UFC made two European debuts in 2015 and promised a couple more. Those did not pan out, but places like the Netherlands and Russia are targeted for 2016, per James Elliott, the new UFC vice president and general manager of Europe, Middle East and Africa.
The UFC officially announced Elliott's new position Wednesday. David Allen, his predecessor, abruptly resigned in June. Elliott had been working as the UFC's senior director of content for two years and was instrumental in setting up television deals for the promotion in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Czech Republic and Slovakia and Russia.
The Netherlands, which has a substantial kickboxing pedigree, seems to be the top target for 2016 with a TV deal in place on FOX there.
"Holland is still on the list," Elliott told MMA Fighting. "Holland is a key market for us and it's somewhere we want to be."
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