For the first time in four years, the UFC finally returns to the United Arab Emirates for UFC Fight Night 39 on Friday in Abu Dhabi. The first time the UFC hosted a show in the region was April 2010, when former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva infamously clowned Demian Maia for five rounds in UFC 112′s main event. That show was a major pay-per-view event with two title fights. This time, the UFC brings a vastly different kind of card, which is scheduled for a rare Friday afternoon timeslot in the U.S. and streams on UFC Fight Pass. Heavyweights are slated to take center stage at DU Arena as former UFC interim heavyweight champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (34-8-1 MMA, 5-4 UFC) returns to the octagon to take on “The Ultimate Fighter 10” winner Roy Nelson (19-9 MMA, 6-5 UFC) in a five-round main event
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