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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 3, 2024 (2024-08-03) | |||
| Venue | Etihad Arena | |||
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Attendance | Not announced | |||
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UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov (also known as UFC on ABC 7) was a mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 3, 2024, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Background
The event marked the promotion's 19th visit to Abu Dhabi and first since UFC 294 in October 2023.
A bantamweight title eliminator bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov headlined the event. The pair was previously expected to headline at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font, but Nurmagomedov withdrew from the event due to a shoulder injury.
A five-round co-main event featuring former WEC and Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz (also former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger) and Vicente Luque was expected to take place at the event. However, the bout was removed from the event due to travel issues related to Diaz and the pairing will be postponed to a future date.
A welterweight bout between former interim UFC Lightweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos welterweight winner) Tony Ferguson and The Ultimate Fighter: Live lightweight winner Michael Chiesa took place at the event. The pair was previously expected to headline at UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker, but Chiesa pulled out due to a back injury.
A middleweight bout between Denis Tiuliulin and Sedriques Dumas was scheduled to take place at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov. However, due to visa issues relating to Dumas, that bout was postponed and took place at this event.
Javid Basharat and Chris Gutiérrez were expected to meet in a bantamweight bout on the preliminary card, but the pairing was moved to UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 a week later due to unknown reasons.
A lightweight bout between Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady and Guram Kutateladze was scheduled for this event. However, Al-Selwady withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jordan Vucenic.
A flyweight bout between Azat Maksum and C.J. Vergara was scheduled for this event. However, Maksum withdrew from the fight due to an injury and the bout was cancelled.
Results
| Main card (ABC / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Umar Nurmagomedov | def. | Cory Sandhagen | Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Sharabutdin Magomedov | def. | Michał Oleksiejczuk | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Deiveson Figueiredo | def. | Marlon Vera | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Michael Chiesa | def. | Tony Ferguson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:44 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Mackenzie Dern | def. | Loopy Godinez | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Joel Álvarez | def. | Elves Brener | TKO (knees and punches) | 3 | 3:36 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Azamat Murzakanov | def. | Alonzo Menifield | KO (punches) | 2 | 3:18 | |
| Lightweight | Kauê Fernandes | def. | Mohammad Yahya | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:45 | |
| Heavyweight | Shamil Gaziev | def. | Don'Tale Mayes | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Guram Kutateladze | def. | Jordan Vucenic | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Sam Hughes | def. | Victoria Dudakova | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jai Herbert | def. | Rolando Bedoya | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Sedriques Dumas | def. | Denis Tiuliulin | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- UFC Bantamweight title eliminator.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk
- Performance of the Night: Joel Álvarez and Azamat Murzakanov
See also
References
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- "Ex-Cage Warriors champ Jordan Vucenic replaces Al-Selwady vs. Kutateladze at UFC Abu Dhabi". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. 2024-07-26. Retrieved 2024-07-26.
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