Check out the video below to see what Fight Island is all about.Dana White just dropped the hype video showing the tremendous effort it took to bring Fight Island to life in just a few months ... transforming part of Yas Island in Abu Dhabi into a city custom-built for the UFC. Of course, Fight Island was created to provide a safe place for the UFC to host fights in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic -- so, there was clearly an emphasis on testing facilities on the premises. White has said all fighters and their crews will undergo 5 rounds of testing -- starting with tests before they board their flights to Yas Island. Once on the island, there will be 3 more rounds of testing before the fights -- and then a final post-fight test before fighters are allowed to fly home. There is a massive security presence on the Island to keep things safe -- and Dana White is fired up! "I can't wait to get there," White said. The first event on Fight Island is UFC 251 on July 11 -- featuring some crazy bouts ... including Kamaru Usman vs. Gilbert Burns.
Fight Island Is Ready for Action
You'd think with all the time on the internet we've had recently (#StayAtHome, #StayOnTheWeb) that we'd have heard about this, but it's our first time learning that an island off of Abu Dhabi has been transformed into an all UFC all-the-time, COVID-safe arena. According to TMZ, it took 400,000 man-hours and 350 tons of metal to create a main fight arena, the beach Octagon and other facilities necessary to host all of the upcoming UFC events - along with some super rigorous testing to keep fighters and staff healthy and safe. Via TMZ: