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1. Hughes took the fight on short notice as a favor to the UFC and Alves came in four pounds overweight. In other changes, a Jonathan Goulet and Paul Kelly match was cancelled when Goulet dropped out citing a lack of training time, followed by Kelly withdrawing before his opponent could be named because of an injury sustained in practice.
2. In the UFC, Silva was once regarded as the best MMA fighter ever after he kept a winning streak of 16 matches while defending the UFC middleweight title in ten of them. But a severe injury fighting.

Starting with the most obvious. Irishman Conor McGregor is undoubtedly the most. Derrick Lewis appeared to be on the back foot against Curtis Blaydes at UFC Vegas 19 on Saturday night. He turned the tables when Blaydes made a mistake in round two, shooting for a takedown, but.

• Fans return to a UFC event Saturday for the first time in 10 months.
• UFC events were paused for six weeks early into the coronavirus pandemic but restarted in May behind-closed-doors.
• The UFC then held domestic shows at its UFC Apex studio and international events in Abu Dhabi using Fight Island branding.
• The third series of Fight Island events begin Saturday, January 23 and take place at the newly-built, state-of-the-art Etihad Arena.
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FIGHT ISLAND - The world-leading mixed martial arts firm returned to Abu Dhabi for its third Fight Island-branded festival beginning January 16, and for the first time, fight fans will enjoy the show.

Previous shows were held behind-closed-doors at the purpose-built Flash Forum.

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But the UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar event Saturday, the Wednesday show headlined by Michael Chiesa and Neil Magny, and UFC 257, which features Conor McGregor against Dustin Poirier, all take place at the state-of-the-art Etihad Arena on Yas Island.

The arena is part of a $3.26 billion developments-under-construction project on Yas Bay. Insider is back on Fight Island and went on a tour of the venue Friday, the day before Holloway and Kattar do battle in a featherweight contest scheduled for five, five-minute rounds.

Take a look inside the arena:

And outside:

Etihad Arena, a multi-purpose entertainment venue, is the epicenter of Yas Bay's waterfront and neighbors the Yas Marina Circuit, Ferrari World, Yas Waterworld, and the Yas Links Golf Course.

Mohamed Abdalla Al Zaabi, CEO of Miral, the Abu Dhabi real estate developer behind the venue, described the project to Insider while standing in front of the exclusive VIP boxes.

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'We're excited to have this arena ready to host one of the most prestigious events in the world, the UFC, for its first event,' Al Zaabi said.

It's is just one part of Miral's vision to have Yas Island as 'a top destination for family fun and entertainment,' with a portfolio that includes the aforementioned Ferrari World and the upcoming Sea World, explained Al Zaabi.

He added that the venue could be flexible in what it hosts, extending the floor space, and putting in an ice rink, basketball court, or creating a stage for gigs.

'We intentionally designed this arena so it can be customized and change the set-up for a tennis game, swimming, concerts.'

The UFC's three-event residency at the Etihad Arena will be the first time fans have attended a UFC show since 15,000 people saw UFC 248 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on March 8, 2020.

The venue will be at 10% capacity, with between 1,800 fans expected at each event.

'Our customer safety [is a top priority]. We decided not to have more than 10% capacity, which guarantees at least two meters between guests,' Al Zaabi said, adding it was the first Abu Dhabi event to have spectators since February last year.

Here's the author at the venue:

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No one seems overly interested in doing business with former longtime UFC champion Anderson Silva.

We all know what Silva (34-11 MMA, 17-7 UFC) means to this sport and the legacy he has crafted. It seemed he was going to have a somewhat graceful exit, with the UFC booking him in a main event fight against Uriah Hall in October in what was openly marketed as Silva’s final trip to the octagon.

At 45, Silva has already competed later into life than most in MMA. With one win in his past nine fights, his fourth-round TKO loss to Hall seemed like a rightful stopping point. UFC president Dana White made it clear he no longer wanted to promote Silva’s fights, and he hoped “The Spider” would come to that conclusion, as well.

No dice.

Silva said he wanted to keep going, and as a result the UFC released him from the final bout of his contract, making the Brazilian a free agent.

Names capable of resonating to a broader audience are few and far between in MMA, and Silva is one of them. What an opportunity, right? This is one of the most decorated fighters in history. Which promotion wouldn’t want to pick up Silva and use his legendary name to help build its brand?

Turns out, pretty much all of them.

Bellator president Scott Coker was first out of the gate to show a lack of interest in Silva. It seemed like the perfect fit, as Bellator and Coker have a reputation for signing aging athletes and giving them more favorable matchups in the final stage of their career. Bellator has recently moved in the direction of bringing in younger talent, though, and Silva apparently doesn’t fit the current vision of the company.

“I have a lot of respect for him, he’s one of my favorite fighters of all time,” Coker told MMA Junkie at Bellator 252 this month. “He is one of the greatest fighters in the history of this sport. … He might continue to fight and continue to compete, but I really love our roster, I love the things we’re doing here and I love the direction of the company, and that’s what we’re going to stay focused on.”

PFL, the third biggest promotion in the U.S., took a more stern stance. PFL president Ray Sefo, who also competed in combat sports well into his 40s, advised Silva to retire.

“He’s definitely gonna go down in history as one of the best to ever do it,” Sefo told FightSports.tv. “Nothing but a lot of respect but I just think it’s that time to hang it up.”

If it seemed like Silva’s fortunes would prove better overseas, then that assumption has proved wrong thus far. One of the top players in Asia, ONE Championship, is not keen on vying for his services, either.

“I am a huge Anderson Silva fan. Without a doubt, he is one of the best ever to do it. That being said, athlete safety is our number one priority at ONE Championship. As such, we will not be bidding for his services,” ONE Championship CEO Chatri Sityodtong recently told Fightful.com. “I wish Anderson much happiness and success in whatever he chooses to do next.”

With top MMA organizations seemingly agreeing they want no part in allowing Silva to continue fighting, there have got to be other options, right? Even if it was outside of MMA? We’ve seen Bare Knuckle FC swoop in and sign some notable fighters in recent years, and although it’s got a bit of a grungy stigma attached, history shows ethics aren’t the promotion’s top priority.

Yet somehow, Silva isn’t even wanted there.

“At this time we are not interested in Anderson Silva competing for BKFC,” BKFC president David Feldman told BJPenn.com. “He’s a legend and I loved watching him fight. We need to concentrate on building our fighters already signed to BKFC.”

Yikes.

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So, what’s going to happen with Silva now? Not every organization has dismissed him. Combate Americas and Rizin FF are there, but they don’t exactly register as logical fits. Anyone else in the game likely wouldn’t be able to pay Silva what he wants.

And that, ultimately, is what this is likely to come down to. Silva can beat the drum about his continued passion and love for fighting, and how being active in this sport is like his “air.” That’s a nice sentiment, and almost certainly rooted in some truth. However, it’s quite doubtful Silva is going to fight for peanuts, so the options are becoming increasingly limited.

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Perhaps that’s the only way to convince Silva to move on. And if that’s the case, he’s being done a favor here.