Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to Abu Dhabi this
summer.
The Las Vegas-based promotion announced on Monday that a Fight
Night event will take place at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates on July 25. Fights will be announced in the coming
weeks for a card that will air in its entirety on Paramount+.
The UFC’s partnership with Abu Dhabi dates back to 2010. The
country gained attention for its “Fight Island” moniker when the
promotion held events there during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it
typically remains an annual Octagon destination.
Recent History
Last year, UFC on ABC 9 took place at Eithad Arena in Abu Dhabi on
July 9 and saw Reinier
de Ridder defeat Robert
Whittaker via split decision in the main event. More recently,
UFC 321 took place at the same venue, where the main event ended in
controversy when a Ciryl Gane
eye poke rendered Tom
Aspinall unable to continue in the first round of their
heavyweight title bout.
Here we go again!!! 👊
#UFCAbuDhabi goes down on July 25!Register your interest here: https://t.co/MXFF6usZUC
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May 18, 2026