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.
How to watch: UFC Abu Dhabi streams live on Paramount+, starting at 9:00 a.m. ET / 6:00 a.m. PT.
UFC Abu Dhabi results
Main card (12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT)
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Bogdan Guskov
- Steve Erceg vs. Ramazan Temirov
- Islam Dulatov vs. Wellington Turman
- Magomed Zaynukov vs. Damian Rzepecki
- Rizvan Kuniev vs. Tyrell Fortune
- Abubakar Vagaev vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev
Prelims (9:00 a.m. ET / 6:00 a.m. PT)
- Valter Walker vs. Thomas Petersen
- Dustin Jacoby vs. Muhammad Said
- Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Sam Patterson
- Ismael Bonfim vs. Axel Sola
- Magomed Tuchalov vs. Brendson Ribeiro
- Nurullo Aliev vs. Mike Davis
- Cody Gibson vs. Abdul Hussein