UAE Warriors

Frequently Asked Questions About UAE Warriors

• Who are the current champions in UAE Warriors?

  As of May 2026, the current UAE Warriors international champions are:
  

  🏆 Light heavyweight: Magomed Tuchalov
  🏆 Middleweight: Amir Fazli
  🏆 Welterweight: Khotam Boynazarov
  🏆 Lightweight: Vladislav Rudnev
  🏆 Featherweight: Samuel Bark
  🏆 Bantamweight: Asaf Chopurov
  🏆 Flyweight: Muhidin Abubakar
  🏆 Women’s titleholder: Corinne Laframboise.

• Who is the owner of UAE Warriors?

  UAE Warriors is operated under Palms Sports. Public reporting states that Palms Sports acquired the Abu Dhabi-based promotion in 2019, after the organization originally launched as Abu Dhabi Warriors in 2012.

• Who serves as the president and CEO of UAE Warriors?

  Fouad Darwish is publicly listed as the president of UAE Warriors MMA Championship. He is also the CEO and Managing Director of Palms Sports PJSC.

• How many rounds are there in a fight in UAE Warriors?

  UAE Warriors professional MMA fights generally follow standard professional MMA round structure: most bouts are three five-minute rounds, while championship fights can be five five-minute rounds.

• How much does a UAE Warriors fighter make?

  UAE Warriors fighter pay is not publicly disclosed. Fighter earnings likely vary by contract, nationality, experience, card position, championship status, and marketability, but no reliable average purse figure is publicly available.

• What is the estimated value of UAE Warriors as a company?

  A standalone valuation for UAE Warriors has not been publicly disclosed. Its parent/operator, Palms Sports, has reported a market valuation of over AED 3 billion after a 2023 acquisition, but that figure applies to Palms Sports as a broader company, not UAE Warriors alone.

• When was UAE Warriors established?

  UAE Warriors traces its origins to Abu Dhabi Warriors, which was established in 2012. The promotion was relaunched in January 2019 under Palms Sports management.

• What does UAEW stand for?

  UAEW's full name is UAE Warriors.

• Where is UAEW lacated at?

  UAEW headquarters are located at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.