UFC 267
| Company type | Mixed martial arts event |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sports entertainment |
| Founded | October 30, 2021 |
| Headquarters | Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates |
Area served | International |
| Parent | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
UFC 267: Błachowicz vs. Teixeira was a mixed martial arts competition organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 30, 2021, hosted at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Background
The event was broadcast during the evening in Abu Dhabi, which aligned with morning and afternoon hours across North America. This marked the first numbered UFC event in the U.S. since 2011 not distributed via pay-per-view.
The main attraction featured a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship clash between reigning champion Jan Błachowicz, previously the KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, and former title contender Glover Teixeira. Initially set for UFC 266, the fight was postponed and elevated to headline this event. Backup duties were assigned to former Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion Jiří Procházka.
The card also included a rematch for the UFC Bantamweight Championship between current titleholder Aljamain Sterling and ex-champion Petr Yan. Their first encounter concluded with Sterling winning by disqualification after an illegal knee strike. Sterling later withdrew due to neck complications, leading to interim title challenger Cory Sandhagen stepping in as his replacement.
A lightweight contest between former champion Rafael dos Anjos and Islam Makhachev was planned; however, dos Anjos pulled out because of injury and was substituted by Dan Hooker. This pairing had been canceled twice before due to health-related issues.
Other scheduled bouts included featherweights Zubaira Tukhugov versus Ricardo Ramos, rescheduled after a previous cancellation; light heavyweights former title challenger Volkan Oezdemir against Magomed Ankalaev, relocated from an earlier card; middleweights Alen Amedovski, later replaced by Andre Petroski, facing off against Hu Yaozong; featherweights Makwan Amirkhani matched with replacement fighter Lerone Murphy, following the withdrawal of the original opponent; and middleweight newcomer Albert Duraev competing against substitute fighter Roman Kopylov, after the initial fighter withdrew.
A heavyweight bout scheduled between Walt Harris and Tai Tuivasa was canceled due to Harris's withdrawal, with Tuivasa being rescheduled for another event.
Additionally, a lightweight matchup between Damir Ismagulov and Magomed Mustafaev was called off at weigh-ins after Ismagulov failed to make weight by over seven pounds.
Results
{{MMAevent bout |Welterweight |Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos |def. |Benoît Saint Denis |Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–26, 29–26) |3 |5:00 |}
{{MMAevent bout |Featherweight |Lerone Murphy |def. |Makwan Amirkhani |KO (knee) |2 |min=0:14 |} {{MMAevent bout
|Middleweight |Andre Petroski |def. |Hu Yaozong |Submission (arm-triangle choke) |3 |4:46
|} {{MMAevent bout
|Flyweight |Tagir Ulanbekov |def. |Allan Nascimento |Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) |3 |5:00
|}
Bonus awards
Monetary bonuses of $50,000 were awarded as follows:
- Fight of the Night: Petr Yan vs. Cory Sandhagen
- Performance of the Night: Glover Teixeira and Khamzat Chimaev