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UFC 294 will be the latest event to take place in the UAE capital as part of a multi-year partnership launched in 2019 between the world's leading mixed martial arts organization and the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi).

UFC 294 is the 18th tournament and began back in 2010 with UFC 112. But we will talk about the history of numbered events in this country a little later.

It is worth mentioning at this point Abu Dhabi's key role in maintaining the spirit of sport during the COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when all sports stopped all over the world, the so-called. "Fight Island" with a security system for the fighters, their teams and all UFC personnel who ensured the event and its broadcast. From July 2020 to January 2021, 12 tournaments took place to entertain us during this difficult time.

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History of UFC tournaments in Abu Dhabi

And here is the history of the tournaments of the best promotion in the UAE:

• UFC 112: Silva vs Maia (April 10, 2010)
• UFC Fight Night 39: Nogueira vs. Nelson (April 11, 2014)
• UFC 242: Khabib vs. Poirier (September 7, 2019)
• UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal (July 11, 2020)
• UFC Fight Island 1: Kattar vs. Ige (July 15, 2020)
• UFC Fight Island 2: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 (July 18, 2020)
• UFC Fight Island 3: Whittaker vs. Till (July 25, 2020)
• UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa (September 27, 2020)
• UFC Fight Island 4: Holm vs. Aldana (October 3, 2020)
• UFC Fight Island 5: Moraes vs. Sandhagen (October 10, 2020)
• UFC Fight Island 6: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie (October 17, 2020)
• UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje (October 24, 2020)
• UFC Fight Island 7: Holloway vs. Kattar (January 16, 2021)
• UFC Fight Island 8: Chiesa vs. Magny (January 20, 2021)
• UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2 (January 23, 2021)
• UFC 267: Blachowicz vs. Teixeira (October 30, 2021)
• UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev (October 22, 2022)

Brief overview of the card's fights

Makhachev vs Volkanovski

Initially, Islam was supposed to fight against Oliveira, but Charles received a cut on his eyebrow and had to withdraw from the fight.

Featherweight division champion Alexander Volkanovski has received his chance for revenge, who will again rise in weight and try on his second attempt to take the belt from Makhachev.

We all remember the first fight between Makhachev and Volkanovski. It was a tough fight, where Islam won by unanimous decision.

It is worth considering that Volkanovski is currently in a two-week camp, which means he has inadequate preparation. Just yesterday there was an announcement about the fight between Alexander and Ilya Topuria, but plans changed literally overnight.

The absolute favorite in this fight is Makhachev. But it’s not for nothing that Volkanovski is currently the best P4P UFC fighter: we expect a strong performance from him and at least he should take a few rounds.

Usman vs Chimaev

This pair of fighters was formed literally 2 weeks before the tournament. Initially, Paulo Costa was supposed to compete against Chimaev, but he was injured. Former welterweight champion Kamaru Usman agreed to replace him.

Dana White confirmed that the winner of this fight will fight next for the middleweight division belt. Let us remind you that Sean Strickland is the champion here now.

Back to our current opponents. We all know everything about Khamzat: 12 wins in a row and not a single defeat in his career. He recently decided to perform under the UAE phage. But Usman needs to overcome 2 defeats against Leon Edwards in the championship fights of the welterweight division. In addition, he is now moving up in weight and is immediately facing one of the most dangerous fighters on the UFC roster.

The fight will be very interesting. Probably Usman’s plan will be to keep Khamzat on his feet and not allow himself to be pulled down. In a standing position, Kamaru can count on winning on points, because We haven’t seen his work on the ground for a long time and against Chimaev he may not be able to cope with the forgotten style of fighting.

Ankalaev vs Walker

After a very strange fight against Blachowicz, Ankalaev will try to get a title shot again. This time he is up against number six in the ranking, Brazilian Johnny Walker, who is in very good shape and is on a three-win streak. Apparently, walking in slippers around Las Vegas at night did Johnny some good.

If Magomed doesn’t act weird, then his next fight will be against the winner of the Prochaska-Pereira pair.

Elliot vs Mokaev

Mokaev has exploded into the UFC and is riding an impressive nine-fight winning streak. However, he now has to meet with a very strong middle peasant “gatekeeper”, who is good at drying out every match. A difficult and sticky fight awaits us, which with a 90% probability will reach the judges’ decision and here, most likely, we will see a divided opinion. Let's wish Mokaev success and get his anniversary victory.

Nurmagomedov vs Gafurov

Both fighters will now try to overcome the defeat in their previous fights. However, if Said was a strong favorite in the last fight and managed to lose, then Gafurov, on the contrary, was an underdog and met the bookmakers’ expectations.

Silva vs Magomedov

Both fighters work well in the stand and we are in for a spectacular fight. In any case, I want to believe this. At the start of his UFC career, Bruno Silva looked very good and was given stand-up fighters. But as soon as he was offered jitsers as opponents, he showed his weaknesses. Now, most likely, he will fight for a contract with the UFC, since he needs to overcome previous defeats.

The long-awaited debut of Shar Magomedov under the banner of the strongest MMA league. Now we will see whether his record was not achieved by chance and whether it is worth all the hype that has been built around it.

The series of fighters with which they approach UFC 294