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UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that was held on September 7, 2019 at The Arena, Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.




Background


The event marked the promotion's third visit to Abu Dhabi and first since UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Nelson in April 2014.
A UFC Lightweight Championship title unification bout between current champion Khabib Nurmagomedov and interim champion Dustin Poirier served as the event's headliner.
A lightweight bout between Magomed Mustafaev and Don Madge was scheduled for the event. However, on August 18, it was reported that Mustafaev was removed from the bout for undisclosed reasons. Madge then faced promotional newcomer Farès Ziam.
Adam Yandiev was scheduled to face promotional newcomer Punahele Soriano at the event. However, Yandiev pulled out of the bout in mid-August citing a knee injury and the bout was scrapped.
A bantamweight bout between Khalid Taha and Bruno Gustavo da Silva was scheduled for the event. However, on August 21, it was reported that the bout was moved to UFC 243.
At the weigh-ins, Sarah Moras weighed in at 138 pounds, 2 pounds over the bantamweight non-title fight limit of 136. She was fined 20% of her purse and her bout with Liana Jojua proceeded at a catchweight.




Results






Bonus awards


The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.

Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
Performance of the Night: Khabib Nurmagomedov, Ottman Azaitar, Belal Muhammad and Muslim Salikhov




Viewership


As of September 4, 2019 online promotional content related to UFC 242, uploaded to online streaming platforms including YouTube, Facebook and Instagram prior to the fight, has received a collective total of more than 112 million views.
In Russia, where it was broadcast by the free TV station Channel One Russia, the fight drew approximately 26 million viewers, equivalent to 24% of Russia's adult population.




See also



List of UFC events
2019 in UFC
List of current UFC fighters




References

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• Khabib Nurmagomedov
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• Khabib Nurmagomedov
• Belal Muhammad
• UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady
• Dustin Poirier
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• Muslim Salikhov
• List of UFC events
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