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UFC to Return to Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi for UFC 281 on Oct. 22

A big Ultimate Fighting Championship show and a full week’s worth of related events are slated to go down in a popular destination this October.

The promotion released the news on Friday that it would be heading back down to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, for UFC 281. This Oct. 22 card would serve as the finale for what is titled “Abu Dhabi Showdown Week,” which states that it will be capped off by a “crowd-pleasing” title bout. No details have been provided about any matchup for this event seven months away, other than its date and location of the Etihad Arena.