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Press Release – Calgary, Alberta – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced Thursday a $25,000 donation through its UFC Community Works® program to the Calgary Food Bank. A nationwide initiative launched by UFC Canada, the UFC Community Works® program is designed to make meaningful contributions to the Canadian communities where UFC® events are held. On July 21, the UFC® willmake its debut in the Province of Alberta with the sold out UFC® 149 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Community Works® program name itself is a double entendre – it speaks to the notion that the UFC is going to do good work in the community and that communities work when they come together. UFC Canada is looking to be a catalyst to promoting good works in good communities.
On Tuesday, July 17, UFC® Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright, Canadian UFC® fighters Nick Ring and Mitch Clarke, who are both fighting on the card Saturday night at UFC® 149, arrived with bags of non-perishable food donations. Joined by Calgary Stampeders President and CEO Lyle Bauer and Stampeders players Eric Fraser and Cory Mace, the group then toured the Calgary Food Bank facility, stuffed hampers, packed food boxes and met with some children and volunteers.
At the Calgary Stampeders game against the rival Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday, July 19, Tom Wright, UFC® Middleweight Michael Bisping and UFC® Welterweight Thiago Alves were on hand during half-time to make the official cheque presentation to the Calgary Food Bank to Lyle Bauer and Simon Lau, a member of the Board of Directors at the Calgary Food Bank.
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About Ultimate Fighting Championship®
Universally recognized for its action-packed, can’t-miss events that have sold out some of the biggest arenas and stadiums across the globe, the UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. Owned and operated by Zuffa,LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas and with offices in London, Toronto and Beijing, UFC produces more than 30 live events annually and is the largest Pay-Per-View event provider in the world. In 2011, the UFC burst into the mainstream with a landmark seven-year broadcast agreement with FOX Sports Media Group. The agreement includes four live events broadcast on the FOX networkannually, with additional fight cards and thousands of hours of programmingbroadcast on FOX properties FX and FUEL TV. This also includes the longest-running sports reality show on television, The Ultimate Fighter®, which now airs on FX.
In addition to its reach on FOX, UFC programming is broadcast in over 149 countries and territories, to nearly one billion homes worldwide, in 20 different languages. UFC content is also distributed commercially in the United States to bars and restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions, in English throughout Canada via Premium Sports Broadcasting Inc. and in French throughout Quebec via Interbox. The UFC also connects with tens of millions of fans through its website, UFC.com, as well as social media sites Facebook and Twitter. UFC President Dana White is considered one of the most accessible and followed executives in sports, with over two million followers on Twitter. Ancillary UFC businesses include best-selling DVDs, an internationally distributed magazine, UFC.TV offering live event broadcasts and video on demand around the world, the best-selling UFC Undisputed® video game franchise distributed by THQ, UFC GYM®, UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo® festivals, branded apparel and trading cards.