UAE Warriors returns with a big card in February.
In the main event, lightweight champion Amru Magomedov defends his title against ex-UFC fighter Alex Da Silva at UAE Warriors 58 on Feb. 22 in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi. The event streams on UFC Fight Pass.
Magomedov (8-0) and da Silva (24-5) were rebooked after their vacant lightweight title bout at UAE Warriors 44 in August 2023 was scrapped.
A person with knowledge of the matchup informed MMA Junkie of the full event lineup but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement.
In the co-main event, former BAMMA champion Rany Saadeh(14-4) takes on ONE FC, RIZIN FF and DEEP veteran Hikaru Yoshino (13-5) in a bantamweight bout.
In the featured bout, Khabib Nurmagomedov team member Magomed Zaynukov (6-0) meets Azerbaijan’s Shakhmar Sadygov (6-0-1) in a 155-pound bout. Sadygov trains with UFC lightweight contender Rafael Fiziev at Tiger Muay Thai.
Below is the complete UAE Warriors 58 lineup:
- Amru Magomedov vs. Alex da Silva – for lightweight title
- Rany Saadeh vs. Hikaru Yoshino
- Shakhmar Sadygov vs. Magomed Zaynukov
- Genil Francisco vs. Victor Nunes
- Denis Araujo vs. Rashid Vagabov
- Daan Duijs vs. Akbarjon Islomboev
- Abdurakhman Alimagomedov vs. Imran Taysultanov
- Abdul Hussein vs. Eduardo Mora
- Gadzhi Abdulkadirov vs. Michel Goes
- Claudia Leite vs. Annie Thatcher
- Amir Hossein Alipour vs. Ulugbek Rakhmonov
- Imamshafi Aliev vs. Pedro Oliviera
- Smit Steyn vs. Khaled Taraf
- Elkhan Hasanov vs. Kurban Zaynukov
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