Originally Posted by rockdawg21

I already somewhat answered this...



Aside from the above, there are probably a few more reasons why Dana was looking at the Philippines:

• There are already some MMA leagues there. With stick fighting as the official national sport, there's no reason this sport won't grow there in due time.
• You're talking about a country with 90+ million people, it's a big market (one of the top 10 countries by population).
• It is 1 of 3 Asian countries where English is an official language.
• Besides, half of the people on the planet reside in Asia so it could be an attempt to grow the UFC in that market. Especially in a country where the fighters would be VERY hungry!