UFC® light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has scored consecutive
victories over four former champions en route to launching a dominant
reign atop the 205-pound division. On Saturday, Sept. 1 at the Mandalay
Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, the 24-year-old superstar seeks his
fifth win over an elite champion when he meets former PRIDE® and
STRIKEFORCE® titleholder Dan Henderson.
Owning consecutive wins over former champions Mauricio “Shogun” Rua,
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Lyoto Machida and Rashad Evans, the dynamic
Jones faces a stern test in the hard-punching “Hendo.” Riding four
straight wins, including a decision victory in his 2011 Fight of the
Year candidate with Shogun, the 41-year-old possesses the power,
experience and grappling pedigree to upend the seemingly unbeatable
champion.
“Dan Henderson is a mixed martial arts legend,” Jones said. “While I
have been able to defeat some of the best fighters in UFC history as the
light heavyweight champion, this will be my toughest challenge yet.”
“He’s never fought anyone like me,” Henderson said. “I’m excited to
fight somebody that people think is unbeatable. It inspires me.”
Tickets for UFC® 151: JONES vs. HENDERSON, presented by MetroPCS,go
on sale Friday, July 13 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $800, $600,
$400, $250, $150 and $100. Tickets will be available at all Las Vegas
Ticketmaster locations (select Smith’s Food and Drug Centers and Ritmo
Latino). To charge by phone with a major credit card, call Ticketmaster
at (800) 745-3000 .
Tickets also are available for purchase at www.mandalaybay.com or
www.ticketmaster.com. Ticket prices do not include applicable service
charges.
UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase
tickets to this event Wednesday, July 11 at 10 a.m. PT via the website
www.ufcfightclub.com. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be
available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, July 12, starting at
10 a.m. PT. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC
newsletter through UFC.com.
UFC® 151: JONES vs. HENDERSON will be available live on Pay-Per-View
at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network,
Avail-TVN, and in Canada on BellTV, Shaw Communications, Sasktel, and
Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99
CAN for Standard Definition and $54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High
Definition.