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UFC Abu Dhabi results: Nurmagomedov beats Sandhagen, ready for title shot

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Umar Nurmagomedov continued his winning ways as he defeated Cory Sandhagen by unanimous decision on Saturday night. 

Nurmagomedov (18-0) is now on a six-fight winning streak in the UFC, and with the win over ESPN's No. 3 ranked bantamweight in Sandhagen (17-5), "Young Eagle" will likely be next to challenge for the 135-pound title. Sean O'Malley will defend his bantamweight belt against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 306 in September.

Here's everything that went down on the 13-fight card in Abu Dhabi, including results, top news, highlights and big moments on Saturday. 


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UFC Abu Dhabi results

  • Men's bantamweight: Umar Nurmagomedov def. Cory Sandhagen

  • Middleweight: Shara Magomedov def. Michal Oleksiejczuk

  • Men's bantamweight: Deiveson Figueiredo def. Marlon Vera

  • Welterweight: Michael Chiesa def. Tony Ferguson

  • Strawweight: Mackenzie Dern def. Loopy Godínez

  • Lightweight: Joel Álvarez def. Elves Brener

  • Light heavyweight: Azamat Murzakanov def. Alonzo Menifield

  • Lightweight: Kauê Fernandes def. Mohammad Yahya

  • Heavyweight: Shamil Gaziev def. Don'Tale Mayes

  • Lightweight: Guram Kutateladze def. Jordan Vucenic

  • Strawweight: Sam Hughes def. Viktoriia Dudakova

  • Lightweight: Jai Herbert def. Rolando Bedoya

  • Middleweight: Sedriques Dumas def. Denis Tiuliulin


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