UFC Vancouver goes down this Saturday before UFC 321 takes place in Abu Dhabi, UAE <\/a>next weekend, and the world\u2019s leading MMA promotion will head back to Las Vegas for three weeks to start November before the UFC makes its first trip to Qatar for a UFC Fight Night event on November 22. <\/p>\n UFC Qatar features a headlining lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker, and Izagakhmaev confirmed via Instagram<\/a> that he\u2019ll make his Octagon debut against Nicolas Dalby in Doha following an initial report from MMA Junkie\u2019s Mike Bohn<\/a>. <\/p>\n Saygid Izagakhmaev will fight Nicolas Dalby at UFC Qatar. \/ (Instagram)<\/p>\n Currently on a five-fight win streak that dates back to his time with Eagle FC, Izagakhmaev has compiled an impressive 22-2 record since making his professional MMA debut in 2013. Following a 3-2 amateur run, the 31-year-old won 13-straight fights to begin his time as a pro fighter before he dropped a decision to Elias Silverio at Fight Night Global 87 in 2018.<\/p>\n READ MORE: UFC legends set for trilogy fight on Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis boxing card<\/a><\/p>\n The Team Khabib-product most recently competed in MMA with ONE Championship<\/a> and capped off a 3-0 run with a first-round knockout of MMA legend Shinya Aoki in late 2022. Izagakhmaev\u2019s last recent combat sports outing saw him submit Khotam Boynazarov in just under two minutes during a grappling match at Karate Combat 54.<\/p>\n Welcoming Izagakhmaev to the Octagon at UFC Qatar will be longtime MMA veteran Dalby, who is currently on his second stint with the promotion after he initially went 1-3-1 during his first UFC run from 2015 to 2016. <\/p>\n Since rejoining the UFC in 2019, Dalby has gone 6-3 with one No Contest and put together a four-fight win streak that was capped off by a \u201cFight of the Night\u201d winning upset against Gabriel Bonfim in 2023. <\/p>\n Nicolas Dalby (blue gloves) reacts after defeating Gabriel Bonfim (red gloves) during the UFC Fight Night at Ibirapuera Arena. \/ Jason da Silva-Imagn Images<\/p>\n \u201cDanish Dynamite\u201d is currently on a two-fight skid and was knocked out by Randy Brown<\/a> in his most recent outing, although that fight also took home \u201cFight of the Night\u201d honors to give Dalby his second post-fight bonus out of his last three bouts. <\/p>\n READ MORE: Former UFC headliner & TUF finalist included in latest round of UFC roster cuts<\/a><\/p>\n The addition of Izagakhmaev vs. Dalby now gives UFC Qatar a packed slate of 15 fights, although there\u2019s always the chance that the UFC may elect to move one of the scheduled bouts<\/a> to one of its December shows with more than a month left to go until the Octagon touches down in Doha. <\/p>\n \u2022\tMain Event: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dan Hooker<\/p>\n \u2022\tCo-Main Event: Belal Muhammad vs. Ian Machado Garry<\/p>\n \u2022\tSerghei Spivac vs. Shamil Gaziev<\/p>\n \u2022\tJack Hermansson vs. Myktybek Orolbai<\/p>\n \u2022\tVolkan Oezdemir vs. Alonzo Menifield<\/p>\n \u2022\tKyoji Horiguchi vs. Tagir Ulankebov<\/p>\n \u2022\tAbdul Rakhman Yakhyaev vs. Raffael Cerqueira<\/p>\n \u2022\tAlex Perez vs. Asu Almabayev <\/p>\n \u2022\tFelipe Lima vs. Daniel Marcos<\/p>\n \u2022\tMarek Bujli vs. Denzel Freeman<\/p>\n \u2022\tBekzat Almakhan vs. Aleksandre Topuria<\/p>\n \u2022\tLuke Riley vs. Bogdan Grad<\/p>\n \u2022\tRyan Loder vs. Ismail Naurdiev<\/p>\n \u2022\tMuhammed Naimov vs. Mairon Santos<\/p>\n \u2022\tSaygid Izagakhmaev vs. Nicolas Dalby <\/p>\n \u2022 Dana White stunned after disgusting spinning elbow knockout at DWCS<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 Bonus-winning machine returns as UFC 323 reportedly adds another banger fight<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 UFC Hall of Famer thanks fans after emotional MMA retirement sendoff at UFC Rio<\/a><\/p>\n \u2022 UFC champion seeks historic win as Dana White announces two title fights for UFC 323<\/a><\/p>\n Stick with MMAKnockout<\/a> for more FREE coverage of the UFC and MMA.<\/p>\n Follow MMAKnockout on Facebook<\/a>, Twitter<\/a>, and Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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