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, United Arab Emirates.

Background

The event will mark the promotion's 20th visit to Abu Dhabi and first since UFC on ABC: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov in August 2024. A UFC Featherweight Championship bout between current champion Ilia Topuria and former champion Max Holloway is expected to headline the event.

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is expected to serve as backup and potential replacement for this fight. A five-round middleweight bout between former UFC Middleweight Champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes welterweight winner)

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and Khamzat Chimaev is expected to take place at the event. They were previously expected to headline UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov last June, but Chimaev withdrew due to illness. A heavyweight rematch between former interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Ciryl Gane and former Bellator Heavyweight World Champion Alexander Volkov was expected to take place at the event. The pairing previously headlined UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov in June 2021 which Gane won by unanimous decision. However, the bout was moved to

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due to Volkov's knee injury. A heavyweight bout between

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and Kennedy Nzechukwu was scheduled for this event. However, de Lima withdrew from the fight for unknown reasons and was replaced by Justin Tafa.

Fight card

Announced bouts

*Middleweight bout: Bruno Silva vs.

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Background

Fight card

Announced bouts

See also

References