It could be said that at one time Japan was the sun around which the MMA worlds orbited. Pride, K-1, Pancrase, Shooto and DEEP could be counted on to deliver more quality events than any one fan could reasonably consume.
These days with big international MMA shows on hiatus in the land of the rising sun, a new country has become the wild, western frontier for mixed martial arts.
With the recent sanctioning in Canada's largest province of Ontario, a burgeoning scene has exploded in the country, considered the UFC's #1 market per capita for the UFC. These days many fighters are looking north for opportunities for quality fights with big purses and television exposure.
For a country of only 30 million people the MMA scene in Canada is unrivaled and for those of us who follow the sport closely in Canada it is easy to see that there is plenty of room to grow. Many areas in Canada don't have any quality MMA promotions and Ontario is in its infancy.
Canadian sports television network The Score is doubling it's efforts in the MMA television, promotion and internet streaming markets and the rebranded Fight Network is getting serious about airing live fight cards from around the world.
Here's a quick rundown of high quality, Canadian MMA shows in the near future:
05/19 - Jones Entertainment Group Presents: MMA Live 1 in London Ontario
06/05 - Ringside 11 in Quebec City, Quebec
06/10 - MFC 30: Up Close & Personal in Edmonton, Alberta
06/10 - Aggression MMA 7: Confrontation in Edmonton, Alberta
06/10 - The Score Fighting Series in Mississauga, Ontario
06/11 - UFC 131: Lesnar vs. Dos Santos in Vancouver, British Columbia
06/17 - Challenge MMA 1 in Montreal, Quebec
06/17 - Slammer in the Hammer in Hamilton, Ontario
06/18 - Armageddon FC 6: Conviction in Victoria, British Columbia
07/02 - Jones Entertainment Group Presents: MMA Live 2 in Sudbury, Ontario
07/16 - Pro Fighting Championship 1 in London, Ontario
07/23 - Colosseo Championship Fighting: Bushido in Alberta
In fact I think it's time to change the name of the sport to MMeh.
there are also a few cards coming up in the Maritimes. May 27th in Trenton, NS East Coast Fight Productions: Resurgence June 25th Throwdown in Y-Town 1 – Yarmouth, NS July 16th Elite 1 MMA Presents: Hostile Territory - Moncton, NB
TTTeh
Freedom Fight in Sudbury ON Sept 20th I believe and Ringside is holding a show in Quebec City sometime in June
Yeap!!! And they thought it was the UK the whole time.... No more pushes for UK CANS!!!!!!!! 
Sudbury lol that gonna be in a bingo hall?? Man I miss livin in the sticks in Ontario
Where in the sticks you from carl??
Dana proclaimed Canada as the "Mecca of MMA" a couple of years ago.
http://tsn.ca/mma/story/?id=284459
ChrisHowie - there are also a few cards coming up in the Maritimes.Home town!
July 16th Elite 1 MMA Presents: Hostile Territory - Moncton, NB
WILBERFORCE ONTARIO FTW
TTTeh :)))