Before the sport takes a rare week off to allow fans and fighters to connect with their families for Thanksgiving, UFC Qatar looks to give audiences a fantastic night of fights to usher in the holiday season. Taking top billing for the event at UFC Qatar, No. 1 lightweight contender Arman Tsarukyan meets fan-favorite striker Dan Hooker. In the co-main event, former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad comes to blows with divisional juggernaut Ian Machado Garry.
UFC Qatar Main Event
Absent from the cage since UFC 300 back in April 2024, Tsarukyan was originally pegged to contend 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. Making the walk after 580 days, “Akhalkalakets” is aiming to cement his claim to a second chance at the belt by making short work of the New Zealander.
Consistently involved in some of the most entertaining lightweight contests ever, Hooker now competes in his first tilt of 2025. Backed by a phenomenal three-fight winning streak, “The Hangman” can solidify 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
Coming off of a loss to former 170-lb king Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 315, Muhammad jumps back into the fray on the grandest stage in all of mixed martial arts in UFC Qatar. Previously compiling a splendid ten-bout unbeaten run, “Remember the Name” faces off with one of the welterweight’s finest to kickstart another stellar warpath towards UFC gold.
Rebounding from the first setback of his promotional tenure by besting famed knockout artist Carlos Prates, Machado Garry now stands amongst the cream of the crop of his weight class. Showcasing immense growth in each subsequent Octagon appearance, the appropriately nicknamed “The Future” is seeking to make a statement over a distinguished one-time titleholder in the UFC Qatar co-main event.
Here’s how to watch UFC Qatar
Online Streaming: You can catch the entire card on ESPN+, but you will need to subscribe in order to do so. Right now, the company is offering a monthly or yearly subscription of $11.99 and $119.99 respectively. For those who want to get more bang out of their buck, there is also the monthly Disney Bundle Deal, which offers ESPN+, Hulu, and Disney+ for $16.99 with included commercials, or $26.99 for no commercials at all. And be sure to consider a VPN. For instance, those in the US have many options and north of the border, viewers will look to find what is most widely considered the best VPN in Canada.
Start Time and Date: The preliminaries will begin at 10am ET, followed by the main card at 1pm ET on November 22nd.
Bout Order For UFC Qatar
Main Card:
(Lightweight) Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dan Hooker
(Welterweight) Belal Muhammad 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:
(Featherweight) Bogdan Grad vs. Luke Riley
(Welterweight) Nicolas Dalby vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev
(Flyweight) Alex Perez vs. Asu Almabayev
(Light Heavyweight) Abdul-Rahkman Yakhyaev vs. Rafael Cerqueira
(Bantamweight) Bekzat Almakhan vs. Aleksandre Topuria
(Middleweight) Ismail Naurdiev vs. Ryan Loder
(Lightweight) Nurullo Aliev vs. Shaqueme Rock
(Heavyweight) Marek Bujło vs. Denzel Freeman
