Found January 23, 2013 on The Flying Knee MMA: Yardbarker Blogger Network
The UFC 158 press conference takes place today at 10am EST and will feature welterweight kingpin Georges St Pierre and title challenger Nick Diaz. Considering Diaz’s absence at the previous presser, many are wondering if the Stockton native will bother to show up at the presser. UFC President Dana White and Canadian director of operations Tom Wright are also expected to attend the press conference. Tickets for UFC 158 go on sale Saturday, January 26 at 12 p.m. ET and are priced at $600, $350, $250, $200, $165, $115 and $85. Tickets will be available at the Bell Centre box office. Watch the press conference below: Follow Karim Zidan (@TheFlyingKneeTO) for all the latest MMA news and updates.
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