{"id":113179,"date":"2014-09-22T09:43:27","date_gmt":"2014-09-22T16:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/?p=113179"},"modified":"2022-02-04T20:24:57","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T04:24:57","slug":"ufc-invites-fans-to-ufc-178-weigh-ins-and-ufc-181-press-conference-this-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/ufc-invites-fans-to-ufc-178-weigh-ins-and-ufc-181-press-conference-this-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC Invites Fans To UFC 178 Weigh-Ins And UFC 181 Press Conference This Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/178-header-poster-.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/backend.bjpenn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/178-header-poster-.jpg\" alt=\"178 header poster\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-110007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/178-header-poster-.jpg 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/178-header-poster--300x207.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/178-header-poster--361x250.jpg 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC 178 takes place this Saturday from the MGM Grand Garden Arena with Demetrious Johnson defending his flyweight championship against Chris Cariaso in the main event.<\/p>\n<p>The event will take place this Friday at Premier Ballroom at the MGM Grand Hotel &#038; Casino.  <\/p>\n<p>The event will be kicked off by a press conference with UFC 181 headliners Chris Weidman, Vitor Belfort, Anthony Pettis, and Gilbert Melendez.  The doors will open at 1 p.m. PT to Fight Club members, and then to the public at 1:30 p.m. PT, with the conference starting at 2 p.m. PT.  <\/p>\n<p>The weigh-ins for UFC 178 will take place at 4 p.m. PT.<\/p>\n<p>The lineup for UFC 178 is as follows:<\/p>\n<p>MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>Champ Demetrious Johnson vs. Chris Cariaso \u2013 for flyweight title<br \/>\nEddie Alvarez vs. Donald Cerrone<br \/>\nConor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier<br \/>\nTim Kennedy vs. Yoel Romero<br \/>\nAmanda Nunes vs. Cat Zingano<br \/>\nPRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>Dominick Cruz vs. Takeya Mizugaki<br \/>\nJames Krause vs. Jorge Masvidal<br \/>\nPatrick Cote vs. Stephen Thompson<br \/>\nBrian Ebersole vs. John Howard<br \/>\nPRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Lee vs. Jon Tuck<br \/>\nManny Gamburyan vs. Cody Gibson<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC 178 takes place this Saturday from the MGM Grand Garden Arena with Demetrious Johnson defending his flyweight championship against Chris Cariaso in the main event. 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