Saudi Arabia is on its way to becoming a major martial arts nation.
The Middle Eastern country has already left its mark on the boxing world, hosting events with headlines such as: Tyson Fury, Francis Ngannouand jake paul. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), which recently signed a deal with the Professional Fighters League (PFL) and brought a major mixed martial arts (MMA) event to Saudi Arabia earlier this year (February 2024), also signed a deal. It will be held next month (Saturday, June 22, 2024).
However, the first event was supposed to be held earlier, but was reportedly not up to par in the eyes of the General Entertainment Authority. Turki Aralsik. UFC CEO Dana White immediately denied the reason for the change in the report. Ultimately, the country's representatives promise, the inaugural event is just the beginning of even greater things to come.
“That's a good thing,” Alarusik said on The MMA Hour. “We want more. Last time I met Dana in New York, we talked and signed a deal for a big card in Riyadh at the end of this year or the beginning of 2020. 2-3x this card. It is the size of
“Also, this is an important thing to explain to people: There will be a huge UFC card in Las Vegas in September at The Sphere presented by Riyadh Season,” he concluded. “It's going to be a great card.
According to Alarusik, the sequel event in Saudi Arabia will likely be pay-per-view (PPV). First things first, the upcoming show has a solid main card featuring fights such as: robert whitaker versus Khamzat Chimaev, Sergei Pavlovich versus Alexander Volkov, johnnie walker versus Volkan Oezdemirand Kelvin Gastelum versus Daniel Rodriguez.
who knows? In the future, we might see some of the biggest stars this promotion has to offer.
When asked, “Why not?” Mr. Alarusik replied: conor mcgregor There is a possibility that he will fight at a domestic UFC event. “The June card, that was the beginning of the relationship, and then we got to a point and it's going to be a long-term relationship in the future. It's kind of the same thing with WWE. We're both in WWE. It's been almost seven years now, and I think the UFC and Dana will be doing a lot of business together in the future. [with us]”
