UAE Warriors 42 fight card for May 20 – Ali AlQaisi vs. Jesse Arnett

Abu Dhabi: UAE Warriors 42 takes place this Saturday, May 20, 2023, and will feature two title bouts plus a supporting fight card filled with fighters representing almost twenty nations from around the world.

Live from the stunning Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, this event will be available to watch globally on UFC FIGHT PASS and on ABU DHABI FIGHT in the UAE.

‘The Royal Fighter’ Ali AlQaisi (14-6) will defend his UAE Warriors featherweight title in the main event against rival Jesse Arnett (21-9). It is the biggest grudge match in UAE Warriors history and, with both fighters holding a win over the other, the victor here will not only take home the coveted title, but also major bragging rights.

In the co-main event, the vacant UAE Warriors middleweight title will be decided as Brazil’s Juscelino Ferreira (12-3) meets Iran’s Amir Fazli (5-1). Ferreira comes into the fight off an impressive run which includes wins over UFC veteran KB Bhullar and UAE Warriors LHW champion Tarek Suleiman. He will need to be on point however as Fazli has proven to be one of the most explosive fighters in the region with all five of his wins coming in the first round.

Elsewhere on the card, Turkey’s Attila Korkmaz (12-7) makes his UAE Warriors return and will face the ‘Croatian Cowboy’ Karlo Caput (9-3) in a high-quality lightweight contest, a pair of undefeated prospects clash as Russia’s Amru Magomedov (5-0) takes on Brazilian Renan Oliveira (8-0), UFC veteran Alex da Silva (21-5) goes up against Kyrgyzstan’s Ali Mashrapov (13-11), Sweden’s Elin Oberg (4-2) will take on a tough late replacement in China’s Ding Miao (16-6), and heavy-hitters Abdullo Khodzhaev (3-0) and Rustem Kudaybergenov (6-2) face off in what could well be the fight of the night.

UAE Warriors 42 – Fight Card May 20, Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi

Main Event
UAE Warriors Featherweight Title
Champion Ali AlQaisi (14-6) vs. Jesse Arnett (21-9)

Co-Main Event
Vacant UAE Warriors Middleweight Title
Juscelino Ferreira (12-3) vs. Amir Fazli (5-1)

Lightweight
Attila Korkmaz (12-7) vs. Karlo Caput (9-3)

Lightweight
Amru Magomedov (5-0) vs. Renan Oliveira (8-0)

Flyweight
Mutolibsho Akobirov (4-0) vs. Sanzhar Adilov (11-1)

Catchweight 160 lbs
Alex da Silva (21-5) vs. Ali Mashrapov (13-11)

Lightweight
Abdullo Khodzhaev (3-0) vs. Rusten Kudaybergenov (6-2)

Middleweight
Khabib Nabiev (6-0) vs. Bekzat Isakov (5-3)

Catchweight 132 lbs
Junifer Kimmayong (5-3) vs. Furtatbek Yokubov (7-3)

Catchweight 121 lbs
Elin Oberg (4-2) vs. Ding Miao (16-6)

Lightweight
Murad Bilarov (6-0) vs. Bagysh Zharmamatov (7-1)

Featherweight
Ullubiy Amirzhanov (1-0) vs. Filip Maric (1-0)

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