Dan Hooker suffered a second-round submission loss to Arman Tsarukyan in the main event of UFC Qatar on Saturday. Hooker couldn't seem to get going as Tsarukyan was mixing up his wrestling with his striking, keeping Hooker guessing. After getting taken down and punished with ground and pound, Tsarukyan sank in an arm triangle choke that forced Hooker to tap out. In 3:34 of action, Hooker landed 10 significant strikes. This was just the second time that Hooker had been submitted in the UFC. With the loss, Hooker dropped to 14-9 in the UFC.

Arman Tsarukyan extended his win streak by defeating fan-favorite Dan Hooker via second-round submission in the UFC Qatar main event on Saturday. Tsarukyan dominated from the outset, controlling the grappling exchanges and cutting Hooker's face up with elbows and punches before submitting him with an arm triangle choke. In 8:34 of action, Tsarukyan landed 42 significant strikes and two takedowns, and had control time of 6:02. By beating Hooker, Tsarukyan has now earned his spot as the next title challenger. With the win, Tsarukyan improved to 10-2 in the UFC.

Former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad suffered a unanimous-decision loss to Ian Machado Garry in the co-main event of UFC Qatar on Saturday. Although Muhammad was trying to pressure the Irishman, he couldn't take him down, and he didn't have an answer for Machado Garry's striking. In 15 minutes of action, Muhammad landed 56 significant strikes. Never before has Muhammad lost consecutive fights in his professional career. With the loss, Muhammad dropped to 15-5 with one NC in the UFC.

Ian Machado Garry won his second consecutive fight by beating former welterweight champion Belal Muhammad via unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC Qatar on Saturday. It wasn't the most exciting fight, but Machado Garry's performance might have been the best of his career, as he outstruck Muhammad on the feet and successfully defended against all of Muhammad's takedown attempts. In 15 minutes of action, Machado Garry landed 72 significant strikes. That result might have edged Machado Garry closer to his own title shot