It sounds like Belal Muhammad is changing his mind about a potential clash with training partner and current UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev. Muhammad, who faces Ian Garry in UFC Qatar’s co-main event later this afternoon (Sat.

The UFC Qatar co-feature is a big one at welterweight. Will it be Belal Muhammad or Ian Machado Garry making their case for a title shot?

The fight card is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. EST and will be happening at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Fans looking to attend UFC 323 in person have plenty of options to find tickets and can shop around at StubHub, Ticketmaster, SeatGeek and * VividSeats.

New UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria won the title with a dramatic knockout over Charles Oliveira in June, but hasn’t fought since then. Rumors are swirling that Topuria could be part of the UFC’s plans to launch a new broadcast deal with Paramount at the start of 2026, which means his first defense could come as early as January.

UFC middleweight champion Khamzat Chimaev will take some time off before his first title defense. Chimaev (15-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) dominated Dricus Du Plessis to claim the 185-pound title at UFC 319 in August.

In a 3-round light heavyweight bout on the main card, Volkan Oezdemir and Alonzo Menifield meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 265 in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

Shem Rock went on the run for seven years after being arrested for a crime he did not commit - now he is set to make his UFC debut.

Belal Muhammad, the UFC’s first champion of Palestinian origin tells Euronews Culture about his journey to the top of an extremely competitive sport, co-headlining the first-ever Fight Night in Qatar and how his faith grounds him through it all.