The UFC returns to Abu Dhabi for the first time since 2014 (UFC Fight Night 39) and it's only the second PPV to emanate from the site (UFC 112). UFC 242 will take place in what will be known as "The Arena", a venue constructed just for the event on Yas Island (h/t The National's John McAuley).
What would make Abu Dhabi go through all that trouble? The return of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov.
Nurmagomedov headlines UFC 242 against interim champion Dustin Poirier. Poirier won his gold against UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway earlier in 2019, and Poirier will get a chance to unify the belts on September 7.