Jiri Prochazka faces unbeaten Navajo Stirling to headline UFC Qatar on 21 November
Aljamain Sterling against Kevin Vallejos and Dan Hooker against Brian Ortega are among the nine fights announced so far for the card in Doha.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka will face unbeaten Navajo Stirling in the main event of the UFC's return to Qatar on Saturday 21 November, at the ABHA Arena in Doha. The UFC announced the card on Tuesday.
Prochazka (32-6-1) is coming off a loss to Carlos Ulberg in a title fight in April. He is unbeaten in non-title fights since joining the UFC in 2020; his only losses in the promotion are to Ulberg and twice to Alex Pereira, all in title fights.
Stirling (11-0) is 6-0 in the UFC and has fought three times this year, knocking out Bruno Lopes, Ion Cutelaba and former champion Jan Blachowicz.
Former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling (26-5) faces Kevin Vallejos (18-1) at featherweight. Dan Hooker (24-15) meets Brian Ortega (16-5, 1 NC) at lightweight. Hooker is back on a quick turnaround after a first-round knockout loss to Salahdine Parnasse earlier this month, and Ortega returns after pulling out of a fight with Renato Moicano because of a cut over his eye. At flyweight, Asu Almabayev (24-3) faces Kyoji Horiguchi (36-6, 1 NC).
Fights announced so far
- Jiri Prochazka vs Navajo Stirling (light heavyweight)
- Aljamain Sterling vs Kevin Vallejos (featherweight)
- Dan Hooker vs Brian Ortega (lightweight)
- Asu Almabayev vs Kyoji Horiguchi (flyweight)
- Jared Cannonier vs Ikram Aliskerov (middleweight)
- Aleksandre Topuria vs Santiago Luna (bantamweight)
- Shamil Gaziev vs Tallison Teixeira (heavyweight)
- Amir Albazi vs Alessandro Costa (flyweight)
- Jake Matthews vs Akbar Abdullaev (welterweight)
It is the UFC's second event in Qatar, after Arman Tsarukyan against Dan Hooker in November 2025. UK start times will go on our fight schedule when the UFC sets them.
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