Ontario the mecca for mixed martial arts even while banned

In Ontario, the sport is banned - both amateur tournaments and professional bouts.

White describes Ontario as the biggest UFC market in North America, judging by the number of pay-per-view subscribers for UFC fights and the number of Ontario fans who travel across the continent to attend UFC bouts. Ontario, he says, is the Mecca� of MMA.

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http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/canada/100330/ufc-ontario-ultimate-fighting