FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT: FIRST ALL-WOMEN CAST OF
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® TAKES ON BREAST CANCER AWARENESS
The UFC’s 115-pound women mark
breast cancer awareness month with educational session with breast
surgeon from Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV –
With the historic season of The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned
in full swing, the 16 fighters vying for the opportunity to be the
first UFC female 115-pound champion have shown the world they are both
strong and beautiful, inside and
out. Each has pushed herself to peak athleticism - prepared for any
battle.
One opponent
however, doesn’t care about strength, fitness or mental determination.
Breast cancer will affect one in eight women in their lifetime and,
despite the cast of
The Ultimate Fighter being at the top of their physical prowess,
they are still susceptible to the disease. Like preparing for a fight,
knowledge and awareness of what you are up against can provide a
critical advantage.
In conjunction with Breast Cancer Awareness month, the all-women cast of
The Ultimate Fighter took time away from their training to better
understand the disease and how methods for early detection can make all
the difference in the fight.
The fighters spent an afternoon with Dr. Margaret Terhar MD, FACS, a breast surgeon at Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada (http://www.cccnevada.com/). She discussed symptoms and
signs, early detection methods, and preventative measures that all women should know and practice.
"It was an
honor and I found it inspirational to interact with the highly motivated
and well-informed young
athletes participating in The Ultimate Fighter,” said Dr. Terhar. “As
women achieve greater visibility in the world of sports and particularly
the UFC, it is the perfect opportunity for them to help spread the word
about good health habits.
“It is
important for women at any age to conduct a regular breast self-exam and
to be aware of any irregular
lumps, textures or color that may be symptoms of breast cancer. Not
only do these women literally fight to be at the top of their game, but
they have an incredible platform to promote breast cancer awareness and
help save lives."
For
The Ultimate Fighter coach and current UFC lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, the conversation on breast cancer is personal.
“Breast cancer is
definitely something to be aware of,” said Pettis. “A student of mine
found out she had breast cancer. I saw the process and how much it
affects individuals and
their families. It’s important that these ladies be aware and alert
that it could possibly happen to them.”
Cast member Emily
Kagan valued the reminder that the disease can affect anyone: “The fact
that I am susceptible and so are the other women in my life was
eye-opening and educational.
More so, in the sense of being reminded that this is a reality.”
The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned returns tonight at 10 p.m. ET
on FOX Sports 1. In episode
five, an injury forces one of the fighters out of the competition, and
opens the door for another to get a second chance in the tournament. The
Team Melendez fighters question the severity of Heather Clark's nagging
knee injury. Additionally, the storied rivalry
between No.6 seed Felice Herrig of Team Pettis and No.11 seed Heather
Clark finally comes to a head, as they face off in the fifth preliminary
fight.
CAIN VELASQUEZ INJURED, REPLACED BY MARK HUNT FOR INTERIM UFC HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE VERSUS FABRICIO WERDUM AT UFC 180®
Mexico City, Mexico
- The UFC® announced today that UFC heavyweight champion
Cain Velasquez suffered a right knee injury during training and was forced to withdraw from his championship fight against No.1 contender
Fabricio Werdum in Mexico City on November 15.
As a result, No.4 heavyweight Mark Hunt
(10-8-1 in professional MMA, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand),
who is coming off a walk-off knockout against the iron-chinned Roy
Nelson in Tokyo in September (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGunUlEd50A),
will face Werdum (18-5-1, fighting out of Los Angeles via Porto Alegre, Brazil) in the five-round main event for the interim UFC
heavyweight title.
“I’m so unbelievably
disappointed that this happened,” Velasquez said. “To say I was looking
forward to fighting in Mexico for the first time is an understatement. I
wanted to fight on that card so bad. Looks
like it wasn’t meant to be and it’s not going to happen. I’m going to
get my [right] knee fixed and get back to training as soon as I can. I’m
sorry to the fans in Mexico who were expecting this fight, and I hope
to be able to come down and still be a part
of this historic event.”
For Werdum, it was never about Cain, it was always about the title.
“I’m ready for
whatever comes. I have been training in Mexico for nearly two months and
accept the challenge that is presented to me. I'll continue to prepare
and will arrive ready to fight on behalf of
all my Latin American fans," said Werdum.
Mark Hunt, never one to shy away from a big opportunity, wasted no time accepting a dream opportunity to fight for UFC gold.
“I
feel blessed to have this opportunity to fight for another world title.
This is something that doesn’t happen often to people. First K1 and now
UFC
– how can I say no, even though it’s on short notice? I’m dropping
everything and flying to Mexico tomorrow so I can best prepare myself
for this fight. I have to get into shape and acclimatize to that
environment, which is really important.
“There’s nothing to lose when you’re competing against the best at the top level,” Hunt added.
UFC 180: WERDUM vs. HUNT scheduled for November 15
at the Arena Mexico City, sold-out in only eight hours, and will
welcome more than
20,000 fans. Along with the explosive main event, fans will also be
treated to six other bouts featuring Latin American contenders.
UFC ticket refund policy
Due to causes beyond our
company's control, there has been a change in the main event of UFC 180
and Cain Velasquez will no longer be participating. For customers who
wish to request a refund the times to do so
will be from October 28 to November 7, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. CT.
For purchases made with a
credit card and/or debit card, please go to the Arena Ciudad de Mexico
box office with the following documents:
* Card with which the purchase was made. Original and copy
* Official identification. Original and Copy
* Tickets.
For purchases made in CASH, OXXO, ELEKTRA, PALACIO DE HIERRO's CARD through Superboletos, reimbursements will be made at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico box office only from
October 28 to November 7, 2014, please submit:
* Tickets.
* Official identification. Original and Copy
Foreign clients
For customers who are requesting a foreign refund, you must send your scanned tickets to the following e-mail address:
reembolsos@superboletos.com with the title "UFC refund", submitting the following:
* Tickets
* Official identification. Copy
* Card with the purchase I make (if applicable, Copy)
Once the documents are sent,
the actual tickets must be mailed to our offices in Monterrey and we
will provide a reply to the e-mail in which we receive the documents.
The dates for this are from
October 28 to November 7, 2014.
If you purchased with cash
you must also attach the card to which you want us to make the deposit,
if the purchase was made through credit/debit card the refund should
appear on your balance within 25 to 30 working
days from when the paperwork is received. Service charge is not refundable.
A CHAMPION WILL BE CROWNED AT
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® FINALE ON DEC. 12 AT PALMS CASINO RESORT IN LAS VEGAS
FIRST UFC WOMEN’S 115-POUND CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE AWARDED
PLUS, JEREMY STEPHENS AND CHARLES OLIVEIRA TO SQUARE OFF IN CO-MAIN EVENT
TICKETS FOR
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER® FINALE
AT THE PEARL AT PALMS CASINO RESORT
ON SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24
Las Vegas – The UFC® announced that the groundbreaking season of
The Ultimate Fighter®: A Champion Will Be Crowned will come to an explosive finish in the season finale on Friday, Dec. 12 at Palms Casino Resort. The two finalists will battle it out to become the inaugural UFC 115-pound champion in the five-round
main event.
As the latest installment of the UFC’s signature reality series, The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned
launched the UFC women’s strawweight division, and showcased 16 of
the world’s best 115-pound female mixed martial artists as they fought
to capture the first-ever strawweight crown. The winner of this season,
to be decided on the finale show, will emerge
as a trailblazer in women’s MMA and follow in the footsteps of current
UFC women’s bantamweight champion
Ronda Rousey.
In addition to a world title fight, powerful striker (No.10)
Jeremy Stephens (23-9, fighting out of San
Diego, Calif. by way of Des Moines, Iowa) will take on 14th-ranked featherweight
Charles Oliveira (18-4, 1NC, fighting out
of Houston, Texas by way of Sao Paulo, Brazil) in the co-main event.
Coming off a 30-second win over
Sam Stout at The Ultimate Fighter® finale in April, former STRIKEFORCE®
veteran K.J. Noons (12-6, fighting out of San Diego,
Calif.) returns to face The Ultimate Fighter season 15 alumnus Daron Cruickshank
(16-5, fighting out of Detroit, Mich.). Plus, fellow season 15 standout
Joe Proctor (10-2, fighting out of Bridgewater,
Mass.) looks for a third straight win when he meets the always dangerous
Yancy Medeiros
(10-2,
1 NC, fighting out of Honolulu, Hawaii) in a 155-pound scrap.
Additional bouts to be announced, and will include a collection of
women’s strawweight fights.
The Ultimate Fighter: A Champion Will Be Crowned airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET
on FOX Sports 1. This week, in episode five, an injury forces one of
the fighters out of
the competition, and opens the door for another to get a second chance
in the tournament. The Team Melendez fighters question the severity of
Heather Clark's nagging knee injury. And the storied rivalry between
No.6 seed Felice Herrig of Team Pettis and No.11
seed Heather Clark finally comes to a head, as they face off in the
fifth preliminary fight.
The Ultimate Fighter®
Finale will air live on FOX Sports 1 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on Friday, December 12, with the prelims kicking off the evening on FOX Sports 1 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Tickets for
The Ultimate Fighter®
Finale
go on sale Friday, Oct. 24 at 10 a.m. PT and
are priced at $300, $175 and $85. Tickets will be available at the Pearl
Concert Theater Box Office and all Ticketmaster locations. To charge by
phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster
at (800)745-3000 or on the web at www.ticketmaster.com.
Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.
UFC Fight Club® members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, Oct. 22 at 10 a.m. PT via the website
www.ufcfightclub.com. A special internet ticket pre-sale will be
available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, Oct. 23 starting at 10 a.m. PT. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through
UFC.com.
For more information or current fight news, visit
www.ufc.com.
All bouts live and subject to change.
FATHOM EVENTS AND UFC® BRING SOLD-OUT
UFC® 180: VELASQUEZ vs. WERDUM TO U.S. CINEMAS LIVE FROM MEXICO CITY ON NOV. 15
UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez to Battle No.1 Contender Fabricio Werdum for World Heavyweight Title in First-Ever
Event in Mexico
DENVER, CO – UFC® returns to movie theaters nationwide on Sat., Nov. 15
at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT, as Fathom Events and UFC bring
UFC® 180: VELASQUEZ vs. WERDUM, the UFC’s first-ever event in Mexico, to the big screen. Fans will have a front-row Octagon® view of all the action when heavyweight champion
Cain Velasquez collides with no.1 contender
Fabricio Werdum in the five-round main event on Nov. 15.
Broadcast live from the sold-out Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City,
audiences will witness the culmination of 12 weeks of rivalry and
competition built up between these two heavyweight coaches on The Ultimate Fighter® Latin America,
the UFC’s famed reality television series.
Tickets to watch
UFC® 180: VELASQUEZ vs. WERDUM on the big screen are available at participating theater box offices and at
www.FathomEvents.com. The event will be presented in more than 400 select movie theaters around the country through Fathom’s
Digital Broadcast Network. For a
complete list of theater locations and prices, visit the Fathom Events
website (theaters and participants are subject to change).
“UFC
180 is a historic event and fans in theaters nationwide will be treated
to the ultimate, front-row Octagon experience as Velasquez and Werdum
battle for the title
on the big screen,” said Dan Diamond, senior vice president of Fathom
Events.
UFC heavyweight champion
Cain Velasquez
(13-1 in his professional career, fighting out of San Jose, Calif.), an
agile and explosive heavyweight with a strong wrestling base, is
currently the only heavyweight titleholder of
Mexican descent in combat sports around the world. Often referred to as
“the baddest man on the planet,” he is widely considered the greatest
UFC heavyweight of all time thanks to career wins over former champions
Minotauro Nogueira,
Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos as well as Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.
No.1 contender
Fabricio Werdum
(17-5-1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calif. by way of of Porto Alegre,
Brazil) is currently on a four-fight win streak that includes victories
over fellow Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace
Minotauro Nogueira, Fedor Emelianenko,
Roy Nelson, and most recently,
Travis Browne. A two-time Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion, he is
also known as a technical fighter with heavy hands. Outside of the
Octagon, Werdum is seen across Latin America every week hosting the UFC
Network™’s weekly magazine show, UFC®
Ahora.
Additionally, seventh-ranked
Jake Ellenberger (29-8, fighting out of Lake Forrest, Calif. by way of Omaha, Neb.) goes up against no.11
Kelvin Gastelum
(10-0, fighting out of Yuma, Ariz.) in a welterweight showdown.
Ellenberger, a former Marine and NCAA wrestler, will bring his grit and
knockout power to the Octagon against the
undefeated winner of the 17th season of The Ultimate Fighter.
Other bouts for UFC® 180 include:
·
The Ultimate Fighter winner
Diego Sanchez (27-7, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.) and
Joe Lauzon (24-10, fighting out of Bridgewater, Mass.) will collide in a lightweight battle.
·
No. 4 ranked,
Ricardo Lamas (14-3, fighting out of Chicago, Ill.) will meet
Dennis Bermudez (15-3, fighting out of Lindenhurst, N.Y.) in a featherweight showdown that could have title implications.
·
Augusto “Dodger” Montano (13-1, fighting out of Mexico City, Mexico),
the newest Mexican fighter signed to the organization will make his UFC debut against
Chris Heatherly (8-2, 1 NC, fighting out of Cahokia, Ill.), who is unbeaten in four of his last five fights.
For more information or current fight news, visit
www.ufc.com. All bouts are live and subject to change.
