The UFC is loading up the lineup for its debut event in Qatar.
UFC Fight Night 265 takes place Nov. 22 at Al Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Al Rayyan and the promotion continues to add notable names.
Thursday, the UFC made three more fights official, per its website.
Former Bellator and RIZIN champion Kyoji Horiguchi returns to the UFC when he takes on Khabib Nurmagomedov protege Tagir Ulanbekov. The two were supposed to fight at UFC on ABC 8 in June, but Horiguchi withdrew. Instead, Ulanbekov defeated replacement Azat Maksum to extend his winning streak to four.
Horiguchi reenters the UFC after nine years competing for RIZIN and Bellator, promotions in which he captured title gold. He is 5-0 with one no contest in his most recent six outings.
Also added to the card is a light heavyweight contender fight between former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir and Alonzo Menifield. Oezedemir (20-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) aims to bounce back from a loss to Carlos Ulberg, while Menifield looks to notch his first three fight win streak in the UFC.
“TUF 32” winner Ryan Loder rounds out the trifecta of recent additions as he battles Ismail Naurdiev in a middleweight bout. Loder defeated Robert Valentin to become “The Ultimate Fighter” but then was knocked out by Azamat Bekoev. Naurdiev is 1-1 in his second UFC stint with a unanimous decision win over Bruno Silva and a unanimous decision loss to Jun Yong Park.
With the additions, the UFC Fight Night 265 lineup includes:
- Arman Tsarukyan vs. Dan Hooker
- Belal Muhammad vs. Ian Machado Garry
- Shamil Gaziev vs. Serghei Spivac
- Jack Hermansson vs. Myktybek Orolbai
- Alonzo Menifield vs. Volkan Oezdemir
- Kyoji Horiguchi vs. Tagir Ulanbekov
- Raffael Cerqueira vs. AbdulRakhman Yakhyaev
- Asu Almabayev vs. Alex Perez
- Felipe Lima vs. Daniel Marcos
- Marek Buljo vs. Denzel Freeman
- Bekzat Almakhan vs. Aleksandre Topuria
- Bogdan Grad vs. Luke Riley
- Ryan Loder vs. Ismail Naurdiev
