UFC considering annual returns to Japan

http://mmajunkie.com/news/27541/ufc-officials-expect-ufc-144-sellout-already-considering-annual-returns-to-japan.mma
UFC officials are so encouraged by the buzz surrounding UFC 143 that plans for a return to Japan are already under consideration, and multiple annual visits – as well as a version of "The Ultimate Fighter" – are also possible.

"It's exciting," UFC president Dana White told MMAjunkie.com of the UFC's first event in Japan since 2000. I love it here. I'm very excited about coming back here. … This is a place where a lot of great organizations held events. Not only did they build up a lot of Japanese talent but a lot of talent from around the world here in Japan.

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"We were gonna come here earlier. We had a deal in place but everything fell apart. Now, here we are. We got this one worked out. We got it figured out, came in, sold this event out and I'm excited. We're looking at 22,000 (capacity), so when we sell 20,000 and there's 2,000 tickets left, we consider that a sell-out. What's today, Thursday? We still got three days before the event happens (Sunday in Japan). The Saitama Super Arena is where all the big mixed martial arts fights have happened. It's the place to go. We're coming back to Japan again, Rampage could be fighting here again."

Rampage vs Wandy 4. In a cage with some plastic buildings resembling the tokyo skyline. fuck any other fight. In fact, the entire card should be rampage and wandy fighting consecutively. Whatever, Japan has no commission, they'd allow it.

If Rogerio wins, rematch with Shogun would just break the appropriate barrier.

I hope so. I think Shogun declined that fight a little while ago didnt he? Eurbody suddenly ducking nog.

Henderson declined to fight him several months ago.

I know he did, but for some reason I think I remember shogun declining a rematch also.

I donno maybe not, google doesnt pick anything up.

Rogerio was calling for a rematch a few years Back I remember after he beat Luis Cane, but Shogun was in the middle of bigger shit in 2009.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/2/24/2821131/ufc-144-dana-white-wants-you-to-know-the-ufc-didnt-kill-pride

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"[Fans might boo me after they] see my face on the screen? Oh, I see. You're saying I'm not very popular over here," White said in response to a local reporter who suggested the UFC's brash boss might not get the favorable reception he's grown accustomed to. "Listen, I can take some boos. I can handle it. I'm pretty thick skinned.

"We didn't kill Pride. I've said this many times, Pride is the only other organization that I've ever respected. Pride was an organization here in Japan that did huge sell-out shows. There were tons of Pride fans in the United States. There are a lot of big stars, not just out of Japan, but worldwide that came from Pride. It's the only other organization that I have ever respected or given credit to."

Rampage vs Fedor at the next Japan event. Book it. Sakuraba vs Hughes. CC vs Sapp. Minowman vs Lesnar. Screw weight classes, Vitor vs lil Nog, Wand vs Cung Le 2.

China, the Philippines or south Korea in November according to Ariel.