

JAKKS Pacific to Showcase New UFC(R) Toyline at 2nd UFC(R) Fan Expo(TM) Bigger and Badder Than Ever!
MALIBU, CA--(Marketwire - May 26, 2010) -
What: | MMA fans will Meet, Greet and get Autographs from top UFC® fighters Randy Couture and Clay Guida and view the 2010 line-up of [ Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) ] action figures from leading U.S. toy maker [ JAKKS Pacific, Inc ] ( | |
Randy Couture and Clay Guida will be at the JAKKS UFC Fan Expo booth #1161 to sign autographs Friday afternoon, May 28. | ||
JAKKS has created an exclusive Limited Edition action figure based on Kimbo Slice, the MMA fighter famously known for his backyard brawls and stint on UFC's The Ultimate Fighter. The Limited Edition JAKKS™ UFC Kimbo Slice figures will be sequentially numbered 1:250, and only available for purchase by fans in attendance at the UFC Fan Expo at the JAKKS booth #1161 beginning Friday at 10:00am, while supplies last. | ||
Don't forget to check out [ http://www.facebook.com/UFCtoys ] to get a sneak peek on new product lines and enter JAKKS UFC Giveaways! In anticipation of UFC Fan Expo, JAKKS will be giving away a Kimbo Slice limited edition figure. Stay tuned! | ||
Who: | Leading U.S. toymaker JAKKS Pacific | |
MMA fighters Randy Couture and Clay Guida | ||
MMA fans | ||
All attendees must have a ticket to enter UFC Fan Expo. | ||
Tickets are available for purchase at [ www.ufcfanexpo.com ]. | ||
When: | Friday, May 28 (10 am - 7 pm) - Saturday, May 29 (10 am - 4 pm) | |
Where: | JAKKS Booth # 1161 | |
Mandalay BayConvention Center, Bayside Hall B, located at 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South. | ||
Las Vegas, Nevada | ||
Why: | UFC Fan Expo is the world's premier MMA event where millions of fans of the fastest-growing sport will have the opportunity to celebrate their passion through the experience of exhibitions, training and development, fan-inspired special events and competitions, meet and greets with the elite fighters, and demos of various fighting techniques -- all held in conjunction with the UFC fighter weigh-ins and UFC 114. |
For more information about UFC Fan Expo visit [ www.ufcfanexpo.com ].
For more information, or current UFC fight news, visit UFC.com, UK.UFC.com, GERMANY.UFC.com, UFCJapan.jp or UFCEspanol.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
About The Ultimate Fighting Championship®
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About JAKKS Pacific, Inc.
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