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MMA / UFCHOW TO WATCHAcosta vs Walker

MMA / Event guide

UFC Fight Night: Cortes Acosta vs Walker

Waldo Cortes Acosta vs Johnny Walker. Explore the event schedule, full card and matchup details.

MMA / UFCHOW TO WATCHGane vs Hokit

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Polymarket UFC 334

Ciryl Gane vs Josh Hokit. Explore the event schedule, full card and matchup details.

MMA / UFCHOW TO WATCHProcházka vs Stirling

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UFC Fight Night: Prochazka vs Stirling

Jiří Procházka vs Navajo Stirling. Explore the event schedule, full card and matchup details.

MMA / UFCHOW TO WATCHUFC

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UFC

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MMA / UFCHOW TO WATCHOliveira vs Lopes

MMA / Event guide

UFC 335

Charles Oliveira vs Diego Lopes. Explore the event schedule, full card and matchup details.

MMA / UFCHOW TO WATCHUFC Fight Night: TBD vs TBD

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UFC Fight Night: TBD vs TBD

Explore the event schedule, supplied card and fighter profiles.

Wrestling

Snyder vs Erdogan: proven RAF results meet a first league test

Snyder’s published RAF record and Erdogan’s debut status create two different kinds of evidence for their scheduled Abu Dhabi championship match.

MMA / UFCHOW TO WATCHRAF 15 weekend guide: separate Fan Zone bookings from youth tournament plans

Wrestling / Event guide

RAF 15 weekend guide: separate Fan Zone bookings from youth tournament plans

The Fan Zone offers timed admission choices, while NEXT GEN runs across three days. Here is what the official listings confirm and which registration details need clarification.

MMA / UFCHOW TO WATCHTsarukyan vs Pettis

Wrestling / Event guide

RAF 15 now lists Tsarukyan–Pettis: the current headliner and arrival details

RAF’s November 28 listing names Tsarukyan–Pettis as the main event. Here is how that updates the earlier preview, plus the verified NOW Arena start and door times.

MMA / UFCMATCH PREVIEWDake vs Begenjov

Wrestling / Match preview

Alp Arslan Begenjov brings senior Asian bronze and U23 gold to Dake matchup

A senior bronze and a 27–0 U23 title run give Kyle Dake’s scheduled RAF Abu Dhabi opponent a concrete 2026 résumé.

MMA / UFCHOW TO WATCHChimaev vs Covington

Wrestling / Event guide

RAF Abu Dhabi start-time guide: two listings to check before November 14

RAF’s event schedule says 8 PM GST; its linked ticket listing shows 6:30 PM. The source distinction, time conversions and official viewing destination.

MMA / UFCBY THE NUMBERSValencia vs Saipudinov

Wrestling / Athlete analysis

Zahid Valencia’s 7–0 world semifinal offers a lens for RAF Abu Dhabi

A one-point NCAA final and a shutout world semifinal offer concrete questions to follow in Valencia’s scheduled meeting with Khidir Saipudinov.

MMA / UFCRESULTS & RECAPTsarukyan vs Danis

Wrestling / Recap

RAF 14 results: dominant headliners, narrow finishes and Lovett’s next step

Tsarukyan and Chimaev won without conceding a point, while close matches elsewhere gave the Las Vegas card a different shape.

MMA / UFCMATCH PREVIEWRivera vs Arujau

Wrestling / Match preview

Rivera vs Arujau at RAF 14: the danger after the first attack

Arujau’s world final and Rivera’s Olympic bronze bout provide two concrete examples of turning an opponent’s attack into a scoring opportunity.

MMA / UFCMATCH PREVIEWLewis vs Gadzhimagomedov

Wrestling / Match preview

Lewis vs Gadzhimagomedov at RAF 14: experience is not the same as current form

Junior and senior international honors frame this cruiserweight meeting, but both official RAF profiles still lack a completed league result.

MMA / UFCMATCH PREVIEWBurroughs vs Caliendo

Wrestling / Match preview

Burroughs vs Caliendo at RAF 14: takedowns tell only part of the story

Caliendo led the takedown count in his last RAF loss. That distinction matters before his middleweight meeting with unbeaten Jordan Burroughs.

MMA / UFCMATCH PREVIEWLovett vs Oliver

Wrestling / Match preview

Lovett vs Oliver at RAF 14: why the scorelines need a closer look

Lovett scored 13 in his only listed RAF appearance. Oliver has won with tied totals. Their lightweight championship matchup needs more context than a points average.

MMA / UFCMATCH PREVIEWYepez vs Hildebrandt

Wrestling / Match preview

Yepez vs Hildebrandt at RAF 14: unbeaten records, different amounts of evidence

Four RAF wins for Lucia Yepez, one for Sarah Hildebrandt: a closer look at their published scores and takedowns before the strawweight championship matchup.