UFC announces star-studded lineup for Boston Fan Expo

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With anticipation growing for the UFC’s debut in President Dana White’s former stomping grounds of Boston, Massachusetts the organization has announced some of the fighters that will be in attendance at the Boston Fan Expo. Taking place in conjunction with UFC 118,  the likes of Anderson Silva, Chuck Liddell, Shogun Rua and Forrest Griffin are confirmed to be taking part in autograph sessions and various other fan activities. The Fan Expo will be taking place at the John B. Hynes Convention Center on August 27 and 28th, with UFC 118 taking on the 28th from the TD Garden.

The full list of participants is as follows; UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, UFC Hall of Famer Chuck Liddell, UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, WEC lightweight champion Ben Henderson, WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, former UFC light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, Carlos Condit, Clay Guida, Cole Miller, Efrain Escudero, Gabriel Gonzaga, Jon Jones, Josh Grispi, Kurt Pellegrino, Matt Hamill, Martin Kampmann, Pat Barry, Roy Nelson, Thiago Alves, Anthony Johnson, Ricardo Almeida, Renzo Gracie, and former WEC featherweight champion Urijah Faber.

Additional fighters to be added to the UFC Fan Expo will be announced in the coming weeks.

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