Two of the UFC’s five champions are Brazilian, and it soon could be five after Junior Dos Santos, who won a No. 1 contender’s bout against Roy Nelson this past weekend at UFC 117, gets his shot at the heavyweight belt early next year.
But despite the Brazilians’ success in the UFC, the organization hasn’t hosted a show in their home country in nearly 12 years.
But according to UFC president Dana White, that soon could change.