With a number of historic feats throughout the card, the night was capped off by former two-division ONE Championship titleholder Reinier de Ridder (20-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC), who won a debated split decision over former UFC champ Robert Whittaker (26-9 MMA, 17-7 UFC) to potentially earn a title shot.

Nguyen, who picked up his first victory in the UFC with the TKO victory over Yahya, scored an extra $50,000 for his showing after it was named one of the "Performance of the Night" winners. Nguyen soundly dominated the fight from the jump and his six knockdowns on Yahya amounted to a new UFC record.

Shahriar Zolfaghari throws up twice after fighting 3 rounds on UFC Fight Pass. Iranian fighter Shahriar Zolfaghari took on an undefeated Sean Kennard in a middleweight matchup on

Thoughts and analysis of the biggest storylines coming out of UFC Abu Dhabi, including why Petr Yan should get a shot at gold.