UFC Returns To Toronto In December With UFC 140
by Josh Nason on Aug 2, 2011 11:03 PM EDT
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After setting North American MMA attendance and gate revenue records this past April, the UFC is returning to Toronto, Canada, on December 10th for UFC 140, according to a Tuesday report by ESPN.com's Brett Okamoto:
Toronto held its first UFC event in April, eight months after Ontario became the sixth Canadian jurisdiction to sanction mixed martial arts. The event, UFC 129, was held at the Rogers Centre and remains the only stadium show in company history.
Headlined by a welterweight title fight featuring Canadian star Georges St. Pierre, UFC 129 shattered North American MMA gate and attendance records, drawing a crowd of 55,724 and a $12.075 million gate.
However, UFC 140 will not be held in the massive Rogers Centre but the Air Canada Centre, the city's largest arena and home to the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and NBA's Toronto Raptors. The venue lists seating capacity at just under 20,000.
No fights were announced for the card.
The UFC's debut in Toronto drew nearly 56,000 spectators for a gate just north of $12 million. This will be the organization's second straight year with three events north of the American border and their first calendar year with no Montreal appearances since they started putting on events there in 2008.
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Toronto is the natural choice, but Zuffa seems to care so much about loyalty, and Montreal has been there for them since the start. I’m sure they’ll go back, and bring good shows with them.
"He's like Elvis in Korea! They love him there." - Mike Goldberg on Denis Kang
What's come out in the local media
Is that the local media coverage has been lukewarm in the past and that the Quebec Athletic Commission is a bit hard to deal with.
Oh I'll be there for damn sure! 2 UFC's in one year helllllls ya'
Ohhhhhhh CANADA - Georges St. Pierre, right here is where he calls home, and smoking marijuana, we consider it legal.
by Austin Wilson on Aug 3, 2011 12:36 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Can't Wait!
Moving to Toronto on September 1st only 2km from the ACC. Being able to conveniently go to stuff like this is what makes living in a big city so great. This’ll be my first UFC live. Anxious to see how the experience compares to watching it at a bar. Hate to say it but I’m worried I’ll miss Joe Rogan’s excited commentary during the fights.
They sell radio devices there where you can listen to the commentary while watching the fights live. They are rather expensive though as is everything they sell at live events.
If you sit next to me...
…i can supply free "Mike Goldberg’ commentary for you:
“…the Ultimate Defining Championship”
“…he’s taking a book from Chuck’s chapter”
“…right on the button”
It’ll be awesome
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I was curious to see how many seats they’d sell by going back to Roger’s Centre so soon after 129. I suppose there’s some sort of market research making them believe it’s not worthwhile.
"He's like Elvis in Korea! They love him there." - Mike Goldberg on Denis Kang
This is a good question
I looked at the rogers center calendar, and they aren’t showing any schedule events in December yet…
I am wondering whether to buy tickets, or wait for scalpers...
with only 20,000 this time I wonder… last time I bought mine for face value and then people I knew ended up getting them at a discount because the market was just flooded with scalped tickets.
UFC 140: Sonnen vs. Live Brazilian Snake
I’ve got the snake by anaconda choke……
I went whale watching the other day. I think. There were a lot of people in that lake.
I've got the snake by triangle
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
by TheCode on Aug 3, 2011 3:41 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
Any suggestions for a potential headliner?
Does this date make sense for Velasquez’s return fight, if rumors that his shoulder rehab is taking longer than expected are true?
My guess?
Assuming they win their fights, Evans vs. Jones.
They’re both from western NY so this is pretty close to home for the both of them and the timing is right.
Traditionally Canada has ridiculously light prison sentences
So Jones would probably get a month or so for black-on-black crime.
I went whale watching the other day. I think. There were a lot of people in that lake.
But seriously
It’s really safe here. Come visit. We want your money. Walk on top of the CN Tower, you can do that now.
That's not what I saw at Caribana
But yeah it appears crime has gone down statistically there. I get CBC Vancouver through Comcast and it’s murder story after murder story over there. Gangs are taking over that place.
I went whale watching the other day. I think. There were a lot of people in that lake.
Actually....
Although I didn’t partake in Carabana this year, I’ve gone previous years and I’ve never seen or had a problem while went
CBC is claiming Toronto has bad “gang problems” ….. really????
by devious1 on Aug 3, 2011 12:40 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Vancouver I think, not Toronto. There are a lot of gangs in the lower mainland that move drugs around Canada.
"He's like Elvis in Korea! They love him there." - Mike Goldberg on Denis Kang
Yes that I've read
I believe your right
by devious1 on Aug 3, 2011 12:44 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
That has more to do with media than reality
As gang crime isn’t merely a fact of life anywhere in Canada it still draws significant media interest and sensationalism.
You know there isn’t actually any evidence to back up that “most diverse city” claim.
"He's like Elvis in Korea! They love him there." - Mike Goldberg on Denis Kang
You know what my evidence is?
I’ve travelled extensively and I’ve lived in this city my entire life. There are very few places that come even close to the ethnic and cultural diversity of the city of Toronto.
The statement that it’s the most diverse city has absolutely no basis in reality. If it seems true based on your personal experiences, feel free to believe it, but that’s not “evidence.”
"He's like Elvis in Korea! They love him there." - Mike Goldberg on Denis Kang
Actually Toronto is passed 50% visible minority one or two years back
But Bolshevik is right that the “most diverse” thing is based on nothing. There used to be a rumor, that was encouraged by the city, that the UN had done a ranking and Toronto had come first, but it wasn’t true.
new york city
greatest city or greatest city ever?
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 3, 2011 12:10 AM EDT up reply actions
even better
that means there is no evidence to disprove it.
in fact… toronto is the MOST culturally diverse city of all time. you heard it here first.
100% cultural diversity…ness.
The United Nations stated that claim
I don’t know about you, but they’re pretty damn credible to me….
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GSP vs Carlos Condit
Jon Jones vs Rashad Evans
Alistair Overeem vs Frank Mir
Dominic Cruz vs Demetrious Johnson
Melvin Guillard vs Jim Miller
Forrest Griffin vs Phil Davis
Shane Carwin vs Cheick Kongo
book it. done.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 2, 2011 11:39 PM EDT reply actions
You’re right about that. It will take him a while to heal up after the Diaz fight.
.....
ooooh yeah
by Scabby Knuckle on Aug 3, 2011 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Cruz and Johnson rematching?
Miller not getting a title shot AGAIN?
Two of these fights on the prelim card?
This is TOO stacked, my friend.
I went whale watching the other day. I think. There were a lot of people in that lake.
uh
cruz has never fought johnson
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 2, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
But he will in October
So what happens then?
I went whale watching the other day. I think. There were a lot of people in that lake.
injury
fall is too stacked not to have something bad happen to it
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 2, 2011 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Then you'd have three title fights
I don’t think the UFC will try that ever again.
I went whale watching the other day. I think. There were a lot of people in that lake.
fuck it
its toronto
55,000 screaming drunken floppy-heads
do it live
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 3, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
But it's in the smaller arena.
I went whale watching the other day. I think. There were a lot of people in that lake.
oh
then i take it all back
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 3, 2011 12:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Must b on UFC undisputed 3
by itsnotthatserious on Aug 2, 2011 11:43 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Forrest Griffin vs Phil Davis?
That sounds a little like you’re assuming Forrest beats Shogun and THAT sir, is out of line.
Assuming the champs retain...
Jones vs. Evans
Aldo vs. Mendes
Nog/Schaub vs. Mir
Koscheck vs. Shields/Ellenberger winner
Lightweight Logjam Eliminator
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Koscheck vs. Sanchez/Hughes winner might also be fun.
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by BVandDietPepsi on Aug 3, 2011 12:00 AM EDT up reply actions
Didn't Koshcheck say he was going up to MW for his next fight?
I don't want to live on this planet anymore.
I think that was for a one-time fight with Bonnar. Probably more of a publicity stunt.
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by BVandDietPepsi on Aug 3, 2011 12:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Anderson Silva vs Chael Sonnen
Jon Jones vs Rashad Evans
Shogun vs Rampage
Frank Mir vs Alistair Overeem
Josh Koscheck vs Rory MacDonald
Ohhhhhhh CANADA - Georges St. Pierre, right here is where he calls home, and smoking marijuana, we consider it legal.
by Austin Wilson on Aug 3, 2011 12:43 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
I don’t think so, if rory performs well against Pyle I think he should get a huge step up. I think he’s a lot better than people give him credit for, or maybe I’m still just jacked up from seeing those 3 suplex’s with my own eyes haha
Ohhhhhhh CANADA - Georges St. Pierre, right here is where he calls home, and smoking marijuana, we consider it legal.
by Austin Wilson on Aug 3, 2011 12:53 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Shogun vs Henderson*
Ohhhhhhh CANADA - Georges St. Pierre, right here is where he calls home, and smoking marijuana, we consider it legal.
by Austin Wilson on Aug 3, 2011 12:50 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Do you think they would waste one of Brock's few fights left on a Beltran?
Aren’t you one of the people who think Brock will never fight again and he had no intentions of fighting JDS? If it was not you sorry!
" Its like when I'm right I'm right, when I'm wrong I coulda been right, so I'm still right cause I coulda been wrong, you know, and I'm sorry cause I could be wrong right now, I could be wrong, but I'm right..." Bama
I think they’re going to be smart this time and let Brock develop as he comes back. He was never given a chance to grow as an MMA fighter. He faced some guys he wasn’t ready for. I would love nothing more than for him to come back, and Beltran would be an exciting fight: a guy with a great chin, some great striking, but no known defense against the kind of explosion Brock can bring. There are probably other fighters I’d love to see him take on, but he’s got maybe one shot left at reclaiming the belt and a fight against JDS wouldn’t let him make progress. After his surgery, he’s going to need some tuneups and some confidence builders.
.....
ooooh yeah
by Scabby Knuckle on Aug 3, 2011 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
I would love it if he were younger but
I think Brock has at most 4 fights left in his career. He’s one of my favorite fighters(Even tho I hated him when he was in WWF/E) but it doesn’t look like he’s one of the fighters that’s going to fight into his 40’s or even late 30’s. I say if he comes back give him a fight or two and if he wins a Title shot. Now that I think about it you may be right with the Beltran or someone like him fight. He can get a warm up fight then against a top guy for the Title shot.
" Its like when I'm right I'm right, when I'm wrong I coulda been right, so I'm still right cause I coulda been wrong, you know, and I'm sorry cause I could be wrong right now, I could be wrong, but I'm right..." Bama
Those tickets are gunna sell damn quick
If the Rogers Centre sold out in like 10 minutes the ACC is going to go in a couple seconds.
Whatever, I’ll be there.
My friends and I got tickets the last time because we know a girl that was an usher at the Rogers Center, and she got us a bunch on her staff discount
Mind you, they completely screwed up our order I’m guessing because they didn’t expect the venue to sell out as fast as it did, and we almost lost them
I hope we don’t have the same luck this time around
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