Ali Al Qaisi stops Jesse Arnett to earn revenge and win UAE Warriors featherweight title

Ali Al Qaisi and Jesse Arnett could be set for a trilogy fight after their second encounter for the UAE Warriors featherweight saw the Jordanian earn revenge with a third round stoppage at the Etihad Arena on Saturday.

Featherweight titleAli Al Qaisi by Jesse Arnett by submission, round 3Welterweight titleJosh Togo bt Tahir Abdullaev by unanimous decisionFlyweightIago Ribeiro bt Juan Puerta by unanimous decisionMiddleweightYerkin Darmen bt Tyler Ray by TKO, round 3WelterweightAbdulla Al Bousheiri bt John Adajar by submission, round 1Catchweight 232lbAsylzhan Bakhytzhanuly bt Hasan Yousefi by submission, round 2Catchweight 176lbAlin Chirila bt Silas Robson by KO, round 1Catchweight 176lbArvin Chan bt Abdi Farah by TKO, round 1LightweightOle-Jorgen Johnsen bt Nart Abida by TKO, round 1BantamweightOtar Tanzilov bt Eduardo Dinis by TKO, round 3StrawweightColine Biron bt Aysun Erge via submission, round 2WelterweightSoslan Margiev bt Mathieu Rakotondrazanany by unanimous decisionBantamweightBakhromjon Ruziev bt Younes Chemali by majority decision

Arnett won their first meeting in July after a second round stoppage by the cage-side doctor left Al Qaisi, who had suffered a deep cut above his eye, enraged. But there was no denying Al Qaisi in the rematch.

The Jordanian “Royal Fighter” dominated from the outset before ending the contest with a guillotine choke one minute and 25 seconds into the third round.

Al Qaisi started fast by sending Arnett crashing to the canvas with a right jab before getting on top of the Canadian after the opening bell of the five-round contest. Arnett escaped punishment by slipping out but Al Qaisi unloaded a barrage of punches to finish the round on top.

The second round was less intense, although Al