The
Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Abu Dhabi for its
latest card, which is headlined by an intriguing bantamweight
clash.
The main event of
UFC on ABC 7 will see Cory
Sandhagen take on the undefeated Umar
Nurmagomedov. Both men successfully made weight for the
five-round fight, and the rest of the 13-fight card did as
well.
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Sandhagen (17-4) is on a three-fight winning streak since
back-to-back defeats to Petr Yan and
T.J.
Dillashaw. The 32-year-old’s current run has seen a TKO win
over Yadong Song
and decisions over Rob Font and
Marlon
Vera. “Sandman” officially stepped on the scale at 136 pounds,
taking full advantage of the one-pound allowance.
A perfect 17-0 as a professional, Nurmagomedov has looked great
inside the Octagon so far. This marks a big step up, though, as
previous wins came over the likes of Raoni
Barcelos and Brian
Kelleher. The 28-year-old will look to prove he’s a contender
and weighed 135 pounds on the dot.
UFC on ABC 7 prelims begin at noon ET/9 a.m. PT on ESPN2 and ESPN+
on Saturday. The fights then transition to ABC, ESPN, and ESPN+ at
3 p.m. ET/noon PT.
UFC on ABC 7 Weigh-in Results:
Cory
Sandhagen (136) vs. Umar
Nurmagomedov (135)
Sharabutdin
Magomedov (186) vs. Michal
Oleksiejczuk (185)
Deiveson
Figueiredo (135) vs. Marlon Vera
(136)
Michael
Chiesa (170) vs. Tony
Ferguson (170)
Mackenzie
Dern (115.5) vs. Lupita
Godinez (115.5)
Joel
Alvarez (155.5) vs. Elves
Brener (155)
Alonzo
Menifield (204) vs. Azamat
Murzakanov (205)
Kaue
Fernandes (155.5) vs. Mohammad
Yahya (155)
Shamil
Gaziev (262) vs. Don’Tale
Mayes (265)
Guram
Kutateladze (155) vs. Jordan
Vucenic (155)
Victoria
Dudakova (115.5) vs. Sam Hughes
(114)
Rolando
Bedoya (155) vs. Jai Herbert
(155.5)
Sedriques
Dumas (186) vs. Denis
Tiuliulin (185)