WTF is Riyadh season?

[Koro_11]

WTF does the capital city of Saudi Arabia have to do with Mexican independence day?

Can someone explain this?

 

[FrappeDuRocma]

It's like a sponsor, they paid money to get advertised.

 

[Diktaattori]

Idk, maybe sand? Theres a lot of sand in Saudi, Nevada and Mexico

 

[TempleoftheDog]

Oil money. Help offset UFC costs.

It’s just business.

 

[Reach4theSky]

 

[ILove4MinutesHyuna]

You knowing the name of the capital city of Saudi Arabia is what they are after

 

[Conan the K-9]

Ever heard of sportswashing?

Sportswashing - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[Koro_11]

You knowing the name of the capital city of Saudi Arabia is what they are after

I knew this when I was about 8 years old, but yeah I guess teaching Americans some geography certainly wouldn't hurt.

 

[BJJ4Tone]

I guess teaching Americans some geography certainly wouldn't hurt.

Easy with that shit...

 

[podsox]

A season that apparently never ends

 

[Gabe]

It’s the Saudis saying “we paid for this”

 

[markantony20]

A Saudi government program to attract foreign tourism, investors, sporting events to the kingdom.

 

[GiganticMeat]

It's the season of Riyadh.

 

[Your Salad]

Nothing puts the icing on the cake that is the sleazy sport of MMA like having the Saudis sponsor it.

 

[nonoob]

Dana's lip-licking gif would be dabomm replacing his head there !

 

[blaseblase]

If you got 20 million you'd change your event name to Riyadh too.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

It's the sport-wash--I MEAN sports sponsor initiative of His Excellency Crown Prince Turki Alalshikh