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UFC announces list of fighters scheduled to appear at Toronto UFC Fan Expo; Strikeforce to get a booth during April 29 and 30 event
Mar 23, 2011 - 1:55:52 PM UFC announces list of fighters scheduled to appear at Toronto UFC Fan Expo; Strikeforce to get a booth during April 29 and 30 event

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The UFC's first ever Canadian edition of the UFC Fan Expo takes place on April 29 and 30 from the Direct Energy Centre in Toronto, and the UFC on Monday announced a star-studded lineup of fighters that will appear in autograph sessions and more during the two day expo. In addition, Ariel Helwani reports that Zuffa's newly acquired promotion Strikeforce will have a booth at the expo.

A massive list of fighters are set to appear during the expo, as the organization announced that UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones, UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell, UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie, B.J. Penn, UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, UFC Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz, former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir, former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, Josh Koscheck, Ryan Bader, Stephan Bonnar, Shane Carwin, Matt Mitrione, Brendan Schaub, Jon Fitch, Miguel Angel Torres, Anthony Pettis, Clay Guida, Joe Lauzon, Cole Miller, Sam Stout, Carlos Condit and Jonathan Brookins are all scheduled.

"We're excited to bring some of our top stars to Toronto for the UFC Fan Expo," UFC President Dana White said in a release. "This is going to be the biggest weekend not only in UFC history, but in the history of our sport. I'm looking forward to giving our fans once-in-a-lifetime access to our fighters at the Fan Expo."

Zuffa's purchase of Strikeforce earlier this month also opens up the festivities to that organization, though there's no word on just who will appear for them. Still, the simple fact that they'll have a booth is surreal enough in and of itself.

The UFC Fan Expo coincides with the massive UFC 129 event, which has already smashed records for MMA in North America with 55,000 tickets already sold for the event for an $11 million dollar gate.