- Valley Fight
Infobox Company
company_name=Valley Fight
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company_type=Private
foundation=November 11, 2006
founder=
location_country=Canada
location_city=flagicon|CanadaChilliwack,British Columbia
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industry=Mixed martial arts promotion
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homepage=http://www.valleyfight.comValley Fight is a
Canadian mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion. On par with TKO and HFC it is one of the premier fight cards currently inWestern Canada . Even though they have been critized for it [http://www.fcfighter.com/news/Mar%202007] Valley Fight prides themselves in being a "Grassroots" promotion, giving local fighters a place to start their careers before sending them to bigger promotions. The events take place in Chilliwack, BC [http://www.valleyfight.com] . Unlike the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) which take place in a cage, Valley Fight takes place inside a ring similar to Japanese promotions such as DREAM or Pride.Controversy
September 20th ,2007 theVancouver City Coucil banned all mixed martial arts sporting events from taking place within city limits [http://beat.bodoglife.com/sports/mma-news-vancouver-city-council-bans-mma-73016.html] . It was assumed that other communities within theFraser Valley would follow.On
July 25 ,2008 theChilliwack Times , in an article headlined "Blood Sport", reported that MMA events will not be held on city-owned property anytime soon [http://www.canada.com/chilliwacktimes/news/story.html?id=9cedcaae-ac50-4ecf-895d-5946dc0e4af5] . This lead to an influx of letters to the editor from both sides [http://www.canada.com/chilliwacktimes/news/letters/story.html?id=f3165e51-265e-4848-9358-7e5d76ca9ff5] , some supporting the city, and some for Valley Fight. The official Valley Fight website blog was constantly updated in the weeks following campaigning for their cause. [http://www.valleyfight.com]Notable Valley Fight fighters
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Myles Merola - went onto fight with HFC
*Dominic Richard - went onto fight with the now defunctbodogFight
*Andrew Pedersen - went onto fight withSportFight andbodogFight
*Tim Jenson - KOTC veteranChampions
Current champions
Events
[http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder.php?organization_id=948] [http://www.valleyfight.com]
External links
* [http://www.valleyfight.com Valley Fight Official Website]
References
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