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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi)
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A rendered image of the entrance the fighters will walk through at UFC 242 on the way to the Octagon at The Arena. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy Department of Culture and Tourism - Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi)
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A rendered image of the entrance the fighters will walk through at UFC 242 on the way to the Octagon at The Arena. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
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A rendered image of what The Arena will look like completed for UFC 242. Courtesy DCT Abu Dhabi
Exclusive: What The Arena will look like when completed for UFC 242
UFC 242 takes place on September 7 at the specifically constructed The Arena on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi
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