UFC Abu Dhabi #UFCFIGHTNIGHT information @arabsmma @ufc

Quick repost from the homie at Arabs MMA, the premier MMA website for news on Arab MMA or Mixed martial arts in the gulf regions!

The Ultimate Fighting Championship will return to the Middle East with UFC Abu Dhabi (UFC Fight Night 39: Nogueira Vs Nelson). The event takes place April 11 at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi!

There’s a full slate of pre-fight events this week, and fans are invited to many of the usual activities. Fans in Abu Dhabi can attend all of the activities for free.

Tuesday 8th features open workouts/media scrum with headliners Nelson and Nogueira

The event is free and open to the public and takes place at the Cornish, East Plaza, Gate 6

The workouts begin/end at 16:00 – 18:00 UAE local time:

18:00 – 18:15: Face-offs

18:15 – 19:00: Media scrums with fighters

19:00 – 20:00: Fan Q&A with UFC guest fighters: Alexander Gustafsson, Stefan Struve and Luke Barnatt

Thursday’s weigh-ins take place at Cornish East Plaza, Gate 6 Abu Dhabi at 16:00 local time. Doors open to the public three hours earlier:

13:00: Doors open to media and public

13:00 – 14:15: Autograph session with Alexander Gustafsson, Stephan Struve, Luke Barnatt and Urijah Faber

14:30 – 15:30: Q&A with Alexander Gustafsson, Stephan Struve, Luke Barnatt and Urijah Faber

16:00 – 16:45: UFC ® FIGHT NIGHT ABU DHABI: NOGUEIRA vs. NELSON WEIGH-INS

The full UFC Fight Night 39 lineup includes:

MAIN CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 2 p.m. ET)

• Roy Nelson vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
• Clay Guida vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri
• John Howard vs. Ryan LaFlare
• Beneil Dariush vs. Ramsey Nijem

PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 11:30 a.m. ET)

• Daniel Omielanczuk vs. Jared Rosholt
• Johnny Bedford vs. Rani Yahya
• Thales Leites vs. Trevor Smith
• Chris Camozzi vs. Andrew Craig
• Dustin Ortiz vs. Alptekin Ozkilic
• Jim Alers vs. Alan Omer