Get ready for a clash of styles that promises more twists and turns than a pretzel factory in a tornado! In the headliner, the ever-composed Robert "The Reaper" Whittaker, fresh off a TKO win over Ikram Aliskerov and looking to bounce back from a submission loss to Khamzat Chimaev, faces the submission wizard Reinier "The Dutch Knight" de Ridder. De Ridder, who recently dispatched Bo Nickal via TKO and Kevin Holland via submission, steps into his first UFC main event. It's striker vs. grappler, sure, but expect some curveballs. Will Bobby Knuckles keep it standing and put on a striking masterclass, or will "The Dutch Knight" drag him into a grappling odyssey? Either way, somebody’s about to get a very detailed anatomy lesson.

Elsewhere on the card, Petr Yan’s unpredictability — as wild as a coin toss in a hurricane — meets Marcus McGhee’s determined fists. Meanwhile, Sharabutdin Magomedov versus Marc-André Barriault promises a middleweight fireworks show. This card is loaded with talent, ready to turn the Octagon into a rollercoaster of chaos and brilliance!

Here are our official fight predictions for the card. 

• Whittaker vs. de Ridder = Whittaker ❌
• Yan vs. McGhee = Yan ✔️
• Magomedov vs. Barriault = Magomedov ✔️
• Almabayev vs. Ochoa = Almabayev ✔️
• Krylov vs. Guskov = Guskov ✔️
• Mitchell vs. Nurmagomedov = Mitchell ✔️
• Salikhov vs. Leal = Leal ❌
• Grant vs. Blackshear = Grant ✔️
• Ribas vs. Ricci = Ricci ✔️
• Aslan vs. Elekana = Aslan ❌
• Yahya vs. Nguyen = Nguyen ✔️
• Buday vs. Buchecha = Buchecha ❌