- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
- Title: “UFC 242”
- Venue: The Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Date: September 7, 2019
Countries represented |
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Brazil |
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Canada |
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England |
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Finland |
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France |
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Georgia |
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Germany |
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Japan |
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Morocco |
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Russia |
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Scotland |
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South Africa |
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United States |
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Bout #: 5 of 13
Blue Corner
- Name: Teemu “Pacu” Packalén
- Age: 32
- Hometown: Turku, Finland
- Gym: Primus Fight Team, Helsinki, Finland
- Professional MMA record before fight night: 8 wins, 2 losses
- UFC record before fight night: 1 win, 2 losses
- Opponents defeated in the UFC before fight night: Thibault Gouti
Red Corner
- Name: Ottman “Bulldozer” Azaitar
- Age: 29
- Hometown: Cologne, Germany/ Rabat, Morocco
- Gym: Jupps Fight Team, Cologne
- Professional MMA record before fight night: 11 wins, 0 loss
- UFC record before fight night: 0 win, 0 loss
- Opponents defeated in the UFC before fight night: N/A
Result
- Division: Lightweight
- Referee: Peter Hickmott
- Winner: OTTMAN AZAITAR
- Method: Knockout via Punch
- Time and Round: 3:33 of Round 1
The main event of “UFC 242” was a UFC Lightweight Championship title unification bout between current champion Khabib “The Eagle” Nurmagomedov, 30, of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia and interim champion Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier, 30, of Coconut Creek, Florida, United States.
“UFC Fight Night 157” was the third UFC event to take place in Abu Dhabi. Check the complete results on Conan Daily.
Watch the full post-fight press conference here:
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