UFC® KICKS OFF TICKET SALES FOR UFC® 188
WITH MEDIA DAY IN MEXICO CITY
Heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez collides with interim heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum in the five-round main
event on June 13
Plus:
Gilbert Melendez vs. Eddie Alvarez
Dodger Montaño vs. Cathal Pendred
Yair Rodriguez vs. Charles Rosa
Tecia Torres vs. Angela Hill
Tickets for UFC® 188: VELASQUEZ vs. WERDUM
at Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City
on sale Friday, March 20
Mexico City – After a successful inaugural event sell-out in November 2014, the UFC® heads back to Mexico today to kickoff
ticket sales for UFC® 188: VELASQUEZ vs. WERDUM. The highly anticipated rematich is slated for Saturday, June 13 at the Arena Ciudad de México in Mexico City and will finally determine the true heavyweight champion of the world.
Cain Velasquez,
Fabricio Werdum, Gilbert Melendez, Eddie Alvarez, Augusto Montaño, Cathal Pendred, Yair Rodriguez, Charles Rosa,
Tecia Torres and Angela Hill
were present at the media day, which took place today at the Four Seasons in Mexico City.
Headlining the June card is the highly anticipated five-round main event featuring UFC heavyweight champion
Cain Velasquez
(13-1, fighting out of San Jose, Calif.), and interim heavyweight champion
Fabricio Werdum
(19-5-1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Calif. by way of Porto Alegre,
Brazil). The heavyweight clash marks the culmination of a rivalry that
developed as coaches opposite each other on the first season of
The Ultimate Fighter® Latin America. Originally slated to clash at last year’s November event, Cain was removed from UFC® 180 in Mexico City due to injury.
In addition, fourth-ranked
Gilbert “El Niño” Melendez (22-4, fighting out
San Francisco, CA by way of Santa Ana, Calif.) goes up against no.10 Eddie Alvarez
(25-4, fighting out of Boca Raton, Fla.) in a lightweight showdown.
Melendez, a former Strikeforce and WEC lightweight champion, will bring
his black belt jiu-jitsu skills
to the Octagon® against the freestyle striker Alvarez.
Other bouts for UFC® 188 include:
-
Augusto “Dodger” Montaño (14-1, fighting out of Mexico City, Mexico) and
Cathal Pendred (16-3, fighting out of Dublin, Ireland) will collide in a welterweight battle
- The Ultimate Fighter®
Latin America winner, Yair “Pantera” Rodriguez (5-1, fighting out of Chicago, Ill. by way of Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico) will meet
Charles “Boston Strong” Rosa (10-1, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.) in a featherweight bout
- The Ultimate Fighter® 20 participant
Tecia “Tiny Tornado” Torres (5-1, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.) with fight her reality star counterpart Angela “Overkill” Hill (2-0,
fighting out of Asheville, N.C.) in a fight with serious implication for the women’s strawweight division
Tickets for UFC®
188: VELASQUEZ vs. WERDUM go on sale Friday, March 20 and are
priced at $7,490 zone Cancha, $4,815 zone Retractil Platino, $3,157 zone
Superpalco (Club), $3,157 zone Retractil Oro, $2,408 zone Platea
Platino, $1,873 zone Platea Oro, $1,391 zone Barrera,
$1,043 zone Butaca, $910 zone Butaca 2, $650 zone Balcon, $482 zone
Balcon 2, $375 zone Balcon 3 (prices listed in Mexican pesos and
include taxes). Tickets are available for purchase online at
www.superboletos.com,
by phone at +52 (55) 15154100. Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. Ticket prices do not include applicable service charges.
UFC® 188: VELASQUEZ vs. WERDUM
will be available live on Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Vubiquity, and in Canada on BellTV, Shaw Communications, Sasktel and Viewer’s Choice
Canada for a suggested retail price of $49.99 US/CAN for Standard Definition and $59.99 US/CAN for High -Definition.
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meet and greet and autograph signings with top UFC stars, Q&A
sessions,
and photo opportunities, access to an in-arena VIP party room, a chance
to hold the championship belt inside the Octagon® and more!
For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com. All bouts are live and subject to change.
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UFC® APPLAUDS ANTI-PIRACY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION
City of London Police Execute Warrant Against Suspect
Las Vegas - UFC® today announced it is cooperating with law enforcement officials from the City of London Police and its Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) regarding an investigation into the illegal distribution of UFC programming.
On March 18, the PIPCU executed a warrant to search and seize computers and property suspected of being used for criminal activity. A 55-year-old suspect, believed to be one of the internet’s biggest illegal uploaders of mixed martial arts and wrestling content, was arrested and remanded into police custody following the execution of the search warrant for his alleged involvement into the illegal distribution of protected content. Authorities estimate the suspect’s operation may have shared files that led to more than 2 million downloads. The suspect has been taken in for questioning as part of the ongoing investigation.
In the course of the search of the suspect’s residence in Coalville, Leicestershire, PIPCU uncovered computers, electronic equipment, and other evidence to assist in determining the extent of the unlawful activity and the potential damages incurred as a result of these crimes.
UFC has assisted local law enforcement authorities around the world in identifying potential infringers of intellectual property laws relating to the illegal distribution of copyrighted broadcasts. The UFC is committed to providing any assistance to PIPCU’s investigation into the illegal distribution of the company’s content and will make records and documents available to investigators.
