Here is training footage of 22 year old Glendy Randall (132) training for the Canadian Powerlifting Federation's raw championships that will be held in Toronto June 12th. In the video she pulls 380 pounds raw and 360 pounds for two.

The season-ending title fight between "The Ultimate Fighter 12" coaches Georges St-Pierre and title challenger Josh Koscheck takes place in December, and UFC president Dana White told MMAjunkie.com he's got two potential host sites in mind for the fight.

Either would offer one of the fighters something of a home-field advantage.

Of course, the UFC's efforts to get mixed martial arts sanctioned in new Canadian cities could be the deciding factor.

UFC president Dana White knows all about fans' typical reactions to his
"big announcements."

Such was the case on Tuesday when White gathered the media in Toronto to
outline the UFC's plans to establish an office in Canada.

But with the UFC's third office currently consisting solely of division
head Tom Wright, White said the company is already eyeing a location for
a new outpost: China.

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Meet the new Director of Operations for UFC Canada Tom Wright.

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UFC president Dana White talks about hiring Tom Wright and bringing the promotion to Canada.

Catch the full press conference and an interview with Lorenzo Fertitta after the jump

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UFC chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta on the new office and the goals of the UFC in Canada.

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The UFC announced Today that it will be opening a Canadian Office in Toronto that will be directed by sports industry veteran Tom Wright. Wright’s impressive resume includes Comissioner of the Canadian Football League.

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Meet the new Director of Operations for UFC Canada Tom Wright.

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UFC president Dana White talks about hiring Tom Wright and bringing the promotion to Canada.

Catch the full press conference and an interview with Lorenzo Fertitta after the jump

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UFC chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta on the new office and the goals of the UFC in Canada.

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The UFC announced Today that it will be opening a Canadian Office in Toronto that will be directed by sports industry veteran Tom Wright. Wright’s impressive resume includes Comissioner of the Canadian Football League.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship has announced the creation of an international office in Toronto, Canada with former CFL Commissioner Tom Wright unveiled as director of Canadian operations.

The announcement was made by UFC chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta and UFC president Dana White at a press conference held at Toronto’s Rogers Centre on Tuesday.

“This market is so important to us…To not have a market here is insane,” said White. “Hiring Wright was a no-brainer, it’s awesome, obviously, to have somebody from Canada who knows everything about Canada and, more importantly, knows everything about Canadian sports.”

Wright, who was Canadian Football League commissioner from 2002 to 2006, will commence his position on May 31.

“To me, it was an opportunity to get back into the sports business, where my passion is, and in this country, obviously where my passion is.” said Wright.

White and Fertitta said the creation of the Canadian office, which will employ approximately 12 to 15 people, will help spread word about the UFC’s growth, safety track record, and ability to bolster local economies.

The UFC now has offices in Las Vegas, Toronto and the United Kingdom.

Today’s big news from the Ultimate Fighting Championship was the announcement that the promotion would be opening a full time office in Toronto, which will be headed by ex-Canadian Football League Commissioner Tom Wright.

UFC chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta made the announcement today at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, he was accompanied by UFC president Dana White.

Wright served as the Commissioner for the CFL from 2002 to 2006 helping to increase television revenues and sponsorship for the league. He’s also served as president for Adidas Canada, Spalding Canada, as well as being the president and CEO of Salomon North America. His last post saw him acting as the Managing Director of LEVEL5 Strategic Brand Advisors in Toronto. He will start his new job with the UFC on Monday.

“The reality is, is that Canada is an important market for us,” Fertitta said. “If you look at Toronto, which I believe is the fourth-largest commercial business area in North America behind New York, Chicago and Los Angeles. So it obviously makes sense from a business standpoint. Plus the fact that a lot of our partners that we deal with from a television standpoint and other areas are based here in Toronto. So physically doing business in Toronto is important for us.”

“When we thought about what we had accomplished in the U.S. … we decided we had a product we really wanted to take global,” Fertitta said. “Obviously things have gone well for us in the U.K. and Europe.

“As we sit here today, our focus is now Canada.”

No exact location for the office was identified but it will house a staff of 12-15 employees and will be just the second UFC office outside of the US, with the other being the UK office in London.

The UFC will host their next Canadian event on June 12 in Vancouver with UFC 115 and finished their last Canadian show in Montreal just a few weeks ago with UFC 113. The other Zuffa owned mma promotion, World Extreme Cagefighting get’s set to host their first Canadian event in Edmonton on June 20th with WEC 49.

White has coveted the city of Toronto as one of the biggest untapped markets in North America but current laws classify mixed-martial-arts as prize fighting, illegal in the Province, so the door remains closed to the sport for now.

A full time office in Canada, run by a Canadian, will help to open doors allowing the UFC to lobby the various Provinces which have not sanctioned the sport of mma.

Note: After the press conference White flew immediately to New York so he could appear on tonight’s episode of “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on NBC.

The show will air at 12:35 a.m. ET/PT.

When they're finished serving as coaches, have concluded taping "The Ultimate Fighter 12," and watch the series conclude in December, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and top contender Josh Koscheck will meet in a season-ending title fight.

And according to UFC president Dana White, the fight could happen in St-Pierre's home country of Canada.

White revealed the tentative plans, which could include another installment of UFC Fan Expo, during today's Toronto press conference.

Ultimate Fighting Championships officials today announced they'll open a dedicated Canadian office and have named former Canadian Football League Commissioner and one-time Adidas Canadian president Tom Wright as the division's new head.

UFC chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta and UFC president Dana White made
the announcement today at a press conference at the Rogers Centre in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The Canadian city, which is the country's largest, will be home to the UFC's Canadian office.

Ultimate Fighting Championship officials have promised a big announcement today, and you catch a live video stream of the press conference here on MMAjunkie.com at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT).

Today's presser takes place at the Rogers Centre in Toronto and is expected to focus on the future of the UFC in Canada.

Taking part in today's event are UFC chairman and CEO Lorenzo Fertitta and UFC president Dana White,.