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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 3, 2024 | |||
| Venue | Etihad Arena | |||
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
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UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov (also known as UFC on ABC 7) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on August 3, 2024, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [1]
The event will mark the promotion's 19th visit to Abu Dhabi and first since UFC 294 in October 2023. [1]
A bantamweight title eliminator bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov is scheduled to headline the event. [2] [3] 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. [4]
A five round co-main event featuring former WEC and Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz (also former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger) and Vicente Luque is expected to take place at the event. [3]
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 is expected to take place at the event. [3] The pair was previously expected to headline at UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker, but Chiesa pulled out due to a back injury. [5]
| Fight card (ABC / ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Cory Sandhagen | vs. | Umar Nurmagomedov | [lower-alpha 1] | |||
| Welterweight | Vicente Luque | vs. | Nick Diaz | ||||
| Bantamweight | Marlon Vera | vs. | Deiveson Figueiredo | ||||
| Women's Strawweight | Mackenzie Dern | vs. | Loopy Godinez | ||||
| Welterweight | Tony Ferguson | vs. | Michael Chiesa | ||||
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