| UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov | ||||
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 The poster for UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 3, 2024 | |||
| Venue | Etihad Arena | |||
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Attendance | Not announced [1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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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. [2]
The event marked the promotion's 19th visit to Abu Dhabi and first since UFC 294 in October 2023. [2]
A bantamweight title eliminator bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov headlined the event. [3] [4] 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. [5]
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. [4] 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. [6]
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. [4] The pair was previously expected to headline at UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker, but Chiesa pulled out due to a back injury. [7]
A middleweight bout between Denis Tiuliulin and Sedriques Dumas was scheduled to take place at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov. [8] However, due to visa issues relating to Dumas, that bout was postponed and took place at this event. [9] [10]
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. [11] [12]
A lightweight bout between Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady and Guram Kutateladze was scheduled for this event. [13] However, Al-Selwady withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jordan Vucenic. [14]
A flyweight bout between Azat Maksum and C.J. Vergara was scheduled for this event. [15] However, Maksum withdrew from the fight due to an injury and the bout was cancelled. [16]
| 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 | [a] |
| 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 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. [18]
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