Press Release – Toronto, Ontario, Canada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship confirmed today that there will be another five-round title fight added to the upcoming UFC® event, set to take place at Air Canada Centre, in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 22.
With light heavyweight contender Dan Henderson injured (knee), UFC® 151 in Las Vegas has been subsequently cancelled and Jon Jones’ title fight has been moved to Toronto on Sept. 22 as he faces top contender Lyoto Machida. Fans who purchased tickets for UFC® 151 can refund tickets at their original point of purchase.
In addition to the newly added light heavyweight title bout in Toronto, fans will also witness the exciting inaugural flyweight title fight as Joseph Benavidez meets Demetrious Johnson. The main card also features middleweight title contenders Michael Bisping and Brian Stann, as well as the return of Matt Hamill, as he takes on Vladimir Matyushenko in light heavyweight action. In addition, Calgary’s TJ Grant looks to extend his winning streak to three when he meets Evan Dunham in alightweight contest while featherweight Cub Swanson squares off against Charles Oliveira.
The September 22 event marks the second of three UFC® events taking place in Canada in 2012, following UFC®149: FABER vs. BARAO in Calgary on July 21 and before UFC® 154 in Montreal on November 17.
Tickets for UFC® 152: JONES vs. MACHIDA II in Toronto are on sale now and available at the Air Canada Centre Box Office, by calling Ticketmaster at 1-855-985-5000 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca. Tickets are priced at $550, $425, $375, $300, $250, $200, $150, $125, $85 and $60, and do not include applicable service charges.
UFC® 152: JONES vs. MACHIDA II, presented by Assassin’s Creed III, Igniting the Revolution on October 30th, will be available live on Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on Shaw Communications, Bell TV, 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.
For more information orcurrent fight news, visit www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
(NOTE: Despite the Sept. 1 cancellation, Toronto’s UFC® 152 event on September 22 will remain named UFC 152. UFC® 151 will be an event that simply did not happen.)
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Universally recognized for its action-packed, can’t-miss events that have sold out some of the biggest arenas and stadiums across the globe, the UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas and with offices in London, Toronto and Beijing, UFC produces more than 30 liveevents annually and is the largest Pay-Per-View event provider in the world. In 2011, the UFC burst into the mainstream with a landmark seven-year broadcast agreement with FOX Sports Media Group. The agreement includes four live events broadcast on the FOX network annually, with additional fight cards and thousands of hours of programming broadcast on FOX properties FX and FUEL TV. This also includes the longest-running sports reality show on television, The Ultimate Fighter®, which now airs on FX.
In addition to its reach on FOX, UFC programming is broadcast in over 149 countries and territories, to nearly one billion homes worldwide, in 20 different languages. UFC content is also distributed commercially in the United States to bars and restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions, in English throughout Canada via Premium Sports Broadcasting Inc. and in French throughout Quebec via Interbox. The UFC also connects with tens of millions of fans through its website, UFC.com, as well as social media sites Facebook and Twitter. UFC President Dana White is considered one of the most accessible and followed executives in sports, with over two million followers on Twitter. Ancillary UFC businesses include best-selling DVDs, an internationally distributed magazine, UFC.TV offering live event broadcasts and video on demand around the world, the best-selling UFC Undisputed® video game franchise distributed by THQ, UFC GYM®, UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo® festivals, branded apparel and trading cards.