The UFC announced Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Michelle Montague and Dom Mar Fan vs. Nikolas Motta for UFC Qatar on Nov. 21 in Doha, per Pos-Luta.
From 2 reports by 2 outletsLatest Cavalcanti vs. Montague announced for UFC Qatar alongside Mar Fan vs. Motta 2 outlets
What we know
- Dom Mar Fan faces Nikolas Motta in a lightweight bout at UFC Qatar on Nov. 21 at ABHA Arena in Doha.
- Jacqueline Cavalcanti (10-2) faces unbeaten Michelle Montague (8-0) in a women's bantamweight bout at UFC Qatar; Cavalcanti is coming off a loss to Ketlen Vieira.
- Mar Fan is 9-3, won the Road To UFC lightweight final over SangWook Kim in January, and was submitted by Kody Steele on May 2.
- Motta (15-6, 1 NC) last lost to Nazim Sadykhov by second-round stoppage on June 21, 2025.
- UFC Qatar is headlined by Jiri Prochazka against Navajo Stirling.
- The card also lists Aljamain Sterling vs. Kevin Vallejos, Dan Hooker vs. Brian Ortega, Jared Cannonier vs. Ikram Aliskerov and Asu Almabayev vs. Kyoji Horiguchi.
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
- The UFC announced Jacqueline Cavalcanti vs. Michelle Montague and Dom Mar Fan vs. Nikolas Motta for UFC Qatar on Nov. 21 in Doha, per Pos-Luta.
- Key points (one per line)
- Cavalcanti (10-2) faces unbeaten Montague (8-0) in a women's bantamweight bout.
Mar Fan (9-3) faces Motta (15-6, 1 NC) at lightweight; both are coming off losses.
UFC Qatar on Nov. 21 is headlined by Jiri Prochazka vs. Navajo Stirling.
- Also reported by (Name | URL per line)
- MiddleEasy | https://middleeasy.com/mma-news/dom-mar-fan-nikolas-motta-ufc-qatar-november21-booking/
Pos-Luta | https://posluta.com/ufc-qatar-ganha-dois-novos-duelos-com-jacqueline-cavalcanti-e-nikolas-motta-para-o-card-de-21-de-novembro/
Fighters in this story
Dom Mar Fan
Jacqueline Cavalcanti
Nikolas Motta
Michelle Montague
Jiri Prochazka
Dan Hooker
Aljamain Sterling
Kevin Vallejos
Navajo Stirling
Kody Steele
Tom Nolan
Asu Almabayev
Kyoji HoriguchiSources
Pos-Luta
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