UFC(R) ENTERSCHINA, THE BIRTHPLACE OF MARTIAL ARTS TICKETS ON SALE SEPTEMBER 7

The Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) today officially unveiled the highly anticipated fight card ahead of the organization’s first-ever event in greater China. UFC(R) MACAO: FRANKLIN VS LE, headlined by an epic middleweight fight pitting former UFC champion Rich Franklin against former Strikeforce champion Cung Le, is set to take place at the CotaiArenaTM, the 15,000 seat venue at The Venetian(R) Macao-Resort-Hotel in Macao, on Saturday, November 10. Tickets for UFC(R) MACAO: FRANKLIN VS LE go on-sale to the general public at 10AM, September 7 (September 6 10PM ET/7PM PT in the US), at various Sands China box offices and are priced at HKD/MOP 3880 (Silver), 2280 (Bronze), 1280 (A Reserve), 980 (B Reserve), 880 (C Reserve), 680 (D Reserve) and 380 (E Reserve). Tickets can be booked online at www.CotaiTicketing.com, or by phone at +853 2882 8818 (Macao) / +852 6333 6660 (HK), and are also available at Tom Lee Outlets and through Hong Kong Ticketing (customer service fee applies) online at www.HKTicketing.com or by phone at +852 3128 8288. Vietnam-born American Cung Le has become a superstar in Asia - especially in China - due to his mastery of Sanshou and his skyrocketing film career, which includes famous Hong Kong kung fu movies "Bodyguards and Assassins" and the yet-to-be-released movie "Grandmasters," directed by Wong KarWai. Le will take on Rich “Ace” Franklin, a former high school teacher who has faced the best talent of the UFC over the course of his 13-year career, notching wins against Chuck Liddell, Wanderlei Silva, Matt Hamill and YushinOkami. Yet Franklin has never faced a striker like Le, whose dynamic attack and flashy kicks dazzle fans and devastate opponents. UFC(R) Macao will also feature South Korean MMA pioneer "Stun Gun" Dong Hyun Kim, in a pivotal welterweight bout against Brazil’s Paulo Thiago as well as a light heavyweight battle pitting unbeaten Bulgarian StanislavNedkov against Brazilian knockout artist Thiago Silva. Befitting the occasion, the first UFC event in China will feature the first Chinese fighter ever to compete in the OctagonTM, Tiequan Zhang. Known as “The Wolf” for his ferocious style, Zhang has already won in the Octagon against Jason Reinhardt in a fight that received more than 100 million online hits in China. Le, Franklin, Kim and Zhang all appeared at a press conference today at the newly-launched Epic MMA Club in Hong Kong. UFC Asia Managing Director Mark Fischer unveiled the complete card and discussed the upcoming event to be held at the CotaiArena?. “Our debut into Greater China is a huge milestone in the UFC history and demonstrates the immense popularity and acceptance of the sport on a global stage,” said Fischer. “This is certainly one of the single biggest sporting events to ever hit the Hong Kong and Macao area and the global attention this event will receive pays tribute to the birthplace of martial arts. We are honored to hold our first event in China at the world-class CotaiArena in Macau.” “Sands China is proud to bring UFC to greater China for the very first time,” says Edward Tracy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sands China Ltd. “It’s another big step toward making Macao a world centre of tourism and leisure. Our CotaiArena is the top venue of its kind in southern China and is the ideal place for UFC. Ranked by Pollstar, it has hosted the world’s and Asia’s biggest names in music, sports and awards shows. We welcome the world’s most elite athletes to Macao to demonstrate the ultimate in sportsmanship at CotaiArena and Sands China continues its commitment – making Macao the number-one destination in Asia for world-class entertainment.” UFC(R) MACAO: FRANKLIN VS LE will air live on numerous UFC broadcast partners in Asia and globally, as well as FUEL TV. For more information, or current UFC fight news, visit UFC.cn. All bouts live and subject to change. Photo Caption:Edward Tracy, President and Chief Executive Officer, Sands China Ltd., speaks at a press conference in Hong Kong Thursday, announcing the November 10 Ultimate Fighting Championship event to be held at the CotaiArena at The Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel. Photo Caption:Skyrocketing in his film career, the Vietnam-born American Cung Le will be fighting against the former UFC champion Rich Franklin on November 10. Photo Caption:The Ultimate Fighting Championship officially unveiled the highly anticipated fight card ahead of the organization’s first-ever event in greater China at a press conference in Hong Kong Thursday. From right to left: Featherweight class Tiequan Zhang from China; Middleweight class Vietnam-born American Cung Le; Sands China Ltd. President and Chief Executive Officer Edward Tracy; UFC Asia Managing Director Mark Fischer; Light Heavyweight class Rich Franklin from America; Welterweight class Dong Hyun Kim from South Korea. For high resolution photos, please access one of the following: Sands China Ltd. online media library: URL: http://medialibrary.sandschinaltd.com/ Username: Sands China Limited Media Center Password: sclmedia (case sensitive) Folder: Events, Promotions& Announcements\UFC Press Conference Venetian Macau Limited FTP server: Ftp link: ftp://vmlftp.venetian.com.mo User name: VEN-PRMedia Password: PR-Media (case sensitive) Folder: UFC Press Conference About the Ultimate Fighting Championship(R) Universally recognized for its action-packed, can’t-miss events that have sold out some of the biggest arenas and stadiums across the globe, the UFC? is the world’s premier mixed martial arts (MMA) organization. Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, headquartered in Las Vegas and with offices in London, Toronto and Beijing, UFC produces more than 30 live events annually and is the largest Pay-Per-View event provider in the world. In 2011, the UFC burst into the mainstream with a landmark seven-year broadcast agreement with FOX Sports Media Group in the USA. The agreement includes four live events broadcast on the FOX network annually, with additional fight cards and thousands of hours of programming broadcast on FOX properties FX and FUEL TV. This also includes the longest-running sports reality show on television, The Ultimate Fighter?, which now airs on FX. In addition to its reach on FOX, UFC programming is broadcast in over 149 countries and territories, to nearly one billion homes worldwide, in 20 different languages. The UFC also connects with tens of millions of fans through its website, UFC.com, as well as social media sites Facebook and Twitter. UFC President Dana White is considered one of the most accessible and followed executives in sports, with over two million followers on Twitter. Ancillary UFC businesses include best-selling DVDs, an internationally distributed magazine, UFC.TV offering live event broadcasts and video on demand around the world, the best-selling UFC Undisputed? video game franchise distributed by THQ and a new franchise in development with EA, UFC GYM?, UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo? festivals, branded apparel and trading cards. About the CotaiArena? Since opening in 2007, the 15,000-seat CotaiArena has established itself as the top live-entertainment venue in southern China. It is the only venue in Asia ranked in Pollstar’s Top 100 Worldwide Arena Venues based on ticket sales. It hosts the world’s and the region’s biggest names in music, sports and awards shows. Superstars frequently choose the venue as the starting point of their Asian tours. Press contacts: NattayaSeedokbuab (Anna) Jigsaw Communications 02-2542089 e-mail:[email protected] Click for photo release at www.thaipr.net

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