- Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
- Title: “UFC 242”
- Venue: The Arena, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Date: September 7, 2019
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Bout #: 9 of 13
Blue Corner
- Name: Carlos Diego Ferreira
- Age: 34
- Hometown: Careiro da Varzea, Amazona, Brazil
- Gym: Fortis MMA, Dallas, Texas, United States
- Professional MMA record before fight night: 15 wins, 2 losses
- UFC record before fight night: 6 wins, 0 loss
- Opponents defeated in the UFC before fight night: Colton Smith, Ramsey Nijem, Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Jared Gordon, Kyle Nelson, Rustam Khabilov
Red Corner
- Name: Mairbek “Beckan” Taisumov
- Age: 31
- Hometown: Grozny, Russia
- Gym: Tiger Muay Thai and MMA, Phuket, Thailand
- Professional MMA record before fight night: 27 wins, 5 losses
- UFC record before fight night: 7 wins, 1 loss
- Opponents defeated in the UFC before fight night: Tae Hyun Bang, Marcin Bandel, Tony Christodoulou, Alan Patrick, Damir Hadzovic, Felipe Silva, Des Green
Result
- Division: Lightweight
- Referee: Herb Dean
- Winner: CARLOS DIEGO FERREIRA
- Method: Unanimous Decision
- Time and Round: 5:00 of Round 3
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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