| UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07) | |||
| Venue | The Arena,Yas Island | |||
| City | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |||
| Buyrate | 1,000,000[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier was amixed martial arts pay-per-view event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that was held on September 7, 2019 at The Arena,Yas Island inAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[2][3]
The event marked the promotion's third visit to Abu Dhabi and first sinceUFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson in April 2014.[4]
AUFC Lightweight Championship title unification bout between current championKhabib Nurmagomedov and interim championDustin Poirier served as the event's headliner.[5]
A lightweight bout betweenMagomed Mustafaev and Don Madge was scheduled for the event. However, on August 18, it was reported that Mustafaev was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons.[6] Madge then faced promotional newcomerFarès Ziam.[7]
Adam Yandiev was scheduled to face promotional newcomerPunahele Soriano at the event. However, Yandiev pulled out of the bout in mid-August citing a knee injury and the bout was scrapped.[8]
A bantamweight bout betweenKhalid Taha andBruno Gustavo da Silva was scheduled for the event. However, on August 21, it was reported that the bout was moved toUFC 243.[9]
At the weigh-ins,Sarah Moras weighed in at 138 pounds, 2 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. She was fined 20% of her purse and her bout withLiana Jojua proceeded at a catchweight.[10]
| Main Card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Khabib Nurmagomedov (c) | def. | Dustin Poirier (ic) | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:06 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Paul Felder | def. | Edson Barboza | Decision (split) (27–30, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Islam Makhachev | def. | Davi Ramos | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Curtis Blaydes | def. | Shamil Abdurakhimov | TKO (elbow and punches) | 2 | 2:22 | |
| Lightweight | Carlos Diego Ferreira | def. | Mairbek Taisumov | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (FX/ESPN+) | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Joanne Calderwood | def. | Andrea Lee | Decision (split) (28–29, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Zubaira Tukhugov | vs. | Lerone Murphy | Draw (split) (28–29, 29–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (138 lb) | Sarah Moras | def. | Liana Jojua | TKO (punches and elbows) | 3 | 2:26 | |
| Lightweight | Ottman Azaitar | def. | Teemu Packalén | KO (punch) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Early Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass) | |||||||
| Welterweight | Belal Muhammad | def. | Takashi Sato | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:55 | |
| Welterweight | Muslim Salikhov | def. | Nordine Taleb | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:26 | |
| Middleweight | Omari Akhmedov | def. | Zak Cummings | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Don Madge | def. | Farès Ziam | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[12]
As of September 4, 2019 online promotional content related to UFC 242, uploaded toonline streaming platforms includingYouTube,Facebook andInstagram prior to the fight, has received a collective total of more than 112 million views.[13]
In Russia, where it was broadcast by the free TV stationChannel One Russia, the fight drew approximately 26 million viewers, equivalent to 24% of Russia's adult population.[14]
