UFC 139 Press Conference in San Jose Tues.

In advance of UFC’s return to the Bay Area on Saturday, Nov. 19 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., the Ultimate Fighting Championship® will host a press conference on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. PT featuring the stars of the upcoming card. The press conference will be held at the San Pedro Square Market at 175 West St. John Street in San Jose.

The event will be free and open to the public.

In attendance will be former UFC light heavyweight champion Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and his opponent, former two-division PRIDE® champion Dan Henderson, as well as co-main event fighters Wanderlei Silva and San Jose’s own, Cung Le. The press conference will be hosted by UFC President Dana White.

Tickets for UFC®139: SHOGUN vs. HENDERSON go on sale Friday, Sept. 30 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $400, $300, $225, $150, $75 and $50. Tickets are available at the HP Pavilion ticket office, online at Ticketmaster.com or charge by phone 800-745-3000.

UFC® Fight Club™ members will have the opportunity to purchase tickets to this event Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 10 a.m PT via the website www.ufcfightclub.com.Non-members may take advantage of the pre-sale by buying at Ticketmaster. A special Internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, Sept. 29, starting at 10 a.m. PT.

Official UFC VIP packages are also available at http://vip.ufc.com. These packages include tickets to UFC 139, official event merchandise, as well as special VIP experiences with backstage tours and meet and greets with top UFC stars. Get closer to the action than ever before with this unique UFC VIP opportunity.

UFC®139: SHOGUN vs. HENDERSON will be available live on Pay-Per-View at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, BellTV, Shaw Communications, Sasktel, and Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition and $54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High Definition.