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>> Alright, guys.
How're you doing?
Thank you so much.
>> Hello.
>> Hi.
>> Passport? Thank you.
Alright, Paige,
straight down this way.
>> Dang, this is
the hookup, for sure.
>> Nice to have you on board.
Yeah, I'll do that for you.
Just straight down.
>> Oh, my gosh.
>> How're you guys doing today?
>> We're doing good, thank you.
>> You seem really excited
to be going to Abu Dhabi.
>> It's just nice-- I think
this is the nicest flight
I've ever been on.
>> Oh fantastic.
>> Kind of exciting.
>> We're excited to
have you guys, so.
>> Thank you.
>> I'm Vicky.
I'll be with you today.
>> Awesome.
>> Maybe we settle you with
some champagne, a mimosa,
some orange juice,
some water.
>> Water would be great.
>> With some ice?
>> No, thank you. Just plain.
>> Just water.
>> A water is good.
>> I'll be with
you guys shortly.
>> Okay, thank you.
>> Are you taking off?
>> We're on the plane.
We're about to
take off right now.
>> Yeah, we're
about to take off.
>> Okay.
Love you.
>> Love you too, Mom.
>> It's definitely a trip
doing this.
I got a door.
I mean what's going on?
I have a door for my own
privacy sitting here.
I mean, guys at home, you know,
they're going through stuff.
All the first responders
doing what they're doing.
Shout out to them, the real
MVPs, the real fighters.
I just-- we're just in
wild times right now.
It's a new world right now
and it's just crazy.
>> We've got just about
two hours until landing.
Would you like to
have a bite to eat?
>> I would just love
some coffee.
That would be awesome.
>> Coffee? Nothing else?
>> Nothing else for me.
Thank you.
>> Would you like
milk and sugar?
>> A little cream
would be great.
>> Okay, I'll make it
with half and half.
>> Perfect. Thank you.
>> Enjoy.
>> Thank you.
You know, I burn so
many calories during
my training camp, that, like,
I generally eat very healthy,
but also, like, there's
certain things where
some people wouldn't
consider being healthy,
but I still eat because I just
gotta keep the weight on.
I gotta keep my energy up.
But as far as this flight
is concerned, though,
I started off with some caviar.
[chuckles]
No joke.
>> Max: Everybody
ask me, you know,
"How does it feel coming
as the challenger?"
And, um, I don't feel--
we're not trying to
look too far ahead.
We're not trying to
look too far back.
When stuff like that
happens, and you start
getting caught up with
different stuff, you know?
So, at the end of the day,
it's just one fight at a time,
all the time, and, um,
we got Alex.
We got Alex.
I don't know what's going
through his mind or whatever,
but he gets to see
me come July 11th,
first ever fight
on Fight Island.
I can't wait.
>> Woman on intercom:
Good evening
and welcome to Abu Dhabi.
The local time here is
10 minutes 'til midnight.
We hope that you have
a pleasant stay in our home,
Abu Dhabi.
Enjoy the UFC
Fight Island event.
Thank you.
>> Thank you.
Thank you very much.
>> Thank you so much.
Have a nice day.
>> Thank you very much.
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>> Rose: We just
landed in Abu Dhabi
on probably the best
plane ride ever.
I got this on the airplane.
This is my pajamas, so.
Honestly, these are better
than my regular clothes.
So, I'm just going to-- I'll
probably wear this every day.
>> No, you guys definitely
gonna see Hiker Holloway.
Hiker Holloway hiking
around his room.
That's about it.
I'm just going to
straight hiker mode
and just hike around my room
since that's where we're gonna
be stuck most of the time.
>> Paige: It's crazy.
I think I could just do all
my weight cutting outside
because it physically
feels like, I don't know,
you walked into a-- what is it?
>> Like a steam--
>> Like a steam room.
It feels like we're in
a steam room right now.
And like, the-- it's almost like
I'm swimming through the air.
It's hot.
>> Set up is pretty simple.
Once fighters and staff
come in, they come in.
They check in with us.
We have them fill out the
information and take their temp.
They go to the back.
They get tested.
And then after that they're
officially on lockdown
until the test results
come back.
Once you get the results,
the next morning,
you still have to stay
in your room until
the shuttle comes to pick you
and take you to the airport.
So, the key for us is to make
sure full lockdown facility.
We don't want any
outside exposure.
We don't wanna take any chances.
[crowd chatter]
>> Let's go check in,
whenever you're ready.
Yeah, we'll start checking in.
>> Yeah, so we're back again.
We're doing the process over.
First go 'round,
unfortunately my opponent,
he tested positive.
And so we got somebody
else to fill in.
And we're here doing
it all over again.
I'm getting tested
right now in the front.
I'm excited to be
defending my belt, period.
It's been since December,
I've been wanting to fight.
April, I was supposed to fight.
May, I was supposed to fight.
June, potentially.
And here we are in July.
So, uh, I'm excited.
It's been a long time coming
and I'm excited
it's finally here.
>> Last name, first name,
gender, date of birth,
and then collection date.
>> Doesn't matter who
they put in front of me,
I see no face.
Somebody getting their ass
whooped July 11th.
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