Update: UFC 115 in Vancouver still on

speeds · Mar 29, 2010

http://i.tsn.ca/mma/story/?id=315955

With MMA just in the beginning stages of regulation in the province of British Columbia, and with most politicians being asshats, Van City just can't get its shit together in time to host UFC 115 in June, according to a report on TSN.ca.

The replacement city is Cincinnati which should embarass the hell out of Vancouverites. Cincinasty is like Detroit without the cars.

The main event of the show is expected to be either Chuck Liddell vs. Tito Ortiz or Chuck Liddell vs. Rich Franklin. There is a rumour that Ortiz stormed off the set of TUF 11 and was replaced late in the season by Franklin but it is unconfirmed. Dana has denied the rumour but Dana will say anything if he thinks its good for business.

A planned UFC show in Vancouver in June is on the ropes, apparently due to insurance and other issues.

A source told The Canadian Press that the show has been called off and the mixed martial arts promoter is looking at Cincinnati as a possible replacement city.

The UFC has not officially announced the Vancouver card, other than to say that it planned to go there in June. The show had been pegged for June 12 at GM Place.

UFC president Dana White said he could not comment on any issues affecting Vancouver. But a second source said the two sides had yet to resolve insurance and other indemnification matters.

While the UFC has convinced more than 40 U.S. states to create or amend legislation sanctioning the sport, the situation in Canada is far murkier.

The Criminal Code offers an exemption of sorts to boxing but not mixed martial arts and that apparently is the sticking point in Vancouver, where the city wants adequate protection in terms of insurance.

Across the country, there is a hodgepodge of provinces and jurisdictions that permit the sport. Vancouver was one of them until city council withdrew its support while the matter was studied further.

In December, Vancouver city councillors voted six to three to approve a two-year trial period for MMA, opening the door for a UFC show that could generate millions for the local economy.

But under the pilot program, promoters must ensure the city can't be held liable for damages.

Mark Pavelich, head of Edmonton-based promoter Maximum Fighting Championship, said at the time that insurance costs could be a problem.

Pavelich called Vancouver authorities after the December vote to try to apply to hold a show.

"They didn't give me the exact sum but the impression, the sense, the way they were speaking, was that it's going to be a significant amount of insurance, way more than any of us pay anywhere else and the premiums would be gigantic," Pavelich said Monday.

"They basically made that very clear to me."

The UFC has already held two successful shows in Montreal and is pressing to have Ontario sanction the sport.

Cincinnati served as host to UFC 77 in October 2007.
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Mamba · Mar 29, 2010

Re: UFC in Vancouver postponed, UFC 115 moved to Cincinnati

Wrong. Dana said..."You'll have to watch to find out!" ;]

I expect it to be Rich Franklin vs Chuck Liddell, in Rich's hometown.

speeds · Mar 31, 2010

Never mind earlier reports. UFC 115 in Van City still on.

Chocolove · Mar 31, 2010

I dont even know whether to be happy or not, the card doesn't look like it will be that great.

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