snuffbox 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2007 UFC President Dana White announced that the Ultimate Fighting Championship has formed the UFC UK (United Kingdom) division which will be headed up by former In Demand exec Marshall Zelaznik. UFC UK will host their first event April 20th in Manchester. One of the fighters to be showcased will be undefeated light heavyweight contender Michael Bisping from Manchester. UFC is working with HBO to broadcast the event from England in the U.S. -fightnews.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted January 19, 2007 Poor Bisping. UFC obviously has high hopes for him and because of that they'll put him up against somebody who can beat him. They're also hoping that Ross Pointon wins his fight against Rich Clementi at the UFN next week so he can find a place on the card too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest ravman77 Report post Posted January 20, 2007 I think this is a good move by the UFC, as long as they don't over expose the product. A bi-monthly/quarterly UFC UK PPV would probably do decent numbers over here, both boxing and MMA are more popular than ever. If the UFC can get a good crop of UK/Europe based fighters, along with the occassional big name US star, I can't see how it could fail? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
