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The UFC’s annual trip to Abu Dhabi goes down Saturday with UFC 294, which takes place at Etihad Arena on Yas Island with a main card that airs on pay-per-view at a special time of 2 p.m. ET following prelims on ESPN+.
A highly anticipated lightweight championship rematch headlines the event. Islam Makhachev (24-1 MMA, 13-1 UFC) will attempt to log his second consecutive title defense when he runs it back with featherweight kingpin Alexander Volkanovski (26-2 MMA, 13-1 UFC), who steps in for Charles Oliveira in 11 days’ notice to run back his narrow decision defeat to Makhachev at UFC 284 in February.
For more on the numbers behind the headliner, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie’s pre-event facts about UFC 294.
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