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OPEN WORKOUT WITH UFC WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPION GEORGES ST-PIERRE (Las Vegas, NV) – UFC® Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St-Pierre may be considered the most athletically-gifted welterweight champion in UFC history, but at UFC 100 he will face his toughest challenge yet. The Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization’s historic UFC 100 co-feature will see St-Pierre put his title on the line for the third time against feared striker Thiago “Pitbull” Alves, a man many believe has the style and size to dethrone the seemingly unbeatable champion.
. Members of the media will have an opportunity to see the champion prepare for the biggest fight of his career when the UFC holds an open training/Q & A session with Georges “Rush” St-Pierreat Tri-Star Gym in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, from 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM on Friday, June 26, 2009. This will provide media an opportunity to interview Georges St-Pierre and photograph and/or film his training. WHO: Georges St-Pierre, UFC Welterweight Champion WHAT: UFC 100 WHERE: Tri-Star Gym 5275 Ferrier #301 (corner of Décarie) Montréal, Quebec, Canada H4P 1L7 *video/photo-ops will be available WHEN: Friday, June 26 2009 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 12:30 – 1:00 PM Photo-op/Shoot Georges St-Pierre Training 1:00 – 2:30 PM Q & A and One on One’s with St-Pierre HOW: Please contact Rachel Trontel, UFC Publicist, to confirm your participation by email at
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. About UFC 100: For the Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization’s historic UFC® 100 event on Saturday, July 11th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, a stacked card featuring the best of the best in mixed martial arts is not only expected, but required. So to celebrate this once in a lifetime event, the UFC is pleased to announce three featured bouts that would be main events on their own anywhere in the world.
In the main event, the undisputed UFC® heavyweight championship of the world is on the line when reigning titleholder Brock Lesnar faces interim champ Frank Mir in one of the most highly anticipated rematches in heavyweight history. The co-featured bout of the evening will see UFC welterweight champion Georges “Rush” St-Pierre risk his title against feared striker Thiago “Pitbull” Alves, a man many believe has the style and size to dethrone the seemingly unbeatable champion. And rounding off this trio of superfights is a pivotal middleweight matchup pitting the coaches of the current season of The Ultimate Fighter®, Dan Henderson and Michael “The Count” Bisping, against each other in a bout that will push the winner even closer to a 185-pound title shot. About The Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship is the world’s leading professional mixed martial arts organization and offers the premier series of MMA sports events. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., UFC produces over twelve live pay-per-view events annually that are distributed residentially through North American cable and satellite providers including iNDEMAND Networks, DIRECTV, DISH Network, TVN Entertainment, Shaw Pay-Per-View, Bell ExpressVU, Viewers Choice, SaskTel Max™ and via the Internet worldwide on Yahoo! Sports, and commercially through Joe Hand Promotions in the U.S. and Canadastar in Canada. In addition to its North American distribution, UFC programming is distributed in over 100 countries and territories throughout the world. For more information, or current UFC fight news, visit ufc.com or uk.ufc.com or ufcespanol.com. Ultimate Fighting Championship, Ultimate Fighting, UFC, The Ultimate Fighter®, Submission®, As Real As It Gets®, Zuffa™, The Octagon™ and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks, trademarks, trade dress or service marks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC in the United States and other jurisdictions. All other marks referenced herein may be the property of Zuffa, LLC or other respective owners. # # # Rachel Trontel Publicist Ultimate Fighting Championship P: 702.588.5516 www.ufc.com |
