Dom Mar Fan and Nikolas Motta are booked to meet in a lightweight bout at UFC Qatar on Nov. 21 in Doha, with both coming off losses.
What we know
- Dom Mar Fan faces Nikolas Motta in a lightweight bout at UFC Qatar on Nov. 21 at ABHA Arena in Doha.
- Marcel Dorff first reported the booking on Oct. 2, citing multiple sources.
- Mar Fan is 9-3 and won the Road To UFC lightweight final over SangWook Kim in January.
- Kody Steele submitted Mar Fan with a heel hook at 3:56 of round one on May 2.
- Motta's last recorded fight was a second-round stoppage loss to Nazim Sadykhov on June 21, 2025.
- UFC Qatar is headlined by Jiri Prochazka against Navajo Stirling.
Dom Mar Fan has been matched with Nikolas Motta for the UFC's Nov. 21 event at ABHA Arena in Doha, Qatar. Both fighters are looking to bounce back from their most recent defeats.
Marcel Dorff first reported the booking on Oct. 2, citing multiple sources, and UFC ANZ has since included the pairing in its own Instagram announcement alongside Michelle Montague against Jacqueline Cavalcanti.
Mar Fan, a 9-3 Australian lightweight, won January's Road To UFC lightweight final over SangWook Kim before Kody Steele submitted him with a heel hook at 3:56 of round one on May 2. Motta's last recorded fight was a second-round stoppage loss to Nazim Sadykhov in Baku on June 21, 2025; before that he stopped Tom Nolan in 63 seconds in January 2024.
UFC Qatar is headlined by Jiri Prochazka against Navajo Stirling, with Aljamain Sterling and Kevin Vallejos also on the card.
Marcel Dorff first reported the booking on Oct. 2, citing multiple sources, and UFC ANZ has since included the pairing in its own Instagram announcement alongside Michelle Montague against Jacqueline Cavalcanti.
Mar Fan, a 9-3 Australian lightweight, won January's Road To UFC lightweight final over SangWook Kim before Kody Steele submitted him with a heel hook at 3:56 of round one on May 2. Motta's last recorded fight was a second-round stoppage loss to Nazim Sadykhov in Baku on June 21, 2025; before that he stopped Tom Nolan in 63 seconds in January 2024.
UFC Qatar is headlined by Jiri Prochazka against Navajo Stirling, with Aljamain Sterling and Kevin Vallejos also on the card.
- Summary
- Dom Mar Fan and Nikolas Motta are booked to meet in a lightweight bout at UFC Qatar on Nov. 21 in Doha, with both coming off losses.
- Key points (one per line)
- Mar Fan (9-3) faces Motta at UFC Qatar on Nov. 21 at ABHA Arena in Doha.
Marcel Dorff first reported the booking; UFC ANZ has since included it in its announcement.
Mar Fan was submitted by Kody Steele on May 2; Motta lost to Nazim Sadykhov in June 2025.
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- MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/mma-news/dom-mar-fan-nikolas-motta-ufc-qatar-november21-booking/
Fighters in this story
Dom Mar Fan
Nikolas Motta
Jiri Prochazka
Kody Steele
Navajo Stirling
Tom NolanSources
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