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At 14 seasons, “The Ultimate Fighter” is already a champ in terms of
staying power. In fact, the show has become a defining feature of the
Spike TV network.

But are current ratings averages acceptable for FX, where “The Ultimate Fighter” is soon to find its home?

“It’s beyond acceptable for me,” Chuck Saftler, Executive Vice President
of FX Network, recently told MMAjunkie.com. “In
fact, I think there’s some growth in it.”

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The fact that Reed Harris was hosting UFC on Versus 6′s pre-event press conference instead of Dana White is all the proof you need that the UFC could simultaneously host a show in Japan and Las Vegas.

Harris, the UFC’s director of community relations and the former head of the WEC, told MMAjunkie.com that the company’s multi-team approach to hosting events makes it possible.

His comments came a few days after a report in which White said the UFC is planning to host simultaneous events both in Japan and in Las Vegas.

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In recent years, many MMA fans and pundits alike have wondered aloud if
the sport has somehow reached a plateau in terms of popularity.

UFC president Dana White has always laughed and that notion, insisting
the sport’s growth is just beginning. Now, he’s got a powerful ally with
the same belief: FOX Sports Media Group chairman David Hill.

“You look at where Frank and Lorenzo (Fertitta) and Dana have taken this
sport, and it’s literally that small of a group,” Hill said. “That’s the braintrust that have made it work for the
past decade. Imagine what’s going to happen in the next decade. I really
think the growth potential of this is explosive.”

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As a former Strikeforce champion, Marloes Coenen is understandably upset at the promotion for cutting her…

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As a former Strikeforce champion, Marloes Coenen is understandably upset
at the promotion for cutting her following a title-bout loss to Miesha
Tate at this past month’s “Strikeforce and M-1 Global: Fedor vs.
Henderson” event.

But as a Strikeforce executive, former WEC boss Reed Harris doesn’t
understand why she’s not being exactly truthful about the circumstances
surrounding her release.

“When I read [what Coenen told MMAjunkie.com], I thought, ‘Wow, there’s
some motive behind this because to take that situation and turn it
around is just not right,’” Harris told MMAjunkie.com Radio.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship will reportedly return to Toronto for a second time in 2011.

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MMAjunkie.com Radio today welcomes to the show UFC Director of Canadian
Operations Tom Wright, who discusses the latest from UFC 131 in
Vancouver.

Additionally, we’ll break down Saturday’s pay-per-view event with noted
MMA oddsmaker Joey Oddessa and MMAFighting.com reporter Mike Chiappetta.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from 12-2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from the
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino’s Race & Sports Book. Listen to and
watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio, or watch it live on select television markets as part of Fight Now TV.

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Toronto may now hold the North American attendance record for mixed martial arts event, but Montreal remains a…

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship could return to Montreal by the end of the year, as UFC Canada Director of Operations Tom Wright announced Thursday that the Bell Centre may host UFC 140 on Dec. 10.

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Toronto may now hold the North American attendance record for mixed
martial arts event, but Montreal remains a hotbed for the sport.

And according to UFC Canada director of operations Tom Wright, Canada’s
second-largest city will likely host another UFC event before year’s
end.

On Wednesday’s new edition of Montreal’s “Ringside Report Radio,” Wright
said the promotion is targeting Dec. 10 for a return to the city’s
23,000-seat Bell Centre.

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