Elin Oberg on a mission to bounce back against Larissa Carvalho at UAE Warriors 34

Elin Oberg will have a point to prove on her return to UAE Warriors on Thursday.

Main Event : Catchweight 165lb Martun Mezhulmyan (ARM) v Acoidan Duque (ESP) Co-Main Event : Bantamweight Felipe Pereira (BRA) v Azamat Kerefov (RUS) Middleweight Mohamad Osseili (LEB) v Amir Fazli (IRN) Catchweight 161 lb Zhu Rong (CHI) vs. Felipe Maia (BRA) Catchweight 176 lb Handesson Ferreira (BRA) vs. Ion Surdu (MDA) Catchweight 168 lb Artur Zaynukov (RUS) v Sargis Vardanyan (ARM) Featherweight Ilkhom Nazimov (UZB) v Khazar Rustamov (AZE) Bantamweight Jalal Al Daaja (JOR) v Mark Alcoba (PHI) Lightweight Jakhongir Jumaev (UZB) v Dylan Salvador (FRA) Catchweight 143 lb Hikaru Yoshino (JPN) v Djamal Rustem (TUR) Featherweight Javohir Imamov (UZB) v Ulan Tamgabaev (KAZ) Catchweight 120 lb Larissa Carvalho (BRA) v Elin Oberg (SWE) Lightweight Hussein Salem (IRQ) v Arlan Faurillo (PHI)

Oberg suffered a first-round TKO to Canadian Corinne Laframboise on her debut in the promotion’s fight card over a year ago, but the Swede believes she is in better shape – both physically and mentally – than her last appearance ahead of her fight with Brazilian Larissa Carvalho, who arrives in Abu Dhabi with four successive victories.

Carvalho (4-1) earned a second-round stoppage against American Andy Nguyen last time out in August and is aiming extend her momentum in the only women’s contest at UAE Warriors 34 at Al Jazira Club’s indoor stadium.

“I've been preparing for this day since my last fight over a year ago and feel great to be back in Abu Dhabi,” Oberg said at the pre-fight conference on Tuesday.

“I have watched Larissa’s fighting style. We both like to strike and I would expect a standing fight. I feel I’m in better shape than my first fight in the