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The UFC is quickly running out of new territory to explore in Canada but that doesn’t mean fight fans here are in for some lean years when it comes to live events.

No, we’ll get more of the same.

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Employing a game plan that dates back to 2010, the UFC is planning three live events in Canada next year, with one being a major pay-per-view card. Vancouver and Quebec City are both prime locations to land UFC cards in 2019, following on the heels of events in Toronto (UFC 231 on Dec. 8), Moncton (Saturday) and Calgary in 2018.

“The only thing set in stone right now in terms of live events is that we’ll be coming back here three times, which we’ve done over the last four or five years,” said David Shaw, the UFC’s senior vice president of international and content. “Three events across the country. We always want to hit a major media market, especially with the pay-per-view, and we try to get out to new communities that haven’t had a chance to see us.