The UFC has formally announced its return to Abu Dhabi, the capital of United Arab Emirates, on September 7. The statement stated that the UFC will hold a number of events in Abu Dhabi over the next five years as it came into a”revolutionary new venture” with the city’s Department of Culture and Tourism. You can read more about the deal of the UFC here.
UFC 242 will be the first time that the Octagon has landed in Abu Dhabi since UFC Fight Night 39 back in April 2014, when Roy Nelson pumped out Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at the primary event. UFC 242 will be the second time the advertising has held a pay-per-view event in Abu Dhabi following UFC 112 back in April 201, the night Frankie Edgar took the UFC lightweight title from BJ Penn..
The UFC has not formally announced any bouts for UFC 242, but rumors continue to swirl about a big title fight headlining the card. Rumors out there point to UFC lightweight winner Khabib Nurmagomedov attempting to unify his title with interim UFC lightweight champion Dustin Poirier. That fight makes a lot of sense considering Nurmagomedov’s Muslim heritage, and the timeframe is perfect due to the champ taking the summer off for Ramadan.
The UFC returning to Abu Dhabi is clearly a fantastic thing for the promotion as this five-year deal will undoubtedly bring a great deal of extra money to the UFC’s coffers. It remains to be seen if the fighters are going to find any share of this, but the fact the UFC proceeds to hold events around the planet is a fantastic thing since it will provide local fighters in the Middle East presumably the chance to sign with the UFC and struggle inside the Octagon. We don’t have some rumors of who will be fighting about the card, however you can bet that boxers with a Middle Eastern or Muslim heritage will be reserved for this event.
In addition to the announcement of UFC 242 at Abu Dhabi, there are rumors out there that the UFC will head to Australia in October for the middleweight title unification bout between champion Robert Whittaker and interim champ Israel Adesanya. It appeared like originally the plan was for those two to fight in September, however, the timing has made it so that struggle is likely going to occur in October. That’s also a good thing for Jack Hermansson, who has been requesting to headline the UFC’s return to Copenhagen, also in October, as the deadline of that would provide him the ideal opportunity to resist the winner of that bout.
Together with UFC 242 being declared for September, we now have confirmation there’ll be an additional pay-per-view in July following UFC 239, and yet another in August, as the UFC has to compensate to its cancellation of UFC 233 back in January.
Don’t forget to stay tuned to MMAOB for the latest news and updates for UFC Abu Dhabi and each of the advertising’s other events as fresh fights continue to be declared almost everyday in what’s shaping up to be a very active 2019.
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