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New Zealand in the UFC’s Sights for 2015 or 2016

BAD MMA News — Sun, 15 Sep 2013 17:33:16 +0000

With the UFC looking to spread its wings, bringing shows to more and more countries, UFC Director of Operations for Australia, New Zealand & Canada Tom Wright has revealed that they are targeting their debut show in New Zealand with the Vector Arena in Auckland. It won’t, however, be until at least 2015. “I was in Auckland two days ago

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New Zealand in the UFC’s Sights for 2015 or 2016 – MMA Weekly

UFC’s Tom Wright Says Overturning Cage Ban a Matter of When Not If in Victoria, Australia

BAD MMA News — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 05:00:40 +0000

Tom Wright, Director of UFC Operations in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, said at a press-conference in Brisbane, Australia, on Monday morning that overturning the cage ban in the Australian state of Victoria is only a matter of time. “We are continuing the good fight,” Wright said.

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UFC’s Tom Wright Says Overturning Cage Ban a Matter of When Not If in Victoria, Australia – MMA Weekly

UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot Confirmed for Brisbane, Australia on Dec. 7

BAD MMA News — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 06:58:39 +0000

Tom Wright, Director of UFC Operations in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, confirmed that UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot will take place on Dec. 6 (Dec

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UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot Confirmed for Brisbane, Australia on Dec. 7 – MMA Weekly

UFC Fight Night 27′s Dylan Andrews: Te Huna, Hunt and I carry torch for Kiwi MMA

BAD MMA News — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 21:15:00 +0000

With the first Australia-based season of “The Ultimate Fighter” in the can and regular UFC programming now on TV there, MMA is surging in popularity Down Under. And yet, according to Dylan Andrews, Australia’s next door neighbor, New Zealand, is no closer to getting an event.

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UFC Fight Night 27′s Dylan Andrews: Te Huna, Hunt and I carry torch for Kiwi MMA – MMA Junkie