{"id":105046,"date":"2014-07-15T16:34:47","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T23:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=105046"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:52:20","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:52:20","slug":"ufc-targeting-puerto-rico-event-in-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-targeting-puerto-rico-event-in-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Targeting Puerto Rico Event In 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/oklahoma-state-ac-brings-back-tournament-style-fighting\/mma-news-png\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-88866\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MMA-NEWs-PNG.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"MMA NEWs PNG\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-88866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MMA-NEWs-PNG.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MMA-NEWs-PNG-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/MMA-NEWs-PNG-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC Vice President of Regulatory Affairs Marc Ratner spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\/news\/keeping-it-real-with-ratner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFC.com<\/a> about when the UFC will be coming to Puerto Rico.  <\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI\u2019m going to Puerto Rico to meet with the athletic commission and some government officials there because we do want to fight there sometime in 2015 (in San Juan),\u201d Ratner told UFC.com. \u201cAnd this will be setting it up. Making sure they use the Unified Rules.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s a big boxing country, no question there,\u201d Ratner stated. \u201cI think it\u2019s a natural place for UFC. I think we have to get more fighters there. One of our champions, Anthony Pettis, is from Puerto Rico. So they know about combat sports. Obviously, we need to do more pay-per-view work there and more television work there. 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