ABU DHABI: Umar Nurmagomedov will make his Real American Freestyle debut against Urijah Faber, as one of MMA’s leading bantamweights meets one of the sport’s most accomplished veterans at RAF Abu Dhabi. The event will take place at Etihad Arena on Yas Island on Saturday, Nov. 14.

Tickets are now on sale exclusively through Etihad Arena. The event will be headlined by global combat sports superstar Khamzat Chimaev, who faces American Colby Covington for the RAF Cruiserweight Crossover title.

Nurmagomedov, who has seven submission wins in MMA, brings a strong wrestling and grappling background to the matchup. A native of Dagestan and member of the renowned Nurmagomedov family, he will meet Faber, who returns for his third RAF match. Known as “The California Kid,” Faber is a former MMA champion and the founder of Team Alpha Male.

Also joining the card is reigning RAF light heavyweight champion Kyle Snyder, who will face Shamil Erdogan. Snyder became the youngest American to win a senior world wrestling title and has defeated four fellow Olympic medalists over the past six months to win and defend his title. For Erdogan, a Dagestan-born Turkish athlete with a freestyle wrestling background and an unbeaten professional MMA record, Abu Dhabi will be his RAF debut.

The inaugural RAF Abu Dhabi event marks the start of a five-year partnership between Real American Freestyle, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi and the UAE Wrestling Federation. It follows RAF’s international events in Tbilisi, Georgia, and Moscow, Russia, as it continues to build its professional wrestling platform.

Additional matchups, event-week programming, and broadcast details will be announced over the coming weeks.