UAE Warriors explained

UAE Warriors
Current Season:	2024 in UAE Warriors
President:	Fouad Darwish
Headquarters:	Abu Dhabi
Sport:	Mixed martial arts
Country:	United Arab Emirates

UAE Warriors is a mixed martial arts league and martial arts promotion in the Middle East based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.^[1] Established in 2012, UAE Warriors has to date held 57 events across five nations.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Past events

	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
57	UAE Warriors 52: Arabia 14		ADNEC Marina	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
56	UAE Warriors 51
55	UAE Warriors 50
54	UAE Warriors 49: Arabia vs. Africa
53	UAE Warriors 48		Balneario Camboriu	Santa Catarina, Brazil
52	UAE Warriors 47: Arabia 13		Mubadala Arena	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
51	UAE Warriors 46
50	UAE Warriors 45		Al Jazira Sports Club	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
49	UAE Warriors 44		Etihad Arena
48	UAE Warriors 43: Arabia 12
47	UAE Warriors 42
46	UAE Warriors 41: Arabia 11
45	UAE Warriors 40: Arabia 10
44	UAE Warriors 39
43	UAE Warriors 38: Africa 5
42	UAE Warriors 37: Arabia 9
41	UAE Warriors 36
40	UAE Warriors 35: Africa 4
39	UAE Warriors 34		Al Jazira Sports Club
38	UAE Warriors 33		Etihad Arena
37	UAE Warriors 32: Africa 3
36	UAE Warriors 31: Arabia 8
35	UAE Warriors 30
34	UAE Warriors 29: Arabia 7
33	UAE Warriors 28
32	UAE Warriors 27: Africa 2
31	UAE Warriors 26: Arabia 6
30	UAE Warriors 25: Africa 1
29	UAE Warriors 24		Jiu-Jitsu Arena
28	UAE Warriors 23: Arabia 5
27	UAE Warriors 22
26	UAE Warriors 21: Arabia 4
25	UAE Warriors 20
24	UAE Warriors 19: Arabia 3
23	UAE Warriors 18
22	UAE Warriors 17: Arabia 2
21	UAE Warriors 16: Arabia 1
20	UAE Warriors 15
19	UAE Warriors 14
18	UAE Warriors 13		The Rotunda at Caesars Palace	Dubai, United Arab Emirates
17	UAE Warriors 12		Jiu-Jitsu Arena	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
16	UAE Warriors 11
15	UAE Warriors 10		Mubadala Arena
14	UAE Warriors 9
13	UAE Warriors 8
12	UAE Warriors 7
11	UAE Warriors 6
10	UAE Warriors 5
9	Road to Abu Dhabi Warriors: Brazil		Ginasio Mauro Pinheiro	São Paulo, Brazil
8	Road to Abu Dhabi Warriors: Malaysia		Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
7	Road to Abu Dhabi Warriors: Bulgaria		Arena Sofia	Sofia, Bulgaria
6	Road to Abu Dhabi Warriors: Thailand		Asiatique The Riverfront	Bangkok, Thailand
5	Abu Dhabi Warriors 4		IPIC Arena	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
4	Abu Dhabi Warriors 3
3	Road To Abu Dhabi Warriors: Thailand 2015 Grand Opening		Asiatique The Riverfront	Bangkok, Thailand
2	Abu Dhabi Warriors 2		FGB Arena	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
1	Abu Dhabi Warriors 1		Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre

Current champions

International

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Since	Title Defenses	Sources
Light Heavyweight		Tarek Suleiman	May 3, 2019 (UAEW 6)	0
Middleweight		Amir Fazli	May 20, 2023 (UAEW 42)	0	^[7]
Welterweight		Tahir Abdullaev	May 18, 2024 (UAEW 50)	0
Lightweight		Amru Magomedov	October 17, 2023 (UAEW 45)	1	^[8]
Featherweight		Samuel Bark	May 18, 2024 (UAEW 50)	0
Bantamweight
Flyweight		Iago Ribeiro	May 18, 2024 (UAEW 50)	0
Women's Flyweight		Corinne Laframboise	March 26, 2022 (UAEW 28)	0

Arabia

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Since	Title Defenses	Sources
Middleweight		Eslam Abdul-Basit	July 3, 2022 (UAEW 31)	0
Welterweight		Omran Chaaban	January 21, 2024 (UAEW 47)	0
Lightweight
Featherweight		Ali al-Qaisi	March 27, 2022 (UAEW 29)	1
Bantamweight		Xavier Alaoui	July 3, 2022 (UAEW 31)	0
Flyweight		Nawras Abzakh	July 3, 2022 (UAEW 31)	1

Africa

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Since	Title Defenses	Sources
Light Heavyweight		Emilio Quissua	September 16, 2022 (UAEW 32)	0	^[9]
Welterweight		Wisem Hammami	March 25, 2022 (UAEW 27)	0
Featherweight		Jaures Dea	February 24, 2023 (UAEW 35)	0	^[10]

International Championship history

Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: 2651NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 7	align=center	July 5, 2019

Light Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: 2051NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 6	align=center	May 3, 2019

Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 1851NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center		align=center	March 26, 2022
Fleury vacated the title to compete for the PFL.
2	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 42	align=center	May 20, 2023

Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 1701NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 6	align=center	May 3, 2019
Ayoub vacated the title to compete for Brave CF.
2	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 33	align=center	September 17, 2022
Togo vacated the title to compete for the PFL.
3	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 50	align=center	May 18, 2024

Lightweight Championship

Weight limit: 1551NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 12	align=center	July 31, 2020
Azeredo vacated the title.
2	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 45	align=center	October 17, 2023

Featherweight Championship

Weight limit: 1451NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 6	align=center	May 3, 2019
2	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 8	align=center	October 18, 2019
3	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 24	align=center	October 29, 2021
4	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 30	align=center	July 2, 2022
5	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 33	align=center	September 17, 2022
6	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 50	align=center	May 18, 2024

Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 1351NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 14	align=center	November 27, 2020
2	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 18	align=center	March 20, 2021
3	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 30	align=center	July 2, 2022

Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 1251NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 50	align=center	May 18, 2024

Women's Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 1251NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 14	align=center	November 27, 2020
Fiorot vacated the title to compete for the UFC.
2	align=left		align=center		align=center	March 26, 2022

Arabia Championship history

Arabia Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 1851NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center		align=center	July 3, 2022

Arabia Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 1701NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center		align=center	September 3, 2021
2	align=left		align=center		align=center	August 25, 2023
3	align=left		align=center	UAE Warriors 47: Arabia 13	align=center	January 21, 2024

Arabia Lightweight Championship

Weight limit: 1551NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center		align=center	September 3, 2021

Arabia Featherweight Championship

Weight limit: 1451NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center		align=center	March 27, 2022

Arabia Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 1351NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center		align=center	July 3, 2022

Arabia Flyweight Championship

Weight limit: 1251NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center		align=center	July 3, 2022

Africa Championship history

Africa Light Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: 2051NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center		align=center	September 16, 2022

Africa Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 1701NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center		align=center	March 25, 2022

Africa Featherweight Championship

Weight limit: 1451NaN1

width=1%	No.	width=19%	Name	width=15%	Event	width=20%	Date	width=45%	Defenses
1	align=left		align=center		align=center	February 24, 2023

Notable fighters

• Karl Amoussou
• Gadzhimurad Antigulov
• Austin Arnett
• Chris Barnett
• Yousri Belgaroui
• Lucie Bertaud
• Ray Borg
• Ilias Bulaid
• Shawn Bunch
• Joachim Christensen
• Alex da Silva Coelho
• Wang Cong
• Reinier de Ridder
• Dakota Ditcheva
• Rolando Dy
• Rinat Fakhretdinov
• André Fialho
• Manon Fiorot
• Movlid Khaybulaev
• Azamat Kerefov
• Mike Kyle
• Noad Lahat
• Jenel Lausa
• Mounir Lazzez
• Mickaël Lebout
• Josefine Lindgren Knutsson
• Magomed Magomedkerimov
• Fábio Maldonado
• Andreas Michailidis
• Mikhail Mokhnatkin
• Usman Nurmagomedov
• Casey O'Neill
• Jesse Ronson
• Dylan Salvador
• Alexander Sarnavskiy
  • Sabriye Şengül Sean Soriano
• Sokoudjou
• Eric Spicely
• Akop Stepanyan
• Oli Thompson
• Jeet Toshi
• Jimmy Vienot
• Jim Wallhead
• Kazunori Yokota
• Shamil Zavurov
• Mikhail Zayats
• Magomed Zaynukov
• Rong Zhu

See also

• Ultimate Fighting Championship
• Bellator MMA

Notes and References

1. Web site: UAE Warriors 25 set for January 15th . asianmma.com . 9 April 2022.
2. Web site: UAE Warriors has held 34 events and presided over approximately 361 matches . Sherdog.com. 9 April 2022.
3. Web site: Mohammad Yahya defends lightweight title in UAE Warriors 29: Arabia main event . MMA Junkie . 9 April 2022.
4. Web site: UAE Warriors 27 Results . mmasucka.com . 9 April 2022.
5. Web site: UAE Warriors 28: International Results Two New Champions . fightbookmma.com . 9 April 2022.
6. Web site: Khaled Jashell Ticha Awa ends wild brawl with insane knockout punch at UAE Warriors 27 . mmafighting.com . 9 April 2022.
7. Web site: UAE Warriors 42 results . arabsmma . 20 May 2023.
8. Web site: UAE Warriors 45 Results: Team Nurmagomedov’s Amru Magomedov Wins Title. FightBook MMA. 2023-10-17.
9. Web site: UAE Warriors 32 Africa results Emilio Quissua wins inaugural Light Heavyweight title. Mixedmartialarts staff. September 19, 2022. mixedmartialarts.
10. Web site: UAE Warriors 35 & 36 results and highlights. Jack O.. February 26, 2023. arabsmma.