​LAS VEGAS — The shape of the University of Hawaii football team is an octagon.On Tuesday, UFC sponsored and produced a photo/video shoot at the Apex for four players representing the Rainbow Warriors at this week’s Mountain West Media Days in Las Vegas.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementIn addition to a nearly three-hour session at UFC’s state-of-the-art production facility, a crew followed quarterback Micah Alejado, running back Cam Barfield, linebacker Jamih Otis and nickelback Elijah Palmer touring their alma mater. All four are graduates of Bishop Gorman High School, a national football powerhouse located in Las Vegas.The footage and photos will be used to promote the Warriors in commercials, on social media, and during games at the Ching Complex. The cost of production and crew is estimated at more than $100,000. UFC waived the fee and donated the footage and photos to the Warriors.“This is big,” said UH associate head coach Chris Brown, who helped broker the arrangement. “To actually walk around and see where they have the fights and the gym, this is where the action is. To open it up to us is huge. Nobody else is getting these opportunities. We’re very grateful.”Alejado said: “I’m thankful to everyone who made this happen. It’s humongous to the program.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe idea stemmed from the friendship between Brown and Craig Borsari, UFC’s chief content officer and executive producer. They met when Brown was Bishop Gorman’s assistant head coach, defensive coordinator and linebackers coach. Borsari’s son Hudson is a UH kicker and Bishop Gorman graduate.Craig Borsari expressed an interest in supporting the Warriors.“He’s a very gracious guy, and we were talking about different things we could do for the University of Hawaii football team,” Brown said. “We came up with the idea of possibly doing a promo video/photo day. He was really gracious enough to open up the Apex and have his crew ready.”The Apex is a 130,000 square-foot complex that has a ballroom-sized “stage” for mixed martial arts fights, broadcast studio and interview room. The complex also has an announcer’s booth, production/control room, locker rooms and even a cut man’s room.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBorsari oversees production of UFC’s promotion highly entertaining videos and commercials. Borsari also handled production of last month”s UFC card at the White House. Nick Brown, an Emmy-winning senior producer, handled production of the UH project.Nick Brown asked Chris Brown for requests.“I said I wanted it to be legendary,” Chris Brown said. “I wanted it to be lighting where fans across the country can feel what the Warriors are all about.”Nick Brown set up tracks for the video operator to move in and away from the players. Three green-tinted spotlights created a “Wicked” effect for some shots.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“It’s very epic how the lighting mak