The UFC ends a three-week road trip this weekend when it returns home to Las Vegas following UFC Abu Dhabi, which saw Reinier de Ridder move closer towards a middleweight title shot when he defeated former divisional titleholder Robert Whittaker in the night’s main event.

Paddy Pimblett’s next move has become less clear. The two frontrunners to face the Liverpudlian when he returns to the Octagon, Justin Gaethje and Dan Hooker, have both insisted that they

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UFC on ABC 9 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN+) took place Saturday, and MMA Junkie provided live round-by-round coverage and official result. UFC on ABC 9 took place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. In the headliner, former middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (26-9 MMA, 17-7 UFC) took on former ONE champion Reinier de Ridder (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC).

Tsarukyan (23-3 MMA, 9-2 UFC) was the No. 1 contender, but after withdrawing from his title fight against Islam Makhachev at UFC 311 just a day before the fight, Dana White said he needs to work his way back. Topuria thinks Tsarukyan would be an unreliable ...

Since UFC 313, Hooker has continued to recover from his extensive hand surgery as he plots a return to the Octagon. But after a recent incident during UFC 317 fight week in Las Vegas, his timeline for a comeback fight hit an unexpected obstacle.

With a number of historic feats throughout the card, the night was capped off by former two-division ONE Championship titleholder Reinier de Ridder (20-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who won a debated split decision over former UFC champ Robert Whittaker (26-9 MMA, 17-7 UFC) to potentially earn a title shot.