Taking a leaf out of boxing’s promotional playbook, the UFC will promote their upcoming PPV events with a press tour that’ll cover 11 cities in five different countries, starting on July 29th.
Four of the UFC’s current champions, Georges St.Pierre, Jon Jones, Ronda Rousey and Cain Velasquez (who all have title fights before the end of the year) will join their opponents Johny Hendricks, Alexander Gustafsson, Miesha Tate and Junior Dos Santos on the five day tour alongside UFC President Dana White.
The U.S (Las Vegas, California, New York, Texas, Chicago), Canada (Montreal), Sweden (Stockholm), UK (London) and Brazil (Rio) will all be stopping points to drum up business for UFC 165, UFC 166, UFC 167 and UFC 168, with media days, open workouts, fighter interviews and press conferences all on the itinerary.
There’s a lot of good fights coming up in the next six months so it’s nice to see the UFC going the extra mile to help spread the word about them.
Check out the full schedule below.
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July 29 – California Bay Area: Press tour with UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos.
July 29 – Las Vegas, Nevada – Main Lobby, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino, 12 PM PT: Ultimate Media Day with UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks. Free and open to the public.
July 30 – Los Angeles, California –Club Nokia at Nokia Live, 11 AM PT: UFC president Dana White hosts a press conference live with UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, Junior dos Santos, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, Alexander Gustafsson, UFC welterweight champion George St-Pierre, Johny Hendricks, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate. Free and open to the public; streamed live on UFC.com.
July 31 – New York, New York –Beacon Theatre, 1 PM ET: UFC president Dana White hosts a press conference live with UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez, Junior Dos Santos, UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, Alexander Gustafsson, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, Johny Hendricks, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate. Free and open to the public; streamed live on UFC.com.
August 1 – Montreal, Canada – Complexe Desjardins, 12:30 PM ET: UFC Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright hosts a press conference with UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks. Free and open to the public; streamed live on UFC.com.
August 1 – Houston, Texas –Toyota Center, 1 PM CT: Open workouts and interviews with UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and former heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos. Free and open to the public.
August 1 – Stockholm, Sweden: Press tour with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson.
August 2 – Dallas, Texas – Cowboys Stadium, 1 PM CT: Open workouts and interviews on the field UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and Johny Hendricks. Free and open to the public.
August 2 – Chicago, Illinois: Press tour with UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate.
August 2 – London, England: Press tour with UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson.
August 2 – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – HSBC Arena, 3 PM BRT: UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos to participate in joint Q & A session prior to weigh-ins for UFC 163. Free and open to the public.
