UFC to hold fighter summit for 50 brightest, young stars next week in Las Vegas

For the first time in three years, the UFC will hold a fighter summit in Las Vegas, except this time they will be inviting 50 of the brightest young stars from the promotion to take part.

According to a report via UFC Tonight, the promotion will hold the meeting next Monday and Tuesday in Las Vegas with plans to do another summit later this year or in early 2016 with a different set of fighters.

The meetings over the two-day event will cover everything from financial planning and media training, to information about anti-doping with several speakers talking to the fighters.

Among the fighters invited to attend the summit include Paige VanZant, Julianna Pena, Ovince Saint-Preux, Olivier Aubin-Mercier, Tony Ferguson and many more.

The speakers who will talk to the fighters from a veteran perspective include Rashad Evans, Forrest Griffin, Matt Hughes and recently retired lightweight Jamie Varner.

The UFC has held these summits for the entire roster zapatillas deportivas Asics Gel Noosa Tri 9 azul /púrpura /Verde in past years, but now they will shift their attention to smaller groups going forward.

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The casts of The Ultimate Fighter have already been going through these seminars, similar to the rookie camps the NFL holds Nike Blazer Mid PRM Suede Marron Blanc for incoming players before each season begins.

Past summits held by the UFC have covered numerous subjects such as social media training, insurance information as well as doctors speaking to fighters about weight cutting and other medical issues.