Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held a special star-studded press conference earlier this afternoon (Mon., Nov. 17, 2014) inside Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, to reveal its 2015 event calendar, as well as share big "breaking" news.
To watch a full video replay of "The Time is Now" press conference right now click here.
The world's leading mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion did indeed announce another ambitious 12-month schedule (more on that here), but it failed to deliver on the big "breaking" news front, with company president Dana White revealing that it "didn't get done in time" for today's event.
The time is not now!
Nonetheless, the event was packed with many of UFC's biggest stars, all of whom descended on "Sin City" to answer questions, talk trash, promote their respective match ups and, of course, square up for a few photo opportunities. Leading the pack was Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, who will defend his 205-pound belt against Daniel Cormier in UFC 182's main event on Jan. 3, 2015.
It was a little less chaotic ... just a little.
In addition, Middleweight kingpin Chris Weidman went nose-to-nose with Vitor Belfort ahead of their UFC 184 clash, while women's Bantamweight titleholder Ronda Rousey mean mugged Cat Zingano before their co-main event clash. Anderson Silva vs. Nick Diaz, Conor McGregor vs. Dennis Siver, Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson and Lyoto Machida vs. CB Dollaway were also featured on the dais at the conclusion of the festivities.
Enjoy the photos in the gallery above courtesy of Cynthia Vance for MMAFighting.com and check out video highlights from the staredowns below: