The President announced plans to hold a tournament in Spain and Georgia. One of the main stars of the upcoming event could be the lightweight champion, who is currently drawing significant attention from fans, reports.
UFC Dana White Ilia Topuria Vesti.kz"I want to hold a UFC tournament in Spain just as much as Spain wants us to come there, so we are working on this issue. We will hold a tournament there. It has never happened that we talked about something and didn't follow through. We will resolve all issues and hold a tournament there. It's important for me to hold a tournament in Spain in 2025, so we will sort this out.
This business is driven by stars, so when we have a champion from South Africa (Dricus Du Plessis), we want to go to Africa. When we have someone from Spain, we want to go to Spain. Georgia? Yes, the answer is yes. We haven't considered anything specific yet; we are still trying to figure out the situation with the venue in Spain. But looking at Topuria's performance tonight, we need to come to Spain and sort it out.
If we have to hold a tournament at a stadium, we will do it. I would prefer not to, but all the venues are booked. We are trying to work this out. But if I have to organize a tournament at a stadium, we will do it," White is quoted by bjpenn.com.
Recall that in the summer of 2020, the first UFC tournament in the history of Kazakhstan was planned. This major event was supposed to be hosted by the capital's "Astana Arena," but the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.