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UFC boss White meets UAE students, talks about Al's impact on sports
Khaleej Times
|November 03, 2025
US Octagon pioneer Dana White recently met with students at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi to explore how AI could revolutionise combat sports.
The session, part of White's visit to Abu Dhabi, covered AI-assisted scoring, fighter rankings, injury prediction, and fan engagement. What started as a campus visit turned into a potential collaboration when a student proposed creating the world's first AI research lab focused on martial arts.
"That could be huge," White, UFC CEO, said. "We're opening a UFC Performance Institute here in Abu Dhabi. Imagine combining your AI research with our athlete data, recovery programmes, and performance tracking." Such partnerships, he noted, reflect Abu Dhabi's growing role as a hub where technology and sport intersect.
This story is from the November 03, 2025 edition of Khaleej Times.
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