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By Andy Cotterill (andy@mm-eh.ca) Montreal fans of MMA were thrilled to discover that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was returning to their city when MM-EH broke the news to the world last week. As if that weren’t exciting enough, MM-EH can report that Quebec’s #1 MMA organization, Samourai MMA, will be holding their 14th event…
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Aaron Jeffery (centre) flanked by Tom Theocharis (left) and Bobby Poulter. Photo by Andy Cotterill Aaron Jeffery has officially joined the Professional Fighters League (PFL) following the dissolution of Bellator MMA. The PFL acquired Bellator in 2023 and ran the promotions concurrently for some time, until the abrupt January announcement that Bellator would cease operations…
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Photo used with permission from Samourai MMA The future looked bright for Fred Dupras last September, when the 9-1 professional mixed martial artist signed a contract with Bellator MMA, one of the few heavyweight MMA organizations. It was expected that the 31-year-old from Laval, Quebec, who trains under Coach Richard Ho at H2O MMA, would…
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By Andy Cotterill Several sources have told me that the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be returning to Montreal in May, with one source stating that they were told it would be on May 10th. I called the Bell Centre administration today to see if the venue was booked by the UFC, but the person…
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By Andy Cotterill MM-EH has found out that Unified MMA 60, scheduled for December 13th at the River Cree Resort and Casino in Enoch, Alberta, has been cancelled. Unified MMA CEO Sunny Sareen told us that the event was cancelled by the River Cree shortly after the tragic death of amateur mixed martial artist Trokon…
UFC Flyweight fighter Jasmine Jasudavicius almost broke the internet on January 20th, 2024, when she absolutely demolished Brazilian opponent Priscila Cachoeira at UFC 297 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. MMA people in various social media platforms were beside themselves watching the fight take place, as Jasudavicius set numerous records. From Forbes,com Jasmine Jasudavicius sets UFC record…
By Andy Cotterill MM-EH has learned that there may be an unusual last-minute addition to the Unified MMA 55 fight card, scheduled for January 19th in Toronto…the day before UFC 297 is set to take place in the same city. A reliable source has told us that Saygid Izagakhmaev (22-2) and Jack Grant (19-7) may…
MM-eh will be on site at the Hotel V in Gatineau at noon on Thursday to document the weigh-ins for Samourai MMA 6, set to take place at the Centre Slush Puppie on Friday the 26rd of May, 2023. ActualWeight Fighter 1 ContractedWeight Fighter 2 ActualWeight 184.4 Julien Leblanc 185 Sallah-Eddine Dekhissi 186.0 164.6 Jesse…
By Andy Cotterill The internet rumour mill was a whirlwind of activity late Tuesday when UFC President Dana White apparently let slip an as-yet unannounced bout between Canadian Gavin Tucker and American Pat Sabatini scheduled for June 10th at UFC 289 in Vancouver. White was announcing that UFC 289 main event fighter Julianna Pena would…
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By Andy Cotterill In a move that seems to have come from nowhere, Canada’s Minister of Public Safety, Marco Mendocino, announced that next Tuesday he will be introducing a bill in the House of Commons that will criminalize all combat sports in Canada, including boxing and mixed martial arts. “The Privy Council, under direction of…
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