The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to Canada this September for UFC 165 and next Tuesday (July 9, 2013), the promotion will host a special press conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada to promote the event.
UFC 165 is scheduled to take place on Sat., Sept. 21, 2013, at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, and is headlined by a light heavyweight championship contest of Jon Jones vs. Alexander Gustafsson as well as a interim bantamweight affair between Renan Barao and Eddie Wineland.
Tuesday's press conference, which is set to take place inside RealSports Bar & Grill in downtown Toronto, is meant to promote the on-sale date for tickets to the event and main event competitors Jones and Gustafsson will be in attendance to answer questions from the media about their upcoming title fight.
UFC 165 tickets go on sale to the public on Thurs., July 11, 2013, at 10 a.m. ET with ticket prices going from $75-$450. UFC Fight Club members can purchase tickets on Tues., July 9, 2013, at 10 a.m. ET, and subscribers to the UFC newsletter will have access to advanced tickets on Weds., July 10, 2013, at 10 a.m. ET.
UFC Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright will host the press conference, which begins at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT, and is open to the public.
As always, MMAmania.com will have complete coverage of the press conference with all the relevant notes and quotes, not to mention video of the entire proceedings. So stay tuned, Maniacs.
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