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Date
Sat 26th July 2025 (UTC)
Sat 26th July 2025 (Local)
Timestamp
2025-07-26T16:00:00
Time
16:00:00 UTC (20:00:00 Local)
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UFC on ABC 9 Whittaker vs de Ridder
Date
Sat 26th July 2025 (UTC)
Sat 26th July 2025 (Local)
Timestamp
2025-07-26T16:00:00
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League
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Season
2025
Round
25
Status
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Location
Etihad Arena
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Description
UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder (also known as UFC on ABC 9) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 26, 2025, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Background
The event marked the promotion's 21st visit to Abu Dhabi and first since UFC 308 in October 2024.
A middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner) Robert Whittaker and former ONE Middleweight and Light Heavyweight World Champion Reinier de Ridder headlined the event.
A featherweight bout between Movsar Evloev and promotional newcomer Aaron Pico was scheduled to take place in a five round co-headliner. They were briefly expected to meet at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales in May, but it did not come to fruition. In turn, under two weeks prior to this event, Evloev had to withdraw due to an injury and the pairing was scrapped.
A women's strawweight bout between Amanda Ribas and Tabatha Ricci took place at this event. The bout was originally scheduled for UFC 318 one week before but was moved to this event for unknown reasons.
Asu Almabayev and Ramazan Temirov were expected to face each other in a flyweight bout on the preliminary card. However, Temirov pulled out due to failing a drug test in early July and was replaced by Jose Ochoa.
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Result Description
Main card (ABC / ESPN+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Reinier de Ridder def. Robert Whittaker Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00
Bantamweight Petr Yan def. Marcus McGhee Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Sharabutdin Magomedov def. Marc-André Barriault Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Asu Almabayev def. José Ochoa Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Bogdan Guskov def. Nikita Krylov KO (punches) 1 4:18
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Bantamweight Bryce Mitchell def. Said Nurmagomedov Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Muslim Salikhov def. Carlos Leal Miranda KO (punch) 1 0:42
Bantamweight Davey Grant def. Da'Mon Blackshear Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Tabatha Ricci def. Amanda Ribas TKO (elbow and punches) 2 2:59
Light Heavyweight Billy Elekana def. İbo Aslan Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Steven Nguyen def. Mohammad Yahya TKO (eye injury) 2 5:00
Heavyweight Martin Buday def. Marcus Buchecha Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Reinier de Ridder def. Robert Whittaker Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00
Bantamweight Petr Yan def. Marcus McGhee Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Middleweight Sharabutdin Magomedov def. Marc-André Barriault Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Flyweight Asu Almabayev def. José Ochoa Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Bogdan Guskov def. Nikita Krylov KO (punches) 1 4:18
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+)
Bantamweight Bryce Mitchell def. Said Nurmagomedov Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Muslim Salikhov def. Carlos Leal Miranda KO (punch) 1 0:42
Bantamweight Davey Grant def. Da'Mon Blackshear Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Women's Strawweight Tabatha Ricci def. Amanda Ribas TKO (elbow and punches) 2 2:59
Light Heavyweight Billy Elekana def. İbo Aslan Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
Featherweight Steven Nguyen def. Mohammad Yahya TKO (eye injury) 2 5:00
Heavyweight Martin Buday def. Marcus Buchecha Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
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