This month’s UFC 111 event in Newark, N.J., is already a sellout.
That’s the word from UFC president Dana White, who posted the news on his Twitter account this afternoon.
UFC 111 takes place March 27 at the Prudential Center with two two pay-per-view title fights: UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre vs. top contender Dan Hardy and Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir for an interim heavyweight title.
This month’s UFC 111 event in Newark, N.J., is already a sellout.
That’s the word from UFC president Dana White, who posted the news on his Twitter account this afternoon.
UFC 111 takes place March 27 at the Prudential Center with two two pay-per-view title fights: UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre vs. top contender Dan Hardy and Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir for an interim heavyweight title.
The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., plays host to the official UFC 111 fighter weigh-ins on Friday, March 26.
The weigh-ins take place on the eve of UFC 111, which is also hosted by the Prudential Center.
Doors to the weigh-ins, which feature UFC UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and top contender Dan Hardy, open to the public at 3 p.m. ET (noon ET PT), and the first fighter hits the scale at 4 p.m. ET.
The Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., plays host to the official UFC 111 fighter weigh-ins on Friday, March 26.
The weigh-ins take place on the eve of UFC 111, which is also hosted by the Prudential Center.
Doors to the weigh-ins, which feature UFC UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and top contender Dan Hardy, open to the public at 3 p.m. ET (noon ET PT), and the first fighter hits the scale at 4 p.m. ET.
This past weekend’s WEC 47 event on Versus scored a 0.46 household rating and 373,000 viewers, MMAjunkie.com today confirmed.
The ratings were down sharply – 42 percent in all – compared to World Extreme Cagefighting’s prior show, WEC 46 (640,000 viewers), which took place in January and benefited from proven draw Urijah Faber and a main-event title-unification bout between Benson Henderson and Jamie Varner.
WEC 45, which took place this past December, drew 330,000 viewers.
This past weekend’s WEC 47 event on Versus scored a 0.46 household rating and 373,000 viewers, MMAjunkie.com today confirmed.
The ratings were down sharply – 42 percent in all – compared to World Extreme Cagefighting’s prior show, WEC 46 (640,000 viewers), which took place in January and benefited from proven draw Urijah Faber and a main-event title-unification bout between Benson Henderson and Jamie Varner.
WEC 45, which took place this past December, drew 330,000 viewers.
MMAjunkie.com Radio today returns to its normal timeslot and welcomes to the show Dan Hardy, who headlines the March 27 UFC 111 event against UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
Also joining the show is heavyweight Paul Buentello, who meets Cheick Kongo in a March 31 televised main-card bout at UFC on Versus 1.
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MMAjunkie.com Radio today returns to its normal timeslot and welcomes to the show Dan Hardy, who headlines the March 27 UFC 111 event against UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre.
Also joining the show is heavyweight Paul Buentello, who meets Cheick Kongo in a March 31 televised main-card bout at UFC on Versus 1.
MMAjunkie.com Radio begins at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) live from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino’s Race & Sports Book. Listen to
and watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.
Although “The Ultimate Fighter 11” doesn’t debut for another three weeks, producers are already on the hunt for cast members for the upcoming 12th season.
Spike TV officials today announced they’ll host an open tryout on April 1 for lightweight (155-pound) and light-heavyweight (205-pound) fighters.
The tryouts are being held in conjunction with UFC Fight Night 21 and take place at the Omni Charlotte Hotel’s grand ballroom in Charlotte, N.C.
Although “The Ultimate Fighter 11” doesn’t debut for another three weeks, producers are already on the hunt for cast members for the upcoming 12th season.
Spike TV officials today announced they’ll host an open tryout on April 1 for lightweight (155-pound) and light-heavyweight (205-pound) fighters.
The tryouts are being held in conjunction with UFC Fight Night 21 and take place at the Omni Charlotte Hotel’s grand ballroom in Charlotte, N.C.
After two-and-a-half years of waiting, Strikeforce heavyweight champion
Alistair Overeem finally makes his return to U.S. soil. As
MMAjunkie.com recently reported, the champ is likely to meet Brett
Rogers at a May 15 event in St. Louis.
Since winning his belt with a submission victory over Paul Buentello,
Overeem extended his win streak to six and then took on PRIDE veteran
Kazuyuki Fujita at the co-promoted DREAM/World Victory Road “Dynamite!!
2009” event on Dec. 31.
In this week’s installment of HDNet Fights Video Vault, we present a
video of the full heavyweight clash to see if Fujita could pull off the
upset.
After two-and-a-half years of waiting, Strikeforce heavyweight champion
Alistair Overeem finally makes his return to U.S. soil. As
MMAjunkie.com recently reported, the champ is likely to meet Brett
Rogers at a May 15 event in St. Louis.
Since winning his belt with a submission victory over Paul Buentello,
Overeem extended his win streak to six and then took on PRIDE veteran
Kazuyuki Fujita at the co-promoted DREAM/World Victory Road “Dynamite!!
2009” event on Dec. 31.
In this week’s installment of HDNet Fights Video Vault, we present a
video of the full heavyweight clash to see if Fujita could pull off the
upset.