UFC Fight Night 265

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UFC Fight Night 265
Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateNovember 22, 2025 (2025-11-22)
Venue Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena
City Doha, Qatar
Event chronology
UFC 322: Della Maddalena vs. Makhachev UFC Fight Night 265 UFC 323

UFC Fight Night 265 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on November 22, 2025, at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

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Background

This event will mark the promotion's debut in Qatar, which will become the 32nd country to hold a UFC event (also the third country in the Middle East, after the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia). [1] There were initially rumors that the first event in the country would take place on May 17 at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales, but that card was moved to the UFC Apex in Las Vegas for unknown reasons. [6]

A heavyweight bout between Serghei Spivac and Shamil Gaziev is scheduled for this event. [7] The pairing was originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales, [8] then shifted to UFC 316. However, Gaziev withdrew from that event due to a broken finger sustained during training. [9] [10]

Announced bouts

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Jose Youngs (2025-07-09). "UFC announces first event in Qatar on Nov. 22, partnership with Visit Qatar". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  2. ↑ Jesse Holland (2025-07-09). "UFC to debut in Qatar with November Fight Night event". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  3. ↑ Staff (2025-07-09). "UFC Set to Debut in Qatar on November 22". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  4. ↑ Staff (2025-07-09). "UFC to debut in Qatar with November Fight Night event". sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  5. ↑ Farah Hannoun (2025-07-09). "UFC announces Qatar will host Fight Night event this November". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  6. ↑ Kang Daeho (2025-03-14). "Fight Night 259, Qatar → APEX". mk.co.kr. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
  7. 1 2 Hannoun, Farah. "Heavyweight matchup between Serghei Spivac and Shamil Gaziev headed to UFC Qatar". MMA Junkie. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
  8. ↑ Kirill Ivanov (2025-02-28). "Sergey Spivak and Shamil Gaziev may fight on May 17". allboxing.ru. Retrieved 2025-02-28.(in Russian)
  9. ↑ Prince Horton (2025-04-01). "UFC 316 fight card levels up – heavyweights join the main card". athlonsports.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  10. ↑ Staff (2025-04-24). "Not Gaziev. Spivak has a new opponent at UFC 316". vringe.com. Retrieved 2025-04-24.(in Russian)
  11. ↑ MMA Bulgaria (2025-08-28). "Алекс Перес срещу Асу Алмабаев на UFC в Катар". mma.bg. Retrieved 2025-08-28.(in Bulgarian)
  12. ↑ "Jan Błachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov Set for UFC Qatar Debut". lowkickmma. 2025-08-29.
  13. ↑ Кравченко, Мария. "Абдул-Рахман Яхьяев проведёт дебютный бой в UFC 22 ноября в Катаре". www.championat.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  14. ↑ Irati Prat (2025-09-03). "Aleksandre Topuria volverá a pelear en UFC el 22 de noviembre". marca.com. Retrieved 2025-09-03.(in Spanish)
  15. ↑ "Paulo Costa Books Shara 'Bullet' Magomedov Fight at UFC Qatar". www.lowkickmma.com. 2025-09-04. Retrieved 2025-09-04.
  16. ↑ Kerman, Garrett; read, ClutchPoints·4 min (2025-09-06). "Felipe Lima vs. Daniel Marcos set for historic UFC Qatar Debut". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2025-09-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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