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UFC on FOX Kick Off Press Conference

As a reminder, a press conference to kick off ticket sales for November's "UFC on FOX 1: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos" event will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 20, and the public is invited to attend.

Starting at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT local time), the session takes place at Los Angeles' W Hotel Hollywood, located at 6250 Hollywood Blvd.

UFC president Dana White is expected to be in attendance, as are main-event competitors Cain Velasquez (9-0 MMA, 7-0 UFC) and Junior Dos Santos (13-1 MMA, 7-0 UFC).


The press conference will also stream live on UFC.com.

"UFC on FOX 1: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos" takes place Nov. 12 at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The night's main event airs on FOX during a one-hour special.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, Sept. 23, though pre-sale opportunities begin on Wednesday, Sept. 21. Tickets range from $40 to $350.

In addition to the headliner, the evening's preliminary card sees high-energy lightweights Clay Guida (29-11 MMA, 9-5 UFC) and Ben Henderson (14-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) meet in a key contest in the 155-pound division.

UFC officials have yet to announce broadcast plans for the evening's preliminary card.

While the full bout list is still being assembled, the current UFC on FOX 1 fight card currently includes:

MAIN CARD (FOX)

    * Champ Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos (for heavyweight title)

PRELIMINARY CARD

    * Clay Guida vs. Ben Henderson
    * Pablo Garza vs. Dustin Poirier
    * Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto vs. Darren Uyenoyama
    * Ricardo Lamas vs. Cub Swanson

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