UFC 97 in Quebec

--The government agency that oversees the Quebec Athletic Commission sent out a release today saying UFC 97 would be taking place on 4/18 in Montreal. A compromise was worked out after meetings this week with the commission and UFC officials Lorenzo Fertitta and Marc Ratner on the rules, although actual details of the compromise have not been said officially. The belief is that the same rules that have been used for UFC events will be in place with perhaps a slight modification. Last week the Quebec Alcohol, Races and Games Commission stated that the rules that MMA events in the city had been held using for eight years were illegal and that for the show to take place, new rules would have to be used banning any form of knees, elbows, and mandating eight counts in the event of knockdowns. The compromise is UFC has agreed to ban stomping on the feet for this show only, in exchange for the other rules being put back in place.