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“They’ll need to kill me” to stop UFC in Japan
UFC president Dana White: “They’ll need to kill me” to keep the UFC out of Japan Despite what he calls…
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UFC president Dana White: “They’ll need to kill me” to keep the UFC out of Japan
Despite what he calls extreme opposition, and despite the recent headaches caused by the country’s top fight executives meddling in Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic’s relationship with the organization, Dana White said the Ultimate Fighting Championship is heading to Japan.
To date the organization has hosted just one event in the country, “UFC Japan: Ultimate Japan” (also known as UFC 15.5), in Yokohama nearly 12 years ago.
Although “dirty, sneaky, bad guys in Japan” allegedly don’t want him there, White said they’ll need “to kill me” to keep him out.
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