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And the nominees are…

Anderson “The Spider” Silva – Watch His Highlight Video

• Current middleweight champion
• Holds the record for most consecutive wins in the UFC (14)
• Holds the record for most consecutive title defenses (9)
• 3x Fight of the Night winner
• 3x Knockout of the Night winner
• 2x Submission of the Night winner
• Undefeated in the UFC

Jon “Bones” Jones – Highlight Video Coming Sep 8

• Current light heavyweight champion
• Youngest combatant to win a UFC championship
• 1x Knockout of the Night winner
• 1X Submission of the Night winner
• 13-1 professional record (only loss coming via DQ)
• Caught and detained a mugger just hours before his title
  fight versus Shogun Rua

Georges “Rush” St-Pierre – Highlight Video Coming Sep 12

• Current welterweight champion
• 2x Fight of the Night winner
• 1x Submission of the Night winner
• Most consecutive welterweight championship defenses (6)
• Currently on a 10 fight win streak
• One of two Canadians to hold a title in UFC history

Cain Velasquez – Watch His Highlight Video

• Current heavyweight champion
• 3x Knockout of the Night winner
• Perfect 9-0 professional MMA record
• First Mexican-American fighter to win a heavyweight title in
  boxing or MMA
• Has never lost a single round in any fight
• Averages more strikes landed per minute than anyone else in
  UFC history

Frankie “The Answer” Edgar – Highlight Video Coming Sep 5

• Current lightweight champion
• 4x Fight of the Night winner
• Defeated future Hall of Famer, BJ Penn, twice in consecutive
  title fights
• 13-1-1 professional MMA record
• Holds the record for longest average fight time in UFC
  history

Dana White appeared at the post-fight press conference along with the night’s big winners – all Brazilians – middleweight champion Anderson Silva, Shogun Rua and Minotauro Nogueira. Forrest Griffin – who Dana said was expecting his first child to be born in the US any second – also attended after his first-round loss to Rua.

Post-fight bonuses of $100,000 each were announced; Knockout of the Night went to Minotauro Nogueira for his upset of up-and-comer Brendan Schaub, while Edson Barboza and Ross Pearson earned the same amount for their main card Fight of the Night. Despite Brazil’s long history of submission prowess (the phrase “finaliza,” meaning “submission,” trended on Twitter around UFC Rio), there were no tapouts on the card and thus no Submission of the Night bonus.

Video highlights from the press conference are available by clicking the fighters named below:
Anderson Silva
Shogun Rua and Forrest Griffin
Minotauro Nogueira

THQ Inc. and Zuffa, LLC today announced a franchise-first opportunity for consumers to select the cover athlete for UFC® Undisputed™ 3, the forthcoming installment in the critically acclaimed mixed martial arts (MMA) videogame franchise based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship®.  By visiting www.ufc.com/ufcundisputed3 between 6:00 a.m. PT on August 26, 2011 and 12:00 p.m. PT on September 30, 2011, consumers may choose from one of five renowned UFC fighters – UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones or UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez – to appear on the front cover of the videogame.  

In addition, by casting their votes, select consumers will have an opportunity to enter a sweepstakes to win tickets for a future UFC live event.  The sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States, District of Columbia and Canada (excluding Quebec) who are 21 years of age or older.  No purchase is necessary to enter or win and is limited to one entry per person/per e-mail address over the entire sweepstakes period.  The sweepstakes is void where prohibited.  For Official Rules, please visit www.ufc.com/ufcundisputed3.  UFC Undisputed 3 is currently in development for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system and PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, with a scheduled release of January 2012.

“Letting fans vote for the UFC Undisputed 3 cover athlete is a unique way for us to connect with our extensive worldwide audience of UFC fans, fighting game enthusiasts and more casual sports followers,” said Danny Bilson, Executive Vice President, Core Games, THQ.  “We look forward to seeing if Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Georges St-Pierre or Cain Velasquez has what it takes to grace the cover of what will be the most invigorating MMA videogame release to date.”

“We are excited to let fans choose the cover athlete for UFC Undisputed 3,” UFC President Dana White said.  “Frankie, Georges, Anderson, Jon, and Cain are five of the most popular athletes in our sport and each wants to be on the cover.  We love making our fans a part of the process and we’ll leave this one up to them.”

1. Pay-Per-View – From the comfort of your own
home, UFC 134 can be seen on Pay-Per-View through your local cable
operator. So order the food and invite
your friends over for a viewing party.

2. UFC.tv – Hear every word Forrest’s corner says to him between rounds – and during the fight. Re-watch every knockout from multiple angles or keep the camera on your favorite fighter even during his opponent’s walkout. See the demo of UFC.TV with its multiple camera angles, HD-quality stream, audio feeds and DVR controls. It’s a futuristic experience available at your fingertips today – www.UFC.tv

3. On Yahoo! or MMAFighting.com You don’t even have to leave your favorite sports site to watch the action; several of our partners offer the PPV live in Smooth HD, including Yahoo! and MMAFighting.com.

4. Android Application – On the move with your Android phone? Use the new UFC Android Application watch UFC 134 live.

5. iPhone/iPad – We know, sometimes you just can’t be by a big screen during the fights
(we’re looking at you, Arianny Celeste). Fortunately our iPhone app lets you buy and
watch the fights from whereever you are.

6. ROKU Box – An ultimate UFC experience that
combines internet streaming on large-screen televisions. Make sure you download the UFC Channel on
your ROKU set-top box.

7. In Times Square – MMA may not be regulated yet in New York State, but we’re still bringing the excitement of UFC to the heart of the Big Apple. Join us at 8 pm at 47th and 7th for a special unprecedented screening of the Spike prelims on the big screen above Times Square – happening with or without a hurricane!

8. Sports Bar – Want to have a night out on the
town, but still enjoy all the excitement? You multitasker, you!
Visit bars.ufc.com to find a location that will be showing the
event near you or use the UFC Sports Bar App, available for iPhone and Android. 

9.  Facebook – In a continued effort to make all the
fights available, five FREE prelims will be streamed live on UFC’s Facebook
page starting at 3/6pm PT/ET. Your letters of gratitude may be addressed to Mr. Dana White, PO Box 26959, Las Vegas, NV 89126.

10.  SPIKE TV – Two incredible matchups worthy of
main-card status will be shown live for FREE on SPIKE TV starting at 5/8pm
PT/ET.

For its return to Houston for the first time since 2007, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® is bringing some of the sport’s most recognizable names to Texas this October. UFC® officials announced today over two dozen athletes scheduled to participate in the UFC® Fan Expo at the George R. Brown Convention Center on Friday, Oct. 7 and Saturday, Oct. 8.

The following fighters will participate in autograph sessions and a variety of other fan activities: UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, former UFC champions Chuck Liddell, Frank Mir, Forrest Griffin, Tito Ortiz, Vitor Belfort, Rashad Evans and Matt Serra, as well as UFC stars Wanderlei Silva, Shane Carwin, Urijah Faber, Miguel Torres, Phil Davis, Jason “Mayhem” Miller, Clay Guida, Brendan Schaub, Mark Munoz, Donald Cerrone, Jon Fitch, Amir Sadollah, Matt Mitrione, Pat Barry, Jake Shields, Chan Sung Jung, Cole Miller, and Stephan Bonnar.

In addition, STRIKEFORCE® lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, top welterweight contender Tyron Woodley and surging middleweight Tim Kennedy will also take part in the festivities.

“We’re excited to bring some of the biggest stars in the sport to Houston for the UFC Fan Expo,” UFC President Dana White said. “This is our sixth Expo now. For people who have never experienced the Fan Expo before, trust me, this is the ultimate fan experience. You won’t be disappointed.”

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 [email protected]. Standard VIP packages and general admission tickets are also available online at www.ufcfanexpo.com. Fans are encouraged to buy their tickets now and save, as ticket pricing will increase at the door.

All the UFC® Fan Expo activities will be planned in conjunction with UFC® 136: EDGAR vs. MAYNARD 3 event, which takes place at Toyota Center on Saturday, Oct. 8. Headlined by a lightweight title bout between champion Frankie Edgar and challenger Gray Maynard, UFC 136 also features Jose Aldo defending the featherweight crown against the always-dangerous Kenny Florian. Tickets are still available at ToyotaCenterTix.com, by phone at 1-866-4-HOU-TIX, at select Houston area Randalls locations, and the Toyota Center Box Office.  Tickets are subject to applicable service charges and event time and date are subject to change.

Athletes scheduled to attend the UFC Fan Expo are subject to change.

A Queens man, who allegedly streamed live copyrighted sporting events over the Internet illegally, was arrested this morning by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

Mohamed Ali, 19, of Hollis, N.Y., was taken into custody at his home and charged with one count of criminal infringement of a copyright.

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