Just 23 days away from this stacked Fight Night 🎯 Israel Adesanya vs. Shara Bullet headlines the card, with Ian Machado Garry vs. Yaroslav Amosov in the co-main event. 📍 Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 🗓️ December 5, 2026
The UFC is heading to Riyadh on December 5 with a Fight Night card topped by Israel Adesanya against Shara Bullet, with Ian Machado Garry facing Yaroslav Amosov in the co-main event. The event is set for Kingdom Arena in Saudi Arabia, 23 days out from the date of the announcement.
Adesanya, the Nigerian-born former champion who trains out of City Kickboxing, is 24-6 and ranked ninth at middleweight. At 37, he is coming off a second-round TKO loss to Joe Pyfer on March 28, his most recent recorded fight. That defeat followed another second-round stoppage, against Nassourdine Imavov in February 2025, and a fourth-round submission loss to Dricus Du Plessis in a title fight at UFC 305 in August 2024. His striking numbers remain strong: 4.03 significant strikes landed per minute at 48 percent accuracy. He stands six-foot-four with an 80-inch reach.
Amosov, the 33-year-old Ukrainian, arrives with a 30-1 record and a ranking of 12th at welterweight. He is on a two-fight winning streak, both by submission: a second-round finish of Joel Alvarez at UFC 328 on May 9, and a first-round submission of Neil Magny in December 2025. He is a grappling-first fighter, averaging 4.64 takedowns and 4.6 submission attempts per 15 minutes, against 2.78 significant strikes landed per minute at 47 percent accuracy. He stands six feet tall with a 75-inch reach.
Why it matters
- Adesanya is looking to snap a three-fight losing run, with his last two defeats both ending by second-round knockout.
- Amosov brings a heavy wrestling and submission profile into the co-main, with a takedown rate well above what his striking output would suggest.
- Both headliners and co-main fighters sit in the divisional rankings, giving the card standings relevance at middleweight and welterweight.
The card is a stacked one by the promotion's own billing, and the top two bouts offer a clear contrast: a veteran striker trying to turn around a rough stretch, and an undefeated-in-the-UFC-style grappler pushing up the welterweight ladder.
