UFC Fight Night: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov: Full fight card, date, streaming, how to watch, venue, and more
The UFC will return to Abu Dhabi for the UFC Fight Night: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov this weekend. Also known as UFC on ABC 7, the event will take place in Abu Dhabi, UAE. It will mark the promotion's first visit to the Middle Eastern city since UFC 294 in October 2023. The stacked Fight Night card features several elite fighters and high-profile names.
The main event will be a clash of elite bantamweight contenders Sandhagen and Nurmagomedov. The fight was originally scheduled to take place in August 2023. However, Nurmagomedov was forced to pull out of the fight due to an injury and was replaced by Rob Font.
Sandhagen defeated the veteran fighter by a dominant unanimous decision to extend his win streak to three. Meanwhile, the undefeated Nurmagomedov scored an impressive win over Bekzat Almakhan in March 2024.
No.2-ranked Sandhagen is known for his diverse striking arsenal and has displayed respectable offensive and defensive grappling in recent outings. Meanwhile, No.10-ranked Nurmagomedov comes from the camp known for producing dominant grapplers.
One of the most creative strikers in the middleweight division, Dagestan's Sharabutdin Magomedov, will return to action at the UFC on ABC 7 event to take on Poland's Michal Oleksiejczuk in the co-headlining bout.
Former UFC flyweight champion and No.6-ranked bantamweight Deiveson Figueiredo will attempt to score his third straight win in the 135-pound division as he takes on No.4-ranked Marlon 'Chito' Vera on the main card.
The event also features popular fighters like Mackenzie Dern, Michael Chiesa, and lightweight legend Tony Ferguson, among others.
UFC Fight Night: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov: Date, streaming and more
UFC Fight Night: Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov will take place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, UAE, on August 3, 2024. The preliminary card will kick off at Noon ET / 9 am PT. The main card will start at 3 pm ET / Noon PT. Fans in the UK can catch the preliminary card action live from 5 pm UK Time. The main card will start at 8 pm UK time.
The preliminary card will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and ESPN+. The main card will be broadcast on ABC and ESPN+. Fans will need to purchase an ESPN+ subscription to watch the event.
Check out the full fight card below (Subject to change):
Main Card
Bantamweight - Cory Sandhagen vs. Umar Nurmagomedov
Middleweight - Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Michal Olekiejczuk
Bantamweight - Marlon Vera vs. Deiveson Figueiredo
Welterweight - Tony Ferguson vs. Michael Chiesa
Women's strawweight - Mackenzie Dern vs. Loopy Godinez
Lightweight - Joel Alvarez vs. Elves Brener
Preliminary Card
Light heavyweight - Azamat Murzakanov vs. Alonzo Menifield
Lightweight - Mohammad Yahya vs. Kaue Fernandes
Heavyweight - Shamil Gaziev vs. Don'Tale Mayes
Lightweight - Guram Kutateladze vs. Jordan Vucenic
Women's strawweight - Victoria Dudakova vs. Sam Huges
Lightweight - Jai Herbert vs. Rolando Bedoya
Middleweight - Sedriques Dumas vs. Denis Tiuliulin