In Abu Dhabi in the main event of UFC 242 tournament lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov defended his belt by "choking" Dustin Poirier. Other results of the tournament:
Don Madge vs. Fares Ziama - Madge victory by unanimous decision;
Omari Akhmedov vs. Zak Cummings - Akhmedov's victory by unanimous decision;
Nordine Taleb vs. Muslim Salikhov - TKO victory for Salikhov;
Belal Muhammad vs. Takashi Sato - Muhammad's victory by submission;
Ottman Azaitar vs. Tim Pacal - KO victory for Azaitar;
Liana Jojua vs. Sarah Moras - Moras' TKO victory;
Zubair Zubaira Tukhugov vs. Leron Murphy - a draw;
Joanne Calderwood vs. Andrea Lee - Calderwood victory by split decision;
Mairbek Taisumov vs. Carlos Diego Ferreira - Ferreira victory by unanimous decision;
Curtis Blaydes vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov - TKO victory by Blaydes;
Islam Makhachev vs. Davi Ramos - Makhachev's victory by unanimous decision;
Edson Barboza vs. Paul Felder - Felder victory by split decision;
Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Dustin Pore - Nurmagomedov's victory by rear naked choke.
