Before the sport takes a rare week off so fans and fighters can connect with their families for Thanksgiving, UFC Qatar wants to give the public a fantastic evening of fighting to kick off the festive season. No. 1 lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan, who takes home the top prize for the event at UFC Qatar, meets fan-favorite striker Dan Hooker. In the co-main event, former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad will feud with division juggernaut Ian Machado Garry.
UFC Qatar Main Event
Absent from the cage since UFC 300 in April 2024, Tsarukyan was originally linked to fight for the 155-lb strap earlier this year at UFC 311 before a sudden back injury forced him out of a coveted title match with Islam Makhachev. “Akhalkalakets” makes the move after 580 days and wants to strengthen his claim for a second chance at the belt by making short work of the New Zealander.
Constantly involved in some of the most entertaining lightweight bouts ever, Hooker now competes in his first tilt of 2025. Backed by a phenomenal three-fight winning streak, “The Hangman” could strengthen his own case for a championship opportunity next year should he manage to topple the dominant Armenian.
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UFC Qatar Co-Main Event
After a loss to former 170-pound king Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315, Muhammad jumps back into the fray on the biggest stage in all of mixed martial arts in UFC Qatar. Having previously put together a stunning ten-fight undefeated streak, ‘Remember the Name’ takes on one of the best welterweights to start a new warpath towards UFC gold.
Machado Garry has recovered from the first setback of his promotion stint by beating famed knockout artist Carlos Prates and is now among the crème de la crème of his weight class. Showcasing tremendous growth with each successive Octagon appearance, the aptly nicknamed “The Future” attempts to make a statement about a premier one-time titleholder in the co-main event of UFC Qatar.
Here’s how to watch UFC Qatar
Stream online: You can capture the entire map on it ESPN+but for this you need to subscribe. Currently, the company offers a monthly or annual subscription of $11.99 and $119.99 respectively. For those who want to get more out of their money, there is also the monthly one Disney bundle dealwhich offers ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ for $16.99 including commercials, or $26.99 if there are no commercials at all.
Start time and date: The preliminaries begin at 10am ET, followed by the main card at 1pm ET on November 22.
Match order for UFC Qatar
Main card:
(Lightweight) Arman Tsarukyan vs Then Hooker
(welterweight) Belal Mohammed vs Ian Machado Garry
(Light Heavyweight) Volkan Oezdemir vs Alonzo Menifield
(welterweight) Jack Hermansson vs Myktybek Orolbai
(Heavyweight) Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Shamil Gaziev
(Flyweight) Tagir Ulanbekov vs Kyoji Horiguchi
Preliminaries:
(Feather weight) Bogdan Grad vs Luke Riley
(welterweight) Nicholas Dalby vs Saygid Izagakhmaev
(Flyweight) Alex Perez vs Asu Almabayev
(Light Heavyweight) Abdul-Rahkman Jakhyaev vs Rafael Cerqueira
(bantamweight) Bekzat Almakhan vs Alexander Topuria
(middleweight) Ismail Naurdiev vs Ryan Loder
(Lightweight) Nurullo Aliev vs Shaqueme Rock
(Heavyweight) Marek Bujlo vs Denzel Vrijman
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