The Canadian Press have divulged an interesting piece of news today, relaying that the UFC has hired former Ontario premier David Peterson to help lobby the Canadian government to amend Section 83 of the Canadian Criminal Code to include mixed martial arts as an acceptable, legal form of prizefighting. The UFC has turned to some […]
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NSAC Pass Instant Replay, “BJ Penn Rule”
According to MMAweekly.com the Nevada State Athletic Commission has passed two new rules in regards to MMA: 1.) Nevada will now allow officials the use of instant replays to determine if a foul contributed to an injury which resulted in the end of a fight. The final wording as passed: “A referee at the conclusion of […]
UFC in D.C.?
According to Thom Loverro’s latest in the Washington Times, the UFC is strongly considering an event in the Maryland-D.C. area in 2010. Here’s a snippet: Good times, bad times – the dollars seem to be the same for UFC, the mixed martial arts juggernaut that made its Philadelphia debut as 45,000 people were across the […]
UFC 102 Far From Sold Out; Economy, Taxes Problematic
A story that’s seemingly flown right under the radar the last couple weeks is the fact that the UFC is having trouble selling tickets for its 102 event to be held at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. The venue holds nearly 20,000 people for an MMA event, but has sold just over 9,000 tickets to date. It’s surprising […]
UFC Promises More Canadian Dates in 2010
The Vancouver Sun sat in on the UFC 101 press conference earlier today and managed to avoid the “Strikefarce” issue by focusing on the UFC’s 2010 intentions for Canada. “We’re coming,” White told reporters earlier this week. “The UFC will be in Canada in 2010. We’re coming to Vancouver, Toronto and Montreal.” The UFC […]