Demetrious Johnson Hosts UFC Fight Club Q&A Prior to UFC on FOX 5 Weigh-Ins

DEMETRIOUS JOHNSON HOSTS UFC FIGHT CLUB Q&A PRIOR TO UFC ON FOX 5 WEIGH-INS
BY MATT ERICKSON ON NOV 29, 2012 AT 8:30 PM ET

Demetrious Johnson, the UFC's first flyweight champion, will host a special question-and-answer session for UFC Fight Club members prior to weigh-ins for UFC on FOX 5.

UFC officials on Thursday announced the session, which takes place Dec. 7 at Seattle's KeyArena, site of the following night's UFC on FOX 5 card.

Doors for the event open for UFC Fight Club members at 1 p.m. ET. The fan Q&A session begins one hour later at 2 p.m. and is followed by the official weigh-ins for UFC 152 at 4 p.m.

Doors for the weigh-ins open at 3 p.m. for the general public.

UFC on FOX 5 features a main event lightweight title fight between champion Benson Henderson and top contender Nate Diaz. Additionally, the main card features a light heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and former champ Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, plus former two-division champ B.J. Penn meets Rory MacDonald and Matt Brown takes on Mike Swick.

The main card airs live on FOX on Dec. 8 following prelims on FX and Facebook. UFC on FOX 5 is the company's second trip to Seattle and the first visit since April 2011's "UFC Fight Night 24: Nogueira vs. Davis" event.

Johnson, who lives and trains in the Seattle area, won the UFC's first flyweight title in September with a split-decision win over Joseph Benavidez at UFC 152 in Toronto. He is set to defend the belt for the first time in January at UFC on FOX 6 in Chicago in the main event against top contender John Dodson.

In addition to the weigh-ins and Fight Club Q&A, UFC on FOX 5 will feature other events free and open to the public, including Dec. 5 open workouts at Grand Hyatt Seattle at 12:30 p.m. PT. That event includes headliners Henderson and Diaz in addition to main-card participants Gustafsson, Rua, MacDonald, Penn, Matt Brown and Mike Swick. On Dec. 6, a pre-event news conference also is open to the public at Seattle Center Pavilion beginning at 12 p.m. and featuring all eight main-card fighters.