Come for the Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem staredown, stay for the UFC on FOX weigh ins.
The UFC 141 pre-fight press conference to announce "Lesnar vs. Overeem" has been booked for the Santa Monica Pier this Friday (Nov. 11, 2011) at 2 p.m. PT in Santa Monica, California, to announce the upcoming heavyweight headliner slated for the Dec. 30 pay-per-view in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The press conference, which is free to attend and open to the public, will precede the UFC on FOX weigh ins for "Velasquez vs. Dos Santos," which start at 4 p.m. PT at the same location.
UFC 141 will take place on New Year's Eve weekend from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in "Sin City" and pits former division champion, Brock Lesnar, who has not competed in more than a year because of a major intestinal disorder, against the former Strikeforce and K-1 Grand Prix champion Alistair Overeem.
Both fighters are expected to attend and mug for the cameras.
Here is the current UFC 141 fight card and line -up.
Main event:
265 lbs.: Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem
Main card (pay-per-view):
170 lbs.: Jon Fitch vs. Johny Hendricks
155 lbs.: Nate Diaz vs. Donald Cerrone
170 lbs.: Dong Hyun Kim vs. Sean Pierson
205 lbs.: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
Preliminary card (May not be broadcast):
145 lbs.: Manny Gamburyan vs. Diego Nunes
145 lbs.: Ross Pearson vs. Junior Assuncao
155 lbs.: T.J. Grant vs. Jacob Volkmann
**Fight card and line-up subject to change**