Overview
- Both fighters officially made weight for the main event, with Arman Tsarukyan at 156 pounds and Dan Hooker at 155.
- The UFC stages its first event in Qatar at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah (ABHA) Arena in Doha, with the main card set for 1 p.m. ET on ESPN+.
- Betting markets list Tsarukyan as a heavy favorite at roughly -625, drawing the vast majority of wagered money, while Hooker sits near +450.
- Local regulators in Qatar could review the weigh-in altercation after Tsarukyan delivered a headbutt during the ceremonial faceoff.
- A late heavyweight change places Waldo Cortes-Acosta against Shamil Gaziev on three days’ notice after Serghei Spivac withdrew.