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FIGHT NIGHT: BROWN vs GASTELUM
WITH PRESS CONFERENCE AT HOTEL HABITA IN MONTERREY, MEXICO
Welterweights Matt Brown and Kelvin Gastelum collide in the five-round main event on November 21
Tickets for UFC® FIGHT NIGHT: BROWN vs GASTELUM
at Arena Monterrey in Monterrey, Mexico
on sale Friday, September 11
Monterrey, Mexico– After two successful event sell-outs in Mexico City for UFC® 180 and UFC® 188, UFC® conquers new territory with UFC® FIGHT NIGHT: BROWN vs GASTELUM, scheduled for November 21 in Arena Monterrey, in Monterrey, Mexico.
Kelvin Gastelum, Ricardo Lamas, Diego Sanchez, Erik Perez, Leandro Silva, Efrain Escudero, Hector Urbina and Henry Cejudo were present at the press conference, which took place today at Hotel Habita in Monterrey, Mexico.
Headlining the November card is the five-round main event featuring UFC® welterweights Matt “The Immortal” Brown (22-13, fighting out of Cincinnati, Ohio), and Kelvin Gastelum (12-1, fighting out of Yuma, Ariz.). UFC® FIGHT NIGHT: BROWN vs GASTELUM will mark Mexico’s second event of 2015 as well as the season finale of The Ultimate Fighter® Latin America 2, where two fighters from the famous reality show will be crowned champions.
In addition, Ricardo “The Bully” Lamas (14-4, fighting out of Chicago, Ill.) goes up against Diego “The Dream” Sanchez (27-7, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.) in a featherweight showdown. Lamas, who challenged for the 145lb. belt in 2014 against Jose Aldo, will bring his black belt jiu-jitsu skills to the Octagon® against The Ultimate Fighter® season one winner and 21 fight UFC® veteran Sanchez.
Other bouts for UFC® FIGHT NIGHT: BROWN vs GASTELUM include:
- Third-ranked, Jussier Formiga, (13-8, fighting out of Natal, Brazil) and no. 5 and Olympic wrestling gold medalist Henry “The Messenger” Cejudo (9-0, fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz.) will collide in a flyweight battle
- Leandro “Buscape” Silva (18-2-1, fighting out of Sao Paulo, Brazil) will meet The Ultimate Fighter® Latin America 2 coach, Efrain “Hecho en Mexico” Escudero (25-9, fighting out of Tempe, Ariz.) in a lightweight bout
- Monterrey native, Erik “Goyito” Perez (14-6, fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M., by way of Monterrey, Mexico) and Damian “Webster” Stasiak (9-2, fighting out Lodz, Poland) will compete in a bantamweight match
- Valmir “Bidu”Lazaro (13-3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) will face his Brazilian counterpart Michel “Tractor” Prazeres (18-2, fighting out of Belem, Para, Brazil) in a lightweight fight
- Hector “El Toro” Urbina (25-8, fighting out of Muncie, Ind. by the way of Monterrey, Mexico) will challenge Bartosz “The Butcher” Fabinski (12-2, fighting out of Warsaw, Poland) in a welterweight bout
Tickets for UFC® FIGHT NIGHT: BROWN vs GASTELUM go on sale Friday, September 10 and are priced at zone Diamante (orange) $5,000.00, zone Platino (green) $3,500.00, zone Barrera Platino (blue) $2,500, zone Barrera Oro (yellow) $1,850, zone Preferente (red) $1,580, zone Butaca (light green) $1,222, zone Luneta Especial (brown) $1,059, zone Luneta (purple) $896, zone Balcón Especial (grey) $651, zone Balcón (pink) $350, Bar ‘n Grill & Super Palco $2,500 (prices listed in Mexican pesos and include taxes). Tickets can be purchased starting September 11 through www.superboletos.com. To order by phone with a credit card, call +52 (81) 15154100. Ticket sales are limited to eight (8) per person. The ticket price does not include applicable service charges.
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