With the UFC continuing to strengthen its ties with Abu Dhabi, it’s time promotion officials started taking a closer look at the fighting talent in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Mounir Lazzez , the first born-and-bred Arab fighter to ever get signed to the UFC, made his successful debut on July 15 with an impressive showing against the highly-touted Abdul Razak Alhassan. But Lazzez’s signing was not a result of the UFC scouting talent from the region. It was a chance encounter , when a 17-year-old friend of Dana White’s son approached the UFC president with a highlight-reel video of Lazzez, urging White to sign him.
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UFC must invest in fighting talent of Middle East, North Africa | Opinion – MMA Junkie