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The next event on the 2025 UFC schedule is a UFC Fight Night card in Abu Dhabi. The UFC Abu Dhabi card takes place on Saturday, July 26 at Etihad Arena, Yas Island. In the main event on the UFC on ABC card, former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker looks to halt the rise of the surging Reinier De Ridder. We look at the betting odds for the full fight card.
The UFC Abu Dhabi main card airs on ABC following prelims on ESPN. The preliminary card for the UFC Fight Night event begins at noon ET. The main card kicks off at 3:00 p.m. ET.
UFC Abu Dhabi Fight Card: Main Card Betting Odds
Robert Whittaker (-140) vs. Reinier de Ridder (+120) – Middleweight
Petr Yan (-380) vs. Marcus McGhee (+315) – Bantamweight
Sharabutdin Magomedov (-650) vs. Marc-André Barriault (+475) – Middleweight
Asu Almabayev (-104) vs. Jose Ochoa (-116) – Flyweight
Nikita Krylov (-195) vs. Bogdan Guskov (+170) – Light heavyweight
UFC Abu Dhabi Fight Card: Preliminary Card Betting Odds
Bryce Mitchell (-125) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (+105) – Bantamweight
Muslim Salikhov (+375) vs. Carlos Leal Miranda (-500) – Welterweight
Davey Grant (+270) vs. Da’Mon Blackshear (-320) – Bantamweight
Amanda Ribas (-185) vs. Tabatha Ricci (+160) – Strawweight
İbo Aslan (-255) vs. Billy Elekana (+215) – Light heavyweight
Mohammad Yahya (+270) vs. Steven Nguyen (-320) – Featherweight
Martin Buday (+250) vs. Marcus Buchecha (-300) – Heavyweight
Martin Buday vs. Marcus Buchecha – Heavyweight
UFC Abu Dhabi Fight Card Date:
Saturday, July 26, 2025
UFC Abu Dhabi Fight Card Location:
Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi
UFC Abu Dhabi Time:
Main Card: 3:00 p.m. ET
Preliminary Card: 12:00 p.m. ET
UFC Abu Dhabi Main Event: Robert Whittaker Vs. Renier de Ridder
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Whittaker (26-8) is the No. 5 fighter in the official UFC middleweight rankings. Whittaker is 15-4 with the UFC since June 2014. His only losses have come to Israel Adesanya, Dricus du Plessis, and Khamzat Chimaev. Adesanya is a former UFC middleweight champ. Du Plessis is the current UFC 185-pound champion, and Chimaev is scheduled to face Du Plessis in a title fight at UFC 319 in August. In short, the 34-year-old is the gate keeper to the elite of the division.
Whittaker is coming off a nasty submission loss to Chimaev at UFC 308 in October 2024.
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De Ridder (20-2) has been climbing the UFC middleweight ladder since he joined the promotion after holding the ONE middleweight and light heavyweight titles. The 34-year-old is No. 12 in the UFC 185-pound division. He is 3-0 with the promotion with stoppage wins over Gerald Meerschaert, Kevin Holland and Bo Nickal. His win over Nickal was his most recent victory, coming in May of this year.
Robert Whittaker Vs. Reinier de Ridder Opening Odds
When BetOnline first published the betting line for the UFC Abu Dhabi 2025 main event, Whittaker was listed as the -190 betting favorite over the +165 De Ridder. Those odds have shifted slightly. Today, Whittaker is listed at -145, while De Ridder is a +125 betting underdog.
The UFC Abu Dhabi fight card co-main event was Movsar Evloev vs. Aaron Pico, but that bout fell apart earlier this month when Evloev withdrew from the UFC Abu Dhabi card because of injury.
According to MMA Junkie, the UFC plans to keep the matchup and schedule Evloev vs. Pico for a later event.
We will have more on the UFC Abu Dhabi fight card as fight night nears.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/trentreinsmith/2025/07/22/ufc-abu-dhabi-whittaker-vs-de-ridder-full-fight-card-betting-odds/