Jiri Prochazka will take on Navajo Stirling in the main event of UFC Qatar being held in Doha, Qatar, on Nov. 21.
Prochazka is a former UFC light heavyweight champion.
Aljamain Sterling will battle Kevin Vallejos as well.
Prochazka (32-6-1) will attempt to rebound from a title fight loss to Carlos Ulberg in April, when he had his opponent injured but still got knocked out in the first round. Prochazka remains undefeated in non-title bouts since joining the promotion in 2020, losing only in championship fights versus Ulbert and twice to Alex Pereira.
Stirling (11-0) holds a perfect 6-0 record in the octagon. The Contender Series signee already competed three times in the octagon this year, scoring knockouts over Bruno Lopes, Ion Cutelaba and former 205-pound champion Jan Blachowicz.
The card will also feature a lightweight showdown between Brian Ortega and Dan Hooker, marking the return of Ortega to the cage since pulling out of a recent clash with Renato Moicano due to a cut over his eye. Hooker also re-enters the cage on a relatively quick turnaround after a first-round knockout loss to Salahdine Parnasse earlier this month.
The UFC Qatar main event line-up:
Jiri Prochazka vs. Navajo Stirling
Aljamain Sterling vs. Kevin Vallejos
Dan Hooker vs. Brian Ortega
Asu Almabayev vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Jared Cannonier vs. Ikram Aliskerov
Aleksandre Topuria vs. Santiago Luna
Shamil Gaziev vs. Tallison Teixeira
Amir Albazi vs. Alessandro Costa
Jake Matthews vs. Tahir Abdullayev
