.@UFC will host
three events in just seven days, which will welcome a limited
number of fans at Etihad Arena.More information :https://t.co/KmrSbXmjF1
— UFC News (@UFCNews)
January 8, 2021
For the first time since early 2020, fans
will be allowed to attend Ultimate Fighting Championship events
in a limited capacity.
The UFC will return to Abu Dhabi for three fight cards on Jan. 16,
Jan. 20 and Jan. 23, and Etihad Arena, which has a normal capacity
of 18,000 people, is
expected to host approximately 2,000 spectators per event. With
that in mind, the venue has revealed a list of enhanced protocols
to combat the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
All those attending must adhere to the guidelines or they will not
be granted entry to the events. Those safety measures, which can be
viewed on the venue’s website,
are as follows:
1. Upon arriving to the venue entrance, all spectators will
undergo a check of their valid 48-hour PCR test, thermal scanning
and ticket checks. Spectators will have to present the AlHosn App
OR a medical center report for the valid 48-Hour PCR test.
2. Any spectator showing signs of high fever or does not have a
valid 48-hour PCR COVID-19 test will be denied entry with no
refunds to their ticket.
3. Wearing a face mask is always mandatory within the venue, even
when seated.
4. Adhere to social distancing guidelines in and around the
venue.
5. Contactless payments are required.
6. Food and non-alcoholic beverages can be ordered from your seat
and through hawkers or via physical concessions at the venue.
7. Alcohol will be available through hawkers and physical
concessions at the venue.
8. Sanitization of the venue will take place prior to the
event.
9. Sanitizers are placed around the venue.
Security and COVID-19 checks could take up to one hour to complete,
so those attending are advised to plan accordingly. Tickets are
required to be downloaded for digital scanning, and specators are
required to stand two meters apart from those outside their groups
at all times — designated stickers will be placed throughout the
arena indicating the recommended distance between people.
According to the website’s ticketing information, individual
tickets are no longer available for UFC 257, which is headlined by
the rematch between Conor
McGregor and Dustin
Poirier on Jan. 23. Individual tickets for UFC on ABC 1
“Holloway vs. Kattar” on Jan. 16 and for UFC on ESPN 20 “Chiesa vs.
Magny” on Jan. 20 are still available.