Chuck Liddell to Sign Autographs on Oct. 10 at AT&T Center
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 6:53 pm
UFC® Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell to Sign Autographs on Oct. 10 at AT&T Center
Las Vegas, NV (USA) – If a 10-fight card, including a world title bout between Donald Cerrone and Ben Henderson, wasn’t enough, World Extreme Cagefighting® is pleased to announce that one of the sport’s biggest stars will be heading to the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX to take part in fight night festivities.
WEC Vice President Peter Dropick, along with General Manager Reed Harris, today confirmed that UFC Hall of Famer and current Dancing with the Stars contestant Chuck Liddell will sign autographs on Oct. 10 from 4PM-6PM CST at the Sombrilla Patio at AT&T Center. Those who have purchased tickets for WEC: Cerrone vs. Henderson are eligible to take part in the signing.
“For the fans in San Antonio, this is a once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Dropick said. “To attend a title fight is a special experience. To also meet a legend like Chuck makes this a can’t-miss event.”
Tickets for Cerrone vs. Henderson are on sale now and priced at $25, $45, $75, and $125. Tickets are available at the AT&T Center Box Office, online at ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations or charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000. Tickets also are available online through http://www.wec.tv.
Cerrone vs. Henderson will be televised nationally live on VERSUS beginning at 10:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. PT. All of the network’s live WEC events are presented in HD and Spanish language SAP where available. For more information and how to find VERSUS in your local viewing area, visit http://www.versus.com/findversus.
About WEC: Cerrone vs. Henderson
On Saturday, Oct. 10, World Extreme Cagefighting® brings its hard-hitting, explosive brand of mixed martial arts to one of the finest fight towns in the country. The best lighter weight fighters in the world will be on display when WEC invades the AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX. In the main event, fan favorite Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone battles feared striker Ben Henderson in a bout that will crown the interim WEC lightweight champion.
“We are really excited to be bringing this fight card to San Antonio,” WEC General Manager Reed Harris said, adding that the market has long been attractive to WEC. “They say everything’s bigger in Texas. We plan on living up to that slogan by bringing some of the most prominent mixed martial artists in the world to San Antonio.
“The stars have aligned for this card,” Harris continued. “It’s the perfect scenario. We’ve got a world title fight on a Saturday night in one of the nation’s biggest cities. It doesn’t get much better than that.”
For more information about WEC: Cerrone vs. Henderson, visit wec.tv. Follow WEC on Twitter at http://twitter.com/weconversus.
About World Extreme Cagefighting®
The WEC brand is recognized as one of the premier mixed martial arts organizations in the United States. WEC, founded in 2001, is the sister organization of the Ultimate Fighting Championship® and today features the most prominent light weight fighters in the world. Owned and operated by WEC Holdings LLC., and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., the WEC produces live and taped events annually that are distributed through the Versus network.WEC programming is also available on Fox Sports en Espanol. In addition to its U.S distribution, WEC programming is shown on the TSN network in Canada, Setanta Sports in Australia, and Cadena Tres in Mexico. For more information and current WEC fight news, visit wec.tv. World Extreme Cagefighting® and WEC® are registered trademarks, trademarks, trade dress or service marks owned exclusively by WEC Holdings, LLC in the United States and other jurisdictions and are licensed to WEC Productions, LLC.
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