Jiri Prochazka to Face Navajo Stirling in UFC Qatar Headliner

The UFC will head to Doha, Qatar, on November 21 for an event headlined by former light heavyweight champion Jiri Prochazka and the undefeated Navajo Stirling. Prochazka enters the bout aiming to recover from an April title loss to Carlos Ulberg. Conversely, Stirling holds a perfect 6-0 record inside the octagon, having recently secured knockout victories over Bruno Lopes, Ion Cutelaba, and Jan Blachowicz.

The event also features a featherweight matchup between Aljamain Sterling and Kevin Vallejos. Additionally, Brian Ortega will return to face Dan Hooker at lightweight. The card includes several other bouts, such as Asu Almabayev versus Kyoji Horiguchi and Jared Cannonier against Ikram Aliskerov. Rounding out the announced lineup are contests between Aleksandre Topuria and Santiago Luna, Shamil Gaziev and Tallison Teixeira, Amir Albazi and Alessandro Costa, and Jake Matthews against Akbar Abdullaev.