Despite the fact that the date and the venue of the first FFC event in the US have not been revealed yet, some details leaked nevertheless. FFC President Orsat Zovko opened a new FFC office last year in Los Angeles and announced the events on the American soil. According to Brazil’s PVT-a (Portal do Vale Tudo), the first FFC event in the US will take place June 3 with former UFC fighter Edimilson “Kevin” Souza (15-4) in the main event.
Edimilson “Kevin” Souza lost his contract with the UFC after losing to Chas Skelly which was quite surpriseing since he previously scored three wins, two via KO. Thi striker has a weak spot and that is ground game, but despite that fact, he will be a great reinforcemet to FFC roster.
“When I was fired, I was, of course, a little sad. But after a few days I got over it. Everything in life has a positive side. Now, let’s say, I’m training harder and harder. I will leave everything in the ring. I focused more attention to wrestling and BJJ and now I live here in the United States. I want to come back in a different way, I want to be back at full strength, “said Souza in an interview with PVT and added that he moved to America to train with famous” Blackzilians”.
“They gave me everything. They gave me support and I’ve matured as a fighter evolving in every way. I’m really happy because I’ve got a chance here to train. And I train really hard. Of course, I miss my family, nostalgia is inevitable here. Especially now that I will be a father. But everything in life has its price. Sacrifice will pay off in the future. “
“Souza” said that he will fight in the USA June 3 at FFC’s first US event. He does not know the name of his opponent.
“Vrlo sam uzbuden. To je promocija gdje se borio i Cro Cop, jako poznati su u Europi, eventi ce im se prenositit na UFC Fight Pass platformi. Nastupit cu u glavnoj borbi veceri i ne mogu biti sretniji da su prepoznali moju kvalitetu. Gledajte, vise od UFC-a u karijeri borca ne mozete, no i ovdje su uvjeti odlicni jedino sto ne postoji bonus veceri od 50 tisuca dolara”, porucio je Souza koji je u cetiri UFC meca uspio doci do cak dva bonusa veceri.
“I am very excited. This is a promotion where Cro Cop fought, it is very well known in Europe. Its events will be broadcast on UFC Fight Pass platform. I will perform at the main event and I could not be happier since they recognized my quality. Look, as a fighter you cannot do better than UFC, but they offered me great conditions here as well. Unfortunately, there is no $ 50,000 bonus for the fight of the evening.”