The UFC hopes to proceed its upward trajectory heading into 2025 and Dana White believes he has the proper option to just do that.
Regardless of having a number of fierce rivals over time, the UFC has stood proud as blended martial arts premier promotion. The corporate not often misses an opportunity at pushing the boundaries, and that is precisely what White needs to do as soon as once more subsequent yr.
If all goes to plan, Dana White intends to enterprise into locations new and previous to develop the organizations model.
“[2024] was a document yr for us once more,” White mentioned throughout a current look on ESPN’s First Take. “Not solely so far as financially for the corporate however [also] breaking area data.”
“Subsequent yr my focus is to go to a number of locations that we have not been shortly or ever.”
“[We’re] making an attempt to get into Spain, we have by no means completed Spain. We’re going again to LA firstly of the yr. Going to Seattle once more, most likely going to hit Chicago and a few of these different locations we have not been shortly.”
Out of the numerous fights the UFC could make subsequent yr and past, Jon Jones vs. Tom Aspinall is the one followers appear to be pushing for essentially the most.
Whereas there have been doubts surrounding the heavyweight title unification bout, Dana White is not anxious.
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The UFC CEO intends to make Jones vs. Aspinall occur in 2025.
“[Jon Jones] has by no means mentioned behind the scenes, ‘I will not struggle Tom Aspinall.’ It is the precise reverse…”
“Jon Jones is like 37 [or] 38 years previous now, has these large gaps in between fights, he isn’t afraid to struggle Tom Aspinall.”
“He’ll struggle Tom Aspinall and it will likely be the most important struggle in UFC historical past.”
Hearken to Dana White’s 2025 plans and extra under.
