UFC on ABC 9 live updates: Results, round-by-round coverage of every fight
In the headliner, former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) takes on former ONE champion Reinier de Ridder (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who has finished all of his fights thus far in the UFC.
In the co-feature, former bantamweight champion Petr Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) aims to keep the momentum going against Marcus McGhee (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who is undefeated in the UFC, but faces his toughest test to date.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at Noon ET for the prelims on ESPN and ESPN+, followed by the main card on ABC and ESPN+ at 3 p.m. ET.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
UFC on ABC 9 lineup
MAIN CARD (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder
Marcus McGhee vs. Petr Yan
Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Shara Magomedov
Asu Almabayev vs. Jose Ochoa
Bogdan Guskov vs. Nikita Krylov
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, Noon ET)
Bryce Mitchell vs. Said Nurmagomedov
Carlos Leal vs. Muslim Salikhov
Da'Mon Blackshear vs. Davey Grant
Amanda Ribas vs. Tabatha Ricci
Ibo Aslan vs. Billy Elekana
Steven Nguyen vs. Mohammad Yahya
Marcus Buchecha vs. Martin Buday
Marcus Buchecha vs. Martin Buday
Result:
Recap:
Photos:
Records: Buchecha (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Buday (15-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
Division: Heavyweight
Referee:
Judging:
UFC on ABC 9 ceremonial weigh-in gallery
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Abu Dhabi: Whittaker vs. de Ridder live updates, fight results
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