Sakhi “Machete” Qambari and Elin Öberg will compete at UAE Warriors 42. Photo: Tomasz Piwinski and Instagram (@elin.oberg) (@uae_warriors)
On Saturday May 20, UAE Warriors 42 will take place at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
The card is topped by a UAE Warriors featherweight title grudge match between reigning champion Ali AlQaisi and his rival Jesse Arnett.
The two first met in July, 2022, with Arnett standing as the winner via Doctor stoppage. In the immediate rematch a few months later, Ali AlQaisi won via a third-round submission. Now it’s time for the rivals to duke it out for a third and final time.
The UAE warriors 42 co-main event features a middleweight title fight between Juscelino Ferreira and Amir Fazli.
Two Swedes competing on the card
UAE Warriors 42 also features two Swedish fighters in Elin Öberg and Saki “Machete” Qambari.
Öberg is 4-2 as a professional fighter and is set to clash with Naomi Tataroglu in a catchweight bout (119 lbs). Tataroglu has a professional record of 3-4.
Qambari is 1-1 as a professional MMA fighter and will make his promotional debut against Dominykas Norkus who has a professional record of 7-1 and three straight wins.