TimeOut Abu Dhabi – August 21, 2019

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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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