Dana White suggests friction with Hawaii’s tourism board is why the UFC has yet to touch down on the islands.
White landed in Hawaii with UFC featherweight champion, and Hawaii native, Max Holloway for the Lookin’ For A Fight series. White told KHON2 the UFC is eager to travel to Hawaii but the promotion has faced issues with the Hawaii Tourism Authority.
“Max wants it bad,” White said (h/t MMA Fighting). “Listen, we want to come here. We love this place. We got the get this thing figured out eventually. We’ll see.