Mass: UFC at the Gahden July or Aug
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s maiden voyage to Boston is now more than just a hope, as the Massachusetts governor has…
The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s maiden voyage to Boston is now more than just a hope, as the Massachusetts governor has signed legislation regulating the sport on Dana White’s former stomping rounds.
The UFC is planning to stage a pay-per-view card at the TD Garden — formerly The Boston Garden — in July or August, said Marc Ratner, the UFC’s vice president of regulatory affairs.
We have a call already into the Garden and we’ve been looking at a couple of different dates, Ratner said. Now we’ll narrow it down and see what’s best for them and the company. (Massachusetts) was one of the premier destination states that we’ve been looking at for the last three years. It’s been a long pregnancy, is what I call it.
Ratner said the UFC is looking at smaller venues like the DCU Center in Worcester for Fight Night or World Extreme Cagefighting events, as well as Fenway Park. White sparked a lot of buzz earlier this year when he suggested the venerable home of the Red Sox was a possibility for a UFC card.
Ratner said there have been conversations about holding a UFC event at Fenway, but no plans to do so in the next year.
Fenway is certainly a possibility, but the first show will be in the Garden, Ratner said.
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