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UFC President Dana White said he is brainstorming a group of VIP guests that he would invite to Fight Island if authorized at the venue’s home in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
White told TMZ Sports in an interview published Saturday that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a candidate.
“Well I haven’t even put it together yet but definitely The Rock obviously … and Anthony Kiedis is a staunch fan. Demi Lovato is a huge fan,” he said. “There are so many, but we’ll shoot everyone and see if they want to come.”
Fight Island was a concept created by the UFC so that it could continue to host international fights amid travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic.
In July, The Rock praised the concept during an interview with ESPN’s Megan Olivi:
“The first thing that crossed my mind was that I texted Dana and said, ‘This is great. I love this idea.’ … Something we’ve all been trying to manage and mitigate is dealing with. with this pandemic and its ebbs and flows. It seems we have it under control and then it comes back and kicks our stomachs. There are a lot of things that are happening globally. Let’s go back to the beginning of the year in that first trimester where we were all locked in and everything was put on hold … I think the company and Dana spun brilliantly and this idea of Fight Island, I think it’s interesting. It’s fun for the fans and this idea that fighters are going to fly to an island and go to put them in a cage and they will do what they were born to do, which is fight, I love the idea. “
Fight Island will host Saturday’s UFC 254 card, which will feature a lightweight championship unification fight in the main event between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Justin Gaethje.
It is unclear when Abu Dhabi may allow fans to travel to the country for future cards.
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