UFC 251: Dana White teases Fight Island in Abu Dhabi with new promotional videos

Located beside the Abu Dhabi International Airport, Fight Island will host 47 fights in 15 days starting on July 11

White’s vision, which was initially dismissed as a pipe dream during the coronavirus pandemic, is now a reality

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Fight Island's Octagon on the beach will be used for training purposes. Photo: Dana White/Twitter

Published: 1:47pm, 2 Jul 2020Updated: 1:47pm, 2 Jul 2020

Dana White’s Fight Island on Yas Island just off the coast of Abu Dhabi is now coming fully into view for UFC fans.

White posted two videos to his Twitter account over the past two days, which showcased the construction and layout of the entire facility.

“This experience is going to be so B***** for my fighters and my staff!!!” White wrote on Twitter.

The first video showcases Yas Island, which is right beside the Abu Dhabi International Airport and connected to the mainland via a national highway. It details the layout which includes a plaza, flash forum and golf links along a beach road that was constructed over 1,092 man hours using 864kg of metal over 2,000 square metres.

The video also explains the UFC’s Covid-19 testing phase that took place June 15-24, in which they completed 2,004 tests, but did not specify if anyone had tested positive for the coronavirus. There will be 17 medical personnel and three medical facilities as part of Fight Island.

The video states the event venue set-up took 740 people to construct, around 400,000 man-hours, 350 tonnes of steel, 1,000 kilowatts of power and 18km of cable over a 640,000 square-metre area.