UFC on ESPN+ 123 live results: Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dan Hooker
The Octagon heads to a brand new location as the UFC debuts in Qatar at the ABHA Arena in Doha for UFC On ESPN+ 123.
The main event is an exciting five-round bout in the lightweight division as top contender Arman Tsarukyan takes on Dan Hooker. Both are coming off long layoffs, as Tsarukyan hasn’t fought since April 2024 and Hooker has been out since August 2024. Tsarukyan comes into the fight riding a four-fight win streak, while Hooker has scored three consecutive wins.
The co-main event is a pivotal bout in the welterweight division that could decide the next title challenger as former UFC Welterweight Champion Belal Muhammad takes on Ian Machado Garry. Muhammed fights for the first time since dropping the title in May, while Machado Garry looks to notch his second straight win.
Also on the main card is a light heavyweight bout pitting Volkan Oezdemir against Alonzo Menifield; a heavyweight bout between Waldo Cortes-Acosta and Shamil Gaziev; and a flyweight bout that sees Tagir Ulanbekov welcoming former flyweight title challenger Kyoji Horiguchi back to the UFC.
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> Heavyweights- Marek Bujlo (6-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Denzel Freeman (6-1, 0-0 UFC)
> Lightweights- Nurullo Aliev (10-0, 2-0 UFC) vs. Shem Rock (12-1-1, 0-0 UFC)
> Middleweights- Ismail Naurdiev (24-8, 3-3 UFC) vs. Ryan Loder (7-2, 1-1 UFC)
> Bantamweights- Bekzat Almakhan (17-2, 1-1 UFC) vs. Aleksandre Topuria (6-1, 1-0 UFC)
> Light Heavyweights- Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev (7-0, 0-0 UFC) vs. Rafael Cerqueira (11-3, 0-3 UFC)
> Flyweights- #7 Alex Perez (25-9, 7-5 UFC) vs. #8 Asu Almabayev (22-3, 5-1 UFC)
> Welterweights- Nicolas Dalby (23-6-1 2 NC, 7-6-1 1 NC UFC) vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev (22-2, 0-0 UFC)
> Featherweights- Bogdan Grad (15-3, 1-1 UFC) vs. Luke Riley (11-0, 0-0 UFC)
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> Flyweights- #11 Tagir Ulanbekov (17-2, 6-1 UFC) vs. Kyoji Horiguchi (34-5 1 NC, 7-1 UFC)
> Heavyweights- #6 Waldo Cortes-Acosta (15-2, 8-2 UFC) vs. #11 Shamil Gaziev (14-1, 3-1 UFC)
> Welterweights- Jack Hermansson (24-9, 11-7 UFC) vs. Myktybek Orolbai (14-2-1, 3-1 UFC)
> Light Heavyweights- #9 Volkan Oezdemir (20-8, 8-7 UFC) vs. #14 Alonzo Menifield (17-5-1, 10-5-1 UFC)
> Welterweights- #2 Belal Muhammad (24-4 1 NC, 15-4 1 NC UFC) vs. #6 Ian Machado Garry (16-1, 9-1 UFC)
> Lightweights- #1 Arman Tsarukyan (22-3, 9-2 UFC) vs. #6 Dan Hooker (24-12, 14-8 UFC)
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