UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov

UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov (also known as UFC on ABC 7) was a mixed martial arts event by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 3, 2024, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.^[2]

UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
The poster for UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	August 3, 2024 (2024-08-03)
Venue	Etihad Arena
City	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Attendance	Not announced[1]
Event chronology
UFC 304: Edwards vs. Muhammad 2 UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov UFC on ESPN: Tybura vs. Spivac 2

Background

The event marked the promotion's 19th visit to Abu Dhabi and first since UFC 294 in October 2023.^[2]

A bantamweight title eliminator bout between former interim UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Cory Sandhagen and Umar Nurmagomedov headlined the event.^[3][4] The pair was previously expected to headline at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Font, but Nurmagomedov withdrew from the event due to a shoulder injury.^[5]

A five-round co-main event featuring former WEC and Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz (also former UFC Welterweight Championship challenger) and Vicente Luque was expected to take place at the event.^[4] However, the bout was removed from the event due to travel issues related to Diaz and the pairing will be postponed to a future date.^[6]

A welterweight bout between former interim UFC Lightweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos welterweight winner) Tony Ferguson and The Ultimate Fighter: Live lightweight winner Michael Chiesa took place at the event.^[4] The pair was previously expected to headline at UFC Fight Night: McDonald vs. Lineker, but Chiesa pulled out due to a back injury.^[7]

A middleweight bout between Denis Tiuliulin and Sedriques Dumas was scheduled to take place at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov.^[8] However, due to visa issues relating to Dumas, that bout was postponed and took place at this event.^[9][10]

Javid Basharat and Chris Gutiérrez were expected to meet in a bantamweight bout on the preliminary card, but the pairing was moved to UFC Fight Night: Tybura vs. Spivac 2 a week later for unknown reasons.^[11][12]

A lightweight bout between Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady and Guram Kutateladze was scheduled for this event.^[13] However, Al-Selwady withdrew from the fight due to an injury and was replaced by promotional newcomer Jordan Vucenic.^[14]

A flyweight bout between Azat Maksum and C.J. Vergara was scheduled for this event.^[15] However, Maksum withdrew from the fight due to an injury and the bout was cancelled.^[16]

Results

Main card (ABC / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Bantamweight	Umar Nurmagomedov	def.	Cory Sandhagen	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	[a]
Middleweight	Sharabutdin Magomedov	def.	Michał Oleksiejczuk	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Deiveson Figueiredo	def.	Marlon Vera	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Michael Chiesa	def.	Tony Ferguson	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	3:44
Women's Strawweight	Mackenzie Dern	def.	Loopy Godinez	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Joel Álvarez	def.	Elves Brener	TKO (knees and punches)	3	3:36
Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Light Heavyweight	Azamat Murzakanov	def.	Alonzo Menifield	KO (punches)	2	3:18
Lightweight	Kauê Fernandes	def.	Mohammad Yahya	TKO (punches)	1	4:45
Heavyweight	Shamil Gaziev	def.	Don'Tale Mayes	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Guram Kutateladze	def.	Jordan Vucenic	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Sam Hughes	def.	Victoria Dudakova	Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Jai Herbert	def.	Rolando Bedoya	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Sedriques Dumas	def.	Denis Tiuliulin	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00

1. UFC Bantamweight title eliminator.

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Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.^[18]

• Fight of the Night: Sharabutdin Magomedov vs. Michał Oleksiejczuk
• Performance of the Night: Joel Álvarez and Azamat Murzakanov

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• 2024 in UFC
• List of current UFC fighters
• List of UFC events