Canada eyed for 2 UFC cards in 2010

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Canada eyed for 2 UFC cards in '10

By JOSE RODRIGUEZ AND TIM BAINES
Last Updated: 20th June 2009, 3:41am



During a Q&A session with fans at UFC 99 in Germany last week, president Dana White said he hopes to have two cards in Canada next year. In an mmajunkie.com report, White says that with Montreal's UFC 83 and UFC 97 both netting a large gate and strong pay-per-view numbers, Canada could host two events in 2010. White has his eyes on Toronto, but hasn't ruled out trying to bring the UFC to other provinces.
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