Owning consecutive wins over former champions Mauricio
“Shogun” Rua, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans, the
dynamic Jones faces a stern test in the hard-punching “Hendo.” Riding four
straight wins, including a decision victory in his 2011 Fight of the Year
candidate with Shogun, the 41-year-old possesses the power, experience and
grappling pedigree to upend the seemingly unbeatable champion.
“Dan Henderson is a mixed martial arts legend,” Jones said.
“While I have been able to defeat some of the best fighters in UFC history as
the light heavyweight champion, this will be my toughest challenge yet.”
“He’s never fought anyone like me,” Henderson said. “I’m excited to fight
somebody that people think is unbeatable. It inspires me.”
Tickets for UFC® 151: JONES vs. HENDERSON , presented by MetroPCS,go on sale
Friday, July 13 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $800, $600, $400, $250, $150
and $100. Tickets will be available at all Las Vegas Ticketmaster locations
(select Smith’s Food and Drug
Centers
UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to
purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, July 11 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, July 12, starting at 10 a.m. PT. To access
this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.
UFC® 151: JONES vs. HENDERSON
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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