UFC Fight Night 48 started the UFC’s two-event day. The card took place in Macau, China, and underwhelmed nearly everyone. Up until the final two bouts, it could have been placed among the worst UFC cards in history. It was a terrible showing. However, the top-tier athletes in the final two bouts came to perform. […]
UFC Fight Night 48 started the UFC’s two-event day. The card took place in Macau, China, and underwhelmed nearly everyone. Up until the final two bouts, it could have been placed among the worst UFC cards in history. It was a terrible showing. However, the top-tier athletes in the final two bouts came to perform. […]
(Yeah, baby. Get ready to see a whole lot of Tiequan Zhang.)
After talking about it for two years, the UFC has finally moved forward with plans to hold their first event in China. Promotion officials announced earlier this week that UFC on FUEL 6 will be held November 10th in Macau, at the 15,000-seat Venetian Macau Resort Hotel’s CotaiArena. Said Mark Fischer, UFC managing director of Asia:
“This event is a major step in the development of the UFC brand in this region of the world and China in particular. We are delighted by this opportunity to build on the media growth and attention we have received and to finally bring a live event in prime time to the millions of fans in this area.”
No bouts have been announced for the fall event yet, although one big name has already offered to step up, and will obviously be shot down:
(Yeah, baby. Get ready to see a whole lot of Tiequan Zhang.)
After talking about it for two years, the UFC has finally moved forward with plans to hold their first event in China. Promotion officials announced earlier this week that UFC on FUEL 6 will be held November 10th in Macau, at the 15,000-seat Venetian Macau Resort Hotel’s CotaiArena. Said Mark Fischer, UFC managing director of Asia:
“This event is a major step in the development of the UFC brand in this region of the world and China in particular. We are delighted by this opportunity to build on the media growth and attention we have received and to finally bring a live event in prime time to the millions of fans in this area.”
No bouts have been announced for the fall event yet, although one big name has already offered to step up, and will obviously be shot down:
Oh Junior, that’s adorable. The UFC is not going to waste Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 on a freakin’ FUEL card. (Don’t expect Dan Hardy to be on the card either, for different reasons.) And by the way, why is such a historic event being relegated to FUEL anyway?
