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[Fightomic @fightomic]

Eighteen new UFC fights got made this week, across seven cards from Belgrade to Los Angeles. A Paris main event, a nine-year-old score to settle at UFC 331 and a farewell at the APEX. Dates and weight classes, all in one place. https://t.co/bYfQVYv2vs

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Our matchmaking model gave Guskov the same answer it gave Saidov: each other. Saidov starched Jacoby. Guskov took Ankalaev on short notice and lasted into the fifth. Book it. The rest of the Abu Dhabi calls: https://t.co/mnvYQXQsUo

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Valter Walker said he'd break the man's foot and go home. He wrapped up Thomas Petersen's leg 92 seconds in and finished with a calf slicer. Five straight submission wins, every one a leg attack. Nobody else at Heavyweight is doing this. More in the recap
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[Fightomic @fightomic]

Biggest movers in the Fightomic UFC rankings after UFC Abu Dhabi:

Sam Patterson up 16 to #21
Axel Sola up 16 to #49
Nurullo Aliev up 4 to #39
Ramizan Temirov up 2 to #10

https://t.co/Ix3YoKNNqL

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Fightomic UFC rankings for UFC Abu Dhabi (3/3)

Ismael Bonfim (62) vs Axel Sola (65)
Magomed Tuchalov (-) vs Brendson Ribeiro (37)
Nurullo Aliev (43) vs Mike Davis (48)
Cody Gibson (58) vs Abdul Hussein (-)

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[Fightomic @fightomic]

Fightomic UFC rankings for UFC Abu Dhabi (1/3)

Magomed Ankalaev (1) vs Bogdan Guskov (12)
Steve Erceg (13) vs Ramazan Temirov (12)
Islam Dulatov (45) vs Wellington Turman (68)
Magomed Zaynukov (-) vs Damian Rzepecki (-)
Rizvan Kuniev (7) vs Tyrell Fortune (16)

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Fightomic UFC rankings for UFC Abu Dhabi (2/3)

Abubakar Vagaev (-) vs Saygid Izagakhmaev (58)
Valter Walker (13) vs Thomas Petersen (26)
Dustin Jacoby (16) vs Muhammad Saidov (-)
Santiago Ponzinibbio (29) vs Sam Patterson (37)

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Ankalaev battered Paul Craig for nearly three full rounds on his UFC debut, then got caught in a triangle with one second left. He did not lose again for seven years. He headlines Abu Dhabi against Bogdan Guskov on 25 July. Full breakdown → https://t.co/R2O8O1ya3F

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Born in Dukent, a mining settlement in Uzbekistan. Started training at eight to protect his family. Welded by day, worked nightclub doors by night. Tomorrow Bogdan Guskov headlines against Magomed Ankalaev in Abu Dhabi. Read the profile: https://t.co/shKj1zaDy8

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Wilkes Martial Arts in Perth was a family fitness club. Kids' classes, no pro fighters, no pipeline. Then a 13-year-old who loved WWE walked in, and his dad and coach rebuilt the gym around him. Erceg faces Ramazan Temirov at UFC Abu Dhabi. The profile: https://t.co/8z4WmvQAGK

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Some fans only see a 2-0 UFC fighter. The record hides a year lost to a trimetazidine suspension, a doctor's prescription he never checked against the banned list, and a cancelled Almabayev booking. Erceg is next on 25 July. Read the profile: https://t.co/sFTBgGjfPe

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Islam Dulatov once binned a $5,000 shoot for a fight that paid around 200 euros, then the opponent pulled out. He reckons that cycle repeated about ten times. On 25 July in Abu Dhabi he faces Wellington Turman. Read the profile: https://t.co/MAz9lllx7k

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Fans groaned at the matchmaking and filed Turman under stepping stone for Dulatov. They wrote him off in 2021 too. He answered with a second-round armbar on Misha Cirkunov and a Performance of the Night bonus. Read the profile: https://t.co/Be96ASlwXW

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Rzepecki got tired of waiting. When Fares Ziam pulled out of UFC Paris he tagged Dana White and Sean Shelby on X: undefeated, nine wins, nine finishes, what are you waiting for? No Contender Series, straight to the roster. Zaynukov, Saturday. Breakdown → https://t.co/qivZuPhY5G

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Casual fans know the pig meme. They do not know the two-time Muay Thai world champion who beat Sudsakorn Sor Klinmee over five rounds in Perm and sparred Glory veterans. Zaynukov faces Damian Rzepecki on 25 July. Full breakdown → https://t.co/UgvY9mumWz

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Rizvan Kuniev stuffed 13 of 15 takedowns against Curtis Blaydes. In his UFC debut. Then he stuffed all eight from Jailton Almeida without shooting once himself. Tyrell Fortune is next, Saturday in Abu Dhabi. Full breakdown → https://t.co/16nhWXxSCM

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Bruce Buffer misread the cards and sent Tyrell Fortune to the tunnel a loser. The judges had it 30-27 and 29-28 twice, all his way. First UFC win, 14 years after being pronounced dead. Kuniev next, 25 July in Abu Dhabi. Read the profile: https://t.co/3VkGoeJo1m

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Some see a Chimaev teammate getting a favour. Chimaev has a standing million-rouble bet for anyone who submits him in the gym. Vagaev is the man he says came closest. Debut lands 25 July in Abu Dhabi. Read the profile: https://t.co/oqMbIUsgwS

[Fightomic @fightomic]

November 2023: Saygid Izagakhmaev declared himself 'officially unemployed' on Instagram, a fighter in his prime with nowhere booked. Two years on he walked to the Octagon with Islam Makhachev in his corner. Vagaev is next on 25 July. Read the profile: https://t.co/YXwm5XFwj4

[Fightomic @fightomic]

Four UFC fights since his only loss. Four first-round heel hooks. That ties Rousimar Palhares for the most in UFC history. Thomas Petersen is next at UFC Abu Dhabi on 25 July. Full breakdown → https://t.co/P3xYkPU0mC