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.
How to watch the fight replaysWatch all of the fights on ESPN+: Get ESPN+ here. There's also FightCenter, which offers stats for every UFC card.
UFC Abu Dhabi resultsMen'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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