The Abu Dhabi government has turned the majority of Yas Island into a ten-square-mile safe zone just for the UFC, with each of the 2,500 people on site being tested for Covid-19 on five separate occasions during their stay.
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One Championship to restart next month
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Football Association’s Swarbrick looks for silver lining in “tough” 2021
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