Author: UFC News

The bantamweight champion avenged his lone career loss to heated rival Urijah Faber last year as well as defended his title against Demetrious Johnson, a top contender.

In advance of its May 5 event from the IZOD Center in East Rutherford, N.J., the Ultimate Fighting Championship® will hold a press conference TOMORROW, Tuesday, March 6 at 11 a.m. ET at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. The event, which is free and open to the public, will feature seven of the UFC’s top stars from the May 5 event, as well as UFC President Dana White.

The press conference will also stream live at www.ufc.com.

The first 500 fans in attendance will receive a commemorative UFC t-shirt.*
 
Tickets for UFC®on FOX go on sale Friday, March 9 at 10 a.m. ET and are priced at $250, $150, $100, $75 and $50. Tickets are available online at Ticketmaster.com, charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000, and the IZOD Center Box Office. Visit www.IZODcenter.com or call 201-935-3900 for more details. Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.

UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, March 7 at 10 a.m. ET via the website www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, March 8, starting at 10 a.m. ET. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter in the field at the top of the page at UFC.com.

A special pre-sale window will also be available for the first time to MetroPCS customers, who can buy tickets to UFC: Diaz vs. Miller on Thursday, March 8, starting at 8:30 am. Simply text 91452 with “UFC” from your MetroPCS phone for details.

*T-shirts distributed on first-come, first-serve basis, while supplies last.

WHO:                   The Ultimate Fighting Championship®
                               
                                DANA WHITE, UFC President
                                JIM MILLER, N.J. native, UFC on FOX® main event star
                                NATE DIAZ, UFC on FOX® main event star
                                JOSH KOSCHECK, UFC welterweight
                                JOHNY HENDRICKS, UFC welterweight
                                ALAN BELCHER, UFC middleweight
                                PAT BARRY, UFC heavyweight
                                LAVAR JOHNSON, UFC heavyweight

WHAT: Free, Public Press Conference

WHEN: Tuesday, March 6 at 11 a.m. ET
Doors for Fans Open at 10 a.m.
                               
WHERE:              
Radio City Music Hall
1260 6th Avenue 
New York, N.Y. 10020
 

LAS VEGAS – The Ultimate Fighting Championship®’s bantamweight champion, and one of this season’s The Ultimate Fighter® Live coaches, Dominick Cruz, is headed to Phoenix to act as Honorary Pace Car Driver for the SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500™ on Sunday, March 4 at Phoenix International Raceway.
 
The champ will participate in pre-race ceremonies and will make appearances onsite at PIR. The race is slated to air at 2:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
  
Cruz then heads back to Las Vegas to kick off his newest challenge as head coach of Team Cruz on the upcoming season of The Ultimate Fighter® Live, premiering on FX on March 9, with a special two-and-a-half-hour LIVE premiere airing at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT, and tape-delayed on the Pacific and Mountaintime zones at 9 p.m. PT/10 p.m. MT.
 
Additional information on race weekend activities is available on Phoenix International Raceway’s official website at www.phoenixraceway.com.
 

Six fighters joined UFC President Dana White at the UFC on FX post-fight press conference:Martin Kampmann, Ian McCall, Joseph Benavidez, Demetrious Johnson, Anthony Perosh, and James Te Huna.

Johnson and McCall were awarded Fight of the Night for their back-and-forth brawl. Although Johnson was named the winner in the Octagon, it was revealed at the press conference that there was an error in the scoring, and the fight was actually ruled a draw. “Uncle Creepy” and “Mighty Mouse” will compete in a rematch at a later date.

Benavidez earned Knockout of the Night for his second-round starching of newcomer Yasuhiro Urushitani. After a fast-paced first round, Benavidez blasted Urushitani early in the second frame to force a stoppage.

Submission of the Night went to headliner Kampmann. Kampmann survived a series of flurries from opponent Thiago Alves to lock on a fight-ending guillotine choke late in the third round.

All bonused fighters received $50,000.

Watch the full-length archive of the post-fight press conference. 

FEATHERWEIGHT MAIN EVENT
DUSTIN POIRIER vs. ‘THE KOREAN ZOMBIE’ CHAN SUNG JUNG

Plus, ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone meets Jeremy Stephens and
D.C.’s Mike Easton battles Canadian standout Yves Jabouin

Tuesday, May 15
Patriot Center – Fairfax, Va.
TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 16

Las Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® is bringing an exciting night of action to the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. on Tuesday, May 15. It will mark the UFC’s second trip to the Patriot Center, with the first being held in front of a sellout crowd on Jan. 11, 2010.

In the night’s main event, red-hot featherweight rising star Dustin Poirier battles international sensation “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. The winner is expected to emerge as a challenger to the UFC 145-pound title currently held by Brazilian star Jose Aldo.

The following fights have also been confirmed for this card: Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens in lightweight action; Jason MacDonald vs. Tom Lawlor at middleweight; Igor Pokrajac vs. Thiago Silva in a light heavyweight bout; Washington, D.C.’s Mike Easton vs. Yves Jabouin in bantamweight action. Additional fights are expected to be announced at www.ufc.com in the weeks to come. The night of action will air live on FUEL TV at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT.

“We’re excited to head back to the Patriot Center again with another great night of fights, including a featherweight main event pitting Dustin Poirier against ‘The Korean Zombie,’” UFC President Dana White said. “Poirier and ‘The Korean Zombie’ are two of the most exciting fighters in the UFC. This is going to be a fun fight. From top to bottom, I will deliver for the fans in Virginia.”

“We are thrilled to have UFC return to the Patriot Center,” said Barry Geisler, General Manager of the Patriot Center. “The UFC provides a unique and live sporting event experience that MMA fans will not want to miss come May 15th.”
 
Tickets for UFC® on FUEL TV go on sale Friday, March 16 at 10 a.m. ET and are priced at $229, $154, $104, $69, and $44. Tickets are available at the Patriot Center box office, online at Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000.

UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, March 14 at 10 a.m. ET via the website www.ufcfightclub.com.  A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, March 15, starting at 10 a.m. ET. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.