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Cavalcanti meets Montague in Doha

All six of Montague's pre-UFC wins were rear-naked chokes. UFC lists Cavalcanti at No. 8 and Montague at No. 12. Cavalcanti is 10-2, and Montague is 8-0.

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Cartoon of Jacqueline Cavalcanti and Michelle Montague standing in the octagon.

Jacqueline Cavalcanti meets Michelle Montague at women’s bantamweight on Saturday, November 21, at ABHA Arena in Doha. The UFC announced the bout on October 29, and women’s bantamweight is 135 pounds (61 kg). Jiří Procházka meets Navajo Stirling in the main event, which the Doha card story covers.

Cavalcanti is 29 and 10-2, and UFC lists her at No. 8. Ketlen Vieira beat Cavalcanti by unanimous decision at 5:00 of the third round on May 16, 2026, and that loss ended an eight-fight streak. She was 5-0 in the UFC before it.

Montague is 32 and 8-0, UFC lists her at No. 12, and all six of Montague’s pre-UFC wins were rear-naked chokes. Montague beat Mayra Bueno Silva by unanimous decision at 5:00 of the third round on April 25, 2026, and she beat Luana Carolina by unanimous decision at 5:00 of the third round on September 27, 2025, in her UFC debut.

The UFC also added Dom Mar Fan against Nikolas Motta at welterweight. Fan is 9-3, and Motta is 15-6, with one no contest.

Start time

Visit Qatar lists doors for 5 p.m. The United States broadcast is Paramount+.

Arabia Standard Time is three hours ahead of UTC, and Sydney is on daylight time, eleven hours ahead of UTC.

6 p.m. in Doha:

  • Doha: 6 p.m.
  • London: 3 p.m.
  • Sydney: 2 a.m. Sunday

In New York that is 10 a.m. Eastern, and in Las Vegas it is 7 a.m. Pacific. That is the first fight, not this bout, and UFC lists the event for 1 p.m. Eastern.