The headliners for UFC Abu Dhabi have made weight along with the rest of the fighters scheduled for Saturday’s card.
Light heavyweights Magomed Ankalaev and Bogdan Guskov are set to clash inside Etihad Arena. Initially, Ankalaev was set to face Khalil Rountree, but “The War Horse” suffered an injury. Despite the short notice, Guskov made weight at 205. pounds. Ankalaev had the same weight on the scale, making the UFC Abu Dhabi main event official.
Co-headliners Steve Erceg and Ramazan Temirov were also on point during Friday’s weigh-in. Both men hit the 126-pound mark for their flyweight encounter. Meanwhile, welterweights Islam Dulatov (171) and Wellington Turman (170) were solid on the scale ahead of fight night.
A lightweight battle between Magomed Zaynukov and Damian Rzepecki will go on as planned since both men clocked in at 155.5 pounds. Rizvan Kuniev vs. Tyrell Fortune and Abubakar Vagaev vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev round out the main card.
Here’s a look at the full UFC Abu Dhabi weigh-in results:
Main Card (Paramount+, 12 p.m. ET)
- Magomed Ankalaev (205.5) vs. Bogdan Guskov (205.5)
- Steve Erceg (126) vs. Ramazan Temirov (126)
- Islam Dulatov (171) vs. Wellington Turman (170)
- Magomed Zaynukov (155.5) vs. Damian Rzepecki (155.5)
- Rizvan Kuniev (265.5) vs. Tyrell Fortune (258)
- Abubakar Vagaev (171) vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev (171)
Prelims (Paramount+, 9 a.m. ET)
- Valter Walker (248) vs. Thomas Petersen (245)
- Dustin Jacoby (205) vs. Muhammad Saidov (206)
- Santiago Ponzinibbio (171) vs. Sam Patterson (170.5)
- Ismael Bonfim (155.5) vs. Axel Sola (155.5)
- Magomed Tuchalov (205.5) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (206)
- Mike Davis (156) vs. Nurullo Aliev (156)
- Cody Gibson (136) vs. Abdul Hussein (135.5)
Saturday will be pivotal for Ankalaev, who is looking to make a big statement after losing the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship to Alex Pereira back in Oct. 2025. It was only the second loss in Ankalaev’s 24-fight career.
What are your final predictions for UFC Abu Dhabi? Any chance Magomed Ankalaev suffers an upset? What other fights are your intrigued by? Sound off with your take in the comments below.
