Hamdy Abdelwahab vs Jamal Pogues at UFC Fight Night 250 | Preview & Prediction
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UFC fight Night 250 gets underway in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia with a heavyweight bout as Hamdy Abdelwahab and Jamal Pogues look to provide the early fireworks
Hamdy Abdelwahab vs Jamal Pogues Facts
When is UFC Fight Night 250? UK – the preliminary card starts at 2:00pm on Saturday 1st February 2025, followed by the main card at 5:00pm / USA – 9:00am/12:00pm ET and 6:00am/9:00am PT
Where is UFC Fight Night 250? ANB Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Where can I get tickets for UFC Fight Night 250? Click here for the latest ticket information for UFC Fight Night 250
What TV channel is UFC Fight Night 250 on? UK – TNT Sports / USA – ESPN+
Where can I stream UFC Fight Night 250? UK – TNT Sports subscribers can stream the event online via the TNT Sports website and discovery+ / USA – ESPN+ & UFC Fight Pass
For viewers in the United States, UFC Fight Night 250 will be shown live on ESPN+ and you can sign up for access as part of a Disney Bundle here!
What time are Hamdy Abdelwahab and Jamal Pogues expected to walk out? Saturday 1st February, 2025, 2:00pm UK / 9:00am US ET / 6:00am US PT / 4.00pm local
UFC Fight Night 250 Main Card Event
Israel Adesanya vs Nassourdine Imavov (Middleweight)
Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Michael Page (Middleweight)
Sergei Pavlovich vs Jairzinho Rozenstruik (Heavyweight)
Said Nurmagomedov vs Vinicius Oliveira (Bantamweight)
Ikram Aliskerov vs Andre Muniz (Middleweight)
Muhammad Naimov vs Kaan Ofli (Featherweight)
UFC Fight Night 250 Prelims
Shamil Gaziev vs Thomas Peterson (Heavyweight)
Terrance McKinney vs Damir Hadzovic (Lightweight)
Fares Ziam vs Mike Davis (Lightweight)
Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady vs Bolaji Ok (Lightweight)
Mateusz Gamrot vs Rafael Fiziev (Lightweight)
Jasmine Jasudavicius vs Mayra Bueno Silva (Women’s Flyweight)
Bogdan Grad vs Lucas Alexander (Featherweight)
Hamdy Abdelwahab vs Jamal Pogues (Heavyweight)
Hamdy Abdelwahab: Egyptian returns after two-year USADA suspension
Hamdy Abdelwahab (5-0 with one no contest) is coming off over two years out through a USADA suspension so the Egyptian heavyweight will be desperate to make up for lost time. He did actually pick up a split decision win on his UFC debut against Don’Tale Mayes at UFC 277 in July 2022 but he subsequently failed a drugs test so that was changed to a no contest. He had knocked out all five opponents prior to that fight and the Egyptian powerhouse will be looking for a stoppage on his return to action here.
Jamal Pogues: The Stormtrooper aiming to make it three wins in four in the Octagon
Jamal Pogues (11-4) returns to action almost a year since his last fight and he will be looking to make it back-to-back wins in the Octagon for the first time. After winning on his UFC debut by unanimous decision against Josh Parisian, he then suffered a loss the same way to Mick Parkin. Last time out, he met Thomas Petersen at UFC Fight Night 235 and he got the nod on the scorecards there so he will be eager to follow that up here.
Hamdy Abdelwahab vs Jamal Pogues Prediction
We have a heavyweight match-up to kick things off at UFC Fight Night 250 and it promises to be an intriguing bout between Hamdy Abdelwahab and Jamal Pogues.
Hamdy Abdelwahab will come into the bout looking for a knockout and that is his principle route to victory. Pogues on the other hand will look to control the bout, use his stamina to take Abdelwahab deep into the fight and he will fancy his chances of winning if he can take it the distance.
Abdelwahab has not fought in over two and a half years and it will be interesting to see if there is any rust in his game.
The bookies have this bout pretty evenly-matched but for all Abdelwahab’s hype, it will take an impressive performance to get a win here. We just edge the factors in Pogues favour to win and it will likely come on the scorecards.
Prediction: Jamal Pogues to win via decision
