Dana White: UFC getting close to TUF World Cup
A deal to produce the UFC’s first international edition has been struck, and the show will soon begin taping in…
A deal to produce the UFC’s first international edition has been struck, and the show will soon begin taping in Brazil, likely in the spring of 2012.
“It’s really spread like wildfire all over the world,” White said of MMA. “There literally isn’t a country that you could point your finger on the map that we couldn’t get a fighter from. I think we’ve done a great job finding and cultivating talent from all these different countries.”
White said he expected a “phenomenal” amount of talent to emerge from the new Brazil edition of the show, which will probably air in the US on FUEL.
Of course, to pull off a World Cup-type of event, the UFC will have to produce several more versions of the show around the globe. The next likely destinations include Canada, the Philippines and the UK.
“We’re getting closer and closer to this dream I’ve had for the last five years,” he said.