Dana White reveals plan for UFC to head to Africa for its debut in 2022 with continent producing three world champions in Kamaru Usman, Francis Ngannou and Israel Adesanya
- Plans to take the UFC to Africa appear on track for 2022, Dana White revealed
- Africa is yet to host a UFC event and White is keen to take the company there
- Kamaru Usman, Israel Adesanya and Francis Ngannou are all African-born stars
- Cape Town in South Africa has been mooted as a potential fight destination
- REPORT: Usman produces devastating knockout win to defeat Jorge Masvidal
The UFC will head to Africa for its debut in 2022, promoter Dana White has revealed.
After Nigerian supremo Kamaru Usman successfully defended his welterweight title against Jorge Masvidal at UFC 261, White was quizzed on whether he was still pressing to take the company to Africa.
‘2022,’ was White’s swift reply.
The UFC boasts three African born champions right now with Usman alongside middleweight Israel Adesanya (Nigeria) and heavyweight Francis Ngannou (Cameroon).
Kamaru Usman (left) and Francis Ngannou (right) are two African UFC world champions
Israel Adesanya is the king of the middleweight division and he is from Nigerian descent
Talk of taking the UFC to Africa have been around for some time and White recently went into detail about his desires to pull it off in 12 months’ time.
Speaking on the Bill Simmons Podcast he said: ‘One of the many monumental times in my career, but one of the things that I’ve always wanted to do is have a fight in Africa.
‘The Ali-Foreman ‘Rumble in the Jungle,’ all that stuff I remember growing up, I haven’t had mine yet. But it’s coming.
‘We’re looking Africa in 2022, so I’m really looking forward to that.’
More to follow.
Dana White has revealed the plans to take his UFC company to African territory for 2022