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Ultimate Fighting Championship® Full Schedule – Ufc 85: Bedlam ULTIMATE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP® FULL SCHEDULE – UFC 85: BEDLAM Thurs., May 29 UFC 85 Media Conference Call 10:00am PT/1:00pm ET 6:00pm UK Participating: Matt Hughes Thiago Alves DIAL-IN NUMBERS: 877-874-1571 +01 719-325-4839 (outside of the U.S.) ENTER PASSCODE: 1266644 Wed., June 4 UFC 85 Open Workouts for Media Crown Plaza London Docklands Royal Victoria Dock Western Gateway London E16 1AL (more) UFC 85 Activities…Page 2 of 3 Times: Participating: 1:00pm – 2:00pm PT • Thiago Alves • Jason Day • Mike Swick 2:00pm – 3:00pm PT • Matt Hughes • Michael Bisping • Marcus Davis Thurs., June 5 12:00N – 2:00pm UK UFC 85 Pre-Fight Press Conference Crown Plaza London Docklands Royal Victoria Dock Western Gateway London E16 1AL 12:00pm – 1:00pm: Media Check-in/Luncheon 1:00 – 1:30pm: Press Conference 1:30 – 2:00pm: Q&A/Photo-Ops Participating: • UFC UK President Marshall Zelaznik • Matt Hughes • Thiago Alves • Michael Bisping • Jason Day • Marcus Davis • Mike Swick Fri., June 6 Time: 2:00-3:00pm UFC 85 Fight Club Q&A O2 Arena Peninsula Square London SE 10 ODX • Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell *Media are welcome to attend (more) UFC 85 Activities…Page 3 of 3 3:00 – 5:00pm UFC 85 Weigh-Ins O2 Arena *Fighters on scale at approximately 4:00pm Free and Open to the Public *Media Center opens at 12Noon Saturday, June 7 UFC 85: BEDLAM O2 Arena 4:30pm Doors Open 5:00pm First Bout 8:00pm Main Card Begins; UFC 85 Goes Live 11:00pm (Approx.) UFC 85 Concludes 11:30pm (Approx.) UFC 85 Post-Fight Press Conference Location: Area Adjacent to O2 Press Room For information/questions on how to participate please contact: Anthony Evans at [email protected]. About UFC 85 On Saturday, June 7th, welterweight legend Matt Hughes begins his quest for an unprecedented third 170-pound UFC® crown when he battles Brazilian banger Thiago “Pitbull” Alves in the main event of UFC 85, which will be held at the O2 Arena in London, England. Also featured on the UFC 85 is a middleweight showdown between UK superstar Michael "The Count" Bisping and Jason Day as well as an explosive welterweight matchup between Marcus Davis and Mike Swick. 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 www.ufc.com or uk.ufc.com or www.ufcespanol.com. .
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