Dana White nonetheless plans on bringing the UFC to each Spain and Africa.
Following Saturday’s lackluster card in Manchester, the outspoken CEO supplied an replace on his tentative plans to advertise occasions in each Spain and Africa. White revealed that whereas he’s nonetheless understanding particulars for an occasion in Africa, they’ve hit a little bit of a snag when making an attempt to ebook a venue in Ilia Topuria’s house nation.
“The issue with Topuria and Spain is Spain’s venues are so backed up since COVID,” White advised TNT Sports activities.”They’ve so many occasions happening. It’s exhausting to get a venue there. However once we can, we will certainly do this.“
Instantly following Topuria’s second-round knockout of Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298, Dana White expressed curiosity in operating an occasion on the 80,000-seat Santiago Bernabéu, house of Spain’s Actual Madrid soccer staff.
Dana White particulars plans to run reveals in Africa
Dana White isn’t stopping there. He additionally plans to take the UFC to South Africa, house of present middleweight world champion Dricus Du Plessis. White additionally made it clear that he plans on bringing the promotion to the remainder of Africa as nicely.
“I wanna go to Africa. We’re nonetheless engaged on an Africa combat; not simply South Africa, however Africa,” White added. “You recognize, ’trigger all people will make the argument, ‘Should you go to South Africa, that’s not likely Africa.’ That’s Africa to me. However we’ll nonetheless look to go to different components of Africa. It’s necessary to me.”
Du Plessis will put his 185-pound title on the road for the primary time on Saturday, August 17 when the promotion heads again to Perth, Australia for UFC 305. In the principle occasion of the night, ‘Stillknocks’ will attempt to fend off former two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya who will probably be trying to make historical past because the division’s first-ever three-division champion.
DDP’ took the title house following a closely-contested break up choice win over Sean Strickland at UFC 296 in January. Their conflict in The Land Down Below will probably be Adesanya’s first combat since arising quick in opposition to Strickland almost a 12 months in the past.
