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UFC Plans First Spain Event, Targets Camp Nou in Barcelona
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2/19/2024
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>> Okay, a new UFC champion from Spain, Rick, this is a first.
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And obviously when we're getting worldly when the UFC,
00:11
it brings a lot of attention to the sport.
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>> Well, the new face, the new country, the new intensity, and
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of course Dana White all over it.
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He says let's bring an event to FC Barcelona,
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Burning Bow Stadium and have FC Barca be part of the promotion of it.
00:31
And why not?
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Shock the world.
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The beauty of UFC is you got two and a half minutes of fighting.
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And it basically shocks the world if something happens that nobody expected.
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It's like old Buster Douglas, who you weren't born yet, but I was in the prime.
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And everybody thought, boy, how about that deal?
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Well, on the UFC side, it's just as important.
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And it's not just who wins, but what do you do with it?
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And now you've got a whole new country with passionate fans
01:00
following this individual and there's more to come.
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