After UFC Abu Dhabi last night (July 26, 2025) on “Fight Island,” it’s clear Whittaker’s time near the top has come to an end.

Though Jason Herzog didn’t stop the fight after Steven Nguyen broke the UFC record for most knockdowns in one fight, Mohammad Yahya was stopped by the doctor due to his gruesome injury. The first round was completely dominant for Nguyen, who seemingly couldn’t stop dropping his opponent every time he connected with a clean strike.

Following a 42-second upset knockout of Carlos Leal on Saturday's card in Abu Dhabi, Muslim Salikhov called for a showdown against Thompson (17-9-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC) in what would be a pairing of two of the division's most decorated strikers.

Amanda Ribas had an immediate reaction when Tabatha Ricci landed an elbow near her eye at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

In what was easily the biggest fight of his MMA career, UFC bantamweight Marcus McGhee fell just short of the mark against former titleholder Petr Yan in the UFC Abu Dhabi co-main event. Yan showed off his experience and elite striking to stifle and frustrate McGhee over three rounds of action.

Mohammad Yahya faced off against Steven Nguyen on the preliminary card of UFC Abu Dhabi, suffering a gnarly eye injury that is one of the worst you will ever see.

Following UFC Abu Dhabi last night (Sat., July 26, 2025), inside Etihad Arena in the United Arab Emirates, sources confirmed to MMAmania.com that three fighters were transported to the local hospital for precautionary reasons following their fights.

In a statement on social media, the 31-year-old revealed that she will require another facial surgery. Ribas previously had surgery for a broken orbital bone following her loss to Maycee Barber in June of 2023, with her team stating (via Marcel Dorff on X) that the bone broke in the same place during her loss to Ricci.