UFC SUPERSTARS, UFC HALL OF FAMERS AND LEGENDS CONFIRMED FOR UFC FAN EXPO

Las Vegas – UFC^® is proud to announce its largest-ever roster of UFC superstars, UFC Hall of Famers and legends for UFC Fan Expo^®, taking place Friday, July 10 and Saturday, July 11, at the Sands Expo and Convention Center at the Venetian/Palazzo, as part of its 4^th Annual UFC International Fight Week™.

 

As the centerpiece of the largest celebration of combat sports in the world, UFC Fan Expo provides fight fans with unprecedented access to UFC champions, top-ranked UFC contenders, celebrities, legendary fighters, Octagon Girls^® and budding amateur stars while attending various martial arts tournaments.

 

The two-day event will be highlighted by a myriad of athlete engagement sessions with a list of elite participants including: six current UFC champions, eight UFC Hall of Famers and six mixed martial arts (MMA) pioneers. Each participant’s session will take place at one of 22 UFC brand stations throughout the Fan Expo grounds with autograph and photo opportunities for all fight fanatics in attendance.

 

Eight UFC partners will also conduct signing sessions with select contracted fighters during Fan Expo at sponsor-assigned stations. These partners include: Bud Light, EA Sports, Harley-Davidson, Toyo Tires, Monster Energy, MusclePharm, UFC Gyms and Action Combat Ops.

 

Fan Expo also includes marital arts tournaments from six different disciplines providing 130 hours of amateur competition involving more than 4,000 amateur athletes from 30 countries.

 

UFC International Fight Week features the 2015 UFC Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, a UFC Reebok experience, the Ulti-man 5k and UFC Gym^® Fitness Challenge, as well as fan events at Fremont Street Experience. UFC International Fight Week will be capped off with two highly anticipated events in UFC^® 189: MENDES vs. MCGREGOR on Saturday, July 11 and The Ultimate Fighter^®Finale on Sunday, July 12.

 

Fans can now pre-register and join the UFC fan community at UFCregister.com to make the most of their UFC International Fight Week experience. They can earn UFC Rewards points and automatically upload UFC activation images and video to their Facebook and Twitter accounts.

 

UFCFightWeek.com is the official destination for the most current list of scheduled events. Download the official UFC International Fight Week app at iTunes or Google Play stores, to navigate the week and download a full events schedule, itinerary planner, UFC fan band perks, push notifications and more!

 

Tickets for UFC Fan Expo are currently on sale at UFCFanExpo.com with two day passes beginning at $60 online and $65 onsite. One-day passes begin at $35 online and $45 onsite. *Events are subject to change.

 

For additional information please visit UFC.com, and follow UFC Fight Week on Twitter @UFCFightWeek.

 

 

The following participants are scheduled to attend UFC Fan Expo:

 

 

Jhenny Andrade

Luciana Andrade

Jon Anik

Rafael dos Anjos*

Andrei Arlovski

Raphael Assuncao

Carly Baker

Joseph Benavidez

Chrissy Blair

Kahili Blundell

CM Punk

Travis Browne

Bruce Buffer

Liz Carmouche

Arianny Celeste

Donald Cerrone

Michael Chiesa

Daniel Cormier*

Dominick Cruz

John Dodson

Frankie Edgar

Rashad Evans

Urijah Faber

Don Frye

Kelvin Gastelum

Jamillette Gaxiola

Gary Goodridge

Renzo Gracie

Forrest Griffin^

Clay Guida

Vanessa Hanson

Johny Hendricks

Matt Hughes^

Joanna Jedrzejczyk*

Anthony Johnson

Demetrious Johnson*

Michael Johnson

Shawn Jordan

Chuck Liddell^

Guy Mezger

Stipe Miocic

Pat Miletich^

Rose Namajunas

Megan Olivi

Brittney Palmer

Julianna Pena

BJ Penn^

Kenda Perez

Anthony Pettis

Dustin Poirier

Luke Rockhold

Ben Rothwell

Bas Rutten^
Dan Severn^

Erick Silva

Cub Swanson

Oleg Taktarov

Tecia Torres

Frank Trigg^

Chris Weidman*

Fabricio Werdum*

Tyron Woodley

Paige VanZant

Paul Varelans

Cain Velasquez

 

 

*Denotes UFC champion

^Denotes UFC Hall of Famer