UFC stacks the 2009 Fan Expo with more than 30 of its top fighters
by Jesse Holland on Jun 24, 2009 9:28 PM EDT
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Ultimate Fighting Championship today announced its star-studded line up for the launch of the UFC Fan Expo, a two-day fan exposition of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) activities scheduled for Friday, July 10, which leads right up to the start of the historic fights on Saturday, July 11, inside Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Included in the UFC Fan Expo will be meet and greets with legendary UFC and WEC fighters, MMA demonstrations, fan-inspired special events, training and development sessions as well as other combat related opportunities and entertainment.
All the UFC Fan Expo activities will be planned in conjunction with UFC 100, including the weigh-in event on Friday, July 10, that is free and open to the public.
Scheduled to appear are:
Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida
Royce Gracie
Randy "The Natural" Couture
Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell
"Sugar" Rashad Evans
Forrest Griffin
Quinton "Rampage" Jackson
Kenny "Ken-Flo" Florian
Steve "The Robot" Cantwell
Shane "The Engineer" Carwin
Marcus "The Irish Hand Grenade" Davis
Tyson Griffin
Clay "The Carpenter" Guida
Dustin "McLovin'" Hazelett
Keith "The Dean of Mean" Jardine
Anthony "Rumble" Johnson
Martin "The Hitman" Kampmann
Josh "Kos" Koscheck
Joe "J-Lau" Lauzon
Junie "The Lunatic" Browning
Nate "The Great" Marquardt
Gray "The Bully" Maynard
Karo "The Heat" Parisyan
Diego "Nightmare" Sanchez
Sean "The Muscle Shark" Sherk
Mike "Quick" Swick
Nate Diaz
Efrain Escudero
Renzo Gracie
Gary "Big Daddy" Goodridge
"The Texas Crazy Horse" Heath Herring
Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
The big guns of the WEC will also be on hand to sign autographs, with current champions Miguel Torres and Mike Brown sharing the convention center floor with Urijah Faber, Jens Pulver, Brian Bowles, Joseph Benavidez, Donald Cerrone, Leonard Garcia, Ben Henderson and Alex Karalexis.
Tickets for the UFC Fan Expo can be bought exclusively at www.ufcfanexpo.com. Customers that purchase Expo tickets in advance will receive $10 off the two-day pass.
For more information on the big event click here.
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Well, a few non ufc guys will be there e.g rumina sato is and he’s almost only fought in shooto. Probly all the guys they wanted to sign him over the years for “big matchups.”
by NameNotRequired on Jun 24, 2009 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions
This is such a cool idea, but….
Gary Goodride?? Renzo Gracie
Wheres BJ Penn!
by SoCalStunNa on Jun 24, 2009 9:45 PM EDT reply actions
Also, heres a little bit of Lee Murray Update for those of us who are intruiged by Murray and all his craziness!
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Lee-Murray-Suspected-Of-Involvement-In-Securitas-Robbery-Extradition-Request-Rejected-By-Morocco/Article/200906415317804?lpos=UK_News_Carousel_Region_4&lid=ARTICLE_15317804_Lee_Murray,_Suspected_Of_Involvement_In_Securitas_Robbery:_Extradition_Request_Rejected_By_Morocco
*There seriouly needs to be a movie about this guy!
Tito could play HIMSELF in the scene where he gets knocked out in the infamous alley brawl!
by SoCalStunNa on Jun 24, 2009 9:52 PM EDT up reply actions
there is gonna be a movie, it was announced almost a year ago its gonna be about his role in the robbery and his mma career as well
by AzCombat on Jun 25, 2009 6:58 AM EDT up reply actions
can’t distract him with something like this. Look at him now, he’s d%$king around in mark maronovich’s backyard and random warehouses in so cal.
by NameNotRequired on Jun 24, 2009 9:56 PM EDT up reply actions
thats what i call training… coming soon: bj penn mastering the 40 oz curl!
by brendan on Jun 24, 2009 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Gary “Big Daddy” Goodridge is there cause hes an old school UFC fighter. I still remember him getting that poor dude in a crucifix and elbowing the shit out of his face. It is one of the sickest finishes I have ever seen.
by NorthStar on Jun 24, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions
No Anderson huh? I’m stoked that my boy Kampmann will be there. He is a really down to earth guy who takes time to actually talk to his fans. I will always be a fan of the Hitman!
by JRE on Jun 24, 2009 10:02 PM EDT reply actions
Im trying to figure out why in hell Junie Browning is there…
by enzo-enormous on Jun 24, 2009 10:11 PM EDT reply actions
I wish I was going. It’d be cool to meet some of these guys. After looking at the list I have a question that may be off topic. When is Shane Carwin going to fight next? I can’t believe that he’d get a title shot next. I wonder who they’ll match him up against.
by Shadyone33 on Jun 24, 2009 10:21 PM EDT reply actions
I’ll be their! The biggest MMA event ever!! It won’t cost much to get their and splurge with your buddies on room(s) this is a once in a life time event at least look into it before you say you can’t afford it. Road Trips are always a blast.
by Beaver on Jun 24, 2009 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions
I’m going. Expo and the fight, Sec 203. not the best, but at least I’ll be there.
anybody see the tickets on Stubhub for $100,000? A little much, ya think?
by Jrandolph on Jun 25, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions
WEC Contenders are gonna be at the expo
WEC Champions are gonna be at the expo
Even Alex Karalexis is gonna be at the expo
If you are a wec contendor or a champion, or alex karalexis, then you are going to be at the expo.
Jamie Varner is not going to be there.
Jamie Varner is not a WEC Champion.
by kdawg on Jun 25, 2009 12:49 AM EDT reply actions
Oops. should’ve been this way of reasoning for it to be valid.
WEC Contenders are gonna be at the expo.
WEC Champions are gonna be at the expo.
Even Alex Karalexis is gonna be at the expo.
If you are going to be at the expo, then you are either a WEC contender*, a WEC champion, or Alex Karalexis.
Jamie Varner is not going to be at the expo.
Jamie Varner is neither a WEC contendor, a WEC champion, nor Alex Karalexis.
by kdawg on Jun 25, 2009 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions
is that every one that is going to be at the expo and the ones we will be able to meet ? anyone know?
by elmatador2424 on Jun 25, 2009 12:54 PM EDT reply actions
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