Tsarukyan, Hooker, Belal, and Garry make weight and confirm the main fights for UFC Qatar.

Tsarukyan and Hooker make weight and confirm their UFC fight. Photo: Reproduction/Montage SUPER LUTAS

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Held in the early hours of Friday (21), the official weigh-in for UFC Qatar went smoothly. The event's main event fighters, Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker , standouts in the lightweight division (up to 70,3 kg), showed professionalism and made weight without any problem, confirming their presence in the octagon this Saturday (22). The co-main event between Belal Muhammad and Ian Garry , top middleweight fighters (77,1 kg), is also official.

The sole representative of Brazil at UFC Qatar, Rafael Cerqueira, fulfilled his pre-fight obligation. In addition to the aforementioned athletes, the other 23 professionals also met their respective goals at the event's official weigh-in.

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The suffering was worth it.

Hours before the weigh-in, Tsarukyan was struggling to lose the last few pounds, raising doubts among fans about whether he would be able to reach the lightweight limit. Determined, the Armenian showed up at the ceremony and weighed in at 70,7 kg.

Hooker did well. Despite being bigger than his opponent, the New Zealander fought two grams shorter. The fight between these athletes is extremely important for the division, as the winner could then compete for the title.

The #UFCQatar main event is OFFICIAL‼️ @ArmanUFC locks it in at 156lbs!

[ Watch Saturday on the @ESPN app | 1pmET ] pic.twitter.com/vadVIu5ig8

— UFC (@ufc) November 21, 2025

One half of the #UFCQatar main event is locked in! @DanTheHangman steps on the scale at 155.5lbs

[ Watch LIVE on the @ESPN app | SAT | 1pmET ] pic.twitter.com/D2JeOvaa6A

— UFC (@ufc) November 21, 2025

Former welterweight champion Belal, like Hooker and Tsarukyan, was also one of the first to weigh in and hit the expected mark. The veteran came in at 77,5 kg.

Younger and bigger, Garry only showed up for the weigh-in later, but despite the mystery, everything went well. The Irishman weighed in at 77,1 kg. If he wins impressively, the athlete could be the first challenger for Islam Makhachev 's belt.

THE #UFCQatar CO-MAIN EVENT IS OFFICIAL!

️ Belal Muhammad |: 171 lbs
️ Ian Gary: 170 lbs pic.twitter.com/HMvg3aLyV7

— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) November 21, 2025

Brazilian under pressure and feeling lighter

After three consecutive losses in the UFC, Rafael Cerqueira is looking for his first victory in the octagon. Despite the pressure, the Brazilian weighed in at 92,5 kg, meaning he is four grams lighter than Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev, his opponent, who is a newcomer and undefeated in MMA.

Results from the UFC Qatar weigh-in.

MAIN CARD (15pm Brasília time)

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Arman Tsarukyan (70,7 kg) vs. Dan Hooker (70,5 kg)

Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Belal Muhammad (77,5 kg) vs. Ian Garry (77,1 kg)

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Volkan Oezdemir (93,4 kg) vs. Alonzo Menifield (93,4 kg)

Middleweight (up to 77,1 kg): Jack Hermansson (77,3 kg) vs. Myktybek Orolbai (77,1 kg)

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Waldo Cortes-Acosta (120,2 kg) vs. Shamil Gaziev (118,8 kg)

Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Tagir Ulanbekov (56,9 kg) x Kyoji Horiguchi (56,9 kg)

PRELIMINARY CARD (12pm Brasília time)

Featherweight (up to 65,8 kg): Bogdan Grad (65,9 kg) vs. Luke Riley (65,9 kg)

Middleweight (up to 77,1 kg): Nicolas Dalby (77,3 kg) vs. Saygid Izagakhmaev (77,1 kg)

Flyweight (up to 57 kg): Alex Perez (57,1 kg) vs. Asu Almabayev (56,9 kg)

Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg): Abdul-Rakhman Yakhyaev (92,9 kg) vs. Rafael Cerqueira (92,5 kg)

Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Bekzat Almakhan (61,6 kg) x Aleksandre Topuria (61,4 kg)

Average weight (up to 83,9 kg): Ismail Naurdiev (83,9 kg) x Ryan Loder (83,9 kg)

Lightweight (up to 70,3 kg): Nurullo Aliev (70,3 kg) x Shem Rock (70,7 kg)

Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Marek Bujło (116,3 kg) vs. Denzel Freeman (117,9 kg)

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