[By: Kris Karkoski | Feb 8, 2008]
UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 Sold Out

Tickets for UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 are sold out the promotion today announced. UFC 83, which will be Canada’s first-ever UFC event, now ranks as the fastest sellout in UFC history.
UFC President Dana White vowed to return to the country in the press release announcing the impressive sales:
“Most of the tickets for [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski | Feb 7, 2008]
UFC 83: Alan Belcher vs. Patrick Cote

Alan Belcher will take on Patrick Cote when the UFC visits Montreal on April 19th for UFC 83, the promotions first ever Canadian event, according to MMA Junkie.
Belcher (11-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) amassed an 8-1 MMA record to start his career before coming to the UFC in late-2006. The Arkansas-native lost two of his first [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski | Feb 6, 2008]
UFC 83: UFC Newsletter Presale Cancelled

The UFC issued the following message earlier today via email to announce the cancellation of a planned-presale for newsletter subscribers:
Due to incredible demand, nearly all of the tickets to UFC 83: SERRA vs. ST-PIERRE 2 have been purchased by members of UFC Fight Club in its exclusive presale which started on Sunday.  Over [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski | Feb 4, 2008]
UFC 83 Nearly Sold Out, To Feature 10 Bouts

Today the UFC officially announced UFC 83 “Serra vs. St. Pierre 2″ during a press conference hosted by UFC President Dana White in Montreal, Canada.
The event, the first ever in Canada, will be held April 19th at the Bell Centre in Montreal, a venue that holds nearly 22,000 spectators. According to the official press release [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski | Feb 1, 2008]
UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 Tickets On Sale This Sunday

Tickets for “UFC 83: Serra vs. St. Pierre 2″ will go on sale this Sunday to UFC Fight Club Members.
On Monday, February 4th, the UFC is set to officially announce the event with a press conference at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Canada. The event, which will be the first UFC event ever held in [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski | Jan 31, 2008]
UFC 83: Kalib Starnes vs. Nate Quarry

Former Ultimate Fighter cast members Kalib Starnes and Nate Quarry are set to go toe-to-toe at UFC 83 in Montreal on April 19th according to MMA on Tap.
Starnes (8-2-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) is a Canadian fighter who was featured on the third season of The Ultimate Fighter. After a first-round submission win against Danny Abbadi [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski | Jan 29, 2008]
Rumored March UFC Event Called Off

Though it was never officially announced, a long-rumored UFC event set for March 8th, which was originally to take place in England, has been called off. Fights previously scheduled for the event are in the process of being shifted to a number of upcoming UFC cards.
Houston Alexander versus James Irvin has been moved to UFC [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski | Jan 21, 2008]
Roundup: Post-UFC 80 News and Notes

Following his impressive KO win against Jess Liaudin at UFC 80 Marcus Davis revealed that he’s interested in a fight against former PRIDE Lightweight Champ Takanori Gomi.
The UFC will stage its next European in June at the O2 Arena in London, England. The event, tentatively UFC 86, is the first of many upcoming events the [...]

[By: Kris Karkoski | Nov 30, 2007]
Jason MacDonald: UFC 83 Likely To Be Held in Montreal in April

According to a recent blog entry by Canadian mixed martial artist Jason MacDonad the UFC will hold it’s long-anticipated debut in Canada in April - likely in Montreal:
I was told last week that my next fight will be in April. Joe Silva (the UFC matchmaker) told me they want to save me for the [...]