The Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight title holder Anderson Silva emphasised his dominance of the sport with a first-round stoppage win over Stephan Bonnar in his native Brazil.
Silva, fighting in the main event at short notice and at a weight class higher than his normal division, toyed with Bonnar for much of the first round before taking the American in the closing seconds of the first round.
The hometown favourite then rushed in with a knee to the solar plexus which notably injured Bonnar before following up with punches to score his 17th consecutive victory.
Already regarded as the pound-for-pound best fighter in MMA, his latest victory at a different weight class has added to the debate about whether Silva can be classed as the greatest of all time.
After the fight, the Brazilian insisted: "I'm not the best - I just do things that people think are impossible."
Countryman Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira made his return in front of a hometown crowd for the first time since having his arm broken by Frank Mir at UFC 140 last December to defeat Dave Hermann by submission.
Hermann had claimed in the pre-fight video that jiujitsu does not work, only to be manoeuvred into a second-round armbar by a textbook display of the discipline by Nogueira.
Elsewhere on the card, Glover Teixeira recorded a second-round win over Fabio Malonado after the fight was stopped by medical staff between rounds due to a cut.
Malonado, replacing A Team star Quinton Jackson who had pulled out of the fight through injury, had been heavily beaten during the two rounds by Teixeira, who praised his opponent's resilience afterwards.
Jon Fitch won a unanimous judges decision over Erick Silva, while Phil Davis secured a submission victory over Wagner Prado with less than 30 seconds of the second round remaining in a rematch, following the no contest stoppage of their original bout due to an accidental eyepoke.
Popular Brazilian fighter Demian Maia also recorded a submission win, defeating American fighter Rick Story by rear naked choke half way through the first round.
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The flights: You can fly from the UAE to Iceland with one stop in Europe with a variety of airlines. Return flights with Emirates from Dubai to Stockholm, then Icelandair to Reykjavik, cost from Dh4,153 return. The whole trip takes 11 hours. British Airways flies from Abu Dhabi and Dubai to Reykjavik, via London, with return flights taking 12 hours and costing from Dh2,490 return, including taxes.
The activities: A half-day Silfra snorkelling trip costs 14,990 Icelandic kronur (Dh544) with Dive.is. Inside the Volcano also takes half a day and costs 42,000 kronur (Dh1,524). The Jokulsarlon small-boat cruise lasts about an hour and costs 9,800 kronur (Dh356). Into the Glacier costs 19,500 kronur (Dh708). It lasts three to four hours.
The tours: It’s often better to book a tailor-made trip through a specialist operator. UK-based Discover the World offers seven nights, self-driving, across the island from £892 (Dh4,505) per person. This includes three nights’ accommodation at Hotel Husafell near Into the Glacier, two nights at Hotel Ranga and two nights at the Icelandair Hotel Klaustur. It includes car rental, plus an iPad with itinerary and tourist information pre-loaded onto it, while activities can be booked as optional extras. More information inspiredbyiceland.com
Your rights as an employee
The government has taken an increasingly tough line against companies that fail to pay employees on time. Three years ago, the Cabinet passed a decree allowing the government to halt the granting of work permits to companies with wage backlogs.
The new measures passed by the Cabinet in 2016 were an update to the Wage Protection System, which is in place to track whether a company pays its employees on time or not.
If wages are 10 days late, the new measures kick in and the company is alerted it is in breach of labour rules. If wages remain unpaid for a total of 16 days, the authorities can cancel work permits, effectively shutting off operations. Fines of up to Dh5,000 per unpaid employee follow after 60 days.
Despite those measures, late payments remain an issue, particularly in the construction sector. Smaller contractors, such as electrical, plumbing and fit-out businesses, often blame the bigger companies that hire them for wages being late.
The authorities have urged employees to report their companies at the labour ministry or Tawafuq service centres — there are 15 in Abu Dhabi.
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