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Will Ribeiro Fundraiser at Toronto BJJ a Huge Success

“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”—John Wesley
Prior to the much anticipated UFC 123 e…

“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”—John Wesley
Prior to the much anticipated UFC 123 event this past Saturday night, which […]

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Will Ribeiro Fundraiser at Toronto BJJ a Huge Success

UFC’s Top 10 Attendance Records: Where Will Toronto Rank in 2011?

Greetings, fight fans…
With the recent announcement that MMA has now been legalized here in Ontario, I can’t help but wonder: What impact will Ontarians have in 2011 with regard to the current UFC attendance records?
Where will Toronto rank…

Greetings, fight fans…
With the recent announcement that MMA has now been legalized here in Ontario, I can’t help but wonder: What impact will Ontarians have in 2011 with regard to the current UFC attendance records?
Where will Toronto rank in the Top 10…if at all?
Let’s take a quick look.
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UFC’s Top 10 Attendance Records: Where Will Toronto Rank in 2011?

Wanderlei Silva Says He’s fighting Chris Leben in April in Toronto

(The UFC should make it interesting and let Leben get hammered for the bout)
UFC middleweight Wanderlei Silva is pretty sure his next opponent will be Chris Leben and that the fight will take place in Toronto in April.
The Brazilian MMA icon reveale…


(The UFC should make it interesting and let Leben get hammered for the bout)

UFC middleweight Wanderlei Silva is pretty sure his next opponent will be Chris Leben and that the fight will take place in Toronto in April.

The Brazilian MMA icon revealed the news in a recent interview he did with Fighters Only.

“I think I want to fight in April in Canada — I want to fight in Toronto. I think against Chris Leben. I want to fight with him next,” Silva informed Fighters Only when asked about his eventual return to the Octagon.

“I think he is interesting, he is my size, he is aggressive, he fights to the front (comes forward)," he explained. I think we are going to make an interesting fight.”

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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.

On Tues…

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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.

Canadian Medical Association Pushing for MMA Ban in Canada

Filed under: FanHouse Exclusive, NewsThe Canadian Medical Association will seek an outright ban of the professional sport of mixed martial arts in Canada.

The Associated Press reports that delegates for the CMA voted Wednesday at the organization’s a…

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The Canadian Medical Association will seek an outright ban of the professional sport of mixed martial arts in Canada.

The Associated Press reports that delegates for the CMA voted Wednesday at the organization’s annual meeting in Niagara Falls, Ontario, to have a doctors group push for the Canadian government to ban the prizefighting aspect of the sport.

Ontario, Canada’s Largest Province, Passes MMA Legislation for 2011

Filed under: NewsMixed martial arts, with the UFC leading the charge, has cleared another hurdle in the goal of bringing the sport to as much of the world as possible.

UFC president Dana White’s stock response when asked where the promotion wants to …

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Mixed martial arts, with the UFC leading the charge, has cleared another hurdle in the goal of bringing the sport to as much of the world as possible.

UFC president Dana White’s stock response when asked where the promotion wants to go next has been: “We’re taking this thing everywhere.” But up until this point, “everywhere” has not included Ontario, the largest province in Canada.

But after plenty of campaigning by the UFC, MMA can cross another name off its list. According to Ontario’s official website, the provincial government has passed legislation that will regulate MMA starting in 2011.