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UFC 271 took place on February 12 and lived up to the hype as it delivered entertaining fights to the fans. However, UFC President Dana White revealed big plans for the promotion after one of the biggest events of the year.

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After a long hiatus, the promotion will head to England for a Fight Night event; but that will not be it as the UFC could head over to Africa and Hawaii.

In the UFC 271 post-press conference, White said, “It’s as big as anywhere else we wanna go. It’s been what two and a half years now we’ve been to Vegas, California, New York, Texas ten times, and Arizona and Florida. So there’s a lot of places to go and a lot to do.”

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“But yeah, Africa is a big one for me. Yeah, I definitely wanna do Africa. There was a politician here tonight from Hawaii who was saying you know, we want you guys in Hawaii, which we never been able to get done.”– he added.

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“That’s a big for me too. So yeah, there’s a lot of places we wanna go. But Africa is… when I look back on my career I wanna do a fight in Africa.”– White concluded. 

Dana White says Jared Cannonier is next in line for middleweight gold

Jared Cannonier bagged his second win in a row as he defeated Derek Brunson via a knockout in the second round today.

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When talking to Daniel Cormier in the octagon, ‘The Killa Gorilla’ pointed at the UFC boss and demanded a shot at the title after quite a good run in the promotion. Interestingly, his demands might be fulfilled soon.

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In the same post-fight press conference, the UFC kingpin lauded Cannonier’s performance and also claimed he won’t say no for his demands to fight for the title next. As ‘The Last Stylebender’ called out ‘The Killa Gorilla’ it will be an even easier fight to book.

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What are your thoughts on White’s plans for UFC events? Will Adesanya vs Cannonier take place at one of them? Let us know in the comments below.

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