MMA fans in the UAE will have the chance to meet two Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heroes this week as Antonio 'Minotauro' Nogueira and Roy Nelson arrive in the country to promote their upcoming fight.

Ahead of UFC Fight Night: Abu Dhabi, ‘Minotauro’ and Nelson – who will contest the main event – will be meeting fans in both the UAE capital and Dubai over the coming days.

The two fighters will be at the Officers Club Abu Dhabi on Tuesday where they will meet fans, discuss the upcoming event and host a Q&A session.

They will then travel to Dubai on Wednesday and will be found at Virgin Megastore at the Mall of the Emirates where they will sign autographs and pose for pictures.

This is a great chance for the UAE’s many MMA fans to get up close and personal with two of the sport’s biggest stars.

For those hoping to attend UFC Fight Night: Abu Dhabi on April 11, pre-registration is now open. Exclusive pre-sale will be open to UFC Fight Club and FLASH registered customers beginning 24th and 25th February respectively.

All pre-sales will begin and end at 12pm local (UAE) time.

Tickets for the general public go on sale starting 26th February at 1pm and will be available at www.ticketmaster.ae and all Virgin Megastores across the UAE. Tickets start from AED 295. 

For the latest information regarding ticket prices for UFC Fight Night Abu Dhabi, please visit www.thinkflash.ae or for more information about UFC, its events and programming, please visit www.ufc.com.

SCHEDULE

Officers Club Abu Dhabi
Date: Tuesday 25th February
Time: 4pm – 5:30pm
Location: Al Jaheli Theatre, Officers Club, Abu Dhabi

Virgin Megastore
Date: Wednesday 26th February
Time: 7pm – 8pm
Location: Virgin Megastores, The Mall of the Emirates, Dubai