A bantamweight barnburner has been added to
UFC Abu Dhabi.
Petr
Yan (18-5) will face Marcus
McGhee (10-1) at UFC on ABC 9 on July 26 at the Etihad Arena in
Abu Dhabi. Multiple outlets confirmed the booking on Wednesday
following an initial report from Cageside Press. UFC Abu Dhabi is headlined by a
middleweight showdown pitting Robert
Whittaker against Reinier
de Ridder.
Yan’s title reign came to an end at the hands of Aljamain
Sterling via disqualification in 2021. After failing to reclaim
his title in the rematch, Yan dropped two more fights against
future champs Sean O’Malley and Merab
Dvalishvili. “No Mercy” has since bounced back with consecutive
decision wins over Yadong Song
and former flyweight champ Deiveson
Figueiredo last year.
McGhee made his UFC debut on 13 days’ notice in 2023 and has racked
up four straight wins with three finishes. McGhee comes off a
unanimous decision win over fellow top prospect Jonathan
Martinez, going the distance for the first time in his
career.