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Fans Invited To UFC 136 Pre-Fight Press Conference On Wednesday

Join MMA Nation at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday as we bring you live updates from the pre-fight press conference for UFC 136. On the panel will be Frankie Edgar, Gray Maynard, Jose Aldo, Kenny Florian, Chael Sonnen, and Brian Stann.

Frankie Edgar
Frankie Edgar

In continuation with recent tradition, Wednesday's UFC 136 pre-fight press conference will be open to mixed martial arts fans at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The press conference is scheduled to be hosted by UFC President Dana White, and features a panel of headlining fighters, UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar and number-one contender Gray Maynard, alongside UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and number-one contender Kenny Florian. Middleweight contenders Chael Sonnen and Brian Stann will also be in attendance.

The presser begins at 12:00 p.m. ET/9:00 a.m. PT, with doors opening to the public an hour beforehand. For those not able to attend, the proceedings will also be streamed live on MMA Nation

UFC 136 is slated for October 8, 2011 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. For more analysis, follow MMA Nation (@MMANation) on Twitter.

The UFC 136 fight card is as follows:

Main Card:
Lightweight Championship: Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard 
Featherweight Championship: Jose Aldo vs. Kenny Florian 
Middleweight: Chael Sonnen vs. Brian Stann 
Lightweight: Joe Lauzon vs. Melvin Guillard 
Featherweight: Leonard Garcia vs. Nam Phan

Preliminary Card (Spike TV):
Middleweight: Demian Maia vs. Jorge Santiago 
Lightweight: Anthony Pettis vs. Jeremy Stephens

Preliminary Card (Facebook):
Heavyweight: Joey Beltran vs. Stipe Miocic 
Featherweight: Zhang Tie Quan vs. Darren Elkins 
Middleweight: Aaron Simpson vs. Eric Schafer 
Middleweight: Steve Cantwell vs. Mike Massenzio