It’s only logical that the UFC eventually would have to share Canada with hockey.
With three events up north in 2010 and the same number expected this year, the promotion was bound to run into the country’s second most popular combat sport, where occasionally, a game breaks out.
The UFC knew full well it was on the Vancouver Canucks’ turf when it booked UFC 131. But they hardly could’ve anticipated the team going on an impressive run that led to the Stanley Cup Finals.