Published 16:45 IST, April 27th 2020
UFC president Dana White reveals details of what his fight island will look like
UFC president Dana White revealed the details of his previously mooted fight island. White claimed that the plans to host UFC on a beach have been postponed.
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UFC president Dana White made a lot of buzz in combat sports community after he claimed to own a private island for hosting UFC events amid coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 has wreaked havoc all around world with sports community also being one of its victims. However, Dana White is t ready to accept defeat against COVID-19 and has already declared dates of upcoming UFC events. Though proposed events are t going to happen on previously mooted "fight island", Dana White has already given fans a glimpse of what his "fight island" will look like.
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UFC: Dana White reveals how he is going to set up fight island
During his recent interaction with ESPN, Dana White discussed a number of things regarding current status of organisation and revealed that UFC is scheduled to host its next three events on May 9, May 13, and May 16. However, when asked about fight island, Dana White said that plan has been postponed till June. “We are really putting an octagon on beach. re’s going to be training facilities re for people. re are hotels, and all infrastructure is going to be built for UFC to have fights here” said UFC president Dana White.
A few weeks ago, graphic designer Boss Logic posted an im through on social media and gave fans a hint about what fight island could look like. Though Dana White is yet to confirm location of his fight island, UFC fans are already hyped up about idea. Here’s how Boss Logic predicted fight island will look like.
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(Im courtesy: UFC.com and Instagram of Boss Logic)
16:45 IST, April 27th 2020