UFC’s Giovani Decker sees stacked UFC 198 ‘only a bit behind’ 2016 Olympics

CURITIBA, Brazil -- The UFC is about to stage its biggest event ever in Brazil, and the company is excited with the feedback.
With 45,000 tickets sold in only nine hours, UFC 198 is already a big success, and UFC general manager in Brazil, Giovani Decker, compares it to the upcoming Olympic Games, scheduled for August in Rio de Janeiro. Not even the cancelation of a main card bout between Brazilian star Anderson Silva and Uriah Hall changes their expectations.
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