Fans invited to "UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort" open workout session

With this weekend's blockbuster UFC 126 event quickly approaching, UFC officials are inviting fans to take part in fight-week activities.

While Wednesday's UFC 126 press conference will be closed to the public, fans are invited to attend Thursday's open workout sessions.

The session – which features Anderson Silva, Vitor Belfort, Rich Franklin, Forrest Griffin, Jon Jones, Ryan Bader, Antonio Banuelos and Miguel Torres – takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and is free and open to the public.

The open workout takes place Thursday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. ET (12 p.m. PT local time).

Featuring a middleweight title fight between current champion Silva and top challenger Belfort, "UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort" takes place Feb. 5 and airs live on pay-per-view and Spike TV.

The full UFC 126 card, which also takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center, includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

* Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title)
* Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
* Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
* Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
* Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

* Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone
* Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa

PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised)

* Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor
* Demetrious Johnson vs. Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto
* Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero
* Mike Pierce vs. Kenny Robertson