UFC Fan Expo 'Toronto' 2011 announced for Direct Energy Centre April 29-30
by Jesse Holland on Jan 27, 2011 3:47 PM EST
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Dana White is bringing a little something extra to the UFC 129: "St. Pierre vs. Shields" event when he travels across the border for the promotion's debut in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, which is scheduled for the Rogers Centre on April 30, 2011.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently announced it will coordinate a two-day "Fan Expo" at the nearby Direct Energy Centre from April 29 right up until fight time on April 30 to coincide with the UFC 129 pay-per-view.
Here's what the cage boss had to say about his big plans:
"It's been our goal to bring a major UFC event to Toronto for a long time. The fans in Ontario are amazing and we want to give them a weekend they won't forget. With the UFC Fan Expo and the card we are putting together, Ontario is in for an incredible weekend."
That "incredible weekend" includes meet and greets with legendary UFC, Pride FC and WEC fighters, mixed martial arts (MMA) demonstrations, grappling "Super Fights," fan-inspired special events, training and development sessions, as well as other combat related opportunities and entertainment.
Additionally, the 2011 UFC Fan Expo, which is the third to be staged outside of "Sin City," is expected to attract more than "150 leading vendors covering roughly 300,000 square feet of space."
The exhibit floor will also "feature apparel, electronic gaming, food & beverages, fight gear, fitness equipment and supplies, nutritional supplements, lifestyle products and much more."
Oh, and by the way, there are also some huge fights taking place that weekend.
UFC 129 is set to feature a main event between Canada's own Georges St. Pierre, defending his welterweight title against fresh challenger -- and former Elite XC and Strikeforce champion -- Jake Shields.
The event is also expected to include "Father Time" Randy Couture, defying the odds once again to take on Karate master Lyoto Machida.
Sounds like a blast.
For more information on UFC Fan Expo 2011 "Toronto" and to purchase tickets visit www.ufcfanexpo.com by clicking here.
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so no expo in vegas!?
Fighting Solves Everything! - Mikeybear
by mikeybear32 on Jan 28, 2011 12:34 AM EST up reply actions
co-main event
Jose Aldo/Mark Hominick
Good card so far!
Bazinga!
by Newfie3 on Jan 27, 2011 4:15 PM EST via mobile reply actions
someone buy me a ticket to this event
gsp/shields
machida/couture
aldo/hominick
And my boy Garza vs Jaoubin. (or however the hell you spell it).
I WANNA GO!!!!
The only place that success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Hotel booked for 2 nights.......goin to the expo and I'll have tix in a couple weeks!!
Woohoo!!
"I knew i ‘urt ‘im, when he said aarg" – GSP
Cant wait for this!
Gonna be a awesome weekend. I live 40 minutes from t.o. Im just excited that its legal in ontario now, so I can watch alot of smaller promotions at Casino Rama aswell. Gonna be sitting in the bleeders but just being there is gonna be sick. Sitting in the 500’s will remind me of going to jays games when they were the hot ticket in town. lol
Tried other mma sites but the perfect balance of intelligent posters, donkey cavities, trolls and racists has been perfected at mmamania. Lmao. Shame on me for straying!
by TheAntiBritishTinCanHypeMachine on Jan 27, 2011 5:20 PM EST reply actions
where u from?
Guelph here
"I knew i ‘urt ‘im, when he said aarg" – GSP
by Scottidog on Jan 27, 2011 7:26 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Grew up in toronto
Been living in Barrie the past 6 years though
Tried other mma sites but the perfect balance of intelligent posters, donkey cavities, trolls and racists has been perfected at mmamania. Lmao. Shame on me for straying!
by TheAntiBritishTinCanHypeMachine on Jan 27, 2011 7:31 PM EST up reply actions
i lived in that area is a kid
Stayner and Wasaga.
It’s a different world in the winter down your way :)
"I knew i ‘urt ‘im, when he said aarg" – GSP
by Scottidog on Jan 27, 2011 7:36 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Yep I try to explain to my buddies
in toronto. What its like to shovel the driveway for 2 hours then go inside. Have a coffee go outside for a smoke and it looks like I never even touched the driveway lmao
Tried other mma sites but the perfect balance of intelligent posters, donkey cavities, trolls and racists has been perfected at mmamania. Lmao. Shame on me for straying!
by TheAntiBritishTinCanHypeMachine on Jan 27, 2011 7:50 PM EST up reply actions
November 5 to May 18
That’s how long winter lasts in Barrie.
A guy I used to work with is\was the morning guy at a Barrie rock station.
Calls himself Rockin Rod :)
They always say…..if you don’t like the weather in Barrie, wait for ten minutes, it’ll change
"I knew i ‘urt ‘im, when he said aarg" – GSP
by Scottidog on Jan 27, 2011 8:03 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Lmao thats exactly it
The summers out on kempenfelt bay make up for the snow in the winter time though. Its beautifal up here when its warm plus dont have all the ass clowns on the water or the beach that wasaga has lmao
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by TheAntiBritishTinCanHypeMachine on Jan 27, 2011 8:51 PM EST up reply actions
i'll be taking the subway to UFC 126 I never thought I'd say that
Finally something for Toronto Sports Fans to look forward to
hahah must be a record breaking subway line!
I’ll be taking the subway to 129 as well. I hope they get those new cars on the yonge line by then lol
Rogers Centre
Heard Tom Wright on The Fan yesterday. He was saying that the UFC is very aware of how huge the venue is and therefore, is taking steps to ensure all fans have a great experience. They are dropping a 4-sided screen in the middle of the Rogers Centre. They are replicating the jumbotron at the north end of the stadium and putting it at the south end. They are also installing numerous screens in the 500 level so the fans up there can also see everything.
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