UAE Warriors adds Andre Fialho vs. Lincoln Puig, Mikhail Mokhnatkin vs. Ricardo Prasel to September card

UAE Warriors continues to stack their upcoming show on Sept. 22 with the addition of a number of Bellator, PFL and RIZIN veterans.

UAE Warriors 22, which is scheduled to take place at the Jiu-Jitsu Arena in Abu Dhabi, will feature a welterweight showdown between Andre Fialho and Lincoln Puig, as well as heavyweights Ricardo Prasel and Mikhail Mokhnatkin, multiple sources with knowledge of the booking told MMA Fighting.

Fialho (12-3, 1 no contest), a veteran of Bellator, PFL and LFA, looks to extend his winning streak to three after a second-round knockout over UFC veteran James Vick in Florida and a 18-second win over Sang Hoon Yoo in his UAE Warriors debut.

Puig (11-3) scored nine of his 11 professional wins inside the opening round, including six submissions, and looks to get back no track following a loss to Vladislav Kanchev in Serbia in March 2020.

Mokhnatkin (12-5-2) is a former Fight Nights Global title contender who fought twice as a light heavyweight under the PFL banner in 2019. The Russian talent is moving back up to heavyweight three months after stopping Fabio Marongiu in the opening round of their 205-pound bout in Belarus.

Prasel (11-2), who began his journey in MMA after a career in soccer, has only lost twice as a professional, dropping a decision to Ante Delija in RIZIN and then a first-round defeat against Don’Tale Mayes at Dana White’s Contender Series in 2019. Prasel enters the bout five months after a first-round win in Brazil.

UAE Warriors 22 will also feature Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Alexander Poppeck, which was first reported by MMA Fighting earlier this week. A planned bout between Ramazan Kuramagomedov and William Macario has been scrapped after “Patolino” suffered an injury, MMA Fighting has learned.