UFC President Dana White has talked consistently over the years about how the UFC will remain progressive in its approach to gaining popularity worldwide. The promotion has made huge strides to expand internationally, transcending cultural boundaries that other sports like football, baseball, and basketball have only been able to do at a minimum.
For the first time in the Zuffa era, the UFC will hit Japan in February of 2012 for a live PPV. Yes, the show will be at 10AM local time, 9PM eastern. Information is coming out via...
We knew UFC was planning a return trip to run a show in Japan. We just didn't know when. It appears now we do, at least tentatively, as MMA Weekly brings word that UFC is targeting Feb. 26, 2012 as the date they will return to "The Land of the Rising Sun," the first time the promotion will have been there in 12 years. It's unclear at this time exactly what venue will host the show, but the Saitama Super Arena appears to be the leading candidate.
Dream's promoters announced yesterday that they are planning a May event in Japan featuring Shinya Aoki and others.
BloodyElbow.com's Leland Roling takes an in-depth look at the goals for the UFC as they attempt to enter the Japanese market following the inevitable demise of the sport's major promotions in the region. The UFC is rumored to be eying entry into Japan in late 2011, possibly December.
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The only real stories coming out of DREAM.15 involve weight-cutting and what DREAM needs to do to be competitive with its American counterparts. This is very much a departure from last year, where...
More Dream 15 "Fated Rivals" fights announced: Katsunori Kikuno vs. Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante Melvin Manhoef vs. Tatsuya Mizuno The theme for Dream 15 is "Fated Rivials" seems like there will be some grudge matches announced for this event. HT: MMAFighting.com
UFC Launches UFC Japan mobile sites.
