{"id":28109,"date":"2020-06-10T09:04:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T05:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=28109"},"modified":"2020-06-10T09:13:54","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T05:13:54","slug":"fight-island-abu-dhabi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/abu-dhabi\/fight-island-abu-dhabi\/","title":{"rendered":"FIGHT ISLAND Confirmed: The UFC Is Coming To Abu Dhabi In July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summer. Just. Got. Interesting!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is massive and it\u2019s the news UFC fans have been waiting for. UFC 251 is coming to Yas Island, starting July 11 and there\u2019ll be a total of four fight nights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UFC President Dana White confirmed the huge news after <a href=\"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/abu-dhabi\/abu-dhabi-fight-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">it was rumoured<\/a> they were looking for a safe international destination to host the fights. He also confirmed there would be more fights on July 15, July 18 and July 25.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Four UFC fight nights happening in Abu Dhabi this July<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UFCFightIsland?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#UFCFightIsland<\/a> starts July 11, 15, 18 and 25th YAS Island, Abu Dhabi <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/InAbuDhabi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#InAbuDhabi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VisitAbuDhabi?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@VisitAbuDhabi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JGLioBhw4c\">pic.twitter.com\/JGLioBhw4c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; danawhite (@danawhite) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/danawhite\/status\/1270379542373269510?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Part of the island will be dubbed a &#8216;safety zone&#8217; with a hotel, dining and coaching facilities arranged purely for the athletes and fight personnel<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">UFC Fight Island will be located on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. They will hold fights there July 11, 15, 18 and 25. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wer8CDrE5k\">pic.twitter.com\/wer8CDrE5k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArashMarkazi\/status\/1270380411726651392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>The full fight card has yet to be revealed, but all eyes are on this featherweight fight on night 1<\/h2>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CBOaCo4nkLn\/?igshid=10fh1p8ikac0y<\/p>\n<h2>UFC fans all over the world RN<\/h2>\n<p><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/124LrXzm8ybLeo\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/reality-tv-rhoa-kenya-moore-124LrXzm8ybLeo\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>LISTEN: The Abu Dhabi Lockdown Has Been Extended For One More Week<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.apple.com%2Fus%2Fpodcast%2Fthe-lovin-daily-live%2Fid1484254079%3Fign-mpt%3Duo%253D4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-56876\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.google.com%2F%3Ffeed%3DaHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy9mOTVjNmQwL3BvZGNhc3QvcnNz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-56877\">Google Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a class=\"c-link\" href=\"https:\/\/slack-redir.net\/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.anghami.com%2Fartist%2F3461877%2F1008921519\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-56935\">Anghami<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/thelovindaily\/embed\/episodes\/LISTEN-The-Abu-Dhabi-Lockdown-Has-Been-Extended-For-One-More-Week-ef6b4h\" width=\"400px\" height=\"102px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summer. 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