UFC on ABC 9 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at Noon ET. UFC on ABC 9 takes place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

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

Former 185-pound kingpin Robert Whittaker is the lead man on the marquee at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, where he'll meet Dutch jiu-jitsu ace Reinier de Ridder in a five-rounder that matches the division's fifth- and 13th-ranked contenders.

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.

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.

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

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

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.