Robert Whittaker battles Reinier de Ridder to headline UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder in Yas West United Arab Emirates on Saturday. The main card begins at 3 p.m. ET from Etihad Arena at Yas Island with the event highlighted by the middleweight bout between fifth-ranked Robert Whittaker vs. Reinier de Ridder. Whittaker is coming off a loss by submission to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308, while de Ridder knocked out Bo Nickal in the second round at UFC on ESPN: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo this past May. Whittaker (26-8) is the -162 favorite (risk $162 to win $100) in the latest UFC odds, while de Ridder (20-2) is the +136 underdog (risk $100 to win $136).
Also on the UFC Fight Night main card is a bantamweight bout between third-ranked Peter Yan (18-5) and 13th-ranked Marcus McGhee (10-1). Yan has won his last two fights, while McGhee has won six consecutive bouts. Yan is a -360 favorite, with McGhee coming in at +285.
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