CHAMPION JON JONES COLLIDES WITH DANIEL CORMIER AT UFC® 178 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 AT MGM GRAND IN LAS VEGAS
Plus:
DUSTIN POIRIER vs. CONOR McGREGOR
CAT ZINGANO vs. AMANDA NUNES
BOBBY GREEN vs. JORGE MASVIDAL
TIM KENNEDY vs. YOEL ROMERO
DOMINICK CRUZ vs. TAKEYA MIZUGA
TICKETS FOR
UFC® 178: JONES vs. CORMIER
AT MGM GRAND GARDEN ARENA – LAS VEGAS
ON SALE FRIDAY, AUGUST 8
Las Vegas, Nevada –
UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones
looks to extend his historic reign over the talented 205-pound division Saturday, Sept. 27 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas when he takes on bitter rival and No. 2 contender
Daniel Cormier. Jones will look to make
his record eighth light heavyweight title defense against the two-time U.S. Olympian Cormier.
The bad blood between
Jones
(20-1, fighting out of Endicott, N.Y.) and Cormier (15-0, fighting out
of San Jose, Calif.) has brewed for months with the two trading heated
words in the press. The talk comes
to an end in Las Vegas next month in one of the most anticipated title
fights of the year!
In addition, Irish phenom
Conor McGregor
(15-2, fighting out of Dublin, Ireland) will meet sixth-ranked
Dustin Poirier
(16-3,
fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.) in a featherweight showdown that
could have major title implications. McGregor is coming off a
first-round knockout of Diego Brandao
and will be looking to stay unbeaten inside the Octagon® against Poirier, one of the most devastating finishers in the division who has won nine of his last eleven.
Also,
undefeated No. 1-ranked women’s bantamweight contender
Cat Zingano (8-0, fighting out of Broomfield, Colo.)
will clash with Brazilian knockout artist and No. 8-ranked Amanda Nunes
(9-3, fighting out of Miami, Fla.) in a bout that could determine the next challenger for Ronda Rousey’s crown.
Other bouts for UFC 178 include:
·
No. 7-ranked
Bobby Green
(23-5, fighting out of Fontana, Calif.) vs. No. 14-ranked
Jorge Masvidal
(27-8, fighting out of Miami, Fla.) in a lightweight battle.· Two top middleweights clash as No. 6-ranked Tim Kennedy (18-4, fighting out of Austin, Texas) faces No. 11-ranked Yoel Romero (8-1, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.).
· Former UFC bantamweight champion, Dominick Cruz (19-1, fighting out of San Diego, Calif.) makes his long awaited return to the Octagon as he meets No. 5-ranked Takeya Mizugaki (20-7-2, fighting out of Kanagawa, Japan).
· Hard-hitting welterweight Patrick Cote (21-8, fighting out of Montreal, Quebec Canada) vs. electrifying kickboxer Stephen Thompson (9-1, fighting out of Simpsonville, S.C.).
· Welterweight striker John Howard (22-9, fighting out of Boston, Mass.) vs. gritty veteran Brian Ebersole (50-16-1, 1NC, fighting out of Phuket, Thailand).
· Lightweight rising star Jon Tuck (8-1, fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz.) vs. submission specialist Kevin Lee (8-1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.).
Tickets for
UFC® 178: JONES vs. CORMIER, presented by MetroPCS, go on sale Friday,
August
8 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $800, $600, $400, $250, $125 and $75
(prices do not include applicable service charges). Tickets are
available for purchase online
at www.ticketmaster.com, by phone at (800) 745-3000 and will be
available at the MGM Grand Garden Arena box office. Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person.
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UFC®178: JONES vs. CORMIER will be available live on Pay-Per-View
at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on UFC.TV,
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US/$59.99
CAN for High -Definition.
CARLOS JUAREZ JOINS ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP AS
VICE PRESIDENT, SPANISH LANGUAGE PRODUCTION
Las Vegas, Nev. ‒ The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC®) is pleased to announce that Carlos Juarez has joined the company as Vice President, Spanish Language Production. In his role, Juarez will oversee all Spanish-language productions and direct overall content execution from inception to delivery. He will also be responsible for all domestic and international studio television and digital production, as well as live and taped Pay-Per-View and television shows.
“The UFC has some of the most passionate fans in all of sports and I am excited to help the company continue to develop exclusive content and programming for our Spanish-speaking fans,” Juarez said. “As the UFC continues to expand throughout Latin America, producing programming and content for our Spanish-speaking viewers is essential to the UFC’s growth throughout the region.”
With over a decade of production experience, Juarez has also directed and produced programming for FOX Soccer Channel and FOX Sports Español that included UEFA Champions League, English Premier League, Major League Soccer, Major League Baseball, and National Football League telecasts. Prior to joining the UFC, Juarez worked for FOX Networks and Engineering as Director of Production, in charge of a production facility and various crews coordinating with FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2, FOX Deportes, and MundoFOX.
