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LAS VEGAS – UFC 143 take place tonight at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

As usual, you can catch a live video stream of the night’s post-fight press conference here on MMAjunkie.com at approximately 1 a.m. ET (10 p.m. PT local time).

Expected to take part in tonight’s press conference are UFC president Dana White, headliners Nick Diaz and Carlos Condit, and winners from the night’s main card.

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Watch the UFC 143 pre-fight press conference after the jump.

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LAS VEGAS – The traditional pre-event press conference for this week’s UFC 143 show takes place today,
and you can watch a live video stream of the festivities here on
MMAjunkie.com.

Today’s event takes place at Mizuya Lounge at Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas with UFC
president Dana White and Carlos Condit, Nick Diaz, Roy Nelson, Fabricio Werdum, Mike Pierce and Josh Koscheck.

The video stream begins at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. PT local time).

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Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen is joined by MMAFighting.com’s Michael David Smith.



Breen and Smith discuss the recent changes in the sports media landscape, chiefly the decisions of many major outlets to scale back their coverage of niche sports, including MMA. Breen and MDS delve into what it means for MMA, the new challenges it presents and possible impediments to MMA’s growth in North America in this media climate.



The duo also tackle how this landscape could create new possibilities in different international markets for the UFC, the potential for the UFC’s deal with Fox going forward, the current roles of Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta within the company and even which Super Bowl team best represents the sport of MMA.



Grab your credential and get a seat in “Press Row.”

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CHICAGO – The big UFC on FOX 2 event take place tonight at Chicago’s sold-out United Center.

As usual, you can catch a live video stream of the night’s post-fight
press conference here on MMAjunkie.com at approximately 10 p.m. ET (9
p.m. CT local time).

Expected to take part in tonight’s press conference are UFC president
Dana White, headliners Rashad Evans and Phil Davis, and winners from the
night’s main card.

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The UFC holds its first Sin City event of 2012 next week, as Strikeforce
champ Nick Diaz and former WEC titleholder Carlos
Condit meet with the UFC’s interim welterweight
title on the line.

In anticipation of the pay-per-view event, UFC officials recently
announced that fans are invited to both a UFC 143 open workout session
and pre-event press conference.

Both events can be attended free of charge.

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LAS VEGAS – The traditional pre-event press conference for this week’s UFC on FOX 2 show takes place today,
and you can watch a live video stream of the festivities here on
MMAjunkie.com.

Today’s event, which is open to fans, takes place at W Chicago with UFC
president Dana White and UFC on FOX 2 fighters Rashad Evans, Phil Davis, Chael Sonnen, Michael Bisping, Chris Weidman, Demian Maia, Mike Russow and Jon Olav Einemo.

The video stream begins at 2 p.m. ET (1 p.m. CT local time).

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Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen is joined by Wrestling Observer Newsletter founder and editor Dave Meltzer.



Breen and Meltzer discuss Saturday night’s UFC on Fox 2 card and its potential television and business implications for the promotion. The two investigate the card’s structure, whether or not the injury of Mark Munoz actually helped the card and the capacity for the event to create interest in forthcoming pay-per-views.



The pair also predict ratings, discuss event pacing, rap on Jon Jones‘ UFC on Fox commercial and much, much more.



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Every Wednesday, Administrative Editor Jordan Breen welcomes a member of the mixed martial arts media into “Press Row” on the Sherdog.com blog. This week, Breen is joined by Luke Thomas, the senior combat sports editor at SBNation.com.



Breen and Thomas discuss the latest reinvigoration of fighter pay as a hot topic in MMA. The pair discuss ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” piece on fighter pay, the reasons for polarization in the discussion surrounding it and the shortcomings of the current conversations on the topic.



The two also contemplate an outsider’s perspective on MMA purses, misunderstandings about unionization and hypothetical redistributions of revenue in the sport.



Grab your credential and get a seat in “Press Row.”

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RIO DE JANEIRO – UFC 142 and a featherweight title fight between champion Jose Aldo and Chad Mendes take place tonight at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

As usual, you can catch a live video stream of the night’s post-fight press conference here on MMAjunkie.com at approximately 1 a.m. ET (10 p.m. PT).

Expected to take part in tonight’s press conference are UFC president Dana White, headliners Aldo and Mendes, and winners from the night’s main card.

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