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This event took place in the evening in Abu Dhabi, which was equivalent to the morning and afternoon in North America.[3] It was the first non pay-per-view numbered event in the United States since UFC 138 in 2011.[4]
A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Jan Błachowicz (also former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion) and former title challenger Glover Teixeira was expected to take place at UFC 266.[5] However, the bout was pushed back in late June and headlined this event.[6] Former Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion Jiří Procházka served as backup and potential replacement for this fight.[7]
A UFC Bantamweight Championship rematch between current champion Aljamain Sterling and the former champion Petr Yan was expected to take place at this event.[8] The duo had previously met earlier this year at UFC 259 with Sterling winning the fight (and title) by disqualification (intentional illegal knee strike) in the fourth round, becoming the first fighter to win a UFC title by disqualification.[9] However, on September 25, Sterling withdrew from the contest due to lingering neck issues.[10] Cory Sandhagen stepped in for Sterling for an interim championship.[11]
A lightweight bout between former UFC Lightweight Champion Rafael dos Anjos and Islam Makhachev was also expected to take place at the event.[12] The pairing has previously been scheduled and cancelled twice. First in October 2020 at UFC 254 and then two weeks later at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. dos Anjos with both participants pulling out due to separate health related issues.[13][14] However, dos Anjos was yet again forced to withdraw from the bout due to injury.[15] He was replaced by Dan Hooker.[16]
A featherweight bout between Zubaira Tukhugov and Ricardo Ramos took place at this event.[17] The pairing previously was scheduled to compete at UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad, but Tukhugov pulled out due to undisclosed reasons.[18]
A light heavyweight bout between former light heavyweight title challenger Volkan Oezdemir and Magomed Ankalaev was originally expected to take place at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Till.[19] However, the bout was postponed to this event for unknown reasons



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