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, Nikita Krylov will square off against Bogdan Guskov in a Light Heavyweight bout, Shara Magomedov will fight Marc Andr Barriault at Middleweight, Petr Yan is set to face Marcus McGhee in their Bantamweight contest, and Bryce Mitchell will take on Said Nurmagomedov in a Bantamweight fight.

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, Amanda Ribas is set to face Tabatha Ricci in their Women’s Strawweight contest, and Muslim Salikhov will take on Carlos Leal in a Welterweight fight.

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

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

• Nikita Krylov vs Bogdan Guskov (Light Heavyweight - 3 Rounds)
• 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)
• 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. UFC Fight Pass UK will be showing the prelim fights in the UK from 5:00 PM on Saturday afternoon.

ESPN+ will start showing the main card in the US from 3:00 PM EST / 12:00 PM PST. UFC Fight Pass will be broadcasting the prelims from 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM 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.