Uncrowned has UFC Qatar live results, round-by-round updates, start time and highlights for the Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dan Hooker fight card on Saturday morning at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Al Rayyan, Qatar. UFC lightweight contenders Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker collide in a pivotal a five-round main event, while former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad returns against hard-charging contender Ian Machado Garry in the co-headlining bout.
Tsarukyan (22-3) is Uncrowned’s No. 9 male pound-for-pound fighter in the world despite never holding a UFC title — a ranking that speaks the impressive skill set of Armenian contender. Tsarukyan has won nine of his 10 Octagon bouts since his 2019 debut against Islam Makhachev, including recent victories over Beneil Dariush and Charles Oliveira. Tsarukyan was scheduled to challenge for the UFC lightweight title in January but ultimately withdrew one day before the event due to a back injury.
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Hooker (24-12) has recovered from a 1-4 slide to thrust his name back into UFC title contention with a thunderous three-fight win streak over Claudio Puelles, Jalin Turner and Mateusz Gamrot, the last of which came in an August 2024 split decision at UFC Perth’s Fight of the Night. Hooker was scheduled to face former interim champion Justin Gaethje in March, but had to withdraw with a hand injury.
In Saturday’s co-main event, Belal Muhammad (24-4, 1 NC) and Ian Machado Garry (16-1) lock horns in the latest round of the UFC’s unofficial welterweight tournament. Following big wins from Michael Morales and Carlos Prates this past weekend, the race to become the first challenger for Makhachev’s newly-won welterweight title .
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The UFC Qatar preliminary card starts at 10 a.m. ET on ESPN+, with a main card that begins live at 1 p.m. ET.
Follow along with Uncrowned’s live UFC Qatar: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker results, highlights and live blog below, including round-by-round play-by-play for the main card.
Main card (1 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
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
Preliminary card (10 a.m. ET, ESPN+)
Featherweight: Bogdan Grad vs. Luke Riley
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Welterweight: Nicolas Dalby vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev
Flyweight: Alex Perez vs. Asu Almabayev
Light heavyweight: Abdul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs. Rafael Cerqueira
Bantamweight: Bekzat Almakhan vs. Aleksandre Topuria
Middleweight: Ismail Naurdiev vs. Ryan Loder
Lightweight: Nurullo Aliev vs. Shem Rock
Heavyweight: Marek Bujlo vs. Denzel Freeman