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Canada used to be one of the very few countries that did not legalize MMA fights on a national level for quite some time. The bill on legalizing the sport passed around the middle of 2013 once some data was showcased during a government meeting. The example was a UFC event in 2012 which drew … Read more
Before rising Canadian star Jamie “The Gremin” Siraj fights for the Battlefield Fight League championship at ‘BFL 44: Vendetta’ this weekend in British, Columbia, Canada, he caught up with ProMMANow.com. What is the story with the nickname? (Laughs) The story is me making weird noises after my first amateur fight. Kajan Johnson gave me the nickname after … Read more
Matt MacGrath, one of the most dangerous and exciting Canadian fighters not signed with the UFC, recently caught up with ProMMANow.com’s Dustin Banks to talk about his most recent victory over UFC vet Jesse Ronson and his future in MMA. If you could go back to your fight with Jesse Ronson, is there anything you’d … Read more
Top undefeated Canadian prospect Alexi Argyriou recently caught up with ProMMANow’s Dustin Banks to talk about his nickname, his secret to MMA success and his next 12 months in the game. ProMMANow: Where does the nickname come from? Alexi Argyriou: (Laughs) In middle school, all the girls realized my name rhymes with “sexy,” so they … Read more
Prestige Fight Club will hold its inaugural event Prestige FC 1: Atonement on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at Crescent Point Place in Weyburn, Saskatchewan, Canada. Prestige FC is a homegrown Saskatchewan professional mixed martial arts promotion and the first of its kind in the Province of Saskatchewan. It was only recently the Province fully-sanctioned pro MMA. Prestige FC … Read more
A heavyweight contender’s bout has been added to the “MFC 36: Reality Check” event. Smealinho Rama will take on Mike Hackert and will air LIVE on AXStv on February 15th.
The Score Fighting Series (SFS) announced a deal which sees US-based television network AXS TV become a broadcast partner for its live MMA events. The deal was announced on Monday night’s edition of “Inside MMA” by Mauro Renallo.
A new fight has been added to the UFC 149 card, Claude Patrick (14-2) will face James Head (8-2) in a welterweight match-up in July. The fight was announced by UFC officials today. UFC 149 will take place on July 21st at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Alberta, Canada. The event will be headlined by a featherweight title bout between current champ Jose Aldo and challenger Erik Koch. The main card will air on PPV with the prelims expected to air on FX and Facebook.
The landscape of MMA in Canada has just shifted course with three dominant MMA organizations in Western Canada merging to create the single largest MMA organization in Canada, which will know be known as Aggression Fighting Championships.
Score Media Inc. (TSX: SCR) today announces that The Score Fighting Series (SFS) will be returning to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada for another night of incredible MMA action on Friday, March 16th at the Hamilton Place Theatre. A marquee match-up between John Alessio (33-14) and “Diamond” Ryan Healy (19-9-1) has been confirmed for the card.