The UFC announced their 2014 Canadian schedule today and they would be making their way to five different Canadian cities.
UFC announces shows in Quebec City, Vancouver, Toronto, Halifax and Montreal
UFC Canada’s Tom Wright was joined by Patrick Cote, Sarah Kaufman, Sam Stout, T.J. Grant and Alex Garcia to make the announcements.
“Last year was a banner year for the UFC but Canada is set to break new ground in2014 as we’re literally going from coast to coast with events stretching between Nova Scotia and British Columbia,” said Tom Wright, UFC Managing Director, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. “After hosting 14 events through our first six years since coming to Canada, we’re excited to bring our fans five live UFC events north of the border in 2014.”
The first Canadian city getting the UFC in 2014 will be Quebec City for the TUF Nations Finale on April 16. They announced that Sam Stout vs KJ Noons would take place on this card, as well as Mitch Gagnon vs Tim Gornan. Tickets will go on sale February 28 to the general public and February 26 for Fight Club members.
Moving out west, the UFC will return to Vancouver, BC for UFC 174 on June 14. UFC women’s fighter Sarah Kaufman made the announcement and made it clear that she would like to be a part of the fight card. This will mark the third time the organization has made a trip to beautiful British Columbia.
Toronto, Ontario will get the UFC back this September for UFC 178 and just one week later the company will make their first trip to Halifax, Nova Scotia for a UFC Fight Night event. The Fight Night card will take place at the Metro Centre in downtown Halifax.
The final Canadian stop of 2014 will come back to Quebec for UFC 181 on December 6 in Montreal. The Bell Center will play host to the December event.
The following is a look at the UFC’s 2014 Canadian live event schedule:
– April 16 – Quebec City – The Ultimate Fighter® Nations Finale, Colisée Pepsi
– June 14 – Vancouver – UFC® 174, RogersArena
– September 27 – Toronto – UFC® 178, Air Canada Centre
– October 4 – Halifax – UFC Fight Night, Halifax Metro Centre
– December 6 – Montreal – UFC® 181, Bell Centre
Also, in conjunction with its UFC Community Works program, the UFC will visit four Canadian cities in 2014 to host UFC Experience, which are interactive fan events highlighted by exclusive viewing parties of global Pay-Per-Views. Locations are still being finalized but the events will fall between May and August and will see the UFC visit smaller communities in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
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