Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will hold a public press conference today (Aug. 29, 2012) in advance of UFC 164: "Henderson vs. Pettis 2," which will take place this Saturday night (Aug. 31).
The press conference will begin at 3:00 p.m. ET and will take place at the BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the home city of the event. Scheduled to attend will be the headlining fighters of the evening, Benson Henderson, Anthony Pettis, Frank Mir, Josh Barnett, Chad Mendes, Clay Guida and UFC President Dana White.
Henderson is the current UFC Lightweight champion, winning the title against Frankie Edgar last year and most recently defending it for the third time against debuting Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez. Nothing has come easy for Henderson, as his title fights have almost always been razor close decision, but he's proven himself time and time again against the best in the world.
Pettis could be his stiffest test to date, if only because he defeated Henderson in 2010 to capture the WEC lightweight title, landing the infamous "Showtime Kick" which still resonates throughout the MMA community to this day. The Milwaukee native has gone 3-1 in his UFC stint thus far, most recently scoring brutal knockouts against Joe Lauzon and Donald Cerrone.
Mir and Barnett are two of the best heavyweight grapplers around. Both men are former UFC champions, although Barnett won the title 11 years ago and was later stripped of the belt after a positive test for steroids. This will be his first bout back with the promotion after over a decade fighting in Japan, Affliciton, Strikeforce and more. Mir was also a two-time heavyweight champion, but has fallen on hard times of late, losing two straight fights to Junior dos Santos and Daniel Cormier.
Brian Hemminger here. The press conference is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. ET.
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