With UFC 154 nearing reported sell-out, fighters debate state of MMA in Canada

MONTREAL – At a uniformly polite pre-event presser for his return to the
cage, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre mused that the NHL
lockout has made the UFC even bigger in Canada.

But as to whether there’s more or less buzz for UFC 154 than the …

MONTREAL – At a uniformly polite pre-event presser for his return to the
cage, welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre mused that the NHL
lockout has made the UFC even bigger in Canada.

But as to whether there’s more or less buzz for UFC 154 than the two
other events he’s headlined in Montreal, St-Pierre couldn’t see much of a
difference.

“All my fights are big fights,” he said. “The only thing that’s changed is my opponents. But it’s always a big buzz.”