makes his return to the Octagon for the first time in a little over a year in a lightweight title fight against the "Human Highlight" Justin Gaethje in a matinee pay-per-view from Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.
The main event pits the reigning lightweight titleholder against the interim champion in a unification bout. This wasn't the bout everyone expected when it was announced Tony Ferguson and Gaethje would meet for the interim championship, but the former World Series of Fighting star was brilliant in the upset in May.
The matchup is a classic grappler vs. striker pairing.