UFC Fight Night 282 took place Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, featuring Magomed Ankalaev vs. Bogdan Guskov in the main event. The former champion Ankalaev sat at No. 2 in the light heayvweight division ahead of the event, and holds his spot after a final-round TKO win.
In the co-main event, former flyweight **** le challenger Steve Erceg was stopped by Ramazan Temirov. Erceg loses his No. 11 spot, falling to No. 13. Temirov enters the ranks, claiming the No. 12 spot, while Asu Almabayev moves up to No. 11.
PFL Washington took place in the nation's capital, where Thad Jean claimed the vacant welterweight **** le by defeating short-notice replacement Ernesto Rodriguez. Jean enters the honorable mentions at 170 pounds, while his original opponent, Shamil Musaev, falls out.
Check out all of the moves in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: USA TODAY Sports/MMA Junkie rankings, July 28: Ramazan Temirov enters top 15

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back in Abu Dhabi TODAY (Sat., July 25, 2026) to stage UFC Abu Dhabi from inside Etihad Arena, Fight Island, UAE featuring a Light Heavyweight fight between Magomed Ankalaev taking on Bogdan Guskov. In the co-main event, which will stream on Paramount+, Steve Erceg will battle Ramazan Temirov in a Flyweight bout.
What UFC event is on tonight? UFC Abu Dhabi: "Ankalaev vs. Guskov"
Who is fighting tonight at UFC Abu Dhabi? Magomed Ankalaev vs. Bogdan Guskov Light Heavyweight fight is the five-round main event.
What time does UFC Abu Dhabi start? TODAY (Sat., July 25, 2026), beginning at 9 a.m. ET on Paramount+.
Where will UFC Abu Dhabi take place? Paycom Center in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

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Steve Erceg and Ramazan Temirov meet in the UFC Fight Night 282 co-feature Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie ****** yst Dan Tom.
Last event's results: 3-2
UFC main cards, 2026: 75-41-1
Erceg (14-4 MMA, 5-3 UFC) looks to make it three straight wins after victories over Ode Osbourne and Tim Elliott. The former ****** le challenger fought for the belt at UFC 301, but lost a decision to then-champion Alexandre Pantoja.
Temirov (19-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) looks to win his third UFC fight in as many appearances. He has won his first pair of outings by stopping CJ Vergara and winning a decision against Charles Johnson. Temirov is currently on an 11-fight winning streak.

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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is just over 24 hours away from the upcoming UFC Abu Dhabi mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which is set to go down this Sat. (July 25, 2026) on Paramount+ from inside Etihad Arena on "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi, UAE. UFC Abu Dhabi will be headlined by a Light Heavyweight clash between former champion Magomed Ankalev and rising contender Bogdan Guskov.
Before the Paramount+ card gets underway this weekend in Abu Dhabi, which also includes a Flyweight showdown between former 125-pound ****** le challenger Steve Erceg and Ramazan Temirov, all 26 fighters must hit the scale to prove themselves worthy.
Complete UFC Abu Dhabi weigh-ins text results beginning at 1 a.m. ET below:
205 lbs.: Magomed Ankalaev () vs. Bogdan Guskov ()
125 lbs.: Steve Erceg () vs. Ramazan Temirov ()
265 lbs.: Rizvan Kuniev () vs. Tyrell Fortune ()
170 lbs.: Islam Dulatov () vs. Wellington Turman ()
155 lbs.: Magomed Zaynukov () vs. Damian Rzepecki ()
170 lbs.: Saygid Izagakhmaev () vs. Abubakar Vagaev ()
265 lbs.: Valter Walker () vs. Thomas Petersen ()
155 lbs.: Ismael Bonfim () vs. Axel Sola ()
205 lbs.: Brendson Ribeiro () vs. Magomed Tuchalov ()
155 lbs.: Nurullo Aliev () vs. Mike Davis ()
170 lbs.: Santiago Ponzinibbio () vs. Sam Patterson ()
205 lbs.: Dustin Jacoby () vs. Muhammad Said ()
135 lbs.: Abdul Hussein () vs. Cody Gibson ()

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At the UFC Abu Dhabi weigh-ins, all 26 fighters on Saturday's fight card step on the scale Friday in Azerbaijan. Watch ceremonial weigh-ins above, set to kick off at 10 a.m. ET.
In the main event, former UFC light heavyweight champion Magomed Ankalaev fights fast-rising contender Bogdan Guskov. Both fighters can weigh no more than the 206 pound limit for their non-title fight.
Ankalaev is currently No. 3 at light heavyweight in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, while Guskov stands at No. 12. Coming off of his first loss since 2018, a ***** le fight defeat to Alex Pereira, Ankalaev also holds a spot in the MMA Fighting Pound-for-Pound Rankings at No. 17.
In the co-main event, one-time UFC ***** le challenger Steve Erceg squares off with Ramazan Temirov in a flyweight contest. Neither man may weigh more than 126 pounds.
Check out the UFC Abu Dhabi weigh-in results below.

#weigh #pound

UFC Fight Night 282 official weigh-ins take place Friday from the host hotel on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, and MMA Junkie will have results from the session below beginning at 1 a.m. ET/10 p.m. PT.
Among those weighing in for Saturday's event, which takes place at Etihad Arena (Paramount+), will be light heavyweight headliners Magomed Ankalaev (21-2-1 MMA, 12-2-1 UFC) and Bogdan Guskov (18-3-1 MMA, 4-1-1 UFC), who meet in a five-round matchup.
Magomed Ankalaev () vs. Bogdan Guskov ()
Steve Erceg vs. Ramazonbek Temirov ()
Islam Dulatov () vs. Wellington Turman ()

#place

The Royals fell to the Phillies 6-1 after Michael Wacha allowed four runs on three homers in six innings. This was Wacha's first start after being named a 2026 American League All-Star. While it was among his worst starts of the season, it wasn't a terrible start overall. He even struck out 7! But the Royals' offense had almost nothing going for it. They managed only 5 hits and didn't walk once while striking out 15 times.
Bobby Witt Jr., just named an All-Star starter for the first time, went 0-for-4 with a strikeout. Jac Caglianone and Carter Jensen struck out a combined 5 times. Tyler Tolbert was the only Royal to reach base more than once. He hit a pair of singles and stole a base each time. His season OPS has now almost reached Salvador Perez's.
Lucas Erceg pitched the seventh and gave up a run. Jose Cuas, just back up with Stephen Kolek returning to the Family Medical Emergency List, pitched an inning and gave up a run. Beck Way got the ninth and pitched a scoreless inning. He allowed a single and a walk, but he's the only reliever who got a strikeout. So.
The game was over early when Wacha gave up back-to-back home runs to J.T. Realmuto (with one on) and rookie Gabriel Rincones Jr. in the fourth inning. The Royals scored their run in the bottom of that inning when Lane Thomas doubled down the third base line, advanced to third on a Caglianone groundout, and scored on a Nick Loftin infield single. That single broke an 0-for-23 slide for Nick.
Just to rub salt in the wound, Jonathan Bowlan pitched the seventh for the Phillies, striking out three in a row after allowing a leadoff single to Starling Marte. Clearly, no one was paying any attention to the game as you could hear the sounds of fireworks being fired all around Kauffman Stadium for most of the second half of the contest. I managed to turn the broadcast off before they did their usual annoying thing of attempting to broadcast a postgame show from directly underneath the after-game fireworks display. I don't know who decided it was a good idea to do that every home Friday game, but it makes for a truly awful television experience, regardless of whether the Royals won.