April 26, 20196 yr 10 minutes ago, JCon said: UFC, @bigg jay? Haven't heard any rumblings about them coming back this year. They are shooting for 3 events in Canada this year but only have Ottawa (May 4th) announced. They had mentioned Vancouver & Quebec as possible sites so it wouldn't seem likely that we're the next stop.
April 26, 20196 yr 13 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Betting on the NHL draft. Draft is in Vancouver this year.
April 26, 20196 yr lol @ announcing the draft 2 months before it happens. Ha ha...if it was an announcement for 2020, then maybe.....
April 26, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, JCon said: UFC, @bigg jay? No friggin way, the last event went over very poorly and from my sources it appears that the UFC won't be back for a very long time.
April 26, 20196 yr 3 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Tennis? Nope. Davis Cup isn't played until November in Spain. Unless it's a one-off? But that would odd in the heart of the tennis season around the Rogers Cup and the Majors. Edited April 26, 20196 yr by JCon
April 26, 20196 yr Jeff Hamilton @jeffkhamilton · 33s Canada’s men’s national basketball team will be playing Nigeria in a warm-up game in Winnipeg ahead of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, Free Press sources confirm. Game is set for Aug. 9. #wfp
April 26, 20196 yr Just now, Noeller said: Jeff Hamilton @jeffkhamilton · 33s Canada’s men’s national basketball team will be playing Nigeria in a warm-up game in Winnipeg ahead of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China, Free Press sources confirm. Game is set for Aug. 9. #wfp Boring. Okay, maybe it will be good depending on who's playing. I guess my son will want to go.
April 26, 20196 yr I kind of want to say it's an NBA preseason game but preseason starts at a different time than NHL preseason does
April 26, 20196 yr 1 hour ago, Brandon said: No friggin way, the last event went over very poorly and from my sources it appears that the UFC won't be back for a very long time. Went over poorly with who? Immediately after the event, UFC officials said they were very happy with the way things went. They might not be back for a few years but that doesn't mean much. There are a lot of places that aren't getting shows like they used to (look at Toronto & Montreal for example).
April 26, 20196 yr fans of the winnipeg Jets say that Winnipeg is hosting a World Juniors summer showcase
April 26, 20196 yr 7 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: Any rumours about the NFL game in August between the Raiders & Packers? One month ago... Packers president Mark Murphy told reporters at the league meeting in Arizona that his team is talking with the Raiders about playing a preseason game in Canada, and said potential locations include Saskatchewan and Winnipeg. “We’re in discussions,” Murphy said, according to The Athletic’s Michael Cohen. “This would be the Raiders home game. Still kind of up in the air. But it’s a possibility that we would either play most likely in Saskatchewan or Winnipeg.” Still seems to be leading our way. We all know how giddy muricans get when they pronounce Regina. Edited April 26, 20196 yr by FrostyWinnipeg
April 26, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: One month ago... Packers president Mark Murphy told reporters at the league meeting in Arizona that his team is talking with the Raiders about playing a preseason game in Canada, and said potential locations include Saskatchewan and Winnipeg. “We’re in discussions,” Murphy said, according to The Athletic’s Michael Cohen. “This would be the Raiders home game. Still kind of up in the air. But it’s a possibility that we would either play most likely in Saskatchewan or Winnipeg.” Still seems to be leading our way. We all know how giddy muricans get when they pronounce Regina. It was announced weeks ago that Regina was out due to the Riders not wanting the game. It could go to Edmonton.
April 26, 20196 yr 4 minutes ago, SpeedFlex27 said: It was announced weeks ago that Regina was out due to the Riders not wanting the game. It could go to Edmonton. There were NFL officials in Winnipeg a couple weeks ago looking at the facilities. https://3downnation.com/2019/04/14/nfl-officials-visit-investors-group-field-in-winnipeg/
April 26, 20196 yr 2 minutes ago, bigg jay said: There were NFL officials in Winnipeg a couple weeks ago looking at the facilities. https://3downnation.com/2019/04/14/nfl-officials-visit-investors-group-field-in-winnipeg/ I'm supposed to have a knee replacement done in the next few months. It would be cool to go to this game if it is played in Winnipeg & I'm physically able.
April 27, 20196 yr Author 6 hours ago, Brandon said: No friggin way, the last event went over very poorly and from my sources it appears that the UFC won't be back for a very long time. Which is odd because Winnipeg was always along the top cities for UFC PPV views. Was it just a bad event here?
April 27, 20196 yr 8 minutes ago, The Unknown Poster said: Which is odd because Winnipeg was always along the top cities for UFC PPV views. Was it just a bad event here? It wasn't. It was a fight night card that sold just under 9k tickets which was their 2nd biggest North American crowd that year (for fight night cards anyway). The event went well, the card didn't get decimated by injuries and the fights (for the most part) delivered.
April 27, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, bigg jay said: Went over poorly with who? Immediately after the event, UFC officials said they were very happy with the way things went. They might not be back for a few years but that doesn't mean much. There are a lot of places that aren't getting shows like they used to (look at Toronto & Montreal for example). Ticket sales were extremely low and they had a massive amount of comps. Apparently the UFC was not happy at all with the low turnout. UFC always spins everything in a positive light even when things are obviously not going well. I never trust anything Dana White says it's all bullshit.
April 27, 20196 yr UFC was happy with Winnipeg.. They specifically said they would be back due to all the unfortunate circumstances. Don't think there were that many comps, likely less than in other places. But UFC has lost some of its steam recently. Not as popular today. No real new stars.
