UFC 115 in Vancouver Officially Fastest Sellout in UFC History

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UFC officials today that UFC 115 at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada has topped UFC 83 – another Canadian event – for the quickest sellout in the promotion’s history. The pay-per-view event features a headliner between “The Ultimate Fighter 11” coach Chuck Liddell and “TUF 11” replacement coach Rich Franklin and the Vancouver crowd is sure to eat up the action; the area is known to have some of hte highest PPV buyrates and ticket were expected to go fast.

Despite this overwhelming demand, UFC 115 remained in Vancouver (as it was almost moved to Cincinnati at the eleventh hour), but two weeks ago, a three-hour emergency meeting of the Vancouver City Council, which included UFC officials, satisfied the city’s concerns over legal liability and insurance costs.

Full card for UFC 115 “after the jump”

MAIN CARD

* Chuck Liddell vs. Rich Franklin
* Patrick Barry vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
* Martin Kampmann vs. Paulo Thiago
* Carlos Condit vs. Rory MacDonald
* Evan Dunham vs. Tyson Griffin
* Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch*

PRELIMINARY CARD

* Mac Danzig vs. Matt Wiman
* Ben Rothwell vs. Gilbert Yvel
* Peter Sobotta vs. James Wilks
* Ricardo Funch vs. Claude Patrick
* Jesse Lennox vs. Mike Pyle

* – Not officially announced

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