SAO PAULO – The UFC plans to promote three events in Brazil in 2017, the same number held this year. UFC Vice President of International Business Development Joe Carr confirmed the news to MMAjunkie at the post-event press conference for the FS1-televised UFC Fight Night 100 at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. Carr did not confirm specific dates for the events, though March 11 has already been announced for the promotion’s next trip “in the Northeast or the South” of the country. The news comes two months after a tumultuous period behind the scenes with the sudden departure of former UFC Brazil chief Giovani Decker , who resigned the promotion just prior to a company-wide round of layoffs stemming from the promotion’s $4 billion sale to a group led by WME-IMG. The trio of planned events falls in line with this year’s number for trips to Brazil, which remains a strong revenue driver for the promotion’s international business
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