Post subject: UFC hosts first-ever international fan expo in London in October
Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 6:55 pm
UFC hosts first-ever international fan expo in London in October
The UFC will hold its first-ever European-based MMA exposition in conjunction with October's UFC 120 event, the organization today announced.
As MMAjunkie.com (http://www.mmajunkie.com) first reported UFC Fan Expo London 2010 will be held Friday and Saturday, October 15-16, at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre with meet-and-greet sessions with UFC fighters, MMA demonstrations, fan-inspired special events, training and development sessions, and other activities.
Featuring a middleweight contest between Michael Bisping and Yoshihiro Akiyama, UFC 120 takes place October 16 at the O2 Arena in London.
UFC Fan Expo London 2010 will be the fourth expo in the company's history. The first-ever expo took place in Las Vegas in conjunction with UFC 100. The second expo, UFC Fan Expo 2010, took place in Las Vegas this past May the same weekend as "UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans." The third UFC Fan Expo is scheduled for August in Boston.
"I am excited to bring a UFC Fan Expo to our incredible fans in Europe," UFC president Dana White stated in today's release. "People have been asking me about an international expo ever since we held our first one at UFC 100, and now they have it – they’re getting two days of the best fan experience in all of sports, and on top of that an incredible fight card featuring Michael Bisping vs. Akiyama."
The UFC once again teams up with Reed Exhibitions for the expo.
The organization expects to attract more than 100 companies and brands for the first European-based UFC Fan Expo, which will span more than 20,000 square meters of space. The businesses will range from apparel to electronic gaming to sports equipment to nutritional supplements and other MMA-related companies.
According to White, the May expo drew an estimated 125,000 fans to the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
For more about the UFC Fan Expo and to purchase tickets, visit UFCfanexpo.com.
Companies interested in reserving space for the event should contact Ed Gallo, event director, at (203) 840-5546 or email egallo [AT] ufcfanexpo.com.
Post subject: Re: UFC hosts first-ever international fan expo in London in October
Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 8:52 am
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This is so great, dunno which fighters are coming and what to expect but I will try to be there for sure, with a little help from my friends ofc. Will see when and such but this will be awesome, makes the trip worth even more (and expenses too but that's life )
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Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:07 pm
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I am there gonna go friday with my girlfriend i think..may stay over night in london then hook up with subvert sat for ufc..not definite yet but i gotta get my carcass there
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Post subject: Re: UFC hosts first-ever international fan expo in London in October
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 1:58 am
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Yeah that's awesome guys. If you wanna meet the fighters, you gotta check out the Fan Expo. You meet so many fighters just walking around outside of the actual expo.
In the span of 5 minutes I met, Guida, Machida, Aldo, Dos Santos, Condit, Cane, Lil nog. It's a trip.
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Ill B there!
