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Farah is an assistant features editor at The National, working in the Arts&Culture and Lifestyle departments. She moved to the UAE in 2011 after graduating from Queen Mary University of London with a degree in English literature and Hispanic studies. Farah has worked on a number of women’s entertainment and celebrity titles, including OK! and Cosmopolitan. She is particularly passionate about women’s issues, sustainability and entertainment.
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Tickets to watch UFC fights live in Abu Dhabi now on sale
10th January 2021
Tickets to see a trio of massive MMA fights in the capital are on sale now…
In December we dropped the news that UFC’s Fight Island would return to Abu Dhabi for three nights of octagon thrashing action, culminating in the return of Conor McGregor.
One of the sport’s most charismatic stars returns after hanging up his mouth guard (for a second time) in 2019. McGregor faces former Interim UFC Lightweight Champion Dustin Poirier (currently ranked number two in his division) in the headline fight of UFC257, which is set to take place at the brand new Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Saturday January 23.
Luna Safwan is a Lebanese freelance journalist who works on press freedom and freedom of expression. She has a special focus on Syria and the Lebanese protest movement, and has reported on migrant workers and marginalised refugee communities.