Marshall Zaleznik, the company's UK division president, is working with co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta in the company's expansion plans as they look to build on the scheduled 19 UFC shows this year. There will likely be between 23 and 25 UFC events in 2009, including a number of breakthrough events held in countries new to big-time MMA.
"In the spring of 2009, we plan to have two (international) events outside of the United Kingdom," said Zaleznik.
"We're looking at Italy, Sweden, Australia and the Philippines. We want to go to Germany (in 2009) but we haven't launched television there."
President Dana White also said recently that the UFC plan to turn their attention to Canada after they resolve sanctioning problems in the US states of Massachusetts and New York.
Montreal recently hosted a hugely successful UFC event in April, drawing a crowd of over 21,000 to see home star Georges St Pierre reclaim his welterweight title from Matt Serra.
Australia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, South Korea and Malaysia are also among UFC's long-term targets for expansion.
Over the past four years, UFC has reached deals to broadcast fights in 170 countries and territories, reaching a potential 300 million homes.
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