The UFC took its act across the Atlantic and made its way to Abu Dhabi for Saturday's 13-bout card that went head to head against the Summer Olympics and delivered intermittent intrigue and suspense in the form of nine submissions, three KOs and a submission.
Dagestani ace Umar Nurmagomedov staked his claim to elite bantamweight status in the main event, earning a clear unanimous nod over Cory Sandhagen in a matchup of the second- and 10th-ranked fighters behind champion Sean O'Malley.
Many of the 13 winners were cajoled into call-outs of specific opponents in the aftermath of their victories, and the B/R combat team took those into account while also considering other factors to come up with a list of fights we need to see after UFC on ABC 7.