Follow UFC Abu Dhabi live results and round-by-round updates for the Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder fight card on Saturday afternoon in Abu Dhabi.

Salikhov (22-5 MMA, 9-4 UFC) landed a brutal overhand right to take out Carlos Leal (22-7 MMA, 1-2 UFC) at the 0:42 mark of Round 1 in their welterweight bout Saturday at Etihad Arena. Salikhov, who was a 5-1 underdog, has now won three fights in a row. As he planned, he used his mic time to call out Stephen Thompson.

Mohammad Yahya faced off against Steven Nguyen on the prelims of UFC Abu Dhabi, suffering a gnarly eye injury that is one of the worst you will ever ser.

The full UFC on ABC 9 weigh-in results include: MAIN CARD (ABC, ESPN+, 3 p.m. ET) Shara Magomedov (186) vs. Marc-Andre Barriault (185) Asu Almabayev (126) vs. Jose Ochoa (125.5) Bryce Mitchell (136) vs. Said Nurmagomedov (136) Ibo Aslan (204) vs. Billy Elekana (204.5)

ABU DHABI – Tabatha Ricci scored her first octagon finish by strikes at UFC on ABC 9. Ricci (12-3 MMA, 7-3 UFC) landed a big elbow in the clinch, and some ground and pound to follow to take out Amanda Ribas (12-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC) at the 2:59 mark of Round 2 in their strawweight bout Saturday at Etihad Arena.

Khabib Nurmagomedov has peeled the curtain regarding Jon Jones' UFC career. A teammate of Jones' ex-rival Daniel Cormier, Nurmagomedov towed a fine line between

SportsLine's Daniel Vithlani reveals his picks for the UFC Fight Night fight card from Etihad Arena at Yas Island in Yas West United Arab Emirates on Saturday

Whittaker, the former interim Middleweight champion, is looking to bounce back after losing to Khamzat Chimaev by submission at UFC 308 last October. He has a career record of 26-8 with 10 wins coming by knockout.

Mixed martial arts legend Ben Askren has a positive long-term prognosis after recently undergoing a double lung transplant.

Initially scheduled for UFC on ABC 9, Pico (13-4 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will now fight Lerone Murphy in the co-main event for UFC 319 on Aug. 16 in Chicago. The new matchup was officially announced during the UFC on ABC 9 broadcast.