It may not have been pretty, but Reinier de Ridder cleared another big hurdle on the way to a middleweight title shot.

UFC on ABC 9 took place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday afternoon, with former champion Robert Whittaker facing Reiner de Ridder in the main event.

Reinier de Ridder. With the run de Ridder has been on — and with Whittaker’s top reputation in the division — the winner of this one could be in line for the winner of Dricus du Plessis vs. Khamzat ...

'Shara Bullet' tasted his first defeat against Michael Page at UFC Riyadh in February, but didn't look for a safe performance against Marc-Andre Barriault at UFC Abu Dhabi. 'Bullet' and 'Powerbar' ...

The MMA community reacted to Reinier de Ridder's split decision over Robert Whittaker at UFC Abu Dhabi – with some ...

Follow the UFC Abu Dhabi live blog for Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder, the main event middleweight bout Saturday in Abu Dhabi.

MMA Fighting has UFC Abu Dhabi results for the Whittaker vs. De Ridder fight card, a live blog of the top three fights, and ...

Strawweight Tabatha Ricci defeats Amanda Ribas with a second-round TKO elbow at UFC Abu Dhabi preliminary card.

UFC fans were stunned as Mohammad Yahya suffered a severe eye injury during his fight against Steven Nguyen in Abu Dhabi.

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