UFC on ABC 9 is set to take place at the Etihad Arena on Saturday and will be headlined by an intriguing middleweight contest between former champion Robert Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) and former ONE championship two-division champion Reinier de Ridder (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) who has enjoyed a sensational first year under the UFC banner.
Another former champion will be in action in the co-main event as Petr Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) returns to face no. 12-ranked Marcus McGhee (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC).
Also on the main card, fan favorite Shara Magomedov (15-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) will look to return to the win column after suffering the first defeat of his career in hi last outing. “Bullet” is set to face Canadian powerhouse Marc-Andre Barriault (17-9 MMA, 6-8 UFC).
And Peruvian standout Jose Ochoa (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) gets a quick turnaround after his knockout win over Cody Durden at UFC Atlanta last month as he faces Asu Almabayev (21-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC).
(Prelims kick off at 12pm ET, main card at 3pm ET)
Check Out All of the Results from UFC on ABC 9 Below
MAIN CARD
- Reinier de Ridder defeated Robert Whittaker via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)
- Petr Yan defeated Marcus McGhee via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Shara Magomedov defeated Marc-Andre Barriault via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 302-7)
- Asu Almabayev defeated Jose Ochoa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Bogdan Guskov defeated Nikita Krylov via KO/TKO at 4:18 of round one
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Bryce Mitchell defeated Said Nurmagomedov via unanimois decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Muslim Salikhov defeated Carlos Leal via knockout at 0:42 of round one
- Davey Grant defeated Da'Mon Blackshear via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Tabatha Ricci defeated Amanda Ribas via KO/TKO at 2:59 of round two
- Billy Elekana defeated Ibo Aslan via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Steven Nguyen defeated Mohammad Yahya via KO?TKO at 5:00 of round two
- Martin Buday defeated Marcus Buchecha via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
