Donn Davis came to France to see with his own eyes the
flagship fight Cédric Doumbé against “
Baki
”
.
In this interview, he shows himself confident about his group's strategy and pugnacious towards the UFC.
He drops a bomb in passing
: the long-awaited return of Francis Ngannou to MMA.
LE FIGARO.- The PFL has caused widespread enthusiasm in France, did you expect that
?
DONN DAVIS.-
We always have high expectations around an event like PFL Paris.
But the success is there.
We have officially broken the ticket sales record for an MMA event in France.
We're even beyond UFC numbers here!
When we announce an event of this magnitude, we obviously hope to have such enthusiasm, and we work hard on it.
But you can never really guarantee it.
In just a few years, France has moved from last to the top of the group!
It's sensational.
Europe as a whole is seeing this sport grow, but France is the driving force
Don Davis
Now, even my driver upon arrival at the airport was disappointed not to have managed to secure a place for the fights.
I am delighted that there is so much enthusiasm around our organization…
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