Abu Dhabi will reportedly host the mysterious UFC ‘Fight Island’ according to stunning reports in Brazil.
Combate (via Globo) claim the UFC will set up ‘Fight Island’ in the capital city of the United Arab Emirates.
Abu Dhabi has more than 200 islands in its geography. The island used by the promotion is expected to host events in a row between June 27 and the end of July.
UFC president Dana White plans to live on the island for the whole month of July as he rolls out multiple shows in the Middle East.
“People are very intrigued by ‘Fight Island,’ and I’m excited for it,” White said. “Right now, we’re looking at June, and we’re literally gonna knock out three or four [events] in a month. And I’m gonna stay on the island for a month. I’ll probably be there the whole month of July.”
He continued by saying: “I’ll have pictures of the (Fight Island) infrastructure next week and have more details for everybody.”
‘Fight Island’ could stage a UFC event as early as June 27, which is set to be headlined by a lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Dan Hooker.
But UFC 251, which is slated for July 11, looks more likely according to White.
“Yeah, this is absolutely, positively happening. I’ve been saying June 27, but it’s looking more like July 11,” he added.
“That’s the first date that we’re actually bringing in all the different guys from other parts of the world.”
UAE last staged an event on September 7, 2019, when Khabib Nurmagomedov beat Poirier at UFC 242.
