UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling

UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 21, 2026 (2026-11-21)
VenueAli Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena
CityAl Rayyan, Qatar
Event chronology
UFC 334: Gane vs. Hokit UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Magomedov

UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling (also known as UFC Fight Night 294) is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that is scheduled to take place on November 21, 2026, at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

Background

The event will mark the promotion's second visit to Qatar and first since UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker in November 2025.

A light heavyweight bout between former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion (also the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion) Jiří Procházka and Navajo Stirling is scheduled to headline the event.

A lightweight bout between Magomed Zaynukov and Manoel Sousa was reportedly scheduled for the event. However, Zaynukov stated he had not signed a contract for the fight and would not compete again in 2026 due to an operation, leaving it unclear whether a replacement opponent would be found for Sousa.

A welterweight bout between Jake Matthews and promotional newcomer Akbar Abdullaev was initially announced for this event. However, Abdullaev will not compete at the event due to the promotion making a mistake with the matchup. As a result, Matthews will meet Tahir Abdullayev instead.

Former LFA Women's Bantamweight Champion Jacqueline Cavalcanti and Michelle Montague were expected to meet in a women's bantamweight bout. However, the pairing was postponed to UFC 335 three weeks later for undisclosed reasons.

Fight card

Main card (Paramount+)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Jiří Procházka vs. Navajo Stirling
Featherweight Aljamain Sterling vs. Kevin Vallejos
Lightweight Dan Hooker vs. Brian Ortega
Flyweight Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Asu Almabayev
Middleweight Jared Cannonier vs. Ikram Aliskerov
Preliminary card (Paramount+)
Bantamweight Aleksandre Topuria vs. Santiago Luna
Heavyweight Shamil Gaziev vs. Tallison Teixeira
Flyweight Amir Albazi vs. Alessandro Costa
Welterweight Jake Matthews vs. Tahir Abdullayev

Announced bouts

See also

References

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  2. ↑ Guilherme Cruz (2026-09-29). "Jiri Prochazka vs. Navajo Stirling, 8 other fights official for UFC Qatar". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
  3. ↑ Drew Beaupre (2026-09-26). "UFC Qatar reportedly adds huge fight featuring undefeated Islam Makhachev teammate". si.com. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
  4. 1 2 Rohit Gupta (2026-09-28). "Magomed Zaynukov withdraws from reported UFC Qatar fight with Manoel Sousa due to physical issues". sportscapemagazine.com. Retrieved 2026-09-28.
  5. ↑ Parviz Iskenderov (2026-09-29). "UFC Qatar main event: Jiri Prochazka faces Navajo Stirling". fightmag.com. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  6. ↑ Jamie Theodosi (2026-09-29). "UFC makes mistake with UFC Qatar announcement as undefeated DWCS star is taken off event". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  7. ↑ Neri Fung (2026-10-07). "Jacqueline Cavalcanti enfrenta carrasca brasileira no UFC Catar, em novembro". agfight.com. Retrieved 2026-10-07. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
  8. ↑ Sayan Nag (2026-11-01). "Report: Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Michelle Montague postponed to UFC 335 on Dec. 12". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2026-11-02.
  9. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Procházka vs. Stirling". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  10. ↑ Dorff, Marcel (2026-10-02). "Potential Lightweight Banger Added to UFC Qatar". HEAVY. Retrieved 2026-10-03.
  11. ↑ Danny Segura and Nolan King (2026-10-15). "Diyar Nurgozhay vs. Alik Lorenz booked for UFC Qatar". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2026-10-15.