Dana White Says The UFC Is ‘definitely’ Going To Spain And Africa

Dana White nonetheless plans on bringing the UFC to each Spain and Africa.

Following Saturday’s lackluster card in Manchester, the outspoken CEO provided 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 attempting to e-book 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 instructed TNT Sports.”They’ve so many occasions happening. It’s laborious to get a venue there. However after we can, we will certainly try this.“

Instantly following Topuria’s second-round knockout of Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 298, Dana White expressed curiosity in working an occasion on the 80,000-seat Santiago Bernabéu, house of Spain’s Actual Madrid soccer workforce.

Dana White particulars plans to run exhibits 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 properly.

“I wanna go to Africa. We’re nonetheless engaged on an Africa struggle; not simply South Africa, however Africa,” White added. “You realize, ’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 vital 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 try to fend off former two-time titleholder Israel Adesanya who will likely 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 determination win over Sean Strickland at UFC 296 in January. Their conflict in The Land Down Below will likely be Adesanya’s first struggle since developing brief in opposition to Strickland almost a 12 months in the past.