UFC exec Marshall Zelaznik: Despite TV hurdles, we’re committed to U.K. market

On Saturday, UFC fights will takes place in the U.K. for the first time in more than a year. But Marshall Zelaznik admits the fight to get back the octagon started long before.

“There’s a lot of pressure to bring the event everywhere around the world…

On Saturday, UFC fights will takes place in the U.K. for the first time in more than a year. But Marshall Zelaznik admits the fight to get back the octagon started long before.

“There’s a lot of pressure to bring the event everywhere around the world,” the UFC’s managing director of international development told MMAjunkie.com. “It was a struggle just getting this event in the calendar.”

Now that UFC 138 is a reality, Zelaznik is not only focused on making the event a success but ensuring the country isn’t left out of the promotion’s ambitious expansion efforts.