UAE Warriors 49 transpired on May 17th, 2024. Friday’s fistic fireworks took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The preliminary portion of the event was broadcast on the UAEW YouTube channel. The main card being showcased on UFC Fight Pass.
The full results for the latest UAE Warriors event can be found below.
UAE Warriors 49
In a catchweight at 174 lbs Abdelkarim Zouad of Algeria defeated Magnus Onyeka Iversen. The Nigerian fighter fell to scores of 30-27 across the board.
Lightweight action between Harda Karim of Iraq and Tapiwa Katikati of South Africa saw the former win by way of a first-round knockout.
In a catchweight affair at 150lbs, Saleem Al Bakri of Jordan bested Henry Kirangwa. The Ugandan lost via UD with scores of 29-28 among all cageside judges.
A 130lb catchweight clash saw Sabriye Şengül of Turkey lost to Ceileigh Niedermayr of South Africa with scores of 29-27 being the rendered verdict from all three designated officials.
In what was a 192lb catchweight, Khaled Laallam of Algeria finished Lawrence Mukiibi of Uganda via first-round submission.
A middleweight matchup saw Sharapudin Ziyaudinov of Russia halt Mariano Jones of the USA via KO/TKO – Round 1 at the 1:40 mark
In heavyweight action, Badr Medkouri of Morocco scored a third-round KO/ TKO over South Africa’s Thabani Mndebela.
South African combatant Sthembiso Hadebe defeated Egyptian martial artist Mahmoud Atef via round one knockout at the 1:26 mark in a flyweight matchup.
Ali Yazbeck versus Mohamed Camara resulted in a draw after the dust settled on their featherweight fight.
Cameroonian combatant Jaures Dea bested Philippines-based warrior Rufino Mante. This transpired by way of a KO/TKO in round 1 at the 2:38 mark.
In a 164-pound catchweight which was the co-main event, Kuwait competitor Abdullah Boushehri got the W. He secured a first-round submission over Senegalese warrior Babacar Niang.
The headliner of UAE Warriors 49 was a featherweight fight that saw Rany Saadeh notch the victory. The Palestine-based martial artist defeated Cedric Doyle by way of submission in the opening round of the bout against the South African fighter.