Quick Shots: Carano Returns, UFC Fan Event Next Tues. In Toronto & More

-- In anticipation of UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields on April 30, the UFC announced today it will host a press conference and free fan event at Rogers Centre in Toronto on Tuesday, February 8. UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and featherweight champion Jose Aldo will be joined by No. 1 contenders Jake Shields and Mark Hominick, along with UFC President Dana White and Canadian Director of Operations Tom Wright, for a press conference at 1 p.m. ET followed by a special Q&A period and autograph session for fans from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. ET. Fans will have the opportunity to speak directly with White, Wright and St-Pierre in a one-hour Q&A session from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Feb. 8. Canadian fighters and Toronto area natives Sean Pierson and Claude Patrick will join Shields, Aldo and Hominick for an autograph session earlier that day, beginning once doors open at 4 p.m. The event will take place at the Gate 9 entrance of the Rogers Centre. While the press conference is not open to the public, it will be carried live on Rogers Sportsnet and streamed online at UFC.com.

-- Xtreme Couture announced on their website that Gina Carano returned to the gym yesterday. Carson spent the morning training with Gil Martinez, and the site noted that they "expect to see a lot more of Gina here training in 2011." You can check out a photo from the training session below, for more pics click here.