Back Home And Straight To The Doctor!

I made it back from the UAE last night, where I enjoyed a great nights rest in my own bed. This morning I had to go straight to my Doctor to get my elbow drained. Apparently, falling off sand dune surf boards and doing seminars is not the best post surgery rehab. 

Here is a video so you all can see what I saw!

(If You Heard A Beeping Sound Half Way Through The Video... YOU WIN! CONGRATS!)

My Abu Dbahi Videos Will Be Posted Soon!

Abu Dhabi Blog Day 5

Today we went to the desert to drive the dunes and find camels. The first camel we found wasn't doing so good...



Then we found some camels that were still alive...



After I tried to sneak some food, an argument broke out and Big Nog and I had to square off against two hoofed opponents.

Big Nog passed his camel completely out! I had to wake up and comfort the drowsy even-toed ungulate. Thats right, go ahead and google it! 

My camel and I made up and became best friends.




After a long humid day, I accepted and invitation to relax... Of course the joke was on me because all those black dots I am sitting on turned out to be camel shit! When in Rome...


After the dunes and camel adventure we went to a local camp where I temporarily blended in with the locals. They eventually caught on after spotting me tweeting on my cell phone.  

Abu Dhabi Blog Day 4

This morning I met up with Anderson Silva after his interviews and he seemed in great spirits as he always does. I am very excited for his and all the fights this Saturday. Its going to be a great card!

At noon, I left for the UFC venue location to do some filming for the UFC documentary. They have been following us for 3 days and are doing a huge documentary on the buildup of this show. I am assuming it will air on Spike TV about a month preceding the event.

Here is a very exclusive picture of the venue which is still in construction. They built this whole place in under 2 weeks and will tear it all down right after the event!

Since we look the part, we decided to do the YMCA exactly where the octagon will be constructed. Probably a UFC first...

Here is the current top secret location of the actual UFC octagon....

I am now about to go and get a workout then rest until we leave for Dubai at 5:30pm. There, we will shoot some videos for showtime at the Virgin Mega Store. I think the indoor ski resort is near, so hopefully I will get to visit it.

Abu Dhabi Blog Day 3

We spent day 3 at the US Embassy with the Marines and staff. For security reasons we couldn't take photos or video but here are a couple they took....

On Day 3 we traveled to Dubai to do a Radio One interview. It was my first time in downtown Dubai and the architecture was amazing! This is truly one of the most unique cities in the world.

After the radio interview we got lost and ended up on the beach. Immediately upon getting out of the vehicle, Nogueira takes off his shirt and pulls swimming googles out of his pocket! This was baffling considering we had no plans to even go to a beach that day. Thats a true Brazilian right there! He said "I go to swim now" and took off for the water. We literally watched him swim laps in the ocean for almost an hour before he exited like a Brazilian James Bond.

After getting back to the hotel we had some time to relax which I spent in my room watching A-Team re-runs. We then met up to go to the world famous Abu Dhabi Combat Club. Well, Ross and I. We yet again lost Nogueira, which has happened 5 times in the last 2 days. He is a true ninja.

The Combat Club was the most amazing gym I have ever been to. Its truly a spectacle. We did an autograph signing and talked with the media for about 2 hours while watching the training.

Dogs are forbidden to wag their tails at this location! At least they can still walk around naked which is a severe crime for humans here. 2 foreigners were caught kissing in public a while back and spent over a month in jail. 2 others were found bumping uglies on the beach and they got an even longer sentence. They don't play around in the Middle East!

Abu Dhabi Blog Day 1 And 2...

Finally in Abu Dhabi and its amazing! This is the first chance I have had to blog since our schedule has been so chaotic. I will fill you in below with pics and recaps to keep you guys updated...

This is the first thing I saw arriving in Abu Dhabi...

The first night I grabbed a taxi and set out to explore the city. It was dark and I couldn't see much but did find some cool cultural hangouts. I should have taken more pictures but figured I had plenty of time still...

The next morning bright and early I met up with Big Nog and Ross Pearson and we went to the USO Dubai base. After going through security we met up with the Navy and did a seminar and Q&A in their shipping warehouse. Immediately following that, they took us on an armed patrol boat and actually let us drive it. Considering these were terrorist ridden waters, it was a very unique and exciting experience. The boats were armed with 50 cal machine guns and automatic grenade launchers.

After leaving USO Dubai, we stopped by Subway then shipped off to Minad Airbase where we met with many different airmen groups including the Aussie, Canadian and British. We did seminars and Q&A for them all...

We ended the night hanging out with the British troops where they were partying like its 1999! Pool, Ping Pong, Darts and even a live DJ! They even let me show my skills on the turn table. Big Nog was groovin! At the end of the night, the British Base Commander stopped by to say hi and get autographs for his twin daughters...

All My New Thailand Videos Linked...

I posted all my Thailand videos on Twitter in real time but since things wash right through the social networking rivers their, I am posting all the videos with descriptions here... Let me know what you think and please subscribe! 

(Mine & Roger Huerta's Thailand Vlog - The Best!)

(I Teach Huerta How To Charm Venomous Snakes)

(Night Out In Red Light District With Tiger Muay Thai)

(Buried Alive In Thailand)

(Served To Me As A Cheesburger!)

(I Blow My Tire Out In Thailand)

(Huerta & I Eat Some Bugs)

(I Race A Kitchen On The Mean Streets Of Phuket)

Sorry for the absence...

Hey guys,

Sorry for the absence, I have been mostly using Twitter to communicate lately. I will post my longer updates here...

I also recently joined Facebook due to the fake accounts portraying me. If something stupid is posted I wanna at least make sure I am the one who said it! 

http://www.facebook.com/officialswick

Thanks guys!

-Mike