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Chicago Sells Out UFC on FOX
Event
 The
Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that its event on
Saturday, Jan. 28 at the United Center in Chicago is officially sold
out. The UFC’s long-awaited return to the Windy City is headlined by
a light heavyweight No. 1 contender fight between former champion
Rashad Evans and unbeaten Phil Davis. In addition, middleweight
contenders Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping collide for the right to
fight champion Anderson Silva later this year, while Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu ace Demian Maia meets red-hot 185-pound prospect Chris
Weidman.
This exciting tripleheader airs live on FOX at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
“The fans in Chicago have wanted us to come back there for a long
time and they proved why it’s a great sports town by selling out the
United Center,” UFC President Dana White said. “Get ready Chicago!
We’re bringing a night of fights that you won’t forget!”
For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com. All
bouts live and subject to change.
About Ultimate Fighting Championship®
Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas,
Nev., UFC® is the world’s premier MMA organization and produces over
12 UFC live Pay-Per-View events annually around the globe. This
year, FOX will broadcast four fights annually. In spring 2012, The
Ultimate Fighter®, UFC’s signature weekly reality TV show, debuts on
FX. UFC content is also distributed commercially to bars and
restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions in the U.S.
Globally, UFC programming is broadcast in 150 countries, territories
and jurisdictions, reaching over one billion homes worldwide, in 21
different languages.
UFC® also boasts a powerful presence online, with UFC.com attracting
over seven million unique visitors per month, while also possessing
one of the most powerful social media followings in all of
professional sports. To date, UFC has over seven million fans on
Facebook and over 475,000 followers on Twitter. In addition, UFC
President Dana White is one of the most accessible and most followed
executives in sports with more than 1.8 million followers on
Twitter. On January 22, 2011, UFC continued to set trends in social
media, becoming the first major sports league to stream live,
broadcast quality action on Facebook.
Ancillary businesses include best-selling DVDs, a magazine, the
best-selling UFC “Undisputed” videogame franchise distributed by THQ,
UFC GYM®, UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo® festivals,
branded apparel, trading cards, and articulated action figures.
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