Calgary, Alberta – The Ultimate Fighting Championship®
announced Thursday a $25,000 donation through its UFC Community Works® program
to the Calgary Food Bank. A nationwide initiative launched by UFC Canada, the
UFC Community Works® program is designed to make meaningful contributions to
the Canadian communities where UFC® events are held. On July 21, the UFC® will
make its debut in the Province
of Alberta with the sold
out UFC® 149 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
The Community Works® program name itself is a double
entendre – it speaks to the notion that the UFC is going to do good work in the
community and that communities work when they come together. UFC Canada is looking
to be a catalyst to promoting good works in good communities.
On Tuesday, July 17, UFC® Director of Canadian Operations
Tom Wright, Canadian UFC® fighters Nick Ring and Mitch Clarke, who are both
fighting on the card Saturday night at UFC® 149, arrived with bags of
non-perishable food donations. Joined by Calgary Stampeders President and CEO
Lyle Bauer and Stampeders players Eric Fraser and Cory Mace, the group then
toured the Calgary Food Bank facility, stuffed hampers, packed food boxes and
met with some children and volunteers.
At the Calgary Stampeders game against the rival
Saskatchewan Roughriders on Thursday, July 19, Tom Wright, UFC® Middleweight
Michael Bisping and UFC® Welterweight Thiago Alves were on hand during
half-time to make the official cheque presentation to the Calgary Food Bank to
Lyle Bauer and Simon Lau, a member of the Board of Directors at the Calgary
Food Bank.
For more information or current fight news, visit
www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
About Ultimate Fighting Championship®
Universally recognized for its action-packed, can’t-miss
events that have sold out some of the biggest arenas and stadiums across the
globe, the UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization.
Owned and operated by Zuffa,LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas
and with offices in London , Toronto
and Beijing ,
UFC produces more than 30 live events annually and is the largest Pay-Per-View
event provider in the world. In 2011, the UFC burst into the mainstream with a
landmark seven-year broadcast agreement with FOX Sports Media Group. The
agreement includes four live events broadcast on the FOX networkannually, with
additional fight cards and thousands of hours of programmingbroadcast on FOX
properties FX and FUEL TV. This also includes the longest-running sports
reality show on television, The Ultimate Fighter®, which now airs on FX.
In addition to its reach on FOX, UFC programming is
broadcast in over 149 countries and territories, to nearly one billion homes
worldwide, in 20 different languages. UFC content is also distributed
commercially in the United States
to bars and restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions, in English throughout Canada via Premium Sports Broadcasting Inc. and
in French throughout Quebec
via Interbox. The UFC also connects with tens of millions of fans through its
website, UFC.com, as well as social media sites Facebook and Twitter. UFC
President Dana White is considered one of the most accessible and followed
executives in sports, with over two million followers on Twitter. Ancillary UFC
businesses include best-selling DVDs, an internationally distributed magazine,
UFC.TV offering live event broadcasts and video on demand around the world, the
best-selling UFC Undisputed® video game franchise distributed by THQ, UFC GYM®,
UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo® festivals, branded apparel and
trading cards.
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