UFC Fight Night 250 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 9 a.m. ET (6 a.m. PT). UFC Fight Night 250 (ESPN+) takes place at ANB Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will try to snap a two-fight skid when he takes on Nassourdine Imavov in the main event. Shara Magomedov will try to stay unbeaten against ex-Bellator standout Michael Page in the 185-pound co-feature.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 9 a.m. ET for the early prelims on ESPN+ and noon ET for the main card on ESPN+.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
UFC Fight Night 250 lineup
MAIN CARD (ESPN+, noon ET)
Israel Adesanya vs. Nassourdine Imavov
Shara Magomedov vs. Michael Page
Sergei Pavlovich vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Vinicius Oliveira
Mike Davis vs. Fares Ziam
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 9 a.m. ET)
Muhammad Naimov vs. Kaan Ofli
Shamil Gaziev vs. Thomas Petersen
Damir Hadzovic vs. Terrance McKinney
Mayra Bueno Silva vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
Lucas Alexander vs. Bogdan Grad
Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues
Hamdy Abdelwahab vs. Jamal Pogues
Round 1 – Leg kicks clash as the big men collide legs. There’s some squishing up against the cage already. Now they separate. Not a lot of volume for either guy. Pogues is a little more active. His jab is finding success. It’s hard to tell if these guys have slowed are just being cautious. Even for heavyweights, this pace seems to be slow for Round 1. The round ends. 10-9 Pogues. 10-9 Pogues.
Round 2 – Pogues is staying on the outside, landing leg kicks and jabs. Abdelwahab is pushing the pace but hasn’t been able to mount much of any offense. Pogues tries to go high with a kick. They trade calf kicks. Pogues lands another leg kick – and another. Abdelwahab connects with a leg hand. There’s more volume coming from Abdelwahab now, but still the same level of connection. Pogues connects on a straight right just as the horn sounds. Closer round, but 20-18 Pogues.
Round 3 – They trade jabs in the pocket. Abdelwahab rips a body kick, which is caught by Pogues. Pogues returns with a head kick but Abdelwahab just eats it. A leg kick battle resumes. Both men are sucking wind. Pogues connects on a nice one-two-punch combination. Abdelwahab connects on a leg kick. Pogues starts firing punches and asks for the “Max Holloway moment”, but the two high-five instead. Pogues throws a couple bombs that whiff right before the final horn. MMA Junkie scores the fight 30-27 Pogues.
Result: Hamdy Abdelwahab def. Jamal Pogues via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)Photos: Islam Makhachev def. Renato Moicano at UFC 311: Best photosRecords: Abdelwahab (4-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Pogues (11-5 MMA, 2-2 UFC)Division: HeavyweightBroadcast: ESPN+Referee: Chris Tognoni
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