johnnybluenose
Well-Known Member
So with the rumblings from this weekend from UFC brass about a potential Vancouver/GM Place event in Q2 or 3 and now confirmed via many news outlets lets start the chat.
There is no doubt about a market for UFC here in Vancity:
from the same article:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-co.../bc-vancouver-ufc-match-ban-martial-arts.html
Nice to see Gregor putting his public opinion in-line, but we have seen this act before.
I cannot believe Cadman though, it sounds like petty politicking. You will have just as big a need for Policing etc at Fireworks etc... This is really a red herring inho.
The amount of money this could generate for our city, nevermind local people also buying in, should do more than enough to far exceed the costs of policing and securing this event.
I haven't been to a UFC event, although I have been to other circuit's events, people are not leaving looking to get into fights. I think this is an easy one... Just like Canucks games, have a zero tolerance for drunked fools, and stop beer sales at a certain time during the event.
I am going to run a poll on this,
There is no doubt about a market for UFC here in Vancity:
A large number of those ticket-holders flew in from Western Canada -- in fact, 10 per cent of ticket buyers at reseller website StubHub came from Alberta, with a further seven per cent hailing from B.C., according to company data obtained by The Vancouver Sun.
from the same article:
"Canada is the mecca of mixed martial arts right now, and I didn't see that one coming," UFC President Dana White told fans at the MMA Fan Expo, which drew an estimated 40,000 people, many of whom showed up in Vegas despite having no ticket to the fight itself.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-co.../bc-vancouver-ufc-match-ban-martial-arts.html
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-co.../bc-vancouver-ufc-match-ban-martial-arts.htmlThough the controversial sport is not regulated in British Columbia and Vancouver banned it in 2007, Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson gave his support Monday.
"We're hopeful we can resolve all this and host an event in 2010, but we still got some work to do," said Robertson.
Vancouver Coun. David Cadman opposes the event, saying the violent nature of the sport would require increased security downtown.
"I personally don't feel that the residents of Vancouver want to pay taxes to police this kind of event," said Cadman.
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-co.../bc-vancouver-ufc-match-ban-martial-arts.html
Nice to see Gregor putting his public opinion in-line, but we have seen this act before.
I cannot believe Cadman though, it sounds like petty politicking. You will have just as big a need for Policing etc at Fireworks etc... This is really a red herring inho.
The amount of money this could generate for our city, nevermind local people also buying in, should do more than enough to far exceed the costs of policing and securing this event.
I haven't been to a UFC event, although I have been to other circuit's events, people are not leaving looking to get into fights. I think this is an easy one... Just like Canucks games, have a zero tolerance for drunked fools, and stop beer sales at a certain time during the event.
I am going to run a poll on this,