MEXICO CITY – Now that the UFC finally has its oft-discussed Performance Institute in Mexico, Dana White thinks it is the start of a game-changer for the promotion and country.
UFC CEO White cut the ribbon for the new P.I. in Mexico City this past week ahead of UFC Fight Night 237, which marked the promotion’s first trip to Mexico since before the 2020 pandemic. White said COVID-19 threw some wrenches into the works and delayed things, but now that the facility is open, he thinks big things will continue to happen for Mexican MMA fighters shooting for the UFC.
“There’s going to be a combine there and we’re going to decide which guys we’re going to keep to train there at the Performance Institute,” White said after UFC Fight Night 237 on Saturday at Mexico City Arena. “But the other thing that we’re going to do is look for people that we think have potential to break into the top 10 or potentially be world champions someday, just like we did with the the other program that we built before the Performance Institute here in Mexico.
