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| No holds barred with Bell's coverage of the first live Canadian UFC match |
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on Tuesday, April 15, 2008 - 02:31 PM |
We’re four days away from the big UFC event scheduled for Saturday night at the Bell Centre in Montreal and in an effort to support the ground-swell of Canadian fans, Bell is offering the most complete coverage from coast to coast. The first-ever UFC event to be broadcasted in French (SD), sports fans across the country will be able to catch all the action on Vu! Pay Per View in both SD and HD (English) and access exclusive content leading up to the fight on Canada’s leading internet portal, Sympatico.MSN.ca.
Hailed as the biggest Mixed Martial Arts promotion in the world, UFC 83 will feature Quebec’s very own Georges “Rush” St-Pierre the Interim UFC Welterweight Champion facing off against the reigning title holder, Matt “The Terror” Sierra, in a rematch to become the undisputed champion.
For those looking to immerse themselves in the pre-fight build-up and the big showdown, Bell is delivering the following content:
Sympatico: http://sports.sympatico.msn.ca/UFC/
o Exclusive profile articles and photo galleries of the main combatants
o User polls for fans to vote for their favourites and find out how others think the event will go down
o Explosive pre-fight and post-match analysis from Bell’s resident mixed martial arts expert, Brett Pearson
o Live and exclusive weigh-in coverage at 4PM ET on April 18, 2008
o Exclusive training footage of George St-Pierre captured a local Montreal gym
ExpressVu: Live Vu! Pay Per View coverage on April 19, 2008
o Channel 161 will broadcast French coverage in SD
o Channel 401 will broadcast English coverage in SD
o Channel 831 will broadcast in English HD
Even if you’re not in the ring or even at the event, make sure you keep your mouth-guard in with all this action!
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