UFC Will Host First Three Cards Of 2021 On Fight Island

The UFC announced on Tuesday that the organization will be hosting the first three card of 2021 in Abu Dhabi. The first card will kick off January 16th, 2021 and will be headlined by Calvin Kattar vs Max Holloway.

The three events will take place all in 8 days. January 16th, January 20th, and January 23rd will complete the visit to “Fight Island” in 2021. The UFC has used “Fight Island” to promote their UFC’s partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism. 2020 has been great year for the UFC as Dana and the crew have done everything they can to keep fights going through the pandemic.

White has renamed Abu Dhabi the “fight capital of the world” after putting on a number events on Yas Island. Here is how the first three cards are looking for 2021…

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar

• Max Holloway vs. Calvin Kattar
• Sara McMann vs. Julianna Pena
• Santiago Ponzinibbio vs. Muslim Salikhov
• Mike Grundy vs. Nik Lentz
• Brian Kelleher vs. Ricky Simon
• Jacob Kilburn vs. Austin Lingo
• Tim Elliott vs. Jordan Espinosa
• Carlos Felipe vs. Justin Tafa
• Punahele Soriano vs. Dusko Todorovic
• Anthony Hernandez vs. Rodolfo Vieira
• Bethe Correia vs. Wu Yanan
• Christian Aguilera vs. Warlley Alves
• Omari Akhmedov vs. Tom Breese
• Ramazan Emeev vs. David Zawada

UFC Fight Night Edwards vs Chimaev

• Leon Edwards vs. Khamzat Chimaev
• Viviane Araujo vs. Roxanne Modafferi
• Tyson Nam vs. Matt Schnell
• Francisco Figueredo vs. Jerome Rivera

UFC 257

• Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor
• Andre Muniz vs. Andrew Sanchez
• Joanne Calderwood vs. Jessica Eye
• Marcin Prachnio vs. Khalil Rountree
• Amanda Ribas vs. Marina Rodriguez
• Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Brad Tavares
• Ottman Azaitar vs. Matt Frevola
• Shane Burgos vs. Hakeem Dawodu
• Nasrat Haqparast vs. Arman Tsarukyan