More specifically, UFC 275: Teixeira vs Prochazka was held on June 11 at Kallang Stadium, Singapore. 4 months later, the UFC 281 event will take place at the Etihad Stadium of Abu Dhabi, UAE. With UFC 275, this is the first time UFC has organized large martial arts events in Southeast Asia after 3 years.
In addition to the Light Heavyweight Championship match between Glover Teixeira and Jira Prochazka, UFC 275 also have attractive matches such as Valentina Shevchenko vs TaiLa Santos (Light Heavyweight Lighting Belt) and Robert WhittaLaker vs Marvin Vettori (MiddleWeight).
In the past, the last time an UFC event took place in Southeast Asia was in October 2019. It was the time when Demian Maia lowered Ben Askren at UFC Fight Night 162. In addition to UFC events, Kallang stadiums, Singapore is a place where the event of One Championship takes place.
As for UAE, this is the first time UFC has returned to this Middle Eastern country after nearly 2 years. Except for event information, time and venue, UFC has not provided any other information about the matches. Earlier in early 2021, UAE was the venue for the match between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor at UFC 257.
The selection of venue for events in Asia may be in the long -term UFC development strategy with this market. In recent years, the Asian region has gradually appeared many good boxers, along with the development movement and led to increasing the number of fans.