The brother of UFC lightweight champion Ilia Topuria displayed a well-rounded game on Saturday at ABHA Arena in Doha, Qatar, claiming two of three rounds in the bantamweight contest for a unanimous decision victory by scores of 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28.

Ismail Naurdiev scored the first finish of UFC Qatar when flatlined Ryan Loder with a perfect one-shot knockout.

Naurdiev (25-8) competed for the UFC from 2019-2020, going 2-2 as a welterweight before returning to the international scene and then being re-signed in 2024. Now set at 185 pounds, Naurdiev bounced back from a loss to Jun Yong Park to improve to 2-1 in his second UFC stint.

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.

Ulanbekov (17-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) competes in his third fight of the year. It's been a strong 2025 thus far, as Ulanbekov has won unanimous decisions over Clayton Carpenter and Azat Maksum. The 34-year-old flyweight's last loss was against Tim Elliott in 2022, and he has won all four fights since.

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.

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.

Dan Hooker and Paddy Pimblett crossed paths before UFC Qatar’s ceremonial weigh ins on Friday and it left fight fans wanting more. This weekend will be a big one for Hooker as the No. 6-ranked lightweight takes a big step up in competition and meets No.