{"id":582,"date":"2020-06-29T12:06:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T08:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovindubai.com\/?p=28932"},"modified":"2020-06-29T12:06:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-29T08:06:37","slug":"fight-island-dana-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/abudhabi\/en\/latest\/fight-island-dana-white\/","title":{"rendered":"TWO. MORE. WEEKS: UFC President Posts First Snaps Of Fight Island In Abu Dhabi"},"content":{"rendered":"

Only two more weeks until the Fight Island octagon takes centre stage on Yas Island and UFC President Dana White has been sharing teasers.<\/span><\/p>\n

Summer in the UAE is looking UP!<\/p>\n

We already know that four UFC fights will take place,<\/a> with the main event, UFC 251 kicking off on Saturday, July 11. Organisers have<\/span>\u00a0set up a \u2018safe space’ on Yas Island and only 2,500 essential staff, coaches and athletes are permitted access this now world-famous ‘Fight Island’.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Fight Island baby!”<\/h2>\n

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Each fighter will stay on the island for three weeks to ensure they are safe and fighters, coaching teams and all personnel will all undergo COVID-19 testing<\/span><\/h2>\n

White confirmed the UAE government have been amazing partners to arrange this setup.<\/p>\n

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#UFC251<\/a> on July 11th \ud83d\udcc5<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udd38 Yas Island in Abu Dhabi
\ud83d\udd38 Octagon on the beach
\ud83d\udd38 Private training, hotel facilities
\ud83d\udd38 Three title fights pic.twitter.com\/PSQGrSUgK2<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Voice of One! (@jeolmoz2) June 28, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n