UFC News UFC 148 Fan Expo Diary, Day 1 In Las Vegas

This artical was written by Adam Guillen Jr. on Jul 7, 9:30a

Before Anderson Silva attempts to defend his title for the second time against Chael Sonnen tonight (July 7, 2012) at UFC 148, which goes down at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the UFC Fan Expo kicked off yesterday (July 6, 2012) in full force. Hundreds upon hundreds (if not thousands) of mixed martial arts (MMA) fans hit the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino to enjoy the festivities and a chance to meet and have their picture taken with their favorite combat sports fighters or have their favorite memorabilia item signed to display in their homes. A Who's Who of top MMA stars from both the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Strikeforce ranks were in attendance. Chuck Liddell, Heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos, Cain Velasquez, Wanderlei Silva and Ronda Rousey, just to name a few, were on hand signing autographs and smiling for the cameras until their cheekbones tapped out ( cheesy, I know). Aside from all the top MMA stars on hand, hundreds of vendors were on hand displaying their latest products ranging from the latest nutritional craze from BSN and your favorite MMA apparel such as Bad Boy and Tapout. I was on hand, which would be my third expo, first as a media member, to take in all the action and the atmosphere was electric and buzzing ahead of this weekend's much-anticipated title fight between "The Spider" and "The American Gangster." Follow me after the jump to see what went down on day one of the UFC Fan Expo from "Sin City." Prices to get into the expo ranged from $40 all the way up to $2,500 if you wanted to splurge for the Ultimate UFC VIP Package, which included a one hour head start from the rest of the fans, as well as a straight shot to the front of the lines that could save you hours of standing and waiting just to get a photo op as well as the chance to hang on the VIP lounge with UFC stars. To read the rest of this artical go to this link