Toronto, Ontario – The world’s top 125-pound fighters will
square off on Saturday, Sept. 22 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto as Joseph
Benavidez meets Demetrious Johnson in a bout that will crown the first-ever UFC
flyweight champion. The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that
tickets for the inaugural and historic flyweight championship fight will go on
sale to the general public on Friday, July 27.
UFC® 152: BENAVIDEZ vs. JOHNSON also features an outstanding
co-main event between middleweight title contenders Michael Bisping and Brian
Stann, as well as the return of UFC legend BJ Penn, as he takes on rising
Canadian star Rory MacDonald in welterweight action. In addition, Calgary ’s TJ Grant looks
to extend his winning streak to three when he meets Evan Dunham in a
lightweight contest. Additional fights will be announced at www.ufc.com in the
weeks to come.
A video preview of UFC 152 is available by clicking here.
The September 22 event marks the second of three UFC® events
taking place in Canada in
2012, following UFC®149: FABER vs. BARAO in Calgary
this Saturday and before UFC® 154 in Montreal
on November 17.
“Everyone knows how much I love Canada
and it’s going to be great to have the first-ever UFC flyweight title fight
between Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson in Toronto on Sept. 22,” UFC President Dana
White said. “Both Michael Bisping and Brian Stann want to prove that they
deserve a shot at Anderson Silva, so I expect them to go out and put on an
incredible fight for the fans.
“BJ Penn called out Rory MacDonald and Rory accepted!” White
continued. “BJ is a former two-division champion and he loves having the chance
to knock off the welterweight division’s fastest-rising star.”
Benavidez, Johnson, Bisping, Stann and MacDonald will join
Tom Wright, UFC Director of Canadian Operations, at a public press conference
at Massey Hall (178 Victoria
Street , Toronto ) on
Tuesday, July 24 at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Tickets for UFC® 152: BENAVIDEZ vs. JOHNSON go on sale
Friday, July 27 at 12 p.m. ET and are priced at $550, $375, $250, $150, $125
and $85. Tickets will be available at the Air Canada Centre Box Office, by
calling Ticketmaster at 1-855-985-5000 or online at www.ticketmaster.ca. Ticket
prices do not include applicable service charges.
UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to
purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, July 25 at 10 a.m. ET via the website
www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to
UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, July 26, starting at 10 a.m. ET. To access
this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com.
UFC® 152: BENAVIDEZ vs. JOHNSON, presented by Assassin’s Creed
III, Igniting the Revolution on October 30th, will be available live on
Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. EST/7 p.m. PST on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH
Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on Shaw Communications, Bell TV, 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 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 networkannually, with
additional fight cards and thousands of hours of programmingbroadcast 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 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 distributed by THQ, UFC GYM®,
UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo® festivals, branded apparel and
trading cards.
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