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Zuffa’s Global Quest Starting With UFC 129 in Toronto

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe buzz word around the UFC for years, especially from president Dana White, has been “global.”

With its first stadium show, UFC 129 in Toronto on April 30, the promotion may have hit that word harder than it ever has before.
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The buzz word around the UFC for years, especially from president Dana White, has been “global.”

With its first stadium show, UFC 129 in Toronto on April 30, the promotion may have hit that word harder than it ever has before.

UFC 129 will shatter North American mixed martial arts gate and attendance records with an expected 55,000 fans at the Rogers Centre for a gate of more than $10 million. And the UFC Fan Expo being held in conjunction with the fight card has opened the doors for more fans at one MMA event than any other in history.

But Tom Wright, the UFC’s director of Canadian operations, said Tuesday that for UFC 129, “global” will be more than just a buzz word. It will be quite literal.

Zuffa’s Global Quest Starting With UFC 129 in Toronto

Filed under: UFC, NewsThe buzz word around the UFC for years, especially from president Dana White, has been “global.”

With its first stadium show, UFC 129 in Toronto on April 30, the promotion may have hit that word harder than it ever has before.
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The buzz word around the UFC for years, especially from president Dana White, has been “global.”

With its first stadium show, UFC 129 in Toronto on April 30, the promotion may have hit that word harder than it ever has before.

UFC 129 will shatter North American mixed martial arts gate and attendance records with an expected 55,000 fans at the Rogers Centre for a gate of more than $10 million. And the UFC Fan Expo being held in conjunction with the fight card has opened the doors for more fans at one MMA event than any other in history.

But Tom Wright, the UFC’s director of Canadian operations, said Tuesday that for UFC 129, “global” will be more than just a buzz word. It will be quite literal.

Dana White ‘Blown Away’ by Response to UFC 129 in Toronto

Filed under: UFC, NewsUFC president Dana White said Tuesday he was “blown away” by fan response to the promotion’s April show in Toronto.

UFC 129, scheduled for April 30 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, reportedly sold 42,000 tickets from its UFC Fig…

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Dana WhiteUFC president Dana White said Tuesday he was “blown away” by fan response to the promotion’s April show in Toronto.

UFC 129, scheduled for April 30 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, reportedly sold 42,000 tickets from its UFC Fight Club and newsletter presales alone last week – which led the UFC and Rogers Centre officials to reconfigure the seating setup to add more tickets for Saturday’s public on-sale.

Within minutes, the additional ticket allotment was gone, and the UFC had a new personal best – and North American record – 55,000 tickets sold with a record $11 million gate. White said the company took a risk putting that many tickets on sale for its first stadium show – but was banking on previous successes in Canada, in Montreal and Vancouver.

UFC Fan Expo Could Land in Toronto in 2011

Filed under: UFC, NewsWith its first two Fan Expo events in Las Vegas big successes, and its first East Coast fan event in Boston in the books, the UFC holds its first international Fan Expo this weekend in conjunction with UFC 120 in London.

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With its first two Fan Expo events in Las Vegas big successes, and its first East Coast fan event in Boston in the books, the UFC holds its first international Fan Expo this weekend in conjunction with UFC 120 in London.

On Tuesday, the promotion’s Director of Canadian Operations, Tom Wright, said 2011 could see a Fan Expo in Canada – likely in Toronto when the UFC holds its first event there.

“I think if we bring a Fan Expo to Canada, most likely it would come to Ontario,” Wright said at a press conference for December’s UFC 124 event in Montreal.