The UFC appears to be willing to invest in the Brazilian market. After holding three editions of the event in the country in 2012, the organization should return to Brazil at the beginning of next year. The show should arrive in Brazil again on January 19th for UFC 156. There is still no defined location for the show, but cities like São Paulo and Fortaleza are the most popular. The information was initially released by the North American website MMA Junkie and confirmed shortly thereafter by SUPER FIGHTS.
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No fights were scheduled for the event, which will be the fifth in Brazil since last year, one in 2011 and three in 2012. Before that, the UFC was in Brazil in 1998, in São Paulo.
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If I were to take a chance, I would say that the event will be at Arena do Grêmio!
The UFC still lacks the glamor of boxing, for example, by not having a ranking of its athletes, with the fights chosen only by its boss, Dana White.
Some rules could also be modified, such as the prohibition of elbows, which only provide a bad look by “tearing” the opponent's face, not serving to actually win, just providing a bloodbath, aesthetically very bad for any sport .