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01/18/2007 Archived Entry: "UFC Coming to Ohio with a Vengeance!"
UFC Coming to Ohio with a Vengeance!
Features Sylvia, Franklin & Hughes Saturday, March 3rd
LAS VEGAS --A star-studded lineup comes to Ohio featuring current UFC® Heavyweight Champion Tim “The Maine-iac” Sylvia along with Rich “Ace” Franklin and Matt Hughes – two former UFC champions who are hot on the championship trail and loaded with a vengeance. The Ultimate Fighting Championship® organization presents UFC 68: THE UPRISING live from Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio Saturday, March 3.
“We have been looking at holding a UFC in the Midwest for a long time, and the weekend of the Arnold Sports Festival presented the perfect opportunity for a UFC event,” said UFC President Dana White. “We are excited to come to Nationwide Arena and give UFC fans in Ohio an amazing event featuring great fighters who helped make the UFC the hottest name in sports today.”
Jim Lorimer, Producer of the Arnold Sports Festival & Fitness Weekend commented, “The Arnold Sports Festival is pleased to welcome 18,000 devoted UFC fans to Nationwide Arena on Saturday, March 3 to coincide with our annual Weekend. The incredible momentum of the UFC will add tremendous energy and excitement to the city of Columbus and the Arnold Sports Festival.”
“We’re thrilled that UFC has chosen Nationwide Arena as the site of UFC 68: THE UPRISING, giving mixed martial arts fans in the Midwest a chance to be a part of a premier pay-per-view event,” said Eric Granger, general manager of Nationwide Arena.
Tickets for UFC 68: THE UPRISING go on sale Tuesday, Jan. 9 at $400, $300, $200, $100, $50 and are available at Nationwide Arena Ticket Office, at all Ticketmaster ticket centers, online at www.ticketmaster.com or www.ufc.com and by phone at (614) 431-3600. Tickets may also be purchased at the Blue Jackets Zones at the Chiller Dublin, Chiller Easton and Chiller North. All tickets are subject to facility fee and service charges.
UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the first opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Saturday, Jan. 6 at 10 am EST via the website www.ufc.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Sunday, Jan. 7 starting at 10am EST. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through www.ufc.com. There will be a special auction for Octagon-side floor seats available only through www.ticketmaster.com.
