THE TIME IS NOW: THE BIGGEST STARS OF THE UFC TAKE CENTER STAGE IN LAS VEGAS ON NOV. 17
Nov 7, 2014 Comments
(PRESS RELEASE) -- Las Vegas, Nevada – The stars of the UFC® will
converge in Las Vegas alongside UFC President Dana White to launch
an incredible slate of upcoming events. THE TIME IS NOW launch will
feature the largest compilation of champions, contenders and main
event headliners on the same stage. The event, which is free and
open to the public, will take place at The Smith Center for the
Performing Arts at 2 p.m. PT on Monday, Nov. 17, and will be
streamed live on www.ufc.com.
As the UFC spans the globe with incredible live events from December’s Fight Night in Brazil to UFC® 184 in Los Angeles in February, the time is now to gear up for an epic stretch of fights inside the iconic Octagon®. For the first time ever, the UFC will also unveil its entire 2015 calendar and make a very special announcement.
Tickets for UFC Fight Night™ in Boston will be available on
Thursday, Nov. 20, while tickets to UFC® 182, UFC® 183 and UFC® 184
will go on sale Friday, Nov. 21. For more information, please visit
www.ufc.com/event-ticket-info.
THE TIME IS NOW launch includes:
· Lyoto Machida – former UFC light heavyweight champion and No. 4 middleweight contender
· CB Dollaway – No. 10 middleweight contender
UFC® 182: JONES vs. CORMIER Saturday, Jan. 3 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
· Jon “Bones” Jones – UFC light heavyweight champion
· Daniel Cormier – No. 2 light heavyweight contender and former STRIKEFORCE® Grand Prix champion
UFC FIGHT NIGHT™: McGREGOR vs. SIVER Sunday, Jan. 18 at TD Garden in Boston, Mass.
· Conor McGregor – No. 5 featherweight contender
· Dennis Siver – No. 8 featherweight contender
UFC® 183: SILVA vs. DIAZ Saturday, Jan. 31 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev.
· Anderson Silva – former UFC middleweight champion and No. 1 middleweight contender
· Nick Diaz – former STRIKEFORCE welterweight champion
UFC® 184: WEIDMAN vs. BELFORT Saturday, Feb. 28 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
· Chris Weidman – UFC middleweight champion
· Vitor Belfort – former UFC light heavyweight champion and No. 3 middleweight contender
· “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey – UFC women’s bantamweight champion
· Cat Zingano – No. 1 women’s bantamweight contender
About the Ultimate Fighting Championship® Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC®) is the premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization and largest pay-per-view event provider in the world. Headquartered in Las Vegas with offices in London, Toronto, Singapore and Sao Paulo, UFC produces more than 40 live events annually that consistently sell out some of the most prestigious arenas around the globe. UFC programming is broadcast in 129 countries and territories to nearly 800 million TV households worldwide in 28 different languages. The UFC has a multi-year broadcast agreement with FOX in the U.S., which annually includes four live events broadcast on the FOX network, as well as The Ultimate Fighter® reality television show and thousands of hours of programming on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. In 2014, UFC launched UFC FIGHT PASS™, a digital subscription service with exclusive live events, thousands of fights on-demand and original content. The UFC organization also licenses over 100 UFC GYM® locations, and owns UFC.TV® (offering live event broadcasts and video on-demand around the world), UFC FIT® (an in-home fitness and nutrition program), UFC Magazine, and has a videogame franchise with EA SPORTS, UFC Fight Club®, UFC Fan Expo®, UFC branded apparel, DVDs and Blu-rays and Topps Trading Cards. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC, Twitter and Instagram: @UFC.
As the UFC spans the globe with incredible live events from December’s Fight Night in Brazil to UFC® 184 in Los Angeles in February, the time is now to gear up for an epic stretch of fights inside the iconic Octagon®. For the first time ever, the UFC will also unveil its entire 2015 calendar and make a very special announcement.
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THE TIME IS NOW launch includes:
UFC FIGHT NIGHT™: MACHIDA vs. DOLLAWAY Saturday, Dec. 20 at Ginásio
José Corrêa in Barueri, São Paulo, Brazil
· Lyoto Machida – former UFC light heavyweight champion and No. 4 middleweight contender
· CB Dollaway – No. 10 middleweight contender
UFC® 182: JONES vs. CORMIER Saturday, Jan. 3 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
· Jon “Bones” Jones – UFC light heavyweight champion
· Daniel Cormier – No. 2 light heavyweight contender and former STRIKEFORCE® Grand Prix champion
UFC FIGHT NIGHT™: McGREGOR vs. SIVER Sunday, Jan. 18 at TD Garden in Boston, Mass.
· Conor McGregor – No. 5 featherweight contender
· Dennis Siver – No. 8 featherweight contender
UFC® 183: SILVA vs. DIAZ Saturday, Jan. 31 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nev.
· Anderson Silva – former UFC middleweight champion and No. 1 middleweight contender
· Nick Diaz – former STRIKEFORCE welterweight champion
UFC® 184: WEIDMAN vs. BELFORT Saturday, Feb. 28 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
· Chris Weidman – UFC middleweight champion
· Vitor Belfort – former UFC light heavyweight champion and No. 3 middleweight contender
· “Rowdy” Ronda Rousey – UFC women’s bantamweight champion
· Cat Zingano – No. 1 women’s bantamweight contender
About the Ultimate Fighting Championship® Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC®) is the premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization and largest pay-per-view event provider in the world. Headquartered in Las Vegas with offices in London, Toronto, Singapore and Sao Paulo, UFC produces more than 40 live events annually that consistently sell out some of the most prestigious arenas around the globe. UFC programming is broadcast in 129 countries and territories to nearly 800 million TV households worldwide in 28 different languages. The UFC has a multi-year broadcast agreement with FOX in the U.S., which annually includes four live events broadcast on the FOX network, as well as The Ultimate Fighter® reality television show and thousands of hours of programming on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2. In 2014, UFC launched UFC FIGHT PASS™, a digital subscription service with exclusive live events, thousands of fights on-demand and original content. The UFC organization also licenses over 100 UFC GYM® locations, and owns UFC.TV® (offering live event broadcasts and video on-demand around the world), UFC FIT® (an in-home fitness and nutrition program), UFC Magazine, and has a videogame franchise with EA SPORTS, UFC Fight Club®, UFC Fan Expo®, UFC branded apparel, DVDs and Blu-rays and Topps Trading Cards. For more information, visit UFC.com and follow UFC at Facebook.com/UFC, Twitter and Instagram: @UFC.
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