The Octagon touches down in Abu Dhabi for the first annual installment of a five-year agreement that will feature a title fight atop each card.
In the main event, undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov (155) looks to defend his title for the second time when he takes on interim champion Dustin Poirier (155). The Russian is coming off of a fourth-round submission win over Conor McGregor in his first tile defense. “The Diamond,” meanwhile, won the interim belt back at UFC 236 when he defeated Max Holloway by decision.