Do you love UFC? The action, the personalities, the pure energy – these events are a must-see if you’re a fan of the fights.
UFC is retuning to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi with another blockbuster event, headlined by two world championship bouts.
UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz is going for his second successful title defense when he takes on the number one ranked contender: Glover Teixeira.
In the co-main event, UFC bantamweight champion Aljamain Sterling looks to settle the score with former titleholder and number one ranked contender Petr Yan.
The Blachowicz-Teixeira clash will take place Saturday October 30 at Etihad Arena, with the main card starting at 10pm and the first preliminary bout kicking off at 6.30pm. Tickets are on sale now through ticketmaster.ae and etihadarena.ae starting from Dhs495. Tickets are limited to six per person.
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Want to learn more about the fighters?
Blachowicz is looking to build on recent momentum that has seen him capture UFC gold while also handing middleweight champion Israel Adesanya the first loss of his career. This fighter holds spectacular knockout wins over Luke Rockhold, Dominick Reyes and Corey Anderson. On the other hand (or glove) Teixeira hopes to make good on his second UFC title shot by stopping Blachowicz. He is a decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt with heavy hands and has delivered memorable victories against Thiago Santos, Anthony Smith, Rashad Evans and Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson.
Sterling plans to cement his UFC bantamweight championship reign by delivering a dominant performance in the rematch against Yan, who he defeated via disqualification in March. A skilled grappler, he has earned notable wins over Cory Sandhagen, Pedro Munhoz and Jimmie Rivera. Meanwhile, Yan is gunning to avenge his disqualification loss to Sterling by reclaiming the UFC bantamweight championship. A Master of Sport in MMA and boxing, he has secured thrilling victories against Jose Aldo, Urijah Faber, Douglas Silva de Andrade and Teruto Ishihara.
We’ll be on the edge of our seats.
Dhs495. Oct 30 6.30pm. Etihad Arena, Yas Island, etihadarena.ae.
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