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🚨 EXCLUSIVE NEWS 🚨 The main event is officially set for June 13th, 2026 in Grande Prairie, Alberta, as rising prospect Ian Stoby takes on grizzled veteran Ash Mashreghi in a welterweight showdown at Xtreme Fighting Challenge 12! Stoby has quickly become one of the names to watch on the Canadian MMA scene, bringing momentum, confidence,…
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The Ontario Athletics Commission (OAC) has announced that random anti-doping testing will begin for professional combative sport contestants in Ontario starting January 1, 2026, according to a memorandum issued on December 22, 2025 that MM-EH was able to obtain. The communication, addressed to professional combative sport stakeholders, outlines the implementation of testing as part of…
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Canadian MMA 2026 New Year’s Resolutions Every December MM-EH reaches out to the fighters, coaches, promotors, and other stakeholders in the Canadian mixed martial arts community, and asks them to share their resolutions for the following year. This year we had an incredible response. All of the major Canadian and international fight organizations are represented….
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In this exclusive interview, Samourai MMA Middleweight Champion Julien Leblanc drops some shocking news. Leblanc (9-2 MMA) was set to defend his title against Brazilian Neemias Santana this Friday night in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. But Julien tells MM-eh Andy that Santana was removed last week for as-yet unknown reasons, and that Samourai has not one,…
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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…