A high-stakes middleweight title fight between former interim and undisputed divisional champion, Robert Whittaker and recent UFC Des Moines co-main event victor, Reinier de Ridder is officially on deck to take headlining honors at UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi on July 26. next.
Whittaker, a former undisputed middleweight titleholder, has been sidelined since he featured against the unbeaten, Khamzat Chimaev last October, suffering a devastating opening round face crank submission loss to the Chechen star.
de Ridder, a former two-weight ONE Championship titleholder, has made a big impression in his three Octagon starts so far.