Mounir Lazzez hopes his successful UFC debut will help open doors for his fellow fighters in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Tunisia’s Lazzez (10-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC), the first born-and-raised Arab fighter to ever get signed to the UFC, showed off his well rounded game when he defeated knockout artist Abdul Razak Alhassan last week at UFC on ESPN 13. Lazzez’s signing gave many fighters based in MENA a glimmer of hope, potentially showing the UFC’s willingness to invest in the region. The outpouring of support from the MENA region’s fans, media and fellow fighters put a massive spotlight on Lazzez, who admits it weighed on him a little bit, but ultimately he was able to capitalize
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Mounir Lazzez hopes his UFC debut performance showed Arab region’s MMA potential – MMA Junkie