyweight. Plus, Uzbekistan’s Bogdan Guskov meets Nikita Krylov in another light heavyweight contest.

UFC Abu Dhabi tickets are on sale now via Ticketmaster.

UFC Abu Dhabi fight card

  • Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder, middleweight
  • Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Marc-Andre Barriault, middleweight
  • Nikita Krylov vs. Bogdan Guskov, light heavyweight
  • Asu Almabayev vs. Ramazan Temirov, flyweight
  • Ibo Aslan vs. Billy Elekana, light heavyweight
  • Movsar Evloev vs. Aaron Pico, featherweight
  • Petr Yan vs. Marcus McGhee, bantamweight
  • Said Nurmagomedov vs. Bryce Mitchell, bantamweight
  • Amanda Ribas vs. Tabatha Ricci, strawweight
  • Muslim Salikhov vs. Carlos Leal Miranda, welterweight

*Card, ticket and broadcast information subject to change

How to watch

Date

July 26, 2025

Location

Etihad Arena - Yas Dr St - Yas Island, Yas West, Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates

Where to watch

Start time

  • Main card: 3:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM PT
  • Prelims: 12:00 PM ET / 9:00 PM PT
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