UFC Qatar on Nov. 21: Prochazka vs. Stirling headlines; Cavalcanti-Montague, Mar Fan-Motta added

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The bottom line

Jiri Prochazka says he is preparing for a different version of himself against unbeaten Navajo Stirling in the UFC Qatar main event on Nov. 21.

From 4 reports by 3 outlets

Latest Prochazka says he is training for a different version of himself against Stirling 2 updates 3 outlets

What we know

  • Cavalcanti faces Montague and Mar Fan faces Motta at UFC Qatar on Nov. 21.
  • Jiri Prochazka faces unbeaten Navajo Stirling in the UFC Qatar main event on Nov. 21.
  • Prochazka says he is preparing in Thailand with coach Danny de Vries and is working on changes to his style.

Reported, not confirmed

  • Stirling trains at the same gym as Carlos Ulberg, who beat Prochazka for the light heavyweight title, and helped Ulberg prepare for that fight. MMA Fanatik Slovakia
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.
 
Summary
Jiri Prochazka says he is preparing for a different version of himself against unbeaten Navajo Stirling in the UFC Qatar main event on Nov. 21.
Key points (one per line)
Prochazka faces unbeaten Navajo Stirling in the UFC Qatar main event on Nov. 21, three weeks away.
Prochazka says he is training in Thailand with coach Danny de Vries and expects Stirling, who helped Carlos Ulberg prepare for him, to know his old style.
Cavalcanti (10-2) vs. Montague (8-0) and Mar Fan (9-3) vs. Motta (15-6, 1 NC) were added to the card.
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/
MMA Fanatik Slovakia | https://sport.aktuality.sk/mma-fanatik/prochazka-pred-zapasom-s-neporazenym-stirlingom-je-mi-jasne-ze-bude-mat-na-mna-z-pripravy-vela-nabojov-ale/
MMA Fanatik Slovakia | https://www.mmafanatik.eu/prochazka-pred-zapasom-s-neporazenym-stirlingom-je-mi-jasne-ze-bude-mat-na-mna-z-pripravy-vela-nabojov-ale/

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  1. Prochazka says he is training for a different version of himself against Stirling MMA Fanatik Slovakia
  2. Bout added Cavalcanti vs. Montague announced for UFC Qatar alongside Mar Fan vs. Motta Pos-Luta

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