ABU DHABI – UFC 294 takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live play-by-play and official results beginning at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT).
UFC 294 takes place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The main card airs on pay-per-view at a special time of 2 p.m. ET following prelims on ESPN+.
In the main event, lightweight champion Islam Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) takes on featherweight champ Alexander Volkanovski (26-2 MMA, 13-1 UFC), who once again will try to become a two-division titleholder. Volkanovski stepped up on short notice when Charles Oliveira pulled out. He lost to Makhachev in the UFC 284 main event earlier this year in Australia.
In the co-feature, Khamzat Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) is at middleweight after he badly missed weight a little more than a year ago at 170 pounds. He takes on former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman (20-3 MMA, 15-2 UFC), who will make the move up to 185 for the first time – and on short notice after Paulo Costa pulled out with a staph infection.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 10 a.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN+ and 2 p.m. for the main card on pay-per-view. You also can get behind-the-scenes coverage and other event notes from on-site reporters Mike Bohn (@MikeBohn) and Farah Hannoun (@Farah_Hannoun) on X (formerly Twitter).
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
Shara Magomedov vs. Bruno Silva
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Records: Magomedov (11-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), Silva (23-9 MMA, 4-3 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
Broadcast: ESPN+
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Victoria Dudakova vs. Jinh Yu Frey
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Records: Dudakova (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Frey (11-9 MMA, 2-5 UFC)
Division: Women’s strawweight (Dudakova missed weight)
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Muhammad Naimov vs. Nathaniel Wood
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Records: Naimov (9-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Wood (19-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC)
Division: Featherweight
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Mike Breeden vs. Anshul Jubli
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Records: Breeden (10-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC), Jubli (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC)
Division: Lightweight (Breeden missed weight)
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Abu Azaitar vs. Sedriques Dumas
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Records: Azaitar (14-3-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Dumas (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
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Javid Basharat vs. Victor Henry
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Records: Basharat (14-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC), Henry (23-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
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Trevor Peek vs. Mohammad Yahya
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Records: Peek (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), Yahya (12-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
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Tim Elliott vs. Muhammad Mokaev
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Records: Elliott (19-12-1 MMA, 8-10 UFC), Mokaev (9-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC)
Division: Flyweight
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Muin Gafurov vs. Said Nurmagomedov
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Records: Gafurov (18-5 MMA, 0-1 UFC), Nurmagomedov (17-3 MMA, 6-2 UFC)
Division: Bantamweight
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Ikram Aliskerov vs. Warlley Alves
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Records: Aliskerov (14-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Alves (14-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
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Magomed Ankalaev vs. Johnny Walker
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Records: Ankalaev (18-1-1 MMA, 9-1-1 UFC), Walker (21-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC)
Division: Light heavyweight
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Khamzat Chimaev vs. Kamaru Usman
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Records: Chimaev (12-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC), Usman (20-3 MMA, 15-2 UFC)
Division: Middleweight
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Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski
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Records: Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC), Volkanovski (26-2 MMA, 13-1 UFC)
Division: Lightweight
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