Monday, 17 January 2011

As UFC 126 nears sellout, closed-circuit tickets go on sale Tuesday

With the Ultimate Fighting Championship's upcoming Super Bowl card nearing a sellout, additional tickets soon will be available for a closed-circuit video feed of the show.

UFC 126 takes place Feb. 5 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, and the night's main card airs on pay-per-view.

Tickets for the accompanying viewing party cost $50 and go on sale Tuesday beginning at 1 p.m. ET through Ticketmaster and www.mandalaybay.com.

The feed will be available in the Islander Ballroom at Mandalay Bay on the day of the event. Like the PPV broadcast, the closed-circuit feed features all the night's main-card (televised) fights.

UFC 126 features a championship main event between middleweight titleholder Anderson Silva and fellow Brazilian Vitor Belfort. Additionally, a quartet of light-heavyweight contenders are in action with main-card bouts of Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin and Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones.

The latest card includes:

MAIN CARD

  • Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title)
  • Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
  • Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
  • Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
  • Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres
PRELIMINARY CARD
  • Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone
  • Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa
  • Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor
  • Demetrious Johnson vs. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
  • Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero
  • Mike Pierce vs. Kenny Robertson

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