TNA/California Ticket Info, Weekend WWE Show Canceled, UFC/FOX, Lesnar's Return
– The Smackdown house show on Sunday, August 21st, 2011 in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada has been canceled. This means WWE won't have any events that day as the Raw house show was also canceled awhile back.
– As noted earlier, TNA will present IMPACT World Tour at the Sacramento Memorial Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 28, 2011 at 7:30pm. Tickets are on sale beginning Sept. 16 at the Convention Center Box Office and through tickets.com for $50, $35 & $20.
– FightLine.com has another article today about Brock Lesnar's return. According to UFC President Dana White, Lesnar will be back training next month and back in the cage a few months after that. You can check out the full article by clicking here.
– The UFC officially announced a multi-year, multi-media rights agreement with FOX yesterday. The landmark agreement delivers four live events in prime time or late night each year to the FOX broadcast network, with the first live event airing Saturday, Nov. 12. Additional programming on multiple FOX networks launches in January of 2012 and includes live fights, pre and post shows, countdown shows, UFC Unleashed, UFC Primetime, the UFC Knockout series, Best of Pride, weigh-in specials, and more.
The Ultimate Fighter will move to FX next spring with a newly-designed format with live fights. FX is also set to televise another four-to six-live UFC events annually, with a mixture of additional events and programs heading to FSMG cable networks including FUEL TV. For more on the landmark deal, including details on the November event on FOX which will feature just two fights, check out FightLine.com by clicking here.
Devin Cutting contributed to this article.