London, Manchester, Zagreb, Rotterdam, Hamburg, and Belfast—by the time the year is over, these are all the destinations in Europe that the UFC have taken their leading brand of mixed martial arts this year, but could new destination be in the plan for 2017?

If it was up to UFC number #5 ranked middleweight Gegard Mousasi, he would take the show to one place and one place only—the capital of his homeland, Amsterdam.

Speaking yesterday in London, Mousasi said that a UFC show in the Dutch capital would sell out in minutes and the organisation had more than enough stars there to make an event a roaring success.

“We have good fighters,” Mousasi said. “Stefan Struve, Alistair Overeem, I am fighting out of there, so if the UFC ever come to Amsterdam it would be sold out - definitely in Amsterdam. The last time [in Rotterdam] it was sold out. If they come it will do very well.

“I hope to be on the card 100 per cent. In the main event, the co-main event, just as long as I’m on the card I don’t care. All the people that can come watch the fights, friends, and families, you don’t get those opportunities a lot.”

Having put an impressive run of three straight wins together, Mousasi has one man on mind right now. In an ideal world, the Dutchman said he would be going for the belt as soon as possible.

“Ideally I would like to fight Michael Bisping for the belt next,” Mousasi said. “It doesn’t matter who I fight, for me, it’s all about the belt. Whoever has the belt makes the most money - that’s why everyone wants to fight for the belt.

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“Let’s say Michael Bisping has the belt - are there better fighters in the middleweight division - yes. Are there better fighters in the middleweight division than Michael Bisping - yes. But he has the belt and everyone wants the belt. It’s as simple as that.”

Having said Michael Bisping wasn’t the best UFC middleweight in the world despite him holding the title, Mousasi then gave his opinion on the British champion who has seemed reluctant of late to mention Mousasi in any of his rants at the other fighters in the division.

“Why would he mention me,” Mousasi said. “You have the top four guys there; it doesn’t make sense to fight me. I don’t blame him; he has bigger names that he can fight so I have no problem with that.