Author: UFC News

Scheduled to Attend:
UFC President Dana White
UFC Champion Jon ‘Bones’ Jones
Title Challenger ‘Suga’ Rashad Evans

Thursday, February 16 – 1 p.m. ET
Ventanas
275 Baker Street, Atlanta, GA 30313

TICKETS ON SALE FOR UFC 145 ON FRIDAY, FEB. 17

Las Vegas, Nevada – On the heels of the major announcement that UFC® light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will defend his title on April 21 at Philips Arena against rival Rashad Evans, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® will host a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. ET in the Luckie Marietta District of downtown Atlanta at Ventanas (275 Baker Street, Atlanta, Ga. 30313).

Both Jones and Evans will be in attendance, as will UFC President Dana White. The event is FREE and open to the public.

Tickets for UFC®145, presented by MetroPCS, go on sale Friday, Feb. 17 at 10 a.m. ET. Tickets are priced at $400, $300, $200, $125, $80 and $50 and are available through Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone (800) 745-3000, at all Ticketmaster Outlets, and the Philips Arena Box Office. Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.

UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. ET via the website www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers on Thursday, Feb. 16, starting at 10 a.m. ET. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter by entering their e-mail address in the field at the top of ufc.com.

Official UFC VIP packages are also available at http://vip.ufc.com. These packages include tickets to UFC 145, official event merchandise, as well as special VIP experiences with backstage tours and meet and greets with top UFC stars. Get closer to the action than ever before with this unique UFC VIP opportunity.

UFC®145 will be available live on Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on BellTV, Shaw Communications, Sasktel, and Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition and $54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High Definition.

WHO:           
UFC President Dana White                  
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones                     
UFC light heavyweight title challenger Rashad Evans

WHAT:         
UFC® 145: JONES vs. EVANS Press Conference

WHEN:        
Thursday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. ET (doors at noon)

WHERE:      
Ventanas – 275 Baker Street, Atlanta, Ga. 30313

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