Dana White says UFC Africa is "very realistic" in the next five-years and that it's "very big" on his bucket list

DANA WHITE acknowledges that bringing the UFC Africa to Africa is a top priority on his bucket list. He believes he can do it in five years.

In recent years, mixed martial arts have seen a tremendous boom on the continent and the region is now a major market for the UFC.

The rapid growth of MMA in the region is due in large part to Kamaru Usman and Israel Adesanya capturing the UFC's welterweight and middleweight titles.

White is acutely aware of the increasing demand for promotion touch downs on Africa and is determined to make the dreams of African fighters and fans a reality.

White said to SunSport that he could give a timeframe for UFC's first African-themed event. "It's very realistic within the next five years."

White has a bucket list that includes staging a card on the continent. This list is rapidly shrinking.

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The 52-year old admitted that it was a big task for him. It's a must that I get it done.

"It's more than just, Oh, I'd love to do it'. It's f***ing, and I gotta get this done. '"

UFC has three headliners already prepared for their inaugural African card, even if Usman and Adesanya lose their belts.

He smiled and laughed when asked if he knew who would headline the card.

The UFC and MMA in general could find the right fight to headline a maiden African event as significant as The Rumble in the Jungle in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1975.

White is a total believer in this notion, and he says: "100% - exactly."

Nigerian-born Kiwi Adeanya says that fighting on African soil is high on his bucket list. He told SunSport earlier this summer: "100% [it's something] I must tick off."

"Because of what me, Kamaru, and Francis are doing now is history. There has to be a way for us to make that a reality for our people.

"And I feel like doing the card in the continent. The great continent of Africa would be the one.

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Adesanya and others believe that the UFC is committed to Africa's market.

He stated, "They've known it for a while so it's going to happen." It's only the right climates that must align. It will happen, so it is possible.