Reigning UFC middleweight champ, Dricus Du Plessis, desires the promo to stage his next 185-pound title defense in Africa.
Turns out, so does UFC CEO Dana White.
Unfortunately for everybody included, the logistics of holding a significant pay-per-view (PPV) occasion because part of the world have actually shown to be tough. That’s due to the fact that the readily available places lie outdoors — and all of us understand how “scary” that is for White.
“You know how bad I want this,” White informed press reporters after last night’s Contender Series. “I’ve been trying to get this thing done. The arena situation there is tough. It’s tough to pull off. So that’s been the challenge with Africa as a whole. We’re trying to figure it out. The place that we would have to do it at is outdoors, and you know how I feel about that. So I’ve been trying to figure out the weather and one of the big things that I’ve been hearing out there is that wind is a big problem. We’ve done it a couple times, but anything that could affect the outcome of the fight makes me not even want to try. And it’s anything … from wind, rain, bugs, too much humidity. A lot of things can interfere with the fight.”
If you develop it, they will come.
White verified that previous UFC middleweight champ, Sean Strickland, is next on the docket for Du Plessis. “Tarzan” dropped a close choice — and the strap — when he fought “Stillknocks” at UFC 297 previously this year in Toronto.
Australia is anticipated to act as backup in case UFC Africa fails.
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