The press conference open to the public always usually gives a lot of play in the UFC. The stars of the main card appear there, accompanied by the CEO of the UFC, Dana White. And it was he who left us the biggest headline of the day: the UFC is working to go to <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/see-live-match-barcelona-vs-real-madrid-free-online-without-ads-spanish-super-cup-spanish-league/" title="See LIVE match Barcelona vs Real Madrid, free, online, without ads, Spanish Super Cup | Spanish League”>Spain in 2025, but with two alternatives: Madrid, which was already known, and Barcelona, the novelty that the company now puts on the table US. Since before Ilia Topuria became UFC champion, the largest MMA league in the world had plans to land in Spain. Although initially the possibility of organizing a UFC event in our country in April 2025 was estimated, the latest information known to ABC indicates that the most opportune window would be in the summer, specifically in July. During this Thursday’s event, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, this newspaper asked Dana White about the possibility of them arriving in the summer of 2025 and the UFC CEO’s response was that “they are working on it.” , so the information that ABC has is reaffirmed. The surprise, as we said, came publicly when Dana White responded that they are considering Madrid, but also Barcelona. Regarding the Spanish capital, everything indicates that the venue to be worked on would be the WiZink Center, although the Santiago Bernabéu, Topuria’s dream, has not been officially ruled out. The truth is that the complexity of organizing a UFC event there means that, at this time, the opportunity is distant. As far as Barcelona is concerned, the most suitable venue to organize the hypothetical UFC Spain would be the Palau Sant Jordi, with a capacity for around 18,000 fans. We will see how events develop, but the reality is that next year must be the moment in which the UFC definitively disembarks in Spain.
