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UFC In Toronto On Feb. 8 For Free Fan Event At Rogers Centre

UFC® DESCENDS UPON TORONTO IN ADVANCE OF HISTORIC ROGERS CENTRE APRIL EVENT
PRESS CONFERENCE AND FREE FAN EVENT TO BE HELD AT ROGERS CENTRE ON FEBRUARY 8
UFC® CHAMPIONS GEORGES ST-PIERRE AND JOSE ALDO ARE JOINED BY NO. 1 CONTENDERS JAKE SHIELDS AND MARK HOMINICK, ALONG WITH DANA WHITE AND TOM WRIGHT
Press Release – In anticipation of […]

UFC® DESCENDS UPON TORONTO IN ADVANCE OF HISTORIC ROGERS CENTRE APRIL EVENT

PRESS CONFERENCE AND FREE FAN EVENT TO BE HELD AT ROGERS CENTRE ON FEBRUARY 8

UFC® CHAMPIONS GEORGES ST-PIERRE AND JOSE ALDO ARE JOINED BY NO. 1 CONTENDERS JAKE SHIELDS AND MARK HOMINICK, ALONG WITH DANA WHITE AND TOM WRIGHT

Press Release – In anticipation of what promises to be one of the most historic events in UFC® history, UFC® 129: ST-PIERRE VS. SHIELDS on April 30, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today it will host a press conference and free fan event at Rogers Centre on Tuesday, February 8. UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and featherweight champion Jose Aldo will be joined by No. 1 contenders Jake Shields and Mark Hominick, along with UFC President Dana White and Canadian Director of Operations Tom Wright, for a press conference at 1 p.m. ET followed by a special Q&A period and autograph session for fans from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

Fans will have the opportunity to speak directly with White, Wright and St-Pierre in a one-hour Q&A session from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Feb. 8. Canadian fighters and Toronto area natives Sean Pierson and Claude Patrick will join Shields, Aldo and Hominick for an autograph session earlier that day, beginning once doors open at 4 p.m. (Please note – this event is on a first-come, first-serve basis – one autograph per person. Gate 9A entry).

Tickets for UFC® 129: ST-PIERRE VS. SHIELDS, presented by TapouT®, go on sale to the public on Saturday, Feb. 12 at 10 a.m. ET. Members of UFC® Fight Club™ will have the first chance to buy tickets on Thursday, Feb. 10 at 10 a.m. ET, followed by UFC newsletter subscribers on Friday, Feb. 11 at 10 a.m. ET. Fans can sign up for the UFC® Fight Club™ at www.ufcfightclub.com.

Tickets range from $300-$800 on the floor and from $50-$225 in the stands and can be purchased at all Ticketmaster locations and at Rogers Centre Box Office – Gate 9. To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster at 1-855-985-5000. Tickets also are available for purchase at www.ticketmaster.ca.

Approximately 40,000 tickets will be made available to UFC fans, with close to 25 percent under $100.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:

UFC PRESS CONFERENCE
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 – 1:00 p.m. ET
WHO: UFC President Dana White, Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright, UFC fighters Georges St-Pierre, Jose Aldo, Jake Shields, Mark Hominick, Claude Patrick and Sean Pierson
NOTE: While the press conference is not open to the public, it will be carried live on Rogers Sportsnet and streamed online at UFC.com.

FREE FAN EVENT – Q&A AND AUTOGRAPH SIGNING
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2011 – Doors and autographs at 4 p.m., Q&A from 5-6 p.m. ET
WHERE: Rogers Centre, Toronto – Gate 9A entrance off Bremner Blvd.
WHO: Q&A: Dana White, Tom Wright and Georges St-Pierre
Autograph session: Jose Aldo, Jake Shields, Mark Hominick, Claude Patrick and Sean Pierson

Curtis Demarce Returns To The Maximum Fighting Championship

Press Release – The Maximum Fighting Championship has added another force-to-be-reckoned-with contender to its rapidly deepening pool of lightweight talent.
A winner of seven straight bouts, Curtis “The Demon” Demarce has agreed to a new multi-fight contract, and the 22-year-old is eager to begin his climb up the ladder in the MFC’s 155-pound ranks.
“I’m really excited […]

Press Release – The Maximum Fighting Championship has added another force-to-be-reckoned-with contender to its rapidly deepening pool of lightweight talent.

A winner of seven straight bouts, Curtis “The Demon” Demarce has agreed to a new multi-fight contract, and the 22-year-old is eager to begin his climb up the ladder in the MFC’s 155-pound ranks.

“I’m really excited because this is exactly what I wanted to happen,” said Demarce of signing a deal with the MFC. “I had a long layoff that I needed because I had an injury but I’ve been ready to come back for a while and I’m very happy that I was able to come to an agreement to be in the MFC.

“I’m healed up and I’m ready to go. The MFC is an elite organization and I’m excited to see where I’m going to go. Whoever I’m thrown in against, that’s fine with me – I’m ready. The MFC has a lot of good guys now at 155, but I’m not worried about who I’m thrown in against. I’m excited to fight anybody.”

Demarce made a great first impression on the MFC in his organizational debut last September. In the first televised fight at MFC 26, the Brandon, Manitoba, product scored a tapout victory via triangle choke late in the second round over previously undefeated Tyson Steele. It was a victory that put Demarce on the map and earned him the runner-up spot on the list of the MFC’s 2010 Submissions of the Year.

The five-foot-eight lightweight has notched six career wins by submission – skills he has honed while training with The Arena MMA in San Diego alongside notables such as K.J. Noons, Dominick Cruz, and Jeremy Stephens. Demarce said he expects to head back to California to prepare for his next fight, and he’s eagerly eyeing two specific potential rivals who are going to face each other at MFC 28: Supremacy on Friday, Feb. 25.

“I know a lot of people have been talking about a fight between me and Kajan (Johnson). If that’s a fight the fans want to see, I’d be excited to do it,” said Demarce. “I’ve known him a long time. I think it would be exciting. We both try to finish fights and we’re both on a tear right now.

“I’d also like to fight Richie Whitson. That would be a really good fight.”

Mark Hominick Training In Canada To Prepare For Aldo

UFC featherweight contender Mark Hominick will train at home for his upcoming UFC 129 title bout with champ Jose Aldo. Normally the Canadian travels to Las Vegas to prepare but this time the fighter notes that trainer Sean Tompkins will come to him.
UFC 129 will take place on April 30 at the Rogers Centre […]

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UFC 129 will take place on April 30 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, the first trip by the UFC to the Canadian Province.

Jake Shields Visits The Rogers Centre In Toronto

Jake Shields and Canadian reporter “Showdown” Joe Ferraro tour the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario and the fighter is shocked by the size of the venue when he faces GSP on April 30th in the main event of UFC 129.

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Tim Hague Released From UFC For Third Time

Canadian heavyweight Tim “The Thrashing Machine” Hague (12-5) has been released from the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the third time. His dismissal follows last weekends first round TKO loss to Matt Mitrione in the co-main event of UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 in Fort Hood, Texas.
Hague posted the news on his Facebook page.
“After […]

Canadian heavyweight Tim “The Thrashing Machine” Hague (12-5) has been released from the Ultimate Fighting Championship for the third time. His dismissal follows last weekends first round TKO loss to Matt Mitrione in the co-main event of UFC: Fight for the Troops 2 in Fort Hood, Texas.

Hague posted the news on his Facebook page.

“After getting released from the UFC again today, I’m gonna take a little break away from MMA, let the brain heal from my concussion, and get the passion/fire back. Even toying with the idea of trying a cut to 205.”

“”I will be back though, I’m only 27, and I will make it back to the UFC.”

The heavyweight only managed a 1-4 record with the UFC in three separate stints over the past two years with the promotion.

Hague made his UFC debut against Pat Barry, submitting the kickboxer at UFC 98. He’d then go on to suffer a seven-second knockout loss to Todd Duffee at UFC 102. Next he’d lose a majority decision loss to Chris Tuchscherer at UFC 109, and then a unanimous decision loss to Joey Beltran at UFC 113. Hague would win two with a local Canadian promotion before being brought back to fight Mitrione.

Patrick Cote Signs With Ringside MMA

Former UFC middleweight contender Patrick “The Predator” Côté has signed on with Ringside MMA after his dismissal from the UFC promotion following his third straight loss. The Canadian will debut with the promotion on April 9th against former “Ultimate Fighter” Kalib Starnes in Montreal.

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