Umar Nurmagomedov to face Urijah Faber at RAF Abu Dhabi

Umar Nurmagomedov has officially signed with Real American Freestyle following his August knockout loss to Song Yadong at UFC Shanghai. Promotional officials confirmed that the 30-year-old will debut at the RAF Abu Dhabi event scheduled for November 14 at Etihad Arena.

His opponent, Urijah Faber, is set for his third appearance with the promotion. Faber is currently seeking his first win for the organization, having suffered consecutive technical fall losses to Henry Cejudo and Arman Tsarukyan earlier this year.

The upcoming card in Abu Dhabi will be headlined by a cruiserweight title bout between defending champion Colby Covington and challenger Khamzat Chimaev.