The Octagon is in Abu Dhabi for Saturday’s UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder fight card. The event takes place at Etihad Arena and is headlined by a middleweight bout between former champion Robert Whittaker and No. 13 ranked Reinier De Ridder.
Whittaker officially weighed in at 185.5 pounds for Saturday’s main event. De Ridder tipped the scales at 186 pounds.
Bobby Knuckles is ready to throw down 👊@RobWhittakerMMA weighs in at 185.5 for #UFCAbuDhabi 👀
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— UFC (@ufc) July 25, 2025
On point for his biggest fight! 🎯
Reinier de Ridder weighs in at 186 at #UFCAbuDhabi
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— UFC (@ufc) July 25, 2025
UFC Abu Dhabi Official Weigh-In Results
MAIN CARD (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET)
Robert Whittaker (185.5) vs. Reinier de Ridder (186)Petr Yan (135.5) vs. Marcus McGhee (136)Shara Magomedov (186) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (185)Asu Almabayev (126) vs. Jose Ochoa (125.5)Nikita Krylov (205) vs. Bogdan Guskov (205)
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN, ESPN+, noon ET)
Bryce Mitchell (136) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (136)Muslim Salikhov (170.5) vs. Carlos Leal (170)Davey Grant (135) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (136)Amanda Ribas (116) vs. Tabatha Ricci (115)Ibo Aslan (204) vs. Billy Elekana (204.5)Mohammad Yahyan (146) vs. Steven Nguyen (145.5)Martin Buday (266) vs. Marcus Almeida (254)
