I’ll be updating this story stream with live updates beginning at 1 pm ET. Be sure to leave your take on the events in the comments section or just Tweet me: @MMANation. This will likely be just a formality in terms of information that’s discussed and released, but that’s not the point of this exercise. This is to build hype for what is expected to be the most well-attended event in UFC history.
Live Updates From UFC 129 Press Conference in Toronto
Here’s the full description of the event:
In anticipation of what promises to be one of the most historic events in UFC history, UFC 129: ST-PIERRE VS. SHIELDS on April 30, 2011, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will host a press conference and free fan event at Rogers Centre on Tuesday, February 8, 2011. UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and featherweight champion Jose Aldo will be joined by number 1 contenders Jake Shields and Mark Hominick, along with UFC President Dana White and Canadian Director of Operations Tom Wright, for a press conference at 1:00 p.m. ET followed by a special Q&A period and autograph session for fans from 4:00 p.m. ET to 6:00 p.m. ET.
Fans will have the opportunity to speak directly with White, Wright and St-Pierre in a one-hour Q&A session from 5:00 p.m. ET to 6:00 p.m. ET on February 8. Canadian fighters and Toronto area natives Sean Pierson and Claude Patrick will join Shields, Aldo and Hominick for an autograph session earlier that day, beginning once doors open at 4:00 p.m. ET (Please note – this event is on a first-come, first-serve basis – one autograph per person. Gate 9A entry).
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