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MAIN CARD (noon ET)
#1 Magomed Ankalaev (205.5 lbs.) vs. #9 Bogdan Guskov (205.5 lbs.)
#10 Steve Erceg (126 lbs.) vs. Ramazan Temirov (126 lbs.)
Islam Dulatov (171 lbs.) vs. Wellington Turman (170 lbs.)
Magomed Zaynukov (155.5 lbs.) vs. Damian Rzepecki (155.5 lbs.)
#8 Rizvan Kuniev (265.5 lbs.) vs. #9 Tyrell Fortune (258 lbs.)
Abubakar Vagaev (171 lbs.) vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev (171 lbs.)

PRELIMINARY CARD (9 a.m. ET)
#13 Valter Walker (248 lbs.) vs. Thomas Petersen (245 lbs.)
Dustin Jacoby (205 lbs.) vs. Muhammad Saidov (206 lbs.)
Santiago Ponzinibbio (171 lbs.) vs. Sam Patterson (170.5 lbs.)
Ismael Bonfim (155.5 lbs.) vs. Axel Sola (155.5 lbs.)
Magomed Tuchalov (205.5 lbs.) vs. Brendson Ribeiro (206 lbs.)
Nurullo Aliev (156 lbs.) vs. Mike Davis (156 lbs.)
Cody Gibson (136 lbs.) vs. Abdul Hussein (135.5 lbs.)

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Hello everyone and welcome to 411mania’s LIVE coverage of UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov, I’m Robert Winfree and I’ll be your host. The UFC is back in the UAE for this one and they’ve brought a very up and down card. There’s a lot of debutantes here and a lot of the usual suspects for middle eastern cards. The main event was to be Magomed Ankalaev vs. Khalil Rountree, but Rountree fell out and now Bogdan Guskov steps in to fill that half of the fight. Given how bad light heavyweight is right now it’s still a relevant fight but it’s hard to muster up too much enthusiasm on paper for it. Ramazan Temirov ends a bit of a layoff against ranked Steve Erceg in a relevant flyweight fight, Islam Dulavot is getting a squash match against Wellington Turman, and Rizvan Kuniev vs. Tyrell Fortune will feature a lot of hugging against the fence. On the more optimistic side of things Valter Walker might collect another heel hook, Ismael Bonfim vs. Axel Sola is a good fight, as is Nurullo Aliev vs. Mike Davis. Mostly though we’re hoping the action over delivers because on paper this is only marginally better than a Contender Series event that just has a lot of fights on it.

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Guskov comes to the world from the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. We’ve got John Gooden, Daniel Cormier, and Laura Sanko on commentary with Justin Bernard handling announcements and Charly Arnolt as our roving reporter. We’re in the usual 30 foot cage, and I think we’ll be under the newer rules but I’ll update things if any little quirks come to light.

We open to news that Islam Dulatov vs. Wellington Turman is off due to a medical issue with Dulatov.

Abdul Hussein brings an eight fight winning streak into his UFC debut, now he’s trying to make the most of his chance at a first impression. Cody Gibson is replacing Muin Gafurov on moderately short notice, he’s also on a two fight losing streak while going 2-4 since returning to the UFC back in 2023. Gibson really needs a win here to prove he’s still a worthwhile addition to the roster. Given the late replacement it’s not surprising to see Hussein as a hefty -575 favorite to Gibson’s +425.

Bantamweight Bout: Cody Gibson (21-12, 136 lbs.) vs. Abdul Hussein (15-2, 135.5 lbs.)

ROUND ONE:

OFFICIAL RESULT: †WINNER –