HONOLULU, HI - JUNE 05: Professional MMA Fighters Max Holloway (L) and Yancy Medeiros pose for a photo on the tarmac of the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport on June 5, 2017 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Holloway became the the undisputed UFC Featherweight Champion after beating Jose Aldo. (Photo by Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
The UFC has long talked about bringing a UFC card to the state of Hawaii. To date, nothing past discussions have been made between the two sides. Bellator, meanwhile, has had four shows there. The Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu was becoming a spot the organization went to once a year, much like the UFC with Madison Square Garden, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the pandemic, though, the UFC has stuck to their UFC APEX facility in Las Vegas and Fight Island in Abu Dhabi. Bellator, meanwhile, has mostly held events at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut (speaking of Mohegan Sun, be sure to go to Bet O’Clock to utilize the Mohegan Sun Bonus Code).