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After a successful debut, the UFC Fight Island juggernaut rolls on with the first of the three Fight Nights to be held at the Flash Forum in Abu Dhabi on Thursday.
Dana White, the UFC president, said the UFC 251 on Sunday was sensational.
According to media reports, the Sunday event had hit a 1.3-million pay per view buys. While White didn't confirm the figures, he declared that the Kamaru Usman versus Jorge Masvidal was a 'successful' outing.
"This thing killed across the board in every way you could possibly kill it. The thing did really well. This is a big melting pot of different things. Fight Island was a massive star in this thing," White said.
"Jorge Masvidal was a massive star. Obviously, Usman, the champion and a guy that we're all starting to realise is tough to beat and a great card underneath it. It all came together perfectly."
And come Thursday in Fight Island 1, the action gets bigger with two American featherweight fighters trying to prove a point and other names desperate to stamp their authority on their divisions.
In the main card, featherweight division number six Calvin Kattar and tenth ranked Dan Ige are ready to pack a punch. Kattar has a 24-4 win-loss record whereas Ige is on a six-win streak. And both have tasted success earlier this year.
Continue to doubt ??@CalvinKattar vs @DynamiteDan808 are here to prove you wrong.#InAbuDhabi @VisitAbuDhabi #UFCFightIsland1 pic.twitter.com/OrDNrWBVOV"I feel like these big names are paying me no mind yet. I am cool with that as I like flying under the radar. I am all focussed on one thing in mind and that's the UFC title belt. I am not worried about Dan Ige or what he did with the last six guys. I am a different problem. I don't think he faced anybody like me," Kattar warned.
- UFC (@ufc) July 14, 2020
If you don't know, now you know @CalvinKattar vs @Dynamitedan808 is LIVE and FREE TOMORROW on @espn #UFCFightIsland1 #InAbuDhabi @VisitAbuDhabi pic.twitter.com/mrC4lPOesrIn the co-main event, flyweight division veteran Tim Elliott and challenger Ryan Benoit are both itching to get a win under their belt.
- danawhite (@danawhite) July 14, 2020
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