The UFC is officially headed back to Abu Dhabi for UFC 321.
The promotion has been going to the capital city of the United Arab Emirates for an annual pay-per-view since 2019, and 2025 will be no different. This year’s big numbered event will take place on October 25th at Etihad Arena.
The UFC announced the event and date on social media, and is encouraging fans to register their interest in going for further updates regarding tickets and lineup.
Abu Dhabi is a special place for UFC — it is the home of some of their earliest business investors, and the UAE saved the promotion’s bacon during the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a bubble zone that would end up being called Fight Island.
For those reasons (and we’re sure a continued big site fee), the UFC always brings big fights to Abu Dhabi. 2024 featured Ilia Topuria vs. Max Holloway and 2023 was headlined by Islam Makhachev vs. Alexander Volkanovski 2.
What will 2025 feature? Islam Makhachev vs. Jack Della Maddalena is right there, as is Tom Aspinall’s first fight as undisputed champion. The UFC seems to have a lot of big name fighters looking to compete at the end of 2025, so there’s no shortage of options.
For now, though, we’ll have to make due with just the date and event designation. MMAMania.com will keep you updated with all future developments related to UFC 321.
This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
