• An airport steward at Abu Dhabi Airport wheels suitcases through arrivals as staff take part in a dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
    An airport steward at Abu Dhabi Airport wheels suitcases through arrivals as staff take part in a dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
  • Staff members in place at Abu Dhabi Airport as part of the dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
    Staff members in place at Abu Dhabi Airport as part of the dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
  • An airport steward handles the suitcases as part of the dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
    An airport steward handles the suitcases as part of the dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
  • Baggage and temperature scans have been assembled at Abu Dhabi Airport as staff take part in a dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
    Baggage and temperature scans have been assembled at Abu Dhabi Airport as staff take part in a dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
  • Stadff arrive at Abu Dhabi Airport to take part in the dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
    Stadff arrive at Abu Dhabi Airport to take part in the dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
  • An airport steward loads suitcases onto a bus as part of the dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
    An airport steward loads suitcases onto a bus as part of the dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
  • Temperature scanners inside Abu Dhabi Airport and a steward transports suitcases as part of the dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
    Temperature scanners inside Abu Dhabi Airport and a steward transports suitcases as part of the dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
  • Security guards stand by next to the the doors for the Abu Dhabi Airport VIP terminal as part of the dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi
    Security guards stand by next to the the doors for the Abu Dhabi Airport VIP terminal as part of the dry run for when the UFC arrives for UFC Fight Island. Credit: DCT-Abu Dhabi

UFC Fight Island: Abu Dhabi Airport staff take part in dry run ahead of UFC arrival - in pictures


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Organisers of UFC Fight Island are taking stringent measures to ensure the safety of all involved.

A 25-kilometre "safe zone" has been created on Abu Dhabi's Yas Island where fighters, their teams, and event staff will remain throughout.

However, before reaching the "safe zone", everyone needs to be safely transported from Abu Dhabi Airport to Yas Island.

Ahead of the first batch of arrivals for UFC 251, which takes place on July 12, airport staff have been undertaking a series of dry runs to ensure the arrivals process is undertaken as safely and seamlessly as possible.

UFC 251 will be the first of four shows over a two-week period in July. Three Fight Night shows will then take place on July 12, 16, 19 and 26.

Take a look through the photo gallery above to look behind-the-scenes as airport staff prepare for the arrival in Abu Dhabi of Dana White, Kamaru Usman, and the rest of the UFC.

To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows, or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.

JERSEY INFO

Red Jersey
General Classification: worn daily, starting from Stage 2, by the leader of the General Classification by time.
Green Jersey
Points Classification: worn daily, starting from Stage 2, by the fastest sprinter, who has obtained the best positions in each stage and intermediate sprints.
White Jersey
Young Rider Classification: worn daily, starting from Stage 2, by the best young rider born after January 1, 1995 in the overall classification by time (U25).
Black Jersey
Intermediate Sprint Classification: worn daily, starting from Stage 2, by the rider who has gained the most Intermediate Sprint Points.

The finalists

Player of the Century, 2001-2020: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus), Lionel Messi (Barcelona), Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), Ronaldinho

Coach of the Century, 2001-2020: Pep Guardiola (Manchester City), Jose Mourinho (Tottenham Hotspur), Zinedine Zidane (Real Madrid), Sir Alex Ferguson

Club of the Century, 2001-2020: Al Ahly (Egypt), Bayern Munich (Germany), Barcelona (Spain), Real Madrid (Spain)

Player of the Year: Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)

Club of the Year: Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Real Madrid

Coach of the Year: Gian Piero Gasperini (Atalanta), Hans-Dieter Flick (Bayern Munich), Jurgen Klopp (Liverpool)

Agent of the Century, 2001-2020: Giovanni Branchini, Jorge Mendes, Mino Raiola

The National's picks

4.35pm: Tilal Al Khalediah
5.10pm: Continous
5.45pm: Raging Torrent
6.20pm: West Acre
7pm: Flood Zone
7.40pm: Straight No Chaser
8.15pm: Romantic Warrior
8.50pm: Calandogan
9.30pm: Forever Young

The specs

Price: From Dh180,000 (estimate)

Engine: 2.0-litre turbocharged and supercharged in-line four-cylinder

Transmission: Eight-speed automatic

Power: 320hp @ 5,700rpm

Torque: 400Nm @ 2,200rpm

Fuel economy, combined: 9.7L / 100km

2025 Fifa Club World Cup groups

Group A: Palmeiras, Porto, Al Ahly, Inter Miami.

Group B: Paris Saint-Germain, Atletico Madrid, Botafogo, Seattle.

Group C: Bayern Munich, Auckland City, Boca Juniors, Benfica.

Group D: Flamengo, ES Tunis, Chelsea, Leon.

Group E: River Plate, Urawa, Monterrey, Inter Milan.

Group F: Fluminense, Borussia Dortmund, Ulsan, Mamelodi Sundowns.

Group G: Manchester City, Wydad, Al Ain, Juventus.

Group H: Real Madrid, Al Hilal, Pachuca, Salzburg.

Rainbow

Kesha

(Kemosabe)

World record transfers

1. Kylian Mbappe - to Real Madrid in 2017/18 - €180 million (Dh770.4m - if a deal goes through)
2. Paul Pogba - to Manchester United in 2016/17 - €105m
3. Gareth Bale - to Real Madrid in 2013/14 - €101m
4. Cristiano Ronaldo - to Real Madrid in 2009/10 - €94m
5. Gonzalo Higuain - to Juventus in 2016/17 - €90m
6. Neymar - to Barcelona in 2013/14 - €88.2m
7. Romelu Lukaku - to Manchester United in 2017/18 - €84.7m
8. Luis Suarez - to Barcelona in 2014/15 - €81.72m
9. Angel di Maria - to Manchester United in 2014/15 - €75m
10. James Rodriguez - to Real Madrid in 2014/15 - €75m

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SPECS

Toyota land Cruiser 2020 5.7L VXR

Engine: 5.7-litre V8

Transmission: eight-speed automatic

Power: 362hp

Torque: 530Nm

Price: Dh329,000 (base model 4.0L EXR Dh215,900)