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| UFC Announces Sydney Olympic Park Event November 08, 2014 |
ALLPHONES Arena at Sydney Olympic Park will be the venue when the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Sydney with a fight card on Saturday, November 8.
Two years after the promotion last visited the harbour city, with the UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann card, the Octagon will return for Australia’s fifth event in four years.
The previous five events had seen a combined 66,000 fans in attendance and $10 million in gross gate earnings.
UFC president Dana White spilt the beans on the Sydney show prematurely last week and hinted that adopted Australian fighter Hector Lombard could be included.
Lombard, who is ranked sixth in the welterweight division, fought in Australia’s last UFC card on the Gold Coast in December 2012.
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo black belt, Lombard moved to Sydney after competing for the Cuban judo team at the 2000 Olympics.
Possible Aussie inclusions are No.8 ranked heavyweight Mark Hunt, Menai’s Robert Whittaker, Dubbo’s Kyle Noke and Concord’s Anthony Perosh.
The promotion has held two events at Allphones Arena, with tickets selling out in under an hour for both.
The UFC will hold a press conference next Thursday at 11am, which will include fighters and UFC Managing Director for Australia, Canada and New Zealand, Tom Wright.
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Two years after the promotion last visited the harbour city, with the UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann card, the Octagon will return for Australia’s fifth event in four years.
The previous five events had seen a combined 66,000 fans in attendance and $10 million in gross gate earnings.
UFC president Dana White spilt the beans on the Sydney show prematurely last week and hinted that adopted Australian fighter Hector Lombard could be included.
Lombard, who is ranked sixth in the welterweight division, fought in Australia’s last UFC card on the Gold Coast in December 2012.
A Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo black belt, Lombard moved to Sydney after competing for the Cuban judo team at the 2000 Olympics.
Possible Aussie inclusions are No.8 ranked heavyweight Mark Hunt, Menai’s Robert Whittaker, Dubbo’s Kyle Noke and Concord’s Anthony Perosh.
The promotion has held two events at Allphones Arena, with tickets selling out in under an hour for both.
The UFC will hold a press conference next Thursday at 11am, which will include fighters and UFC Managing Director for Australia, Canada and New Zealand, Tom Wright.
