The octagon returns to the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi today for UFC Fight Night. Magomed Ankalaev and Bogdan Guskov headline the Saturday afternoon card. The main event broadcast kicks off at noon ET. If you want to catch the early action, preliminary fights start at 9 a.m. ET.
You won’t find this card on traditional cable or standard pay-per-view channels. Paramount+ holds the exclusive streaming rights for the entire event. That broadcast exclusivity stems from a seven-year agreement running through 2033, which eliminates PPV fees for active subscribers.
A Sudden Roster Shakeup
Ankalaev originally spent his training camp preparing for Khalil Rountree Jr. That plan collapsed. An undisclosed injury forced Rountree out of the main event slot entirely, leaving Ankalaev without an opponent just weeks out.
He wants a definitive victory. Ankalaev is still reeling from an 80-second TKO loss to Alex Pereira at UFC 320 in October 2025. That defeat temporarily derailed his title aspirations following the Rountree cancellation.
Guskov stepped in to save the card. The late replacement originally scheduled his next fight for a Serbian event next week. Instead, he boarded a flight to the U.A.E. Guskov enters the octagon following a grueling draw against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 323 last December, bringing intense momentum into today’s noon ET main card start time.