Unbeaten in the octagon, De Ridder (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) handed the highly touted Bo Nickal his first career loss when he ...

We look at the opening betting odds and line movement for the upcoming UFC Abu Dhabi fight card main event: Robert Whittaker ...

Prior to that, Whittaker scored back-to-back wins over Paulo Costa and Ikram Aliskerov. Unbeaten in the octagon, De Ridder (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) handed the highly touted Bo Nickal his first career ...

Prior to that, Whittaker scored back-to-back wins over Paulo Costa and Ikram Aliskerov. Unbeaten in the octagon, De Ridder (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) handed the highly touted Bo Nickal his first career loss ...

Robert Whittaker faces Reinier de Ridder in a pivotal UFC Abu Dhabi main event with major middleweight title implications.

On July 26, Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) will face Reinier de Ridder to headline the UFC's return to Abu Dhabi. The promotion officially announced the matchup Saturday, prior to UFC 315.

Former middleweight champ Robert Whittaker is set to headline a July UFC event in Abu Dhabi against Reinier de Ridder.