This is the UFC Abu Dhabi live blog for Petr Yan vs. Marcus McGhee, the co-main event bantamweight bout Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Currently No. at 135 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings,

Abu Dhabi has cemented its status as a global hub for combat sports, hosting its 21st UFC event with a stacked card headlined by Whittaker vs. De Ridder. Backed by a renewed partnership with UFC through 2028,

Get the latest UFC Abu Dhabi fight card odds, prop bets, expert picks, and predictions for Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder and the full main card.

The full UFC on ABC 9 weigh-in results include: MAIN CARD (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET) Shara Magomedov (186) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (185) Asu Almabayev (126) vs. Jose Ochoa (125.5) Bryce Mitchell (136) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (136) Ibo Aslan (204) vs. Billy Elekana (204.5)

Mohammed Yahya suffers suspected orbital fracture and swelling after brutal blow at UFC Abu Dhabi, raising concerns over recovery timeline.

UFC Abu Dhabi is a stacked Fight Night event, and while fans can look forward to the middleweight title eliminator main event, there's plenty to anticipate on the undercard. Notably, the Abu Dhabi undercard plays host to a pair of fighters who belong to a very exclusive club.

Grappling champion Marcus Buchecha struggled mightily in his octagon debut before coming up short with Martin Buday claiming a unanimous decision win to kick off the UFC Abu Dhabi card on Saturday.

Muslim Salikhov stuns Carlos Leal with a 42-second KO at UFC Abu Dhabi and calls out Stephen "Wonderboy" Thompson.