UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder

When is UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder?

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 26th, 2025, at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, Dubai in United Arab Emirates.

Who's the main event at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder?

Robert Whittaker will fight Reinier de Ridder in the main event of UFC Fight Night.

The fight will take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Who's fighting on the card at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder?

On the card for UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder in the co-main event, Movsar Evloev is set to face Aaron Pico in their Featherweight contest.

On the main card, Shara Magomedov will square off against Marc Andr Barriault in a Middleweight bout, Petr Yan will fight Marcus McGhee at Bantamweight, and Bryce Mitchell is set to face Said Nurmagomedov in their Bantamweight contest.

On the prelim card, Asu Almabaev will square off against Ramazan Temurov in a Flyweight bout, Ibo Aslan will fight Billy Elekana at Light Heavyweight, Nikita Krylov is set to face Bogdan Guskov in their Light Heavyweight contest, and Amanda Ribas will take on Tabatha Ricci in a Women’s Strawweight fight.

Rounding off the prelim portion of the card, Muslim Salikhov is set to face the challenge of Carlos Leal in a Welterweight bout, Da’Mon Blackshear will square off against Davey Grant at Bantamweight, and Mohammad Yahya will fight Steven Nguyen in their Featherweight contest.

Full UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder Card.

The following fights are set to feature on UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder:

Main Event

• Robert Whittaker vs Reinier de Ridder (Middleweight - 5 Rounds)

Co Main Event

• Movsar Evloev vs Aaron Pico (Featherweight - 5 Rounds)

Main Card

• Shara Magomedov vs Marc Andr Barriault (Middleweight - 3 Rounds)
• Petr Yan vs Marcus McGhee (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)
• Bryce Mitchell vs Said Nurmagomedov (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)

Prelims

• Asu Almabaev vs Ramazan Temurov (Flyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Ibo Aslan vs Billy Elekana (Light Heavyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Nikita Krylov vs Bogdan Guskov (Light Heavyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Amanda Ribas vs Tabatha Ricci (Women’s Strawweight - 3 Rounds)
• Muslim Salikhov vs Carlos Leal (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• Da’Mon Blackshear vs Davey Grant (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)
• Mohammad Yahya vs Steven Nguyen (Featherweight - 3 Rounds)

Who is showing the card on TV?

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 in the UK, while the event will be broadcast in the United States by ESPN+.

When does UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder start?

TNT Sports 1 will start broadcasting the main card in the UK at 8:00 PM on Saturday evening.

ESPN+ will start showing the main card in the US from 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST.

How do you stream UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder?

You can stream UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder on TNT Sports, and all their MMA cards, via discovery+ Premium app and web player. You don’t need to be a BT broadband customer to enjoy discovery+ Premium, and you are only tied to a 1 month contract that you can cancel at any time! You get all 4 TNT Sports channels + EuroSport 1 & 2.

1 month costs £29.99.

You can stream UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder on TNT Sports, and all their MMA cards, via the TNT Sports app and online player. This is included for free if you order TNT Sports on Sky TV, TalkTalk TV or BT TV.
If you don’t have a TV package, it’s only available as a standalone app to existing or new BT broadband customers. Note, it’s not currently available on Roku or NowTV sticks, or games consoles.

The stream is free for existing TNT Sports 1 customers, while 1 month (not including broadband) costs £18.

You can stream UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder via the ESPN+ app. This is a standalone service from regular ESPN, so you don’t need to be an existing TV subscriber. You can download the app for PC, Apple, Android, Fire TV, Roku, your Smart TV and many others.

1 month of ESPN+ is $10.99, 1 month (disney+/hulu) of ESPN+ is $14.99, 1 month (disney+/hulu no ads) of ESPN+ is $24.99 and 1 year costs $109.99.