Salvador, Bahia / Publicity photo
According to website ibahia.com, next Monday, October 17, the top dogs at the UFC will be in Salvador, in the Brazilian state of Bahia, for a meeting with Governor Jaques Wagner and state secretary of sports Nilton Vasconcelos. Rumors have it that Salvador is in the promotion’s sites to host the most famous MMA show in the world.
There are a few notable sons of the state on the UFC’s roster, including the Nogueira brothers, Minotauro and Minotouro, as well as Lyoto Machida, who was raised in Pará but born in Salvador.
(With the collaboration of Junior Samurai)
