UFC 131: Lesnar vs. Dos Santos tickets on sale next week for Vancouver's Rogers Arena

By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

The UFC's second ever trip to the city of Vancouver is set, as Brock Lesnar will have his first non-title fight in the UFC since August of 2008 on June 11 when he meets Junior Dos Santos at UFC 131.

UFC officials announced the event on Thursday in a release, and revealed that tickets for the card, which comes to the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, will go on sale next week.

"Brock Lesnar and Junior dos Santos are two of the most explosive heavyweights in the game, and I give both of them a lot of respect for taking this fight," UFC President Dana White said. "Brock wanted the quickest way back to a title shot, and he's willing to go through dos Santos to do it. Junior could have waited around for his shot at the belt, but as a true fighter he didn't want to sit around, and now he faces one of the toughest guys in the game. This is going to be one of the biggest heavyweight fights in years, and it's guaranteed to be all-action from start to finish."

"We are pleased to have the UFC return to Rogers Arena. We are committed to providing a world class experience for all of our guests at each and every event we host," said Canucks Sports & Entertainment Vice President & General Manager, Arena Operations, Harvey Jones. "We recognize British Columbians' passion for sports, entertainment and the UFC and are excited to be able to host this event again this year."

In addition to the main event bout, which will see the two TUF 13 coaches square off to determine Cain Velasquez's first title challenger, the UFC also confirmed the rest of the five fight main card. Shane Carwin returns to action for the first time since his loss to Lesnar last July at UFC 116, and he welcomes UFC newcomer Jon Olav Einemo. Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone makes his UFC main pay-per-view card debut against former Ultimate Fighter winner Mac Danzig, middleweights Demian Maia and Mark Munoz square off, and finally Kenny Florian makes his featherweight debut against Diego Nunes.

Tickets for the event range from $85-$650, and go on sale to the general public next Saturday, April 16. UFC Fight Club members will have their first crack at tickets on Thursday, April 14, while UFC Newsletter subscribers get a presale on Friday, April 15.

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