Despite UFC setback, N.L.'s Ryan Janes says he will fight again soon

Nearly a week after his first UFC fight was cancelled, Newfoundlander Ryan Janes says fans hoping to see him in a UFC arena soon might be in luck.

Janes was due to fight Adam Hunter last Saturday in B.C. his first-ever match in the Ultimate Fighting Championships but the fight was cancelled at the last minutewhen Hunter was flagged for a potential doping violation.

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It was a disappointing turn of events for Janes, who had been trainingfor weeks to prepare for the event.

"After putting six weeks of hard training in, kind of putting my life on hold, for him to fail the test and take away a huge opportunity like this to be able to fight in front of my Vancouver fans out there it was hard," said Janes.

After putting six weeks of hard training in it was hard.- Ryan Janes

It was also frustrating, Janes said, becausefamily and friends were planning to makethe trip to see the fight.

"My girlfriendjust arrived Friday and she was sitting down across from me and she was watching my face when I hung up," he said.

"She immediately had to kind of let all of our friends know, if you're going tocome over from Victoria, you're going towant to think about not coming over because Ryan's not fighting now."

Hoping for another fight soon

It's been a 10-year process for Janes to reach the highest level of ultimate fighting, and the cancellation of the fight means that it will be a little longer until he can properly cementhimself as aUFC fighter.

But Janes told CBC'sSt. John's Morning Show thewait until his nextfight might not be so long after all.

"I have a four-fight contract with the UFC, so at the end of the day, UFC will honour that contract," he said.

Janesdoesn't know for certain when the fight will be,but he's hoping it will be soon.

"I'm not really sure, but I'm hoping probably October maybe."