FORMER CHAMP FRANKIE EDGAR MEETS CUB SWANSON WHEN THE UFC® RETURNS TO AUSTIN’S FRANK ERWIN CENTER ON SATURDAY, NOV.
22
Plus:
BOBBY GREEN (#7) vs. EDSON BARBOZA (#12)
JOSEPH BENAVIDEZ (#2) vs. DUSTIN ORTIZ (#13)
BRAD PICKETT (#11) vs. CHICO CAMUS
JARED ROSHOLT vs. OLEKSIY OLIYNYK
YVES EDWARDS vs. AKBARH ARREOLA
TICKETS FOR
UFC FIGHT NIGHT™:
EDGAR vs. SWANSON
AT FRANK ERWIN CENTER – AUSTIN, TEXAS
ON SALE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17
Las Vegas, Nevada – For the first time since 2010, the Octagon® makes
its way back to the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, as former UFC® lightweight champ and current No. 3 featherweight contender
Frankie “The Answer” Edgar takes on second-ranked
Cub Swanson
in a five-round main event that could propel the winner into a title shot.
Edgar
(16-4-1, fighting out of Toms River, N.J.) returns to action riding a
two-fight win streak over B.J. Penn and Charles Oliveira, hoping to earn
his spot
as the next title contender. The former lightweight champ has been a
force since dropping to 145 pounds and is looking for his chance to
become only the third fighter in UFC history to claim gold in two
different weight classes. Swanson (21-5, fighting out
of Albuquerque, N.M.), a native of Palm Springs, Calif. who also splits
time training at Jackson/Winkeljohn MMA, has been on a six-fight
undefeated tear since January 2012 that includes wins over Ross Pearson,
Dustin Poirier and, most recently, Jeremy Stephens.
The heavy-handed knockout artist has plans for a potential title shot
in 2015.
Also scheduled for the card:
·
Top-ranked lightweights collide in the co-main event as the always-exciting No. 7 contender
Bobby Green (23-5, fighting out of Fontana, Calif.)
meets twelfth-ranked Brazilian striker Edson Barboza
(14-2, fighting out of Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).
·
Fan-favorite and eleventh-ranked
Brad “One Punch” Pickett (25-9, fighting out
of East London, England) returns to action against the hard-hitting Chico Camus
(14-5, fighting out of Milwaukee, Wis.) in a flyweight bout.
·
Heavyweights collide as former Oklahoma State University wrestling standout
Jared Rosholt
(11-1, fighting out of Arlington, Texas) looks to remain unbeaten in the UFC as he takes on Sambo specialist
Oleksiy Oliynyk (49-9-1, fighting out of
Moscow, Russia.).
·
San Antonio native and former flyweight title contender
Joseph Benavidez (20-4, fighting out of
Sacramento, Calif.) puts his second-place ranking on the line against thirteenth-ranked
Dustin Ortiz (14-3, fighting out of Franklin,
Tenn.) in a pivotal bout in the division.
·
The Ultimate Fighter
season 5 veteran
Matt Wiman (15-7, fighting out of Arvada, Colo.)
returns following an extended layoff against Greg Jackson-product Isaac Vallie-Flagg
(14-5-1, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.) at lightweight.
·
Russian heavyweight
Ruslan Magomedov (12-1, fighting out of
The Republic of Dagestan, Russia) takes on the debuting Josh Copeland
(9-0, fighting out Denver, Colo.).
·
Britain’s
The Ultimate Fighter season 17 cast member Luke Barnatt
(8-1, fighting out of Cambridge, England) squares off against Texan Roger Narvaez
(6-1, fighting out of Corpus Christi, Texas) at middleweight.
·
Austin’s own
Yves Edwards (42-21-1, 1NC, fighting out of
Austin, Texas) makes his 66th professional MMA appearance against Mexican-born
Akbarh Arreola (22-8-1, fighting out of Tijuana,
Baja California, Mexico) in a lightweight contest.
·
Women’s strawweight
Paige VanZant (3-1, fighting out of Reno, Nev.)
competes against unbeaten Kailin Curran (3-0,
fighting out of Ewa Beach, Hawaii).
·
Mexican grappler
Juan Puig (11-3, fighting out of
Mexico City, Mexico) faces South Korean prospect Dooho Choi
(11-1, fighting out of Gumi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea) in a battle of featherweights.
Tickets for
UFC FIGHT NIGHT™: EDGAR vs. SWANSON go on sale Friday, October 17 at 10 a.m. CT and are priced at $150, $100, $75, $50 and $40. Tickets may be purchased online at
www.TexasBoxOffice.com, calling the Texas Box Office at 1-800-982-BEVO
or visiting select Austin-area H-E-B Grocery Stores. Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.
UFC Fight Club®
members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, October 15 at 10 a.m. CT via the website
www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be
available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, October 16 starting at 10 am. CT. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through
UFC.com.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT™: EDGAR vs. SWAWNSON will air live on FOX Sports 1
at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Saturday, November 22, with the prelims kicking off the evening on FOX Sports 1 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and on UFC FIGHT PASS™ at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
ANDERSON
SILVA TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE
AT THE COPACABANA PALACE IN RIO DE JANEIRO
Tuesday, October 14 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT
Las Vegas, Nev. –
Former UFC® middleweight champion
Anderson Silva
will host a press conference on Tuesday, October 14 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to discuss his highly anticipated return to the Octagon®.
After a 13-month layoff due to a fractured leg suffered in his second bout with UFC middleweight champion
Chris Weidman,
“The Spider” will defy the odds and return to competition live on pay-per-view January 31, 2015 in Las Vegas in a showdown with the fiery
Nick Diaz.
The press conference will be streamed live on UFC.com
starting at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT.
DESIGN A UFC WALKOUT T-SHIRT TO BE WORN BY
WOMEN’S BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPION RONDA ROUSEY
Las Vegas, Nev. –
The
UFC® is calling all fans, artists and designers to show
off their creativity and submit a design that will be worn by UFC
women’s bantamweight champion
Ronda Rousey
as
her Walkout T-shirt at her next fight. The UFC and Rousey are looking
for a creative, unique design that showcases her personality. There is
no cost to enter and entries must
be received by Friday, Oct. 31.
In addition to Rousey wearing the T-shirt, the winning designer will also receive
The Ultimate UFC Pack, which includes a limited edition, custom-made EA SPORTS™ UFC® Octagon Kit autographed by Rousey,
Monster UFC Octagon™ Headphones and Earbuds, and T-shirts printed with the winning design. The EA SPORTS UFC Octagon Kit includes a custom skinned
Sony PlayStation® 4 console and two controllers, a copy of
EA SPORTS UFC and a pair of Century UFC fight gloves.
“I’m
excited to see all of the designs from our fans,” said Rousey. “Walkout
T-shirts are an expression of the fighter and this contest gives one
lucky designer the
opportunity to be represented as part of the fight night.”
Rousey
(10-0, fighting out of Venice, Calif.) has dominated the female sports
world over the past few years. She broke through MMA’s glass ceiling and
became the youngest
Judoka contestant (at 17 years old) to enter the Olympic Games in
Athens winning a bronze medal. Her move to mainstream spotlight followed
after she became the first female fighter to sign a contract with the
UFC. Since then she has appeared on covers of magazines
including ESPN’s “The Body Issue” and Maxim. She coached the 18th
season of the UFC’s reality television show
The Ultimate Fighter® and crossed over into the world
of Hollywood with roles in “The Expendables 3,” “Fast & Furious 7,”
and the upcoming “Entourage” movie. Rousey has finished all her
opponents inside the Octagon and the 16-second knockout
victory at UFC 175 in July marked the third time she finished an
opponent in under 30 seconds. Seven out of her 10 career victories have
occurred in under a minute.
Anyone interested in participating in the contest should submit designs online at
www.UFC.com/RondaTee
during the contest period. The designs must
be original and include the UFC logo and name “Ronda ‘Rowdy’ Rousey” or
“’Rowdy’ Ronda Rousey.” Entries should be designed at 300 dpi or be in
vector format and saved for web as a 1200 x 1200 JPEG file. For complete
details and official rules, visit
www.UFC.com/RondaTee. Contest ends Oct. 31, 2014. No purchase necessary.
The winning design will be announced in Nov. 2014 and will be worn by Rousey at her next fight.
TOP HEAVYWEIGHTS JUNIOR DOS SANTOS AND STIPE MIOCIC HEADLINE FIRST UFC EVENT IN PHOENIX
Plus:
ARIZONA FIGHTERS JOHN MORAGA, JAMIE VARNER, JOE RIGGS, BRYAN BARBERENA AND ANTHONY BIRCHAK
TICKETS FOR
UFC FIGHT NIGHT™: DOS SANTOS vs. MIOCIC
AT US AIRWAYS CENTER ON SALE FRIDAY, OCT. 10
Las Vegas – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced that its first
live event in Phoenix, on Saturday, Dec. 13 at US Airways Center, will be headlined by a pivotal heavyweight clash between former UFC® heavyweight champion
Junior
Dos Santos and fourth-ranked Stipe
Miocic. The event will also feature at least five competitors with Arizona ties.
One of the best heavyweights in UFC history,
No. 2 contender Dos Santos (16-3, fighting out of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) returns to the Octagon® for the first time since the
final fight in his trilogy of bouts with current champion Cain Velasquez. Miocic
(12-1, fighting out of Cleveland, Ohio), with consecutive wins over top
contenders Roy Nelson, Gabriel Gonzaga and, most recently, Fabio
Maldonado, is one of the hottest
names in the division, and he hopes to keep his momentum going by
taking the next step toward a shot at the heavyweight title.
In the co-main event, fiery lightweight
Nate
Diaz (18-9, fighting out of Stockton, Calif.) makes his highly anticipated
return against third-ranked Rafael Dos Anjos
(22-7, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). After a near
13-month hiatus, Diaz looks to reestablish himself as a top contender in
the 155-pound division. Beating Dos Anjos will be no easy feat, as the
Brazilian standout boasts a two-fight win streak
that includes a stunning first-round knockout of former lightweight
champion Benson Henderson.
Plus, former STRIKEFORCE® heavyweight champion
Alistair
Overeem (37-14, 1NC, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Netherlands) faces 6’11”
contender Stefan
Struve (29-6, fighting out of Beverwijk, The Netherlands) in a
hard-hitting heavyweight bout. Struve has won four out of his last five,
with victories over Miocic, Lavar Johnson, Dave Herman and Pat Barry.
The Phoenix card will also feature former title challenger and longtime UFC veteran (No. 12)
Gabriel Gonzaga (16-8, fighting out of Ludlow, Mass.) taking on surging former NFL player
Matt Mitrione (8-3, fighting out of Indianapolis, Ind.). In addition, former Arizona State University NCAA Division I wrestler
John
Moraga (15-3, fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz.) meets fourth-ranked contender
Jussier
Formiga (17-3, fighting out of Natal, Brazil.) in the flyweight division.
Additional bouts include:
- Phoenix native
Joe
Riggs (28-9, fighting out of Glendale, Ariz.) returns to the UFC after eight years against veteran
Ben
Saunders (17-6-2, fighting out of Orlando, Fla.) in a welterweight bout.
- Former WEC® lightweight champion
Jamie
Varner (21-10-1, 2NC, fighting out of Scottsdale, Ariz.) meets The Ultimate Fighter season 15 contestant
Drew
Dober (14-6, fighting out of Omaha, Neb.).
- The Ultimate Fighter season 3 finalist
Ed
Herman (22-9, 1 NC, fighting out of Fort Collins, Colo.) faces rising middleweight star
Derek
Brunson (11-3, fighting out of Wilmington, N.C.).
- In the lightweight division,
Joe Ellenberger (15-1, fighting out of Omaha, Neb.) takes on UFC newcomer
Bryan Barberena (9-2, fighting out of Glendale, Ariz.).
- Plus,
Anthony Birchak (11-1, fighting out of Tucson, Ariz.) and
Ian Entwistle (8-2, fighting out of Phuket, Thailand.) will square off in a bantamweight bout.
Tickets for
UFC FIGHT NIGHT™: DOS SANTOS vs. MIOCIC go on sale Friday, Oct.
10 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $200, $150, $100, $75, $50 and $40.
Tickets will be available at the US Airways Center 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. 8 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. 9 starting at 10 a.m. PT. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through
UFC.com.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DOS SANTOS vs. MIOCIC
will be available live on FOX at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on Saturday, Dec. 13, with prelims kicking off on FOX Sports 1 at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT.
For more information or current fight news, visit
www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
