Luke Riley left a lasting first impression in the UFC. After a slow start, Riley (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) found a way to close the show against Bogdan Grad in their featherweight matchup to close out the prelims of UFC Fight Night 265 at ABHA Arena in Doha, Qatar. Grad (15-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) found himself looking up at the lights 30 seconds into Round 2.

Waldo Cortes-Acosta scored his second knockout of the month after stepping in on extremely short-notice at UFC Qatar.

Concerned fans took to social media to ask Jack Hermansson to retire after back-to-back KO defeats. “Please retire, Jack,” one fan said. While another added: “Cut Hermansson before someone kills him.” “Please retire, Jack. We love you, but no more,” a third person tweeted.

Just three weeks after his most recent fight, and taking the fight on such short notice that he didn't land in Qatar until an hour before weigh-ins, Waldo

Ismail Naurdiev made it look easy earlier today (Sat., Nov. 22, 2025) at UFC Qatar LIVE on ESPN+ from inside the ABHA Arena in Doha, Qatar, putting a violent stop to former Ultimate Fighter winner Ryan Loder with a a brutal first-round knockout (punch).

Before Tito Ortiz’s 78-second knockout against Ken Shamrock in their rematch, ‘The Huntington Beach Bad Boy’ broke the record for most successful title defenses at 205 pounds in their first fight. Ortiz won a 15-minute war with ‘The World’s Most Dangerous Man’ that was described by referee John McCarthy as a turning point for the UFC’s growth.

In a 3-round light heavyweight bout on the main card, Volkan Oezdemir and Alonzo Menifield meet Saturday at UFC Fight Night 265 in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

A lightweight bout between Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker headlines this UFC Fight Night on Saturday, November 22nd, and you can catch all the action with ESPN.