The Asian market has been one that the UFC has always been wanting to delve into and in a press-conference that took place in Beijing, China on Thursday, officials announced that the world’s most famous octagon will be looking to head on over to China and Singapore in 2014.

UFC targets fight cards in Singapore, China for 2014

The S$8 billion dollar Marina Bay Sands and Macau’s Venetian have been tapped as possible venues for the organization’s ‘LIVE’ fight cards. Dates, however, were not released.

“We are pleased to bring UFC centre-stage not only to Macao, but also to our Singapore property,” said MBS chief executive George Tanasijevich. “Marina Bay Sands is proud to host several UFC events over the coming years. This partnership is part of our ongoing commitment to Singapore to offer the best in international sports and entertainment for our guests and for the local population.”

The Marina Bay Sands, of course, will be holding tryouts for the first ever ‘The Ultimate Fighter: China’ series on July 25th. ‘TUF: China’, for short, will be open to Chinese fighters. This first ever Asian version of ‘TUF’ will take place in Macau, China, where 12 episodes will be showcased on the country’s Liaoning Television network. The episodes are expected to broadcast in November to a potential 830 million Chinese viewers.

The ‘TUF: China’ Finale will take place in March of 2014 at the Venetian in Macau, China. The winner of the show is expected to earn a customary 6-figure deal with the UFC.

Here’s the full article from UFC.com: http://www.ufc.com/news/ufc-sands-china-alliance-for-asian-regions

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