TORONTO (Nov. 12, 2015) — Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents an exciting weekend of live events, beginningtomorrow, Nov. 13 at 7:30 a.m. ET with a live presentation of ONE: Pride of Lions from Kallang, Singapore, followed by a live broadcast of the official weigh-ins for UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm at5:00 p.m. ET. Then, at 11:00 p.m. ET, Fight Network presents Hard Knocks Fighting 47 from Calgary, Canada’s Century Casino.
Live coverage of UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm continues on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 7:00 p.m. ET with the UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm Pre-Show, which features previews, predictions and analysis for the event, and also serves as a lead-in to the live prelims on TSN3. Immediately following the pay-per-view telecast, Fight Network will present the live UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm Post-Show, featuring reactions, highlights and the live post-fight press conference from Melbourne, Australia.
Airing live Nov. 13 exclusively in Canada at 7:30 a.m. ET, ONE: Pride of Lions is headlined by welterweight kingpin Ben Askren (14-0) putting his perfect record on the line against Brazilian veteran Luis “Sapo” Santos (61-9-1). In other featured bouts, Dejdamrong Sor Amnuaysirichoke(5-0) collides with fellow undefeated Yago Bryan (3-0) in a strawweight duel, American Major Overall (6-1) tangles with Japan’s Kotetsu Boku (22-10-2) in a pivotal featherweight clash, Natalie Hills (2-2) meets Angela Lee (2-0) in women’s strawweight action, plus Alain Ngalani (1-2) andIgor Subora (5-2) throw down in a heavyweight slugfest.
Airing live at 5:00 p.m. ET across the U.S. on Cablevision’s Optimum TV, Suddenlink Communications, Grande Communications, Shentel Cable and Armstrong Cable, nationwide in Canada, Roku devices across North America and globally in over 30 countries across Europe, Africa and the Middle East, the official live weigh-ins for UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holmwill feature Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Valerie Letourneauand all the other UFC 193 competitors tipping the scale and facing off ahead of their clashes on Saturday night.
Airing live in all territories at 11:00 p.m. ET, Hard Knocks Fighting 47 features a light heavyweight title fight pitting Rodney Wallace (23-10-1) against Adrian Miles (15-7). The card is stacked with top Canadian prospects, as Noah Ali (6-2) battles fellow bantamweight Lyndon Whitlock (9-5), while T.J. Laramie (1-0) and Luke Noel (1-0) look to extend their perfect marks in a featherweight encounter.
In addition to the live weigh-ins, Pre-Show and Post-Show, check listings for airings of the one-hourUFC Embedded: Rousey vs. Holm special, an all-access, behind-the-scenes look at the lives and training camps of four elite fighters leading up to the massive UFC 193 event in Melbourne, Australia. All airings are listed at www.fightnetwork.com.
Leading up to UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm on Nov. 14, Fight Network will feature three back-to-back blockbuster events featuring headliner Ronda Rousey, airing exclusively in Canada. Up first at 10:00 a.m. ET is UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche, featuring Rousey’s UFC debut and championship-winning performance against Liz Carmouche in February 2013. At 1:00 p.m. ET, UFC 175: Weidman vs. Machida features Rousey’s memorable victory over Alexis Davis from July 2014 in Las Vegas. Finally, at 4:00 p.m. ET, UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia features Rousey’s most recent conquest over Bethe Correia this past August in Brazil.
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