UFC 149: Aldo vs. Koch Tickets go on Sale this Week
Just days after the UFC announced that Jose Aldo, the UFC featherweight champion would be taking on Erik Koch in the UFC 149 main event, tickets for the event will go on sale this week. The event will take place Saturday, July 21st from the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and will be the promotions first trip to Calgary.
Aldo (21-1) will be making his fourth defense of the UFC featherweight belt and the sixth overall between the UFC and the WEC. After back to back unanimous decision wins in his first two UFC title defenses, Aldo made a BIG statement his last time out with a brutal first round knockout of Chad Mendes at UFC 142. The Nova Uniao fighter hasn’t lost since November of 2005 and is currently on a 14 fight winning streak.
Koch (13-1) is coming off a unanimous decision win over Jonathan Brookins last September to extend his own winning streak to four. The only loss on Koch’s record came via Chad Mendes by decision in 2010 under the WEC banner.
UFC 149 tickets go on sale to the general public on Saturday but you can get them earlier if you’re a Fight Club member or a Newsletter subscriber (see below).
UFC Fight Club Presale – Starts Thursday, May 10 – 10am MT
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UFC VIP Packages – On sale Thursday, May 10 – 10am MT
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UFC Newsletter Presale – Starts Friday, May 11 – 10am MT
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Public On-Sale – Starts Saturday, May 12 – 10am MT
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Also on the UFC 149 main card will be the former champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua as he takes on Thiago Silva in the co-main event, as well as another former champion Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira facing Cheick Kongo. To opening up the night’s main card will be a middleweight bout between Ultimate Fighter winner Michael Bisping versus Tim Boetsch, followed by a welterweight fight between Siyar Bahadurzada and Thiago Alves.
The UFC 149 is still taking shape but here is how it stands right now:
MAIN CARD
Featherweight Champion Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua vs. Thiago Silva
Cheick Kongo vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Thiago Alves
Michael Bisping vs. Tim Boetsch
PRELIMINARY CARD
Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
Court McGee vs. Nick Ring
Bryan Caraway vs. Mitch Gagnon
Antonio Carvalho vs. George Roop
Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh
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