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Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010Frank Mir and Marcus Davis have the right to say stupid things, but does it mean that they should be punished for their speech?
Tim Sylvia vs. Wes Sims will reportedly happen after all — in Canada
Saturday, February 27th, 2010Jordan Breen will be able to get his Tim Sylvia fix by seeing him live in New Brunswick province. Go Canada!
Rampage Jackson’s bad luck with driving continues
Sunday, January 24th, 2010Perhaps UFC should hire a permanent driver for Rampage Jackson because his luck in vehicles lately has not been pretty.
Ontario indicating an embrace of MMA regulation in the future
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009Ontario province looks like they will open up business for MMA regulation soon.
UFC in expansion mode in Canada and elsewhere
Saturday, November 28th, 2009MMA is coming back to Vancouver and UFC is expanding everywhere these days.
Reports: UFC heading to Vancouver in June of 2010
Friday, August 28th, 2009UFC is likely going to hold an event in Vancouver in June of 2010 at GM Place.
Media notes: Who got axed for Kimbo Slice on TUF, UFC legislation in New York moves forward
Thursday, June 4th, 2009The Vancouver Sun reports that a combination of changes to UFC’s The Ultimate Fighter reality show, including the introduction of Kimbo Slice, has cost three Canadian MMA fighters slots on the television program. Plus, UFC and Dana White score the first big victory in a long process to get Mixed Martial Arts legalized in the state of New York.
Bobby Lashley squashes jaybrone in 24 seconds in Canada
Friday, May 15th, 2009Bobby Lashley won a squash match in Canada on Friday night.
RDS (Canada) report: Stephane Patry is bringing back Strikeboxing
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009Remember the fiasco in Montréal involving Stephane Patry promoting James Thompson vs. Steve Bossé under the Strikeboing banner? Well, the promotional concept is reportedly coming back.
Is Yoshihiro Akiyama “Mister Hollywood?”
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009For people like Brent Brookhouse who are critical of me using pro-wrestling terminology in my writings and in life in general, I want to introduce you to “Mister Hollywood” and “Mayhem Mascaras.”
Anderson Silva has lost his smile and Roy Jones Jr. is loving it
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009Anderson Silva still wants to box Roy Jones — and Roy has publicly made it known that he wants to make it happen. Will Anderson be gone by UFC as early as September?
The Montreal Gazette sums it up best
Sunday, April 19th, 2009Montreal is just the beginning of what looks to be UFC’s rapid expansion into Canada — a good sign of things to come in the future.
What in the world is happening at MMA Weekly?
Sunday, April 19th, 2009MMA Weekly’s main writer, a fellow named Tom Hamlin, has the ultimate spin on Anderson Silva’s performance at UFC 97 — and it stinks.
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