Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort, BJ Penn vs. Frankie Edgar set for Abu Dhabi Debut

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It has been no small secret that UFC have been negotiating to hold an open air event in Abu Dhabi for some time. Today, it has been confirmed: UFC 112 will originate from the Concert Arena, Ferrari World, Yas Island on April 10th of this year. The historic card will feature two HUGE co-main events which will see Anderson “The Spider” Silva defending his UFC Middleweight Title against Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort while UFC Lightweight Champion B.J. “The Prodigy” Penn defends his strap against Frankie “The Answer” Edgar. Also on the card will be legendary welterweight Matt Hughes will take on Renzo Gracie.

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