Did the UFC mess up another opportunity in Africa again? 

Finally someone says it!

He would have had the massive fan advantage in SA as well.

@@daaichommie708yeah absolutely. Especially given that Adesanya is also not from South Africa.

@daaichommie708 @selfawarepotassium idk really know about that guy's. On the surface it makes sense DDP having the fan advantage because he would be home. But depending on where they host it, the fan ratio could even out if we consider the sheer number of Nigerians in Gauteng. Places like Sunnyside in Pretoria are basically mini Lagos, so Id keep an open mind had it been hosted here.

I can agree with that. But they main event is 2 african guys. I'd say this specific event matters alot more to us than it does to Americans. And if it's about the money, well what better way to capitalize on them and their feud by bringing it home to us and growing their market even more here?

I can understand since you don't live in Africa, and Africa is poorly marketed outside of Africa, you would have that viewpoint. But South Africa has hosted the FIFA 2010 world cup, The Rugby world cup, the cricket world cup twice, WWE frequently comes to South africa and turned profit every single time, red bull and this BMX thing they do as well. Look all I'm saying is just because you haven't heard about it or you haven't read up on it, doesn't mean Africa is incapable of hosting an event of this magnitude😂. and for many international events just like it they have been profitable. South Africa even has a big fighting promotion called the EFC so the sport is very popular here. All I'm saying is the UFC has 2 of the most polarizing african stars at the moment and it has a fiery storyline, and to not capitalize on that by doing it in Africa is a missed opportunity, and if they really wanted to feel out how big their market is here, what better way than to bring 2 of the biggest african stars that the whole continent supports? I don't think they will get an opportunity like this one again. So I would say they fumbled because they did miss out on a very lucrative financial opportunity and a chance to grow and cement their market this side.

​@@cornerflag7402 Brazil also hosted a world cup, the olympics and has hosted MANY UFC events. We have produced double digit champions and one of the biggest stars right now is brazilian (poatan). But the there are OTHER issues besides that. First, the goverment. Poor countries like brazil love to tax everything, so when the UFC comes here, the athletes lose a big chunk of their money to the goverment and the costs for the UFC increases. Second, poor infra structure, which is to be expected since its the third world. Third, the amount of money the ufc has to charge to actualy make a profit is too high for the population at large. The last event here was a disaster because they put all of the brazilian stars in other events AND they charge a lot of money. So overalll there was not a lot of incentive for the public to buy the tickets. ONE SINGLE between DDP and adesanya narrative might be enough to draw attention in south africa but it isnt sustainable. They might have made some money with this particular card, but overall Abudabi is paying them literaly milions for a single fight night, let alone other events. Think of all the work that needs to be done to organize an event? I simply dont think it is worth it for them. They barely put any effort in the UFC 301 here, and we have already established ourselves as a solid market, i dont think they'll come back here for a very long time. So why risk everything for another country when they can get direct money from the arabs?

@@cornerflag7402 Brazil also hosted a world cup, the olympics and has hosted MANY UFC events. We have produced double digit champions and one of the biggest stars right now is brazilian (poatan). But the there are OTHER issues besides that. First, the goverment. Poor countries like brazil love to tax everything, so when the UFC comes here, the athletes lose a big chunk of their money to the goverment and the costs for the UFC increases. Second, poor infra structure, which is to be expected since its the third world. Third, the amount of money the ufc has to charge to actualy make a profit is too high for the population at large. The last event here was a disaster because they put all of the brazilian stars in other events AND they charge a lot of money. So overalll there was not a lot of incentive for the public to buy the tickets. ONE SINGLE between DDP and adesanya narrative might be enough to draw attention in south africa but it isnt sustainable. They might have made some money with this particular card, but overall Abudabi is paying them literaly milions for a single fight night, let alone other events. Think of all the work that needs to be done to organize an event? I simply dont think it is worth it for them. They barely put any effort in the UFC 301 here, and we have already established ourselves as a solid market, i dont think they'll come back here for a very long time. So why risk everything for another country when they can get direct money from the arabs?

@@cornerflag7402 Brazil also hosted a world cup, the olympics and has hosted MANY UFC events. We have produced double digit champions and one of the biggest stars right now is brazilian (poatan). But there are OTHER issues besides that, that makes Brazil not such a good market for the UFC. First, the goverment. Poor countries like brazil have high taxes so when the UFC comes here, the athletes lose a big chunk of their money and the costs for the UFC increases. Second, poor infra structure, which is to be expected since its the third world. Third, the amount of money the ufc has to charge to actualy make a profit is too high for the population at large. The last event here was a disaster because they put all of the brazilian stars in other events AND they charge a lot of money. So overalll there was not a lot of incentive for the public to buy the tickets. ONE SINGLE narrative between DDP and adesanya might be enough to draw attention in south africa for ONE event but it isnt sustainable. They might have made some money with this particular card, but overall Abudabi is paying them literaly milions for a single fight night, let alone other events. Think of all the work that needs to be done to organize an event? I simply dont think it is worth it for them. They barely put any effort in the UFC 301 here, and we have already established ourselves as a solid market, i dont think they'll come back here for a very long time. So why risk everything for another country when they can get direct money from the arabs?

@@cornerflag7402 Brazil also hosted a world cup, the olympics and has hosted MANY UFC events. We have produced double digit champions and one of the biggest stars right now is brazilian (poatan). So we are way more important and have a longer tradition within the sport. But there are OTHER issues besides that, that makes Brazil not such a good market for the UFC. First, the goverment. Poor countries like brazil have high taxes so when the UFC comes here, the athletes lose a big chunk of their money and the costs for the UFC increases. Second, poor infra structure, which is to be expected since its the third world. Third, the amount of money the ufc has to charge to actualy make a profit is too high for the population at large. The last event here was a disaster because they put all of the brazilian stars in other events AND they charge a lot of money. So overalll there was not a lot of incentive for the public to buy the tickets. ONE SINGLE narrative between DDP and adesanya might be enough to draw attention in south africa for ONE event but it isnt sustainable. They might have made some money with this particular card, but overall Abudabi is paying them literaly milions for a single fight night, let alone other events. Think of all the work that needs to be done to organize an event? I simply dont think it is worth it for them. They barely put any effort in the UFC 301 here, and we have already established ourselves as a solid market, i dont think they'll come back here for a very long time. So why risk everything for another country when they can get direct money from the arabs?

The event still could have been held in Nigeria or SA.

Bru south Africa is he's home. Home is where you are Born. Take your head out of your ass my brother.

I can understand that SA is going through transitions in terms of government and politics, but which wars? And where are they happening in South Africa that threaten sporting events? As far as I know we are currently hosting Cosafa and everything seems to be going fine? I'm not sure how these "wars" are so bad that we can host football tournaments in empty stadiums but cant host a UFC event somewhere in Gauteng for a day?