Posted by Larry Csonka?on 07.19.2012
How close are they?
- Tom Wright, the UFC's director of Canadian operations recently spoke about the sport's growth in Canada. Here are the highlights?
On The UFC's Growing Canadian Popularity: "Right now, the UFC and (mixed martial arts) rank No. 4 in Canada behind the NHL, which is no surprise, the NFL and the (Canadian Football League). I would love to see our sport in time be the No. 3 or No. 2 sport in the country," Wright says. "That's not going to happen overnight. There are some pretty entrenched sports in North America, but that's another vision that we have."
On UFC Being Popular All Over Canada: "Our sport, mixed martial arts and the UFC, comes across to the entire country," Wright says. "Basketball is still Toronto-centric. The (Toronto) Blue Jays and MLB are Toronto-centric. One of the reasons our sport has resonated is it's practiced across the entire country, and it really resonates with this generation."
Credit: usatoday.com
Source: http://www.411mania.com/MMA/news/247132
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