Bleacher Report · Aug 5, 2024
4 Fights We Need to See After UFC on ABC 7
Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesThe UFC took its act across the Atlantic and made its way to Abu Dhabi for Saturday's 13-bout card that went head to head against the Summer Olympics and delivered intermittent intrigue and suspense in the form of nine submissions, three KOs and a submission.
Dagestani ace Umar Nurmagomedov staked his claim to elite bantamweight status in the main event, earning a clear unanimous nod over Cory Sandhagen in a matchup of the second- and 10th-ranked fighters behind champion Sean O'Malley.