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Abu Dhabi Showdown Week
DOWN TIME
Colombian
singer J Balvin
(men). Sep 5 8pm-3am. It’s all building up to UFC 242
Aloft Abu Dhabi, ADNEC
(02 654 5000).
Drai’s
Nightclub
The club, a huge hit
in Dubai and in its
native Las Vegas,
is taking over two
capital venues for
pop-up parties.
On September 5
there’ll be a club night at MAD on Yas Island
and the following day there’ll be a beach club
party at Fairmont Bab Al Bahr.
O Sep 5 11pm-5am. MAD on Yas Island
(055 834 6262). Sep 6 noon-8pm Fairmont Bab Al Bahr
(02 654 3333).
The Showdown at ANNEX
The Abu Dhabi EDITION’s swanky three-level
nightspot is getting in on the action with a
night based around UFC action. Ladies’, if
any of you are up for it, there’s free bubbly all
night long if you dress like a ring girl.
O Free. Sep 6 10pm-4am. ANNEX, The Abu Dhabi
EDITION, Al Bateen (02 418 2432).
URBN
MAD’s usual Thursday night hip-hop night
will take place after the second Showdown
Week gig. Will there be a big name R’n’B star
performing in the early hours? Probably.
O Sep 6 11pm-4am. MAD on Yas Island
(055 834 6262).
UFC 242 viewing Party
If you haven’t got a ticket for
the big event, don’t worry about
it, there’ll be a huge screen at
Saadiyat Beach Club screening it
with free-Á owing drinks between
5pm and 8pm.
O Dhs200 (women), Dhs250 (men).
Sep 7 5pm-8pm. Saadiyat Beach Club,
Saadiyat Island (02 656 3500).
2012
The year when women’s MMA matches
were À rst introduced
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Khabib
Nurmagedov’s
record for
number of
takedowns in
a single bout
Socialista
There’ll be a party at classy Italian restaurant
Cipriani after the UFC 242 event has À nished,
expect cool tunes, well-heeled ladies and
gentlemen and views over Yas Marina.
O Sep 7 11pm-5am. Cipriani, Yas Marina, Yas Island
(02 657 5400).
The White Experience
The ofÀ cial post-UFC party will take place
at MAD on Yas Island. Lebanese superclub
White, which is a multiple Time Out Dubai
Music & Nightlife Awards-winner will be taking
over the entertainment for the night.
O Sep 7 midnight-4am. MAD on Yas Island
(055 834 6262).
UFC
In the build-up to the big event, the À ghters
will have an open workout in public at Yas
Mall on September 4 from 4pm, entry will be
free. From noon on September 6 there’ll be
a full-on fan experience at The Arena, where
you can meet the UFC talent. Entry to this is
also free. Then, at 6pm the weigh-in will take
place. We’ve been told there’s an application
process to get free entry, so watch this space.
The big event itself, UFC 242, will happen on
Saturday September 7 from 8pm at The Arena
on Yas Island. There are only a few VIP and
hotel and event tickets still remaining for the
huge night of sport, which will have 11 bouts
and be headlined by Khabib Nurmagomedov
and Dustin Poirier.
O Various venues and times. Sep 4-7. Yas Island.
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How many
minutes each
round lasts and
also the amount
of rounds in a
championship
match
1993
The date of the À rst UFC event in Denver,
Colorado
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