{"id":578,"date":"2020-07-14T18:16:25","date_gmt":"2020-07-14T14:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=29462"},"modified":"2020-07-14T18:16:25","modified_gmt":"2020-07-14T14:16:25","slug":"ufc-fight-island-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/ufc-fight-island-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Fight Island Is Happening In Abu Dhabi Right Now And It&#8217;s A World Class Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abu Dhabi is in the middle of pulling off a world-first.<\/p>\n<p>A break away from COVID-19, the global pandemic which saw the unprecedented full stop on travel, major sporting events and schools worldwide, it&#8217;s been incredible to see the RETURN of major sports and entertainment and the prep-work that goes into it all happening right on our doorstep!<\/p>\n<p><em>With a bleak summer ahead, when people questioned whether it&#8217;s even safe to leave your home, Abu Dhabi has created something\u00a0extraordinary, against the odds.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>This Sunday, UFC Fight Island kicked off and the landmark Fight Nights pave the way for future sporting events in this uncertain time<\/h2>\n<p><!--infeed--><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CSBTZF39FC8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Fighters, personnel and media landed in the UAE capital weeks before the big event<\/h2>\n<p>UFC President Dana White was searching for a safe haven for fighters, one that had the capacity to host something as unique as this. What city could welcome fighters from all over the world and the means to roll-out the high standard of safety precautions needed to pull this off?<\/p>\n<p>Enter Abu Dhabi! The UAE capital currently has a rolling contract with the UFC, not to mention a region filled with UFC supporters.<\/p>\n<p>And so followed the\u00a0ground-breaking preparations which allowed the UAE capital to welcome back an international event during a global pandemic including early arrivals for all fighters and crew, 14-day hotel room quarantine, and 3 COVID tests PER PERSON.<\/p>\n<h2>Abu Dhabi was chosen as the\u00a0first edition of UFC Fight Island and thus giving all of us something major to look forward to this July<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>The move to take on Fight Island proves Abu Dhabi&#8217;s commitment to hosting international sports events<\/h2>\n<p>The landmark four Fight Nights will lay the groundwork for sporting events to come. The precautions allowed a 740-strong crew to construct the venue and competition area. Then, the area was cordoned off by Abu Dhabi Police before a full sanitization took place with 1,642 local personnel now operational in the safe zone and hundreds more fighters and crew from UFC. The weigh-ins and the fights, usually massive media spectacles held in front of a captive audience are empty bar each fighter\u2019s team and supporting personnel.<\/p>\n<h2>Abu Dhabi&#8217;s safe zone for\u00a0UFC Fight Island set the standard for sports and entertainment safety and it&#8217;s the roadmap for things to come<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><\/p>\n<h2>Watch the world\u2019s best fighters live from Abu Dhabi on UFC Fight Island<\/h2>\n<p>UFC Fight Island<sup>TM <\/sup>\u00a0is running from July 11 &#8211; 26<\/p>\n<p>Check out the action-packed schedule <a href=\"https:\/\/visitabudhabi.ae\/stay-entertained\/events.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, July 16 from 3am<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, July 19 from 1am<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, July 26 from 1am<\/p>\n<p>Fans can watch the fights live on <a href=\"https:\/\/welcome.ufcarabia.com\/aed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC Arabia<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi is in the middle of pulling off a world-first. 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