UFC vice president of regulatory affairs Marc Ratner sees the promotion traveling to two Africa and Spain within the next two years.
Ratner has diligently worked behind the scenes for years, helping to get the UFC into new markets. The Las Vegas-based promotion has successfully planted roots in multiple countries, including a recent focus on Mexico and China.
Promotion officials have often discussed Africa as a destination, especially when the “three kings,” Nigeria’s Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman, along with Cameroon’s Francis Ngannou, were all champions. UFC middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa, is the only current champion from the continent.
