We want your predictions for UFC on ABC 9. Our staff picks feature includes the consensus picks from MMA Junkie readers. Simply cast your vote for each bout below, and we'll use the official tallies that are registered by Friday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT).

Those reader consensus picks will be part of the main card staff predictions we release ahead of UFC on ABC 9 (ABC, ESPN, ESPN+), which takes place Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

Make your picks below.

Marcus Buchecha vs. Martin Buday

• Records: Buchecha (5-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Buday (15-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC)
• Past five: Buchecha 4-1, Buday 4-1
• Division: Heavyweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 07.21.25): Buchecha -310, Buday +245

Steven Nguyen vs. Mohammad Yahya

• Records: Nguyen (9-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Yahya (12-5 MMA, 0-2 UFC)
• Past five: Nguyen 3-2, Yahya 3-2
• Division: Featherweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 07.21.25): Nguyen -350, Yahya +270

Ibo Aslan vs. Billy Elekana

• Records: Aslan (14-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), Elekana (7-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC)
• Past five: Aslan 4-1, Elekana 3-2
• Division: Light heavyweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 07.21.25): Aslan -265, Elekana +215

Amanda Ribas vs. Tabatha Ricci

• Records: Ribas (12-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC), Ricci (11-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC)
• Past five: Ribas 2-3, Ricci 3-2
• Division: Women’s strawweight
• Rankings: Ricci No. 10, Ribas honorable mention
• Odds (as of 07.21.25): Ribas -175, Ricci +145

Da'Mon Blackshear vs. Davey Grant

• Records: Blackshear (17-7-1 MMA, 5-3-1 UFC), Grant (14-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC)
• Past five: Blackshear 3-2, Grant 3-2
• Division: Bantamweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 07.21.25): Blackshear -330, Grant +260

Carlos Leal vs. Muslim Salikhov

• Records: Leal (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Salikhov (21-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC)
• Past five: Leal 3-2, Salikhov 3-2
• Division: Welterweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 07.21.25): Leal -475, Salikhov +340

Bryce Mitchell vs. Said Nurmagomedov

• Records: Mitchell (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC), Nurmagomedov (18-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC)
• Past five: Mitchell 2-3, Nurmagomedov 3-2
• Division: Bantamweight
• Rankings: Mitchell No. 10 (featherweight)
• Odds (as of 07.21.25): Mitchell -115, Nurmagomedov -105

Bogdan Guskov vs. Nikita Krylov

• Records: Guskov (17-3 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Krylov (30-10 MMA, 11-8 UFC)
• Past five: Guskov 17-3, Krylov 3-2
• Division: Light heavyweight
• Rankings: Krylov No. 10, Guskov honorable mention
• Odds (as of 07.21.25): Guskov +160, Krylov -190

Asu Almabayev vs. Jose Ochoa

• Records: Almabayev (21-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC), Ochoa (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
• Past five: Almabayev 4-1, Ochoa 4-1
• Division: Flyweight
• Rankings: Almabayev honorable mention
• Odds (as of 07.21.25): Almabayev -105, Ochoa -115

Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Shara Magomedov

• Records: Barriault (17-9 MMA, 6-8 UFC), Magomedov (15-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC)
• Past five: Barriault 2-3, Magomedov 4-1
• Division: Middleweight
• Rankings: None
• Odds (as of 07.21.25): Barriault +450, Magomedov -700

Marcus McGhee vs. Petr Yan

• Records: McGhee (10-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC), Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC)
• Past five: McGhee 5-0, Yan 2-3
• Division: Bantamweight
• Rankings: Yan No. 3, McGhee honorable mention
• Odds (as of 07.21.25): McGhee +300, Yan -400

Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder

• Records: Whittaker (26-8 MMA, 17-6 UFC), de Ridder (20-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
• Past five: Whittaker 3-2, de Ridder 4-1
• Division: Middleweight
• Rankings: Whittaker No. 6, de Ridder No. 12
• Odds (as of 07.21.25): Whittaker -150, de Ridder +125

UFC on ABC 9 fight card (as of July 21, 3 p.m. ET)

MAIN CARD (ABC/ESPN+, noon ET)

• Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder/li>
• Marcus McGhee vs. Petr Yan/li>
• Marc-Andre Barriault vs. Shara Magomedov/li>
• Asu Almabayev vs. Jose Ochoa/li>
• Bogdan Guskov vs. Nikita Krylov/li>

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 9 a.m. ET)

• Bryce Mitchell vs. Said Nurmagomedov
• Carlos Leal vs. Muslim Salikhov
• Da'Mon Blackshear vs. Davey Grant
• Amanda Ribas vs. Tabatha Ricci
• Ibo Aslan vs. Billy Elekana
• Steven Nguyen vs. Mohammad Yahya
• Marcus Buchecha vs. Martin Buday

This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Abu Dhabi: Make predictions for Whittaker vs. de Ridder

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