UFC 321 is upon us. Saturday night, the second of two flagship events from MMA’s No. 1 promotion this month takes place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates as Etihad Arena will be the setting for the last UFC show before Halloween.
Unlike the most recent flagship events from the organization, Saturday night’s show will be seen wall-to-wall on ESPN+ if you’re watching from inside the United States of America. Don’t even bother going to UFC Fight Pass for this week’s show in the USA.
Unlike the most recent flagship events from the organization, Saturday night’s show will be seen wall-to-wall on If, however, you’re planning on watching the undercard for UFC 321 in America by way of linear television, take note of this: Due to ESPN’s telecast of College GameDay and the 12 noon ET football game between Syracuse and Virginia Tech, the undercard will be seen on FX beginning at 10 am ET/ 7 am PT before the 2 pm ET/ 11 am PT main card on pay-per-view.
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All told, if there aren’t any subsequent late alterations to the schedule on Saturday morning and afternoon, the final version of UFC 321 will feature 13 fights in Abu Dhabi. An undercard lightweight bout between Abdul-Kareem al-Sewady and Matheus Camilo was postponed Thursday afternoon.
UFC 321 Featured Prelim: Nasrat Haqparast vs. Quillan Salkilld
At the top of the bill for the undercard, action takes place at 155 lbs as Nasrat Haqparast (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) meets Quillan Salkilld (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC.) All fights mentioned herein are an advertised maximum of three rounds at five minutes per round.
Haqparast will be making the walk in UFC 321 on Saturday having posted a record of 5-0 in his last five contests under the UFC banner. Back on March 1, he scored a split decision after 15 minutes of action versus Esteban Ribovics (15-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) inside the UFC Apex in Enterprise, NV.
Saturday’s UFC 321 featured prelim will be Haqparast’s 15th walk to the fabled Octagon and he’s on a hot streak heading into the weekend, having won six fights in succession dating back to September of 2022. When a fighter is on a hot streak, as Haqparast is right now, he’s a fighter who’s at his most dangerous. What’ll happen here?
Across the way, Quillan Salkilld has gone 5-0 as part of an ongoing nine-fight winning streak dating back to his second professional fight in the sport of MMA. Most recently, he bested Yanal Ashmouz (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) by way of unanimous decision on June 7 in Newark, NJ.
This is only Salkilld’s third UFC fight, but it’s a real chance to have a resume-building victory. Only time will tell if he’s able to pull it off.
UFC 321 Co-Featured Prelim: Ikram Aliskerov vs. Junyong Park
Immediately prior to the featured prelim, UFC 321’s co-featured prelim is a middleweight encounter matching Ikram Aliskerov (16-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) with Junyong Park (19-6 MMA, 9-3 UFC.) Aliskerov will be making his fourth appearance in the promotion on Saturday sporting a record of 4-1 in his last five fights dating back to his contract-winning performance in 2023 on Contender Series.
Back on April 26 in Kansas City, KS, he stopped Andre Muniz (24-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) with a first-round knockout (left hook followed by ground and pound shots) in the final seconds of the period. The Aliskerov camp has had problems with cancelled fights of late.
Since the start of 2024, Aliskerov has had five fights called off without a punch thrown, including two scheduled contests vs. Muniz. This is only his second walk to the cage this year. Can he go 2-for-2 in 2025?
Meanwhile, Junyong Park comes into UFC 321 on Saturday with a 4-1 mark over the past five appearances. At the moment, he’s won two fights in a row. This past June, he picked up a unanimous decision victory over Ismail Naurdiev (24-8 MMA, 3-3 UFC) after three rounds of action in Baku.
If Park secures another win here, it’ll be three in succession. Will he start a sustained winning streak on Saturday?
UFC 321: Ludovit Klein vs. Mateusz Rebecki
Also on UFC 321’s undercard, you’ll be seeing a lightweight tilt between Ludovit Klein (23-5-1 MMA, 7-3-1 UFC) and Mateusz Rebecki (20-3 MMA, 4-2 UFC.) Klein enters the weekend with a 4-1 record over his five latest contests.
On May 31, he saw a seven-fight unbeaten streak get snapped at the UFC Apex with a unanimous decision defeat to Mateusz Gamrot (25-4, 1 NC MMA, 8-4 UFC.) Saturday’s contest brings about an important career milestone for Klein, his 30th fight in the professional ranks.
Is fight number 30 going to bring about his 24th career win? In the other corner, Mateusz Rebecki has a 3-2 record over the course of his five most recent bouts.
Back on Aug. 2, he came out on the wrong end of a unanimous decision against Chris Duncan. By the time Saturday night rolls around, just 84 days will have passed between fights. Will the quick turnaround be helpful or a hindrance?
Rest of the Prelims:
The UFC 321 prelims are rounded out by these fights:
A heavyweight bout between No. 15 contender Valter Walker (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) and Louie Sutherland (10-0 MMA, UFC promotional debut,)
a featherweight contest matching Jose Delgado (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) with Nathaniel Wood (21-6 MMA, 9-3 UFC,)
a heavyweight contest versing Chris Barnett (23-9 MMA, 2-3 UFC) against Hamdy Abdelwahab (4-1, 1 NC MMA, 1-1, 1 NC UFC,)
a flyweight match between Azat Maksum (15-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) and Mitch Raposo (9-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC,)
and a strawweight fight pairing Jaqueline Amorim (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) against Mizuki Inoue (15-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC.)
Which of the fights are you looking forward to on UFC 321? Let us know in the comments.