Whittaker vs. De Ridder

UFC Fight Night on ABC 9 Results & Video Highlights

By MMA News

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (July 26th, 2025)– In the main event, middleweights Robert Whittaker and Reinier De Ridder clashed. While in the co-main event, Petr Yan faced off with Marcus McGhee in a bantamweight matchup.

UFC Fight Night Results: Main Card

  • Middleweight: Reinier De Ridder def. Robert Whittaker via split decision (48-47×2, 47-48)
  • Bantamweight: Petr Yan def. Marcus McGhee via unanimous decision (29-28×3)
  • Middleweight: Shara Magomedov def. Marc-Andre Barriault via unanimous decision (30-27×3)
  • Flyweight: Asu Almabayev def. Jose Ochoa via unanimous decision (30-27×2, 29-28)
  • Light Heavyweight: Bogdan Guskov def. Nikita Krylov via TKO: R1, 4.18

Preliminary Card

  • Bantamweight: Bryce Mitchell def. Said Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision (29-28×3)
  • Welterweight: Muslim Salikhov def. Carlos Leal via KO: R1, 0.42
  • Bantamweight: Davey Grant def. Da’Mon Blackshear via unanimous decision (29-28×3)
  • Women’s Strawweight: Tabatha Ricci def. Amanda Ribas via TKO: R2, 2.59
  • Light Heavyweight: Billy Elekana def. Ibo Aslan via unanimous decision (30-27×2, 29-28)
  • Featherweight: Steven Nguyen def. Mohammad Yahya via TKO: R2, 5.00

Heavyweight: Martin Buday def. Marcus Buchecha via unanimous decision (29-28×3)

Preliminary Card Highlights

Steven Nguyen def. Mohammad Yahya

Steven Nguyen earned a TKO at the end of round two.

Tabatha Ricci def. Amanda Ribas

Tabatha Ricci earned a TKO in round two.

Muslim Salikhov def. Carlos Leal

Muslim Salikhov took just 42 seconds to get the KO.

Main Card Highlights

Bogdan Guskov def. Nikita Krylov

Bogdan Guskov kicked off the main card with a first-round TKO:

Asu Almabayev def. Jose Ochoa

Asu Almabayev got it done on the scorecards.

Shara Magomedov def. Marc-Andre Barriault

Shara Magomedov earned a unanimous decision win.

Petr Yan def. Marcus McGhee

Petr Yan got the decision in the co-main event.

Reinier De Ridder def. Robert Whittaker

In the main event, Reinier De Ridder earned a split decision win against Robert Whittaker.

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