DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES. 5 APRIL 2021. PHOTO PROJECT FOR REVIEW. Wrestling ME match showcase noght where the wrestlers of Dubai practise their craft in anticipation of when they will be able to have full blown events open to the public in Dubai. (Photo: Antonie Robertson/The National) Journalist: Antonie Robertson Section: National.
Cryptid lifts Sean Donn in the ring at Wrestling Middle East in Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National

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Wrestlers of Dubai: inside the painful and friendly world of amateur grapplers

Every week, about a dozen men shed their daytime identities before stepping into unique characters and facing off in the ring

Antonie Robertson

19 May, 2021

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