Former World Extreme Cagefighting featherweight champion Mike Brown and top bantamweight contender Brad Pickett will visit Baptist Children's Hospital in Miami, Fla. on Monday, Aug. 1 at 3pm ET.

With the city of Boston buzzing about the arrival of the UFC® Fan Expo™ at the John B. Hynes Convention Center on August 27 and 28, the Ultimate Fighting Championship® turned up the heat today by announcing the list of fighters that will participate in the weekend of festivities.

One of the sport’s pound-for-pound elite returns this fall to defend his title against one of the division’s most dangerous fighters. Featherweight champion Jose Aldo, universally recognized as the number one ranked lighter weight fighter in MMA, makes the second defense of his crown against judo ace Manny Gamburyan when World Extreme Cagefighting® invades the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo. on Thursday, Sept. 30.

Frank Curreri, WEC - Ricardo Lamas couldn’t care less about a certain member of basketball royalty ‘taking his talents to South Beach.’ The 28-year-old Chicagoan has been intensely laboring in Miami for the past several weeks, oblivious to the city’s sizzling nightlife and comfortably clueless about the widespread hoopla surrounding LeBron James’ decision to join the Miami Heat.

Frank Curreri, WEC - “Right place, right time” has been a recurring theme in the distinguished career of Leonard Garcia. The 31-year-old Texas native snatched a slice of history a few years ago when he and Roger Huerta graced the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine. Three months ago fate shined upon the giddy brawler yet again: Garcia and South Korea’s Chan Sung Jung kept fans on the edge of their seats by waging a back-and-forth fistic thriller that ringside commentator Joe Rogan instantly hailed as “Fight of the Decade.”

The August/September 2010 issue is on newsstands now and available in the UFC Store. Check it out now for features on Randy Couture, Dominick Cruz, Kenda Perez and more.

Former World Extreme Cagefighting® lightweight champion Jamie Varner will speak to at-risk & homeless youths at Tumbleweed Center for Youth Development in Phoenix, Ariz. on Wednesday, July 14 at 11:30AM PT. At just 25 years old, Varner, a Phoenix resident, has climbed the ranks to become an elite athlete in mixed martial arts. He is honored to be speaking with the organization in his hometown and hopes to provide inspiration and motivation to those who encounter daily struggles.

World Extreme Cagefighting® lightweight star and contestant on Season One of The Ultimate Fighter® Alex Karalexis will speak to The Street Teen Organization in Las Vegas, Nev. on Tuesday, July 20 at 5:00 PM PT. Karalexis, who lives and trains in Las Vegas, is thrilled to have this opportunity to provide motivation to young adolescents who face constant struggles.