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UFC returns to Vancouver this August

Vancouver, CanadaUFC® announced today it will stage its second Canadian event of the year at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday, August 27. UFC FIGHT NIGHT® will mark the fourth UFC card in Vancouver since 2010.A special UFC FIGHT NIGHT®…

Vancouver, CanadaUFC® announced today it will stage its second Canadian event of the year at Rogers Arena in Vancouver on Saturday, August 27. UFC FIGHT NIGHT® will mark the fourth UFC card in Vancouver since 2010.A special UFC FIGHT NIGHT® microsite – UFC.com/vancouver – launches today, providing registering fans with pre-sale access to tickets and event related information. “We are dedicated to bringing fights coast-to-coast across Canada,” UFC Executive Vice-President and General Manager for Canada, Australia and New Zealand Tom Wright said. “V … Read the Full Article Here

‘Kick heard ’round the world’ picked for Hall

BE A PART OF THE CELEBRATION. GET TICKETS FOR THE HALL OF FAME CEREMONY ON JULY 10 IN LAS VEGASLas VegasUFC today announced that the classic 1998 fight between Pete Williams and Mark Coleman will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s …

BE A PART OF THE CELEBRATION. GET TICKETS FOR THE HALL OF FAME CEREMONY ON JULY 10 IN LAS VEGASLas VegasUFC today announced that the classic 1998 fight between Pete Williams and Mark Coleman will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame’s ‘Fight Wing’ and serve as the final induction of the 2016 class. The event will take place on Sunday, July 10, at 12 p.m. PT at the Las Vegas Convention Center, on the final day of the 5th Annual UFC International Fight Week™. The event will also be streamed live and available on-demand exclusively on UFC FIGHT PASS®.“ … Read the Full Article Here

Conor McGregor is first UFC fighter Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list

There’s a good reason why Conor McGregor talks about his money as much as he does, and it helps explain why he almost got his face on a Euro coin in his homeland.Earlier this week, Forbes released its annual list of the world’s highest-paid athletes. T…

There’s a good reason why Conor McGregor talks about his money as much as he does, and it helps explain why he almost got his face on a Euro coin in his homeland.Earlier this week, Forbes released its annual list of the world’s highest-paid athletes. There weren’t many surprises at the top – Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were the first two athletes with over $80 million each, followed by LeBron James, Roger Federer and Kevin Durant — but it was McGregor who made history by becoming the first MMA fighter to be included in the list. With three fights over the last 12 months and … Read the Full Article Here