UFC will put on its first-ever show on FOX this upcoming Saturday (Nov. 12, 2011) at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., with a card that features the heavyweight clash between current division champion Cain Velasquez and number one contender Junior dos Santos.
The show is the first of many to come and should give mixed martial arts (MMA) -- new, old and still on the fence -- a taste of what is to come.
Here's the complete schedule for UFC on Fox 1, as well as all the programming related to the event and how and when you can watch it:
Fri., Nov. 11:
7:00 p.m. ET -- UFC on FOX 1 Weigh-ins LIVE on FUEL TV
7:00 p.m. ET -- Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride, episode 3 on FOX Deportes
Sat., Nov. 12:
3:00 p.m. ET -- Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride, episodes 1-3 on FOX Deportes
4:45 p.m. ET -- UFC on FOX prelims live on Facebook and FOXSports.com
5:30 p.m. ET -- Weigh-ins re-air on FUEL TV
6:00 p.m. ET -- UFC Primetime re-air on FUEL TV
6:00 p.m. ET -- Re-air of "Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar" on FOX Deportes
7:00 p.m. ET -- UFC prelims live on FOX Deportes
7:00 p.m. ET -- Pre-fight show on FUEL TV, hosted by Glazer, along with Kenny Florian and Stephan Bonnar
9:00 p.m. ET -- UFC on FOX broadcast, hosted by Curt Menefee, along with Dana White, Brock Lesnar and Joe Rogan. Mike Goldberg and Rogan will call the heavyweight title fight.
10 p.m. ET - UFC on FOX post-fight show on FUEL TV, hosted by Glazer, along with Florian and Bonnar
On fight night, the battle between Velasquez and dos Santos will be the only bout that will be shown during the hour-long broadcast.
However, there are nine other fights on the under card, which fans will be able to watch on the UFC's official Facebook page, as well on FoxSports.com. Start time for the Facebook "Prelims" has not been officially announced, but the ______ traditionally begins around 6 p.m. ET.
Here's the complete UFC on Fox 1 fight card line up:
MAIN CARD:
265 lbs.: Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos (Heavyweight championship bout)
PRELIMINARY CARD (Streamed LIVE on Facebook and FoxSports.com):
155 lbs.: Clay Guida vs. Ben Henderson
145 lbs.: Dustin Poirier vs. Pablo Garza
145 lbs.: Cub Swanson vs. Ricardo Lamas
170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. Clay Harvison
135 lbs.: Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Darren Uyenoyama
145 lbs.: Mackens Semerzier vs. Robert Peralta
135 lbs.: Alex Caceres vs. Cole Escovedo
185 lbs.: Mike Pierce vs. Paul Bradley
205 lbs.: Aaron Rosa vs. Matt Lucas