Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder were both on point without any problems with the middleweights hitting the scale early Friday morning in Abu Dhabi. The main event was made official after de Ridder was the first fighter to weigh in with the former two-division champion from ONE coming in at 186 pounds.

Alex Pereira will have to overcome underdog status at UFC 320 if he hopes to reclaim gold from Magomed Ankalaev.

UFC star Islam Makhachev was in attendance at UAE Warriors 62 to witness an impressive performance from one of the promotion’s champions.

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Among those weighing in are former UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC) and former ONE Championship two-division titleholder Reinier de Ridder (19-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC), who meet in a five-round main event.

UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell has said that he believes Ilia Topuria is beatable - even if he wasn't able to get the job done when they fought.

Whether currying favor with the promotion or declining from an ethical standpoint, the decision is baffling. The alleged $200,000 is already paid out by the UFC in the form of the settlement, and the unclaimed money would simply be divided among the other beneficiaries.

Burns said his concussion came with the knockout blow from Morales in the octagon. The 39-year-old said he's "feeling much better now," but it being intelligent with his recovery process and won't allow himself to do contact training until fully cleared.

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