Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Public invited to UFC 140 Press Conference in Toronto

UFC® RETURNS TO TORONTO FOLLOWING HISTORIC APRIL EVENT
UFC® 140: JONES vs. MACHIDA

Saturday, Dec. 10, 2011 from Air Canada Centre in Toronto
PRESS CONFERENCE AND AUTOGRAPH SESSION TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12

UFC® LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION JON JONES AND FORMER CHAMPION LYOTO MACHIDA ARE
JOINED BY UFC® PRESIDENT DANA WHITE AND TOM WRIGHT AT AIR CANADA CENTRE
TORONTO – Following its historic inaugural April event, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® returns to Toronto to host a press conference on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 1 p.m. ET as tickets for UFC® 140: JONES VS. MACHIDA go on sale to the general public on Saturday, Oct. 15. UFC® light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and former champion Lyoto Machida will be joined by UFC® President Dana White and Canadian Director of Operations Tom Wright at Air Canada Centre.

The 1 p.m. press conference will be open to the public while the UFC® will also hold a special fan autograph session for Jones and Machida at Real Sports Apparel from 5 to 6 p.m., located within Maple Leaf Square at 15 York Street. (Please note – this event is on a first-come, first-serve basis – one autograph per fighter per person.)

Tickets for UFC® 140: JONES VS. MACHIDA go on sale to the public on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. ET. Members of UFC® Fight Club™ will have the first chance to buy tickets on Thursday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. ET, followed by UFC newsletter subscribers on Friday, Oct. 14 at 10 a.m. ET. Fans can sign up for the UFC® Fight Club™ at www.ufcfightclub.com. Ticket prices will be announced early next week.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
UFC® 140 PRESS CONFERENCE
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 – 1:00 p.m. ET (media check in at 11:30 a.m., doors to public at noon)
WHERE: Air Canada Centre, Toronto – Gate 5 entrance off Bremner Blvd.
WHO: JON JONES, UFC® LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
LYOTO MACHIDA, FORMER UFC® LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
UFC® PRESIDENT DANA WHITE
UFC® DIRECTOR OF CANADIAN OPERATIONS TOM WRIGHT

AUTOGRAPH SIGNING
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 – 5-6 p.m. ET
WHERE: Real Sports Apparel, Maple Leaf Square, 15 York Street, Toronto
WHO: JONE JONES AND LYOTO MACHIDA

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