Amidst a firestorm of controversy surrounding the Quebec Athletic Commissions change in philosophy over enforcing its own rules that govern mixed martial arts, UFC president Dana White spoke with CKAC Sports 730AM in Montreal about the possibility that UFC 97, scheduled for Montreal in April, could wind up not happening in the city.He insisted that they are trying to work things out with the athletic commission there, believing that his promotion would have a projected $12 million impact on Montreal.
White said that one of the UFC's owners, Lorenzo Fertitta, is headed to Canada later this week to meet with officials in an attempt to iron out the situation.
"I don't think it's something that we can't work out... and get this thing fixed so that we can continuously come to Montreal to hold events," he told the show's host. "I can't see (UFC 97) not coming there."
Click here to listen to the interview.
(It is a French-speaking show, but the interview with Dana White is conducted in English.)
2 comments:
move It to edmonton, you could doulble ticket prices and still sell out in an Hour, I was at UFC 83, at least half the crowd wasn't for Quebec, tell the Quebec commision to go to hell
not too smart an idea Robertzabot!
Most of us in montreal last year were from Ontario, specifically Toronto, hence why Dana wants to come to Toronto so bad, when i met him last year, he said almost everybody he was running into was from Toronto! If it gets cancelled, i cannot cancel my hotel accomodations and will want my $85 US membership fee for the ufc fight club reimbursed as i do not have any plans of visiting the ufc outside of Canada this year and the membership will expire before they hold a next Canadian event!
They are coming to Montreal, don't think otherwise until the fat lady sings!!
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