UFC 267 Officially Confirmed for Oct. 30 in Abu Dhabi

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is officially heading back to Abu Dhabi this fall.

The Las Vegas-based promotion announced Tuesday that UFC 267 will take place at Etihad Arena on Oct. 30. According to a release, the card is part of “Abu Dhabi Showdown Week,” which includes fan events, fitness showcases and more.

No bouts were formally confirmed by the UFC, but the card is expected to be headlined by a light heavyweight championship tilt between Jan Blachowicz and Glover Teixeira. Other key bouts that have been reported include: Islam Makhachev vs. Rafael dos Anjos at lightweight; Khamzat Chimaev vs. Jingliang Li at welterweight and Alexander Volkov vs. Marcin Tybura at heavyweight.

UFC 267 will mark the promotion’s first event in Abu Dhabi since UFC 257 on Jan. 23, which was headlined by a rematch between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor. The card is part of a five-year partnership that will bring championship events to Abu Dhabi through 2023. During the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the UFC held multiple events in the country, then dubbed “Fight Island,” with four cards from July 11 through July 25 and five from Sept. 26 through Oct. 24.

“We are going back to Abu Dhabi in October,” said UFC President Dana White. “Abu Dhabi is incredible – I love that place and the people. I have been talking about all of the things we are working on. I plan on getting all the deals buttoned up this summer. I can’t wait to go back and share everything we are working on together.”