The UFC announced yesterday that tickets for the Saturday, November 5 event at the LG Arena, Birmingham, are on sale. It is expected to be a sell-out, with the mixed martial arts fighting organisation returning to British shores for the first time in a year.
UFC UK President Marshall Zelaznik told The Daily Telegraph: “It’s great to have an event in the UK again. At one point it looked like venue dates and TV dates just wouldn’t line up for us, so we’re very happy that tickets for UFC 138 go on sale this week.
“Yes, we are expecting a sell-out. We’ve sold out all our events in England, the UFC is the biggest indoor sporting event in the UK with us breaking records in the biggest arenas all over the British Isles. There’s some great fights up and down the card, from the historic main event – a five rounder with Chris Leben and Mark Munoz, right down to some new British talent getting their shot at fighting in the UFC.
“I know a lot of fans are very excited to see what Brad Pickett can do in the UFC. Along with Mike Bisping, he’s probably the Brit closest to a world title shot right now, but he’s fighting a real talent in Renan Barao, who has the longest unbeaten record in the entire sport.
“For the sport to keep growing in the UFC, we need to developing British talent and we are always looking for the next Mike Bisping, Dan Hardy or Ross Pearson.”
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