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Does Canada Really Want Canadians?
Perhaps it’s just the natural instinct for any company to think people want to see their own, but is it necessarily true? When PRIDE came to the United States in October of 2006 they had the same mentality. The card was littered with Americans from Josh Barnett and Robbie Lawler to Travis Galbraith and Sean O’Haire. In fact I believe there was an American in each and every fight on that... [Read More...]
George St. Pierre responds to Pete Sell
UFC interim welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre recently spent some time with Jose Rodriguez of the Winnipeg Sun to conduct an interview. During the interview, Rodriguez asked St. Pierre not only about his verbal falling out last year with current UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra, his opponent this coming Saturday in Montreal at UFC 83, but also his response to Pete Sell’s claim that... [Read More...]
Brad Morris vs. Cain Velasquez scheduled for UFC 83
Two heavyweight UFC newcomers are now set to duke it out at UFC 83: Serra vs. St.Pierre 2 according to UFC.com. Australian Brad Morris (8-2) will take on highly touted Cain Velasquez (2-0). Morris is coming off of a TKO win over UFC veteran Kristof Midoux at Bodog Fight: Vancouver back in August of last year. Cain Velasquez fights out of American Kickboxing Academy and will come into this fight with... [Read More...]
Dana White: UFC 83 is going to be the biggest UFC event ever
Dana White was a guest for TSN Podcast Centre to promote the UFC’s first ever Canadian show, UFC 83. In the interview White answers a number of questions on whether or not he puts himself ahead of the fighters, why the UFC is holding an event in Montreal and towards the end he does some word association with the host. Interesting notes from the interview include White saying that UFC 83 will... [Read More...]
UFC 83: Fastest Sellout In UFC History
From UFC.com: Las Vegas, NV (USA) –The Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) organization today announced that the first UFC event in Canada UFC 83: SERRA vs. ST-PIERRE 2 taking place Saturday, April 19 live from Montreal’s Bell Centre is sold out, and that the event ranks as the fastest UFC sellout in history. “Most of the tickets for UFC 83 were sold in the first 24 hours of our UFC Fight... [Read More...]
UFC 83 ticket sales should make the UFC re-think expansion plans
With the latest news that UFC Fight Club members sold out the promotion’s pre-sale for UFC 83 in Montreal on April 19 along with the likelihood that the remaining lot of tickets to the Bell Centre will be bought up when they go on sale to the public on Friday, it begs the question; why did it take so long for the UFC book a show in Canada? I understand that it’s not easy booking a venue... [Read More...]
Matt Serra: “I believe this is not gonna be a five round fight…”
Let the hype begin for Georges St. Pierre vs. Matt Serra II, ladies and gentlemen. The Bell Centre has almost sold out for UFC 83 and tickets have not even gone on sale to the public yet. Not only are Canadian fans in a frenzy over the UFC, they’re in a frenzy over this fight in particular because it features their hometown boy. You think UFC 77 was “Hostile Territory”? Not even close... [Read More...]
UFC makes Serra vs. St. Pierre II official for UFC 83; over 13,000 tickets sold
The UFC held a press conference Monday morning at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada to officially announce that UFC 83 will be held there on April 19. UFC president Dana White presided over the press conference, which aired on Yahoo! as well as UFC.com. White was joined by UFC welterweight champion Matt Serra and interim UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre. It was announced that the two... [Read More...]
Report: Demian Maia vs. Ed Herman at UFC 83
Graciemag.com recently caught up with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Demian Maia, and he had some information to share about his future with the UFC. “I got back to Sao Paulo today; I was vacationing in California with my wife, where I also shot some Jiu-Jitsu dvds. I’ll be back at the UFC on March 8th to fight Ed Herman, who I don’t know, but my manager brought me a tape with some of his fights... [Read More...]
Report: UFC 83 in England Canceled
It appears that the UFC has decided not to do a show in England on March 8th, just one week after UFC 82. The report comes from Steve Sievert’s Brawl Sports blog at The Houston Chronicle. It appears that UFC 83 will still take place on that date, just not in England as previously planned: The UFC has decided against staging UFC 83 in Manchester, England and is working to relocate the show to... [Read More...]
Report: Houston Alexander vs. James Irvin at UFC 83
It’s just ridonkulous how much news is surfacing this week about upcoming events. News is coming out of the freakin’ woodwork here. MMA Junkie’s now got another scoop, this one involving Houston Alexander vs. James Irvin at UFC 83 in London, England: A source close to Houston Alexander (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that the UFC light heavyweight has... [Read More...]
UFC fights that should and can happen in ’08
The UFC increased the frequency in which they held fight cards in 2007 and 2008 is looking as though it will be just as active of a year, if not more so. January will feature two cards, UFC 80 in New Castle, England on January 19 and UFC Fight Night 12 on Jan. 23. February will kick off with UFC 81 on February 2 in Vegas and will be proceeded by UFC 82 on March 1 in Columbus, Ohio. March could be an... [Read More...]
