Dana White desperately desires to take the UFC to South Africa. Sadly, the quantity of obstacles appears virtually insurmountable.
Following Dricus Du Plessis’ win over Israel Adesanya in August, White made it clear that he desires to convey his present to the middleweight champion’s house nation. Since then, rumors have been swirling that an occasion in both Johannesburg or Cape City may very well be a part of the promotion’s 2025 schedule.
Nonetheless, White revealed following Tuesday’s episode of DWCS that they’re having a troublesome time locking down a venue.
“You know the way dangerous I need this, I’ve been making an attempt to get this factor finished. The sector state of affairs there may be robust, it’s robust to tug off,” White mentioned. “That’s been the problem with Africa as a complete. We’re making an attempt to determine it out. The place that we must do it at, is outdoor, and you understand how I really feel about that. So I’ve been making an attempt to determine with the climate…. wind is an enormous downside. We’ve finished it a few instances, however something that may have an effect on the result of the combat, makes me not even wish to attempt…
“It’s something from wind, rain, bugs, an excessive amount of humidity. A variety of issues can intervene with the combat” (h/t BJPenn.com).
Dricus Du Plessis is the uFC’s solely African World Champion
Even earlier than Du Plessis’ rise to the highest of the 185-pound division, White had expressed curiosity in going to Africa with the promotion after which internet hosting a trio of African world champions — Israel Adesanya, Kamaru Usman, and Francis Ngannou.
At present, ‘DDP’ is the promotion’s lone titleholder hailing from Africa, but it surely seems like he received’t be competing on his house turf anytime quickly.
