The UFC is coming back to Vancouver in June, as Brock Lesnar takes on Junior dos Santos in UFC 131, the winner of which will compete against Cain Velasquez for the heavyweight title. The fight will take place at Rogers Arena on June 11th.
This is the second time the city of Vancouver has been chosen as the host for a UFC match. Last June, Rogers Arena held UFC 115, a fight between Liddell and Franklin. Tickets for the event sold out in thirty minutes. Read More
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UFC: 124 St-Pierre vs Koscheck
In a little over a week, Montreal will host UFC: 124. Enjoying the hometown advantage, George St-Pierre will defend his title against American Josh Koscheck.
These two fierce competitors have met before. In 2007, St-Pierre took Koscheck by a winning unanimous decision. A very confident St-Pierre now holds a 20-2 record, and is the reigning welterweight champion.
From UFC’s official website, St-Pierre shares his ultimate fighting goals. “I want to be known as the greatest fighter in the sport of MMA of Read More
UFC Plans New Events for Canada
Big announcements came from UFC officials earlier this week as they began promotion for the December 11th title fight between reigning champion Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koshcheck to be held at Bell Centre in Montreal.
Mixed martial arts has a huge following in Canada, and although UFC has been welcomed in Montreal, organizers are hoping to expand to new Canadian Read More