HONOLULU (AP) - The Hawaii Tourism Authority has refused the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s $6 million offer to bring an event to the islands, shuttering communication between the two parties that were in talks to host a UFC card starring Hawaii fighter Max Holloway.
UFC President Dana White said on Wednesday that he had no intention of holding a card in Hawaii “anytime soon” after the authority’s offer refusal.
The $6 million proposal would have been the most ever paid to bring a sports event to Hawaii, topping the $5.2 million deal the authority worked out with the National Football League for the 2016 Pro Bowl.
Holloway, who is 19-3, has asked White and the UFC for more than a year to bring a card to Hawaii.
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