This is the UFC 257 live blog for Makhmud Muradov vs. Andrew Sanchez, a middleweight main card bout on Saturday’s fight card at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Sanchez most recently appeared in the octagon in August at UFC Vegas 6, where he knocked out Wellington Turman to rebound from a decision loss to Marvin Vettori at UFC Tampa in October 2019. Muradov returns after a spate of cancelled bouts during the coronavirus pandemic; he most recently appeared in December 2019 when he stopped Trevor Smith in the third round for his second UFC win.