Toronto – Fight Network, premier van de wereld 24/7 multi-platform kanaal gewijd aan de dekking van de vechtsporten te voltooien, today announced extensive live coverage for UFC International Fight Week™ in Las Vegas, the biggest week in UFC history, highlighted by a live broadcast of the main card for UFC FIGHT Night®: DOS ANJOS vs. ALVAREZ from the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Thursday, Juli 7 bij 10 p.m. EN, plus the live prelims for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia op vrijdag, Juli 8 bij 8 p.m. EN.
Fight Network zal de lucht de leven UFC FIGHT Night®: DOS ANJOS vs. ALVAREZ belangrijkste kaart across Canada on July 7 bij 10 p.m. EN, preceded by a live Pre-Show bij 9 p.m. EN.
In het main event, dominant UFC lightweight champion Rafael dos Anjos (24-7) puts his championship on the line in a five-round barnburner against top contender Eddie Alvarez (27-4). In andere featured vlagen, Roy "Big Country" Nelson (22-12) gooit neer met Derrick “The Black Beast” Lewis (15-4, 1NC) in an explosive heavyweight collision, Alan Jouban (13-4) takes on undefeated Belal Muhammad (9-0) in a welterweight affair, meer “Irish” Joe Duffy (14-2) welcomes Canada’s Mitch “Danger Zone” Clarke (11-3) back to action in a lightweight matchup.
Live fight week coverage begins on Wednesday, Juli 6 bij 2 p.m. ET met een live presentatie van de final UFC 200 pre-fight press conference, featuring UFC president Dana White and main card superstars Jon Jones, Daniel Cormier, Brock Lesnar, Mark Hunt, Miesha Tate, Amanda Nunes, Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar.
Op donderdag, Juli 7 bij 2:30 p.m. EN, Fight Network presents a live broadcast of the official on-sale press conference for UFC 202: Diaz vs. McGregor 2, featuring Nate Diaz and Conor McGregor on the same stage for the first time since their heated encounter this past March.
Later, juli 7 bij 6 p.m. EN, Fight Network presents the live weigh-ins for THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia, as headliners Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha weigh in ahead of their heated women’s strawweight championship rematch.
Following Thursday’s main card, Fight Network will broadcast the live UFC FIGHT Night®: DOS ANJOS vs. ALVAREZ post-fight press conference in zijn geheel.
Op Vrijdag, Juli 8 bij 6 p.m. EN, UFC 200 fighters will come face-to-face during Fight Network’s live broadcast of the UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 weigh-ins, as all the stars from the biggest UFC event in history will tip the scale ahead of their highly anticipated clashes on Saturday night.
Fight Network zal de lucht de Live prelims voor THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia across Canada on July 8 bij 8 p.m. EN. The main card airs live on TSN5 at 10 p.m. EN.
In featured preliminary bouts, Joaquim Silva (8-0) gezichten Andrew Holbrook (11-0) in a clash of unbeaten lightweights, former title challenger Grijze Maynard (12-6-1, 1NC) makes his first appearance at featherweight against Brazilian Fernando Bruno (16-3), fiery flyweight contenders face off when John Moraga (16-4) neemt Matheus Nicolau (11-2-1), inaugural TUF Brazil winnerCezar “Mutante” Ferreira (10-5) meets fellow middleweight Anthony “Lionheart” Smith (25-11), highly touted Australian prospect Jake “The Celtic Kid” Matthews (11-1) faces dangerous lightweight Kevin “The Motown Phenom” Lee (12-2) and China’s Dat Jingliang (10-4) takes on Australia’s Anton Zafir (7-2) in een weltergewicht bout.
Following Friday’s main card, Fight Network will broadcast THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FINALE®: Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia live post-fight press conference in zijn geheel.
Leading into Saturday’s blockbuster pay-per-view, Fight Network presents an encore of the first meeting between Jon Jones and Daniel Cormier, als UFC 182: Jones vs. Cormier vanaf januari 2015 airs at 2 p.m. EN.
Later, juli 9 bij 6 p.m. EN, Fight Network presenteert een leven UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 Pre-Show, met previews, voorspellingen, analyse, exclusive interviews conducted on-site in Las Vegas and much more. Following Saturday’s event, Fight Network will broadcast the live UFC 200: Cormier vs. Jones 2 post-fight press conference in zijn geheel.
In aanvulling op alle live-evenementen, Fight Network is de bestemming voor UFC bibliotheek inhoud, specials en series, inclusief The Ultimate Fighter, UFC Unleashed, UFC Nu, UFC Ultimate Insideren klassieke UFC PPV events.
Deze zondag, Juli 10 bij 9 p.m. EN, Fight Network presenteert UFC 87: Seek and Destroy from August 2009 in Minneapolis, Uit., featuring Georges St-Pierre vs. Jon Fitch for the UFC welterweight title, plus Brock Lesnar vs. Heath Herring and Kenny Florian vs. Roger Huerta.
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