The Ultimate Fighting Championship® returns to the city
where it all started – Denver ,
Colo.
Henderson, a Colorado
Springs native, won the title in February by defeating
Edgar, who had held the championship for nearly two years. UFC® 150: HENDERSON vs. EDGAR II will take place at Denver ’s
Pepsi Center ,
which also served as the site of UFC 135, where Jon Jones defended the light
heavyweight crown by submitting Quinton “Rampage” Jackson last September. UFC also held its
very first event in Denver
in Nov. 1993 at the McNichols Sports Arena.
The UFC will host a free, public press conference tomorrow
at 11 a.m. MT at the Ridgeline Room at the Pepsi Center
Tickets for UFC® 150: HENDERSON
vs. EDGAR II go on sale on Friday, June 15 at 10 a.m. MT and are priced at
$300, $225, $150, $125, $90, $75 and $45. Tickets will be available at the
Pepsi Center Box Office, by calling Ticket Horse at 303-53-HORSE or online at
www.TicketHorse.com.
UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to
purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, June 13 at 10 a.m. MT via the website
www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to
UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, June 14, starting at 10 a.m. MT. To access
this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.
UFC® 150: HENDERSON vs. EDGAR II, which is presented by the
United States Marine Corp., 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, Avail-TVN, and in
Canada on BellTV, Shaw Communications, Sasktel, and Viewer’s Choice Canada for
a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition and
$54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High Definition.
For more information or current fight news, visit
www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
About the Ultimate Fighting Championship®
Universally recognized for its action-packed, can’t-miss
events that have sold out some of the biggest arenas and stadiums across the
globe, the UFC® is the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization.
Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, headquartered in Las
Vegas and with offices in London , Toronto and Beijing ,
UFC produces more than 30 live events annually and is the largest Pay-Per-View
event provider in the world. In 2011, the UFC burst into the mainstream with a
landmark seven-year broadcast agreement with FOX Sports Media Group. The
agreement includes four live events broadcast on the FOX network annually, with
additional fight cards and thousands of hours of programming broadcast on FOX
properties FX and FUEL TV. This also includes the longest-running sports
reality show on television, The Ultimate Fighter®, which now airs on FX in an
exciting new live format.
In addition to its reach on FOX, UFC programming is
broadcast in over 149 countries and territories, to nearly one billion homes
worldwide, in 20 different languages. UFC content is also distributed
commercially in the United States
to bars and restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions, in English throughout Canada via Premium Sports Broadcasting Inc. and
in French throughout Quebec
via Interbox. The UFC also connects with tens of millions of fans through its
website, UFC.com, as well as social media sites Facebook and Twitter. UFC
President Dana White is considered one of the most accessible and followed executives
in sports, with over two million followers on Twitter. Ancillary UFC businesses
include best-selling DVDs, an internationally distributed magazine, UFC.TV
offering live event broadcasts and video on demand around the world, the
best-selling UFC Undisputed® video game franchise, UFC GYM®, UFC Fight Club
affinity program, UFC Fan Expo® festivals, branded apparel and trading cards.
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