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The octagon is at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates for this weekend’s UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov event. The fight card is headlined by a light heavyweight bout between No. 2 ranked Magomed Ankalaev and No. 9 ranked Bogdan Guskov.
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The event will mark the promotion’s 23rd visit to Abu Dhabi. Ankalaev was originally slated to face former title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr., but Rountree was forced out of the bout due to injury two weeks before fight night. Guskov stepped up as a replacement. He was scheduled to compete a week later at UFC Fight Night 283 in Serbia.
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UFC Abu Dhabi Start Times:
- Main Card begins at 2 pm ET / 9 am PT on Paramount+
- Preliminary Card begins at 9 am ET / 6 am PT on Paramount+
UFC Abu Dhabi Official Results:
Main Card (2 pm ET / 9 am PT on Paramount+)
- Magomed Ankalaev vs. Bogdan Guskov
- Steve Erceg vs. Ramazonbek Temirov
- Islam Dulatov vs. Wellington Turman
- Magomed Zaynukov vs. Damian Rzepecki
- Rizvan Kuniev vs. Tyrell Fortune
- Abubakar Vagaev vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev
Preliminary Card (9 am ET / 6 am PT on Paramount+)
- Valter Walker vs. Thomas Petersen
- Dustin Jacoby vs. Muhammad Saidov
- 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
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This story was originally published July 25, 2026 at 4:45 AM.