UFC will return to the Middle East on October 30, with the UFC 267 event. Glover Teixeira and bantamweight struggle between Aljamain Sterling vs. Petr Yan, UFC 267 will take place at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi.
The most remarkable thing is that in this event, UFC will obey a series of strict rules to prevent Covid-19.
All audiences buy tickets to watch live must have a certificate of vaccination to buy tickets. But even if the ticket has been purchased, the audience will have to prove that they have a negative PCR test within 48 hours before the event takes place before entering the door.
Another condition to see UFC 267 directly is that the two spectators will have to sit in two seats apart, the front row of seats staggered with the back of the row to ensure the expression. UFC has confirmed that they will only sell 30% of the total seats of the whole stadium in the email to notify the boxers and their teams.
This is the first UFC event that requires the audience to get a full vaccine, which is also the first event to require PCR test results.
The UFC is expected to continue applying similar terms to the UFC 268 event on November 6 in New York, the area is following sports activities.
The New York Sports Committee (NASC) has sent a written request to all audiences or attendees to give a negative quick test result, perform within 6 hours before the door, or the negative PCR test results within 72 hours before the match.