After UFC Abu Dhabi last night (July 26, 2025) on “Fight Island,” it’s clear Whittaker’s time near the top has come to an end.

Only one athlete debuted on "Fight Island" last night (Sat., July 27, 2025) at UFC Abu Dhabi and it was a big one, but it did not go so well - Lets grade his respective performance.

The veteran referee was criticized for having a quick trigger at UFC Nashville, but the opposite was the case at UFC Abu Dhabi. Herzog allowed Mohammad Yahya to suffer eight knockdowns, six of which were officially recognized by the promotion to set a new promotional record.

Following a 42-second upset knockout of Carlos Leal on Saturday's card in Abu Dhabi, Muslim Salikhov called for a showdown against Thompson (17-9-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC) in what would be a pairing of two of the division's most decorated strikers.

Amanda Ribas had an immediate reaction when Tabatha Ricci landed an elbow near her eye at UFC Abu Dhabi on Saturday.

Mohammad Yahya faced off against Steven Nguyen on the preliminary card of UFC Abu Dhabi, suffering a gnarly eye injury that is one of the worst you will ever see.

Following UFC Abu Dhabi last night (Sat., July 26, 2025), inside Etihad Arena in the United Arab Emirates, sources confirmed to MMAmania.com that three fighters were transported to the local hospital for precautionary reasons following their fights.

Shara Magomedov returned to the UFC on Sunday in Abu Dhabi. He fought Marc-Andre Barriault and won, but it was a very hard fight. During the match, Shara got hit badly and broke his nose. His face was full of blood, but he kept fighting.