UFC Schedule 47 Battles For Fight Island In Abu Dhabi

Joseph Benavidez versus Deiveson Figueiredo (Twitter @ufc_latino)

JAKARTA - In the run-up to the fistfighting event held in Abu Dhabi, the UFC has revealed details of the 47 fights scheduled to take place on Yas Island in July.

UFC 251 was originally set to take place in Las Vegas as part of International Fight Week, but will now move to Abu Dhabi.

The highlight of the special event was the title fight between Petr Yan and Jose Aldo. Meanwhile Kamaru Usman will serve Gilbert Burns for the middle class belt.

This fight will take place on July 11, however there are three further nights of bout scheduled in Abu Dhabi for July 15, 18 and 25.

The second night will be led by a fight between Calvin Kattar and Dan Ige at featherweight level, while Frankie Edgar makes his bantamweight debut against Pedro Munhoz.

Meanwhile, another 11 fights will take place on July 18th. Joseph Benavidez will take on Deiveson Figueiredo in a rematch.

Appearing on @FirstTake, UFC President @danawhite revealed Yas Island in Abu Dhabi to be the location of “Fight Island.” Four @UFC events will take place on “Fight Island” during the month of July, beginning with UFC 251 on July 11 pic.twitter.com/RbAnsMgg0n

- ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 9, 2020

It should be noted, that all battles will start based on United States time. The opener starts between 17:00 and 18:00 Eastern Time, or around 8:00 am and 9:00 am in Abu Dhabi.

Reporting from MARCA, Monday, June 22, the United Arab Emirates government will prepare a hotel, training room and a specially modified arena for these UFC fighters.