Fans invited to today's UFC 178 'Ultimate Media Day' in Las Vegas

Ahead of next month’s big UFC 178 pay-per-view, fans are invited to today’s “Ultimate Media Day” featuring four of the event’s big names.

Light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, challenger Daniel Cormier and featherweights Conor McGregor and Dustin Poirier will be on hand at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for a special press tour in advance of the ticket on-sale date for the event.

The event is free and open to the public in the lobby of the MGM Grand starting at 11 a.m. PT local time.

Tickets for UFC 178, which takes place Sept. 27 at MGM Grand Garden Arena, go on sale Friday to the general public, Thursday to UFC e-newsletter subscribers, and Wednesday to members of the UFC Fight Club. Tickets, which are available at Ticketmaster.com, start at $78, plus fees, for the cheap seats and go up to $803 plus fees for a cageside/floor spot.

Jones (20-1 MMA, 14-1 UFC) and Cormier (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) headline the card, with Cormier taking the spot that was meant for Alexander Gustafsson before a knee injury took him out of the rematch. Now Jones and Cormier meet in what has become a grudge match.

McGregor (15-2 MMA, 3-0 UFC) and Poirier (16-3 MMA, 8-2 UFC) started talking back and forth right after McGregor’s win over Diego Brandao a little more than two weeks ago in his home city of Dublin. Poirier said it was a fight he wanted, McGregor concurred, and the bout was made three days later.

The night’s full bout order has yet to be released. However, the current UFC 178 lineup includes:

• Jon Jones vs. Daniel Cormier
• Conor McGregor vs. Dustin Poirier
• Tim Kennedy vs. Yoel Romero
• Amanda Nunes vs. Cat Zingano
• Dominick Cruz vs. Takeya Mizugaki
• Bobby Green vs. Jorge Masvidal
• Patrick Cote vs. Stephen Thompson
• Brian Ebersole vs. John Howard
• Manny Gamburyan vs. Cody Gibson
• Kevin Lee vs. Jon Tuck

For more on UFC 178, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

(Pictured: Jon Jones)