The UFC is finally going to Belem — but why did it take so long?

UFC Belem will be the company’s 30th card in Brazil since the company returned to Brazil in 2011, but only the first event in the Northern region.That’s despite the fact that almost 13 percent of the Brazilian fighters currently signed by the UFC are from that area (that’s more than the South [9.3%] and Central-West [7%], which already held four UFC events each).
If you include names like Lyoto Machida — who headlines UFC Belem against Eryk Anders — and Ronaldo &ld