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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.
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>> 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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