Rumors swirled earlier this week indicating that the UFC could not obtain approval for UFC 115 in June in Vancouver, British Columbia, and that the event would be moved to Cincinnati, Ohio. It now appears that the UFC has instead gotten things to fall into place and has officially announced the event for June 15th at GM Place in Vancouver:
UFC president Dana White commented:
Our Canadian fans are among the most loyal and enthusiastic in the world, and we are thrilled to bring the UFC to Vancouver,” said Dana White, UFC President. “We want to thank Mayor Gregor Robertson and our partners at Canucks Sports and Entertainment for helping to make UFC 115 become the first UFC event in British Columbia.”
Vancouver mayor Gregor Robertson added:
“Vancouver fans will be thrilled that the UFC is coming here,” said Mayor Gregor Robertson. “We’ve worked hard to bring it to Vancouver and I want to thank UFC and Canucks Sports and Entertainment for making the event possible. Vancouver has some of the most passionate UFC fans in the world, and I have no doubt that General Motors Place will be packed on June 12th.”
No fights have been made official for the event, and although it was initially rumored to be headlined by the third meeting of TUF 11 coaches Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz, constantly-changing rumors indicate that some combination of Liddell, Ortiz, Randy Couture, and Rich Franklin may be involved. The rest of the rumored card includes:
Mirko Cro Cop vs. Pat Barry
Paulo Thiago vs. Martin Kampmann
Tyson Griffin vs. Evan Dunham
Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald
Ben Rothwell vs. Gilbert Yvel
Mac Danzig vs. Matt Wiman
Mike Pyle vs. Jesse Lennox
James Wilks vs. Peter Sobotta
Claude Patrick vs. TBA
Ticket sale date information has not yet been released, but we will update you when that information, and any other fight news, become available.