Start time, full card and find out how to watch Magomed Ankalaev vs. Bogdan Guskov

Here’s every thing you could know ahead of Magomed Ankalaev’s return to the Octagon.

Lower than two weeks out from fight night, Ankalaev received a brand new opponent for his first bout since losing the sunshine heavyweight title last yr.

The previous champion was originally set for an attention grabbing matchup with Khalil Rountree Jr. on July 25.

It’ll now be Bogdan Guskov facing off with the Russian, after several other contenders also got the decision to face Ankalaev on short notice.

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UFC Abu Dhabi start times

Fight fans who’re used to either watching events live within the early hours of Sunday morning or watching the delayed replay can be licking their lips when the schedule.

Neither this weekend’s event nor next week’s Fight Night card will air on US time, with the cardboard on July 25 getting underway at 2pm within the UK.

For US fans, which will mean setting an alarm earlier on Saturday morning to catch the fights before starting the remainder of your day.

How one can watch UFC Abu Dhabi

For where you’ll be able to tune in to observe UFC Abu Dhabi, it’ll depend upon who owns the broadcasting rights for the UFC in your region.

Fans in the US have been in a position to get all of their UFC coverage via a subscription to Paramount+, for instance.

Who else is fighting at UFC Abu Dhabi?

Despite some changes to the most important event, the remainder of the cardboard that is ready for July 25 has mostly stayed together.

Fans can look ahead to other matchups, like Magomed Zaynukov’s long-awaited debut, once the motion gets underway this Saturday.

Major card:

• Light heavyweight: Magomed Ankalaev vs. Bogdan Guskov
• Flyweight: Steve Erceg vs. Ramazan Temirov
• Welterweight: Islam Dulatov vs. Wellington Turman
• Lightweight: Magomed Zaynukov vs. Damian Rzepecki
• Heavyweight: Rizvan Kuniev vs. Tyrell Fortune
• Welterweight: Abubakar Vagaev vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev

Prelims:

• Heavyweight: Valter Walker vs. Thomas Petersen
• Light heavyweight: Dustin Jacoby vs. Muhammad Said
• Welterweight: Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Sam Patterson
• Lightweight: Ismael Bonfim vs. Axel Sola
• Light heavyweight: Magomed Tuchalov vs. Brendson Ribeiro
• Lightweight: Nurullo Aliev vs. Mike Davis
• Bantamweight: Abdul Hussein vs. Cody Gibson