UFC targeting four to six UK events next year
The UFC is hoping to come to Britain on ‘four to six’ occasions next year as it begins to put…
The UFC is hoping to come to Britain on ‘four to six’ occasions next year as it begins to put in place major plans to introduce Fight Nights to the European scene.
UFC UK president Marshall Zelaznik is the man charged with delivering top MMA action to multiple countries around Europe, and he spoke exclusively to ESPN.co.uk after officially announcing UFC 120, which will take place in London on October 16.
“We’re working towards bringing together a series of UK and European Fight Nights. My hope is that, come October, we’ll be able to put some real heat on this. Talks are underway,” he told ESPN.co.uk.
“My hope is that it will provide four to six guaranteed UFC events in the UK next year. We’re hoping to hold one more European event [in addition to UFC 120] before the end of the year, and then we’ll get these extra nights planned for next year.
“We’d like to come to Liverpool, Scotland, Newcastle, Birmingham, these places provide 10,000-seaters which will be great for Fight Nights.”
