Procházka vs Stirling headlines UFC Qatar on November 21, with Sterling, Hooker and Ortega also on the card
Procházka vs Stirling will be the UFC Qatar main event on Saturday, November 21, at ABHA Arena in Doha. Former light heavyweight champion Jiří Procházka, 32-6-1, returns after his knockout loss to Carlos Ulberg in April. Across from him, Navajo Stirling, 11-0, is still unbeaten. The UFC made 9 fights official, including Aljamain Sterling vs Kevin Vallejos and Dan Hooker vs Brian Ortega.
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Key takeaways
- Jiří Procházka (32-6-1) faces undefeated Navajo Stirling (11-0) at light heavyweight in the UFC Qatar main event on November 21 in Doha.
- Procházka was knocked out in round 1 by Carlos Ulberg in April at UFC 327 for the vacant title; Stirling stopped Jan Błachowicz in under 3 minutes in August.
- The card has 9 official fights, including Sterling vs Vallejos in the co-main event, Hooker vs Ortega and Cannonier vs Aliskerov.
Procházka vs Stirling, the former champion against the unbeaten
The former champion
Procházka won the light heavyweight title in his 3rd UFC fight, against Glover Teixeira. Since then he has lost 2 times to Alex Pereira for the belt, knocked out Jamahal Hill and Khalil Rountree Jr., and was knocked out in round 1 by Carlos Ulberg in April at UFC 327 for the vacant title.
The unbeaten
Stirling, 29 on fight night, earned his contract on the Contender Series by stopping Phil Latu. He has won all 6 of his UFC fights, including decisions over Tuco Tokkos, Ivan Erslan and Rodolfo Bellato, then a round 1 TKO of Jan Błachowicz in August.
The main event gamble
For Procházka, 34 on November 21, it is a chance to stay in the title picture. For Stirling, it is the biggest test of his career, against a former champion.
The UFC Qatar card
The co-main event
Former bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling faces Kevin Vallejos at featherweight.
The other official fights
Dan Hooker meets Brian Ortega at lightweight, Asu Almabayev faces Kyoji Horiguchi at flyweight, Jared Cannonier takes on Ikram Aliskerov at middleweight, Aleksandre Topuria meets Santiago Luna at bantamweight, Shamil Gaziev faces Tallison Teixeira at heavyweight and Amir Albazi meets Alessandro Costa at flyweight.
A 9th fight to confirm
Jake Matthews will also fight at welterweight, but the exact identity of his opponent varies between sources; we will confirm it once it is final.
Prochazka won the belt in just his third trip to the Octagon, defeating Glover Teixeira in a thrilling battle.
The UFC's 2nd night in Qatar
Doha, 1 year on
The UFC returns to ABHA Arena a year after its 1st show in the country, which sold out. Tickets go on sale on Friday, October 9.
A main event between 2 generations
The experience gap is clear, but Stirling arrives with a perfect record and a recent finish of a former champion.
Follow the card
Records for all 18 announced fighters and our weekly light heavyweight rating are in the FightHub app, with an alert every time a fight is added.
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