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Adesanya and Garry set for UFC card in Riyadh on Dec. 5
The UFC will hold a Fight Night in Riyadh on Dec.
5 in Saudi Arabia.
Former middleweight champion Israel Adesanya will face Shara Magomedov in the main event.
Adesanya is on a four-fight losing streak, while Magomedov has won his last two UFC fights.
Ian Machado Garry will meet Yaroslav Amosov in the five-round co-main event at welterweight.
Garry is returning after losing a title fight to Islam Makhachev, while Amosov has won three straight fights.
The card brings two high-profile returns together; other scheduled bouts include a heavyweight fight between Serghei Spivac and Mario Pinto.
The UFC has booked Israel Adesanya against Sharabutdin Magomedov to headline a Fight Night card in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Dec. 5.
Ian Machado Garry will face Yaroslav Amosov in a five-round co-main event.
The UFC confirmed the matchups during the broadcast of UFC Vegas 124, according to Sherdog.
Adesanya is on a four-fight losing streak, while Magomedov has won his last two fights.
Garry is coming off a loss to Islam Makhachev, and Amosov has won three straight fights, according to Sherdog.
- Who
- Israel Adesanya will face Sharabutdin Magomedov; Ian Machado Garry will face Yaroslav Amosov.
- What
- The UFC Fight Night card’s main event and co-main event have been set.
- When
- Dec. 5, 2026.
- Where
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- Not stated.
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Sherdog reported that the UFC confirmed the two headlining matchups during the broadcast of UFC Vegas 124.
UFC Fight Night 295 is scheduled to take place in Riyadh.
- Main event
- Israel Adesanya vs. Sharabutdin Magomedov
- Co-main event
- Ian Machado Garry vs. Yaroslav Amosov
- Location
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Event date
- Dec. 5, 2026
- Adesanya record
- 24-6 overall; 13-6 in the UFC
- Magomedov record
- 17-1 overall; 6-1 in the UFC
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MAIN EVENT SET FOR RIYADH 🇸🇦 Israel Adesanya faces Shara Magomedov in a clash at middleweight! [ #UFCSaudiArabia | DEC 5 | LIVE on @ParamountPlus ]
5 ROUND CO MAIN EVENT IS SET 👀 Ian Machado Garry faces off against Yaroslav Amosov in a massive fight at 170lbs! [ #UFCSaudiArabia | DEC 5 | LIVE on @ParamountPlus ]