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MMA Junkie has you covered with live results of RAF Abu Dhabi on Saturday at Coca-Cola Arena, where many UFC notables are on the card.
A brawl at the hotel Wednesday
led to some card changes — and arrests — but the event will go on as planned. In the main event, former UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev takes on a replacement opponent, fellow ex-UFC champ Chris Weidman, who stepped in for Colby Covington. Plus, Arman Tsarukyan meets Neiman Gracie.In the aftermath of the brawl set off by Usman Nurmagomedov against Merab Dvalishvili, his brother Umar is out of his match against Urijah Faber – and Dvalishvili's teammate Saba Lazishvili will step in. Dvalishvili, despite being battered and bloodied in the attack, stays on the card against Marlon
Moraes.
Check below for results and highlights as the event unfolds.
RAF Abu Dhabi lineup
- Khamzat Chimaev vs. Chris Weidman – for light heavyweight crossover title
- Arman Tsarukyan vs. Neiman Gracie
- Merab Dvalishvili vs. Marlon Moraes
- Saba Lazishvili vs. Urijah Faber
- Zabit Magomedsharipov vs. Giga Chikadze
- Abdulrashid Sadulaev vs. Dauren Kurugliev
- Kyle Dake vs. Alp Arslan Begenjov – for cruiserweight title
- Jordan Burroughs vs. Azamat Nurykau
- Kyle Snyder vs. Shamil Erdogan – for light heavyweight title
- Murtaza Talha vs. Osama Elsaidy
- Diana Avsaragova vs. Julianna Peña
- Zahid Valencia vs. Khidir Saipudinov
- Kennedy Blades vs. Bella Mir – for women’s middleweight title
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