UFC ‘happy, pumped to be in Vancouver’ UFC president Dana White said Thursday he would have no hesitation in returning to Vancouver with his glitzy MMA event despite the hassles in getting the first show in Western Canada approved for this Saturday night. Read more on Vancouver Sun
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UFC ‘happy, pumped to be in Vancouver’
Posted by on June 17th, 2010
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No Comments »Vancouver sports bars benefit from MMA popularity
Posted by on June 4th, 2010
Vancouver sports bars benefit from MMA popularity A mix of cheers and gasps echoes through the Sin Bin sports bar on West Second Avenue when Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter Kendall Grove lands the first blow on his opponent, Mark Munoz, during UFC 112. Read more on Vancouver Sun
Posted in MMA News Tags: vancouver bars, echoes, popularity, second avenue, ultimate fighting championship, sin bin, first blow, sports bar, cheers, opponent No Comments »MMA: Council dithering puts pressure on city UFC event, promoters getting antsy
Posted by on March 9th, 2010
MMA: Council dithering puts pressure on city UFC event, promoters getting antsy Vancouver City Council may have yet another fight on its hands involving mixed martial arts. Promoters from the grassroots level all the way up to the major league of the sport are seemingly growing impatient waiting for the go-ahead of sanctioned professional MMA [...]
Posted in MMA News Tags: mma, getting, liability issues, council, dithering, promoters, mixed martial arts, grassroots level, puts, event No Comments »Kelowna’s Rory MacDonald to feature on Vancouver UFC 115 fight card
Posted by on January 28th, 2010
Kelowna’s Rory MacDonald to feature on Vancouver UFC 115 fight card The date has yet to be confirmed, and the sport of professional MMA is still (for now) illegal in Vancouver, but assuming the city completes work to regulate mixed martial arts in quick time, undefeated Kelowna mixed martial arts fighter Rory MacDonald will feature [...]
Posted in MMA News Tags: macdonald, mma, rory macdonald, fight card, rory, mixed martial arts, kelowna's, gm place, gm, ufc No Comments »UFC 115 reportedly set for Vancouver debut at GM Place June 12
Posted by on January 7th, 2010
UFC 115 reportedly set for Vancouver debut at GM Place June 12 Sources within the Ultimate Fighting Championship have confirmed to MMAjunkie.com that the organization has pencilled in June 12 as the date for UFC 115, a pay-per-view mixed martial arts event at Vancouver’s General Motors Place. Read more on Vancouver Sun
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