UFC's first trip to Abu Dhabi in five years is shaping up to be a marquee event that will be headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov defending the lightweight title against Dustin Poirier.
The company officially announced the match has been confirmed for UFC 242 on Sept. 7:
UFCIt’s signed! (C) @TeamKhabib vs (IC) @DustinPoirier is official for #UFC242! Get your tickets & join us #InAbuDhabi u27a1ufe0f https://t.co/d7ivYbEf6S u2b05ufe0f https://t.co/zEhhFtnaUP
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