UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Rountree Jr.
| UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Rountree Jr. | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | July 25, 2026 | |||
| Venue | Etihad Arena | |||
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Rountree Jr. (also known as UFC Fight Night 282) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on July 25, 2026, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1]
Background
[edit]The event will mark the promotion's 23rd visit to Abu Dhabi and first since UFC 321 in October 2025.[1]
A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Magomed Ankalaev and former title challenger Khalil Rountree Jr. is scheduled to headline the event.[2]
A heavyweight bout between Rizvan Kuniev and Tyrell Fortune is scheduled for the event.[3] The bout was originally scheduled to take place one month earlier at UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres but was moved to this card for undisclosed reasons.[4]
A heavyweight bout between Louie Sutherland and Gökhan Saricam was scheduled for the event.[5] However, it was reported that Sutherland was instead scheduled to face another oppponent at UFC Fight Night 284 two weeks later.[6]
Fight card
[edit]| Fight card (Paramount+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Magomed Ankalaev | vs. | Khalil Rountree Jr. | ||||
| Bantamweight | Umar Nurmagomedov | vs. | David Martínez | ||||
| Heavyweight | Rizvan Kuniev | vs. | Tyrell Fortune | ||||
| Heavyweight | Valter Walker | vs. | Thomas Petersen | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Magomed Tuchalov | vs. | Brendson Ribeiro | ||||
| Flyweight | Steve Erceg | vs. | Ramazan Temirov | ||||
| Welterweight | Islam Dulatov | vs. | Wellington Turman | ||||
| Lightweight | Ismael Bonfim | vs. | Axel Sola | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Uran Satybaldiev | vs. | Dustin Jacoby | ||||
Announced bouts
[edit]- Middleweight bout: Magomedrasul Gasanov vs. Abubakar Vagaev[8]
- Bantamweight bout: Muin Gafurov vs. Abdul Hussein[9]
- Lightweight bout: Mike Davis vs. Nurullo Aliev[10]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Farah Hannoun (2026-05-18). "UFC returns to Abu Dhabi for Fight Night event in July". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-05-18.
- ^ Adam Martin (2026-05-22). "Former light heavyweight champion headlines UFC Abu Dhabi". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-05-23.
- ^ Parviz Iskenderov (2026-05-18). "UFC Abu Dhabi 2026 confirmed for July". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
- ^ Drew Beaupre (2026-05-05). "UFC reveals banger main event for upcoming UFC Fight Night in Baku". si.com. Retrieved 2026-06-01.
- ^ Nolan King (2026-06-01). "UFC Abu Dhabi main event features Magomed Ankalaev vs. Khalil Rountree". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2026-06-23). "Ranked Brazilian women battle in Las Vegas". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-06-24.
- ^ "UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Rountree Jr". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-06-02.
- ^ Владимир Артамонов (2026-05-25). "Бой Гасанова и Вагаева в разработке на турнир UFC в Абу-Даби". fighttime.ru. Retrieved 2026-06-01. (in Russian)
- ^ Marcel Dorff (2026-06-04). "Highly touted prospect makes UFC debut in Abu Dhabi". heavy.com. Retrieved 2026-06-05.
- ^ Dorff, Marcel (2026-06-10). "Mike Davis Takes on Undefeated Prospect During UFC Abu Dhabi". HEAVY. Retrieved 2026-06-10.
