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Honourary Canadian daughter Diana Irena Belbiţă announced today that she is finished competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In a post on her Instagram page she wrote: “It was fun fighting at the highest level.I never even dared to dream that I will get there, But I ended up spending my last 6 years fighting…
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Photo and article by Andy Cotterill According to a report on MMA Junkie, Canadian mixed martial artist Serhiy Sidey is set to face Cameron Smotherman at UFC Fight Night 258 on May 3, 2025, at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. Hailing from Toronto, Ontario, Sidey has rapidly ascended the bantamweight ranks with…
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Canadian Strawweight sensation Gillian Robertson will be taking on Brazilian Marina Rodriguez on May 3rd in Des Moines, Iowa. Robertson posted the matchup on her Instagram account today. Riding a 3-fight win streak, Robertson has been making significant strides in the UFC’s strawweight division, and is currently ranked 12, only 3 places behind her rival…
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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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Ultimate Fighting Championship Welterweight fighter “Proper” Mike Malott talks to MM-EH Andy Cotterill about the new partnership between the Skilled Trades College and the UFC, then about his UFC Fight Night bout against Trevin Giles in Edmonton on November 2nd. Watch the interview to hear them talk about various skilled trades and how important they…
In an interview with Sportsnet’s Aaron Bronsteter that was released last night, UFC President Dana White confirmed the rumour that the UFC will be coming back to Canada. UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Blanchfield will take place at Rogers Place in Edmonton, on November 2nd, and so far there are 4 Canadians slated to fight….
This week’s episode starts with some time remembering friend, warrior, and mixed martial artist Ashley Nichols, who tragically passed away just a week ago. Then we’ll speak with Devon “The Dream” Lozej, the Thunder Bay, Ontario resident who went into the wilds of Shakopee, Minnesota last weekend, and returned home as the Ignite Fights Flyweight…
Vancouver’s Caio “Bigfoot” Machado (8-2-1) will be fighting American Don’Tale Mayes (8-2-1) at the UFC Fight Night scheduled for April 27th in Las Vegas, MM-EH has learned. This is a fairly quick turnaround for the Brazilian-born fighter, by UFC standards anyway. Machado fought less than 3 months ago in his UFC debut, where he lost…
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Calgarian Chad Anheliger will step in to replace an injured Toshiomi Kazama and face Cypriot Charalampos Grigoriou at UFC Fight Night: Tuivasa vs. Tybura in Las Vegas on March 16th. This fight was verified to MM-EH by Anheliger’s coach from Champion’s Creed MMA, Brian Bird.
A week ago Niagara Top Team’s Zack “Pow Pow” Powell was disappointed to learn that his Unified MMA 55 opponent Mac Laursen had withdrawn from their planned fight on January 19th. That disappointment quickly turned to happiness when not only was he offered a new opponent, but that opponent would have a big-name cachet as…
