Dana White promises new UFC events for 'Fight Island'

D. White at a UFC press conference. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube UFC

More than six months after hosting its last UFC event, 'Ilha da Luta' will soon host a card from the organization again. Company president Dana White stated that he will soon go to Abu Dhabi to check out the new facilities there and promised to announce, within a short time, news for the events that will be held in the United Arab Emirates. The statement was given in an interview with the channel 'brobible'.

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“I am flying to Abu Dhabi this summer and working to finish construction of the new Fight Island infrastructure. It won't go away and it will be even bigger. Fight Island is about to become a destination in Abu Dhabi for MMA fans. Soon, I will announce to everyone what will happen there. I’m super excited for this,” said the agent.

'Ilha da Luta' was created by Ultimate in 2020 as a solution to continue its events amid the Covid-19 pandemic, as the United States faced harsh restriction measures. Since then, twelve shows have been held in Abu Dhabi. The last one was in January of this year, in UFC 257, which hosted the second duel between Dustin poirier e Conor McGregor.