Former light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev faces Bogdan Guskov in the main event of UFC Fight Night on July 25, live from Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
- Ankalaev (20-2-1, 1 NC) comes off a first-round stoppage defeat to Alex Pereira in their rematch at UFC 320 last October.
- Guskov (18-3-1) of Uzbekistan was last in action last December at UFC 323, when he fought Jan Blachowicz to a majority draw.
Guskov was originally scheduled to face Blachowicz in a rematch a week later. He stepped in to fight Ankalaev, whose original opponent, Khalil Rountree Jr., withdrew due to injury.
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The co-main event is a flyweight bout between Australia’s Steve Erceg (14-4) and Uzbekistan’s Ramazan Temirov (19-3).
- Former title challenger Erceg aims for his third straight win, having defeated Tim Elliott by unanimous decision in May.
- Temirov hasn’t fought since last May, when he scored a unanimous decision over Charles Johnson, recording his 11th consecutive victory.
UFC Abu Dhabi results
Main card
- Magomed Ankalaev def. Bogdan Guskov TKO (punches, R5, 2:41)
- Ramazan Temirov def. Steve Erceg by KO (punch, R1, 4:21)
- Islam Dulatov vs. Wellington Turman – canceled*
- Magomed Zaynukov def. Damian Rzepecki by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Rizvan Kuniev def. Tyrell Fortune by TKO (knees, R3, 1:11)
- Abubakar Vagaev def. Saygid Izagakhmaev by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Prelims
- Valter Walker def. Thomas Petersen by submission (calf slicer, R1, 1:32)
- Muhammad Said def. Dustin Jacoby by TKO (head kick and punches, R2, 4:49)
- Sam Patterson def. Santiago Ponzinibbio by TKO (punches, R2, 3:06)
- Axel Sola def. Ismael Bonfim by submission (brabo choke, R1, 4:44)
- Magomed Tuchalov def. Brendson Ribeiro by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Nurullo Aliev def. Mike Davis by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Abdul Hussein def. Cody Gibson by submission (arm-triangle choke, R3, 3:07)
*Dulatov withdrew due to illness.