Lightweights Arman Tsarukyan and Dan Hooker will headline UFC's trip to Qatar on Nov. 22, UFC CEO Dana White announced Wednesday. In addition to Tsarukyan vs. Hooker, White confirmed a co-main event battle between former UFC welterweight champion Belal Muhammad and rising contender Ian Machado Garry.

Tsarukyan is currently the No. 2-ranked lightweight in the official UFC rankings. Since dropping a decision to Mateusz Gamrot in June 2022, Tsarukyan has rattled off four consecutive wins, including notable victories over Beneil Dariush and Charles Oliveira.

The win over Oliveira had earned Tsarukyan a title shot against Islam Makhachev, who spoiled Tsarukyan's Octagon debut in 2019, at UFC 311 this past January. Less than two days before the planned bout with Makhachev, Tsarukyan was forced

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