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The UFC's Saturday stopover in Doha, Qatar, was full of exciting finishes we'll be talking about for weeks. More importantly, it set up some huge fights in several of the promotion's most popular divisions.

UFC's first event in Qatar features a lightweight fight with Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker stepping into the Octagon on Saturday night seeking to position themselves for a title shot against Ilia Topuria.

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This is Tsarukyan’s first fight since defeating Charles Oliveira in a UFC Lightweight title eliminator match at UFC 300. However, he was fined and served a nine-month ban after striking a fan after the event. The No. 1 contender hopes a win on Saturday puts him in line for a championship bout.

Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) has a title defense scheduled against Joshua Van (15-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) at UFC 323 on Dec. 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ( ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2/ESPN+/Disney+/FX), but if he wins that one, a bout agreement for Horiguchi might come across his desk. Pantoja said if that happens, he will sign it with pleasure.

In a 5-round lightweight bout in the main event, Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 265 in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

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In a 3-round welterweight bout on the main card, Belal Muhammad and Ian Machado Garry meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 265 in Al Rayyan, Qatar.