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UFC CONFIRMS FIGHTERS
FOR UFC® FAN EXPO IN BOSTON
 (PRESS
RELEASE) -- With the city of Boston buzzing about the arrival of the
UFC® Fan Expo™ at the John B. Hynes Convention Center on August 27
and 28, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® turned up the heat today
by announcing the list of fighters that will participate in the
weekend of festivities.
The following fighters will participate in autograph sessions and a
variety of other fan activities: UFC middleweight champion Anderson
Silva, UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell, UFC light heavyweight
champion Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, WEC® lightweight champion Ben
Henderson, WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, former UFC light
heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin, former UFC light heavyweight
champion Tito Ortiz, Carlos Condit, Clay Guida, Cole Miller, Efrain
Escudero, Gabriel Gonzaga, Jon Jones, Josh Grispi, Kurt Pellegrino,
Matt Hamill, Martin Kampmann, Pat Barry, Roy Nelson, Thiago Alves,
Anthony Johnson, Ricardo Almeida, Renzo Gracie, and former WEC
featherweight champion Urijah Faber. Additional fighters added to
the UFC Fan Expo will be announced in the coming weeks.
All the UFC Fan Expo activities will be planned in conjunction with
UFC 118, which takes place at TD Garden on Saturday, Aug. 28.
Headlined by a lightweight title rematch between champion Frankie
Edgar and former division leader BJ Penn, UFC 118 also marks the
mixed martial arts debut of three-time world champion boxer James
Toney, who will take on UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture.
For more information on UFC Fan Expo and to purchase tickets, visit
www.ufcfanexpo.com. To subscribe to the official UFC Fan Expo
newsletter visit www.ufcfanexpo.com/newsletter. For companies
interested in reserving space at this premier event, contact Ed
Gallo, Event Director at 1-203-840-5546 or email egallo@ufcfanexpo.com.
Don’t wait, space is limited and will be sold on a first-come,
first-served basis.
Ultimate Fighting Championship® - www.ufc.com
Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas,
Nev., UFC® produces over twelve UFC live Pay-Per-View events
annually and 30 live arena events around the world. UFC programming
is distributed in the United States on Viacom, Inc.’s Spike TV and
on Comcast, Inc.’s Versus network. UFC content is distributed
commercially through Joe Hand Promotions in the U.S. and Canadastar
in Canada. Globally, UFC programming is broadcast in over 130
countries and territories, reaching over 400 million homes
worldwide, in 19 different languages. Ancillary businesses now
include UFC.com with over 5 million unique visitors per month, 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, articulated action figures and other
media including best-selling DVDs and a U.S. bimonthly magazine.
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About Reed Exhibitions
The UFC Fan Expo is operated by Reed Exhibitions, the world’s
leading events organizer, with over 470 events in 37 countries. In
2008, Reed brought together over seven million industry
professionals from around the world generating billions of dollars
in business. Today, Reed events are held throughout the Americas,
Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, and organized by 38 fully
staffed offices.
Reed organizes a wide range of events, including exhibitions,
conferences, congresses and meetings. Its portfolio of over 470
events serves 44 industry sectors, including: Aerospace & aviation,
automobiles, broadcasting, building & construction, electronics,
energy, oil & gas, engineering, manufacturing, environment, food
service & hospitality, gifts, healthcare, interior design, IT &
telecoms, jewelry, life science & pharmaceuticals, machinery,
medical education, printing & graphics, property & real estate,
security & safety, sports & recreation, and travel. Working closely
with professional bodies, trade associations and government
departments Reed ensures that each and every event is targeted and
relevant to industry needs. As a result, many Reed events are market
leaders in their field. |
