UFC PROGRAMMING ON FOX SPORTS THIS WEEK
By
Mike Johnson on 11/4/2015 8:21 PM
FOX SPORTS UFC PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS – 11/4/15 – 11/10/15
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: BELFORT VS. HENDERSON FEATURES EXCITING MIDDLEWEIGHT TRILOGY FIGHT ON SATURDAY NIGHT
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER Continues Tonight at 10:00 PM ET
UFC EMBEDDED: ROUSEY VS. HOLM Premieres On FOX Saturday at 2:00 PM ET
UFC TONIGHT: BELFORT VS. HENDERSON PREVIEW, HOLM INTERVIEW
- Network/When: FS1 & FOX Sports GO, Wednesday, Nov. 4 (8:00 PM ET)
- Talent: Kenny Florian, Daniel Cormier, Karyn Bryant and Ariel Helwani
- This Week: This week, hosts Kenny Florian and Daniel Cormier preview the upcoming FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT between top-ranked middleweights Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson. In addition, bantamweight contender Holly Holm joins the show to discuss her upcoming title fight against Ronda Rousey. Karyn Bryant and Ariel Helwani add reports.
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER: MENTAL BREAKDOWN, AMERICAN DISSENT AND PRANKS
- Network/When: FS1 & FOX Sports GO, Wednesday, Nov. 4 (10:00 PM ET)
- Talent: Conor McGregor, Urijah Faber, Dana White
- This Week: Artem is unimpressed with some of Team Faber’s behavior at the house. He wants to be remembered as a fighter, not someone who embarrasses himself in the public eye. Passing time at the house, a few of the fighters play pool for shots of alcohol. After a few hours of drinking, two teammates end up in an intense fight about their performances on the show. After a morning of hangovers and decompression, both teams get back to work. Conor McGregor shows off his jiu-jitsu while training a fighter for his upcoming matchup. Urijah Faber trains a highly anticipated fighter for the upcoming fight, focusing on grappling. Urijah takes his team on an outing that is part of a prank on Conor.
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT WEIGH-IN SHOW FEATURES LIGHTWEIGHT VET EDWARDS AS ANALYST
- Network/When: FS2 & FOX Sports GO, Friday, Nov. 6 (4:00 PM ET)
- Talent: Karyn Bryant, Kenny Florian, Yves Edwards and Heidi Androl
- This Week: The FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT WEIGH-IN SHOW features host Karyn Bryant, with analysts Kenny Florian and lightweight vet Yves Edwards on the desk previewing the fighters as they attempt to make weight. Heidi Androl reports from Brazil.
UFC EMBEDDED: ROUSEY VS. HOLM FEATURES SUPERSTAR CHAMP ROUSEY
- Network/When: FOX & FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Nov. 7 (2:00 PM ET)
- Talent: Ronda Rousey, Holly Holm
- This Week: UFC EMBEDDED: ROUSEY VS. HOLM is 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. Women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey trains for undefeated boxing champion Holly Holm, while women’s strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk prepares to take on Valerie Letourneau.
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW PREVIEWS MIDDLEWEIGHT BATTLE BETWEEN LEGENDS BELFORT AND HENDERSON
- Network/When: FS1 & FOX Sports Go, Saturday, Nov. 7 (7:00 PM ET)
- Talent: Karyn Bryant, Kenny Florian, Yves Edwards and Heidi Androl
- This Week: Host Karyn Bryant joins analysts Kenny Florian and Yves Edwards to preview the exciting middleweight trilogy fight between Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson. They also breakdown the other exciting fights on the card. Heidi Androl adds reports.
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS FEATURE FOUR EXCITING BOUTS
- Network/When: FS1, FOX Deportes & FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Nov. 7 (8:00 PM ET)
- Talent: Jon Anik, Brian Stann
- This Week: The two-hour FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS feature four bouts, including Gleison Tibau (40-11) and Abel Trujillo (12-6, 1NC) in a lightweight clash. Lightweights Yan Cabral (12-1) and Johnny Case (21-4) keep the action rolling, while featherweights No.11 Clay Guida (32-12) and Thiago Tavares (23-6-1) face off. Kevin Souza (19-3) and Chas Skelly (14-1) start the PRELIMS with another featherweight showdown.
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT FEATURES TOP-RANKED MIDDLEWEIGHTS BELFORT AND HENDERSON IN TRILOGY MATCHUP
- Network/When: FS1, FOX Deportes & FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Nov. 7 (10:00 PM ET)
- Talent: Jon Anik, Brian Stann
- This Week: UFC veteran superstars No. 4-ranked Vitor Belfort (24-11) and No. 12-ranked Dan Henderson (31-13) headline the main card with an important middleweight bout. Plus, former title challenger and No. 4 Glover Teixeira (23-4) looks to follow up his recent win as he faces No. 9 Patrick Cummins (8-2) in a key light heavyweight battle. Bantamweights No. 8 Thomas Almeida (20-0) and Anthony Birchak (12-2) look to move up the standings, while lightweights Alex Oliveira (12-2-1, 1NC) and Piotr Hallmann (15-4) face off. Also featured on the main card is another exciting lightweight clash as Gilbert Burns (10-0) battles Rashid Magomedov (18-1). The card kicks off with a matchup between light heavyweights No. 12 Fabio Maldonado (22-7) and No. 14 Corey Anderson (7-1).
FOX SPORTS LIVE POSTFIGHT COVERAGE AND ANALYSIS OF MIDDLEWEIGHT HEADLINER AND MORE
- Network/When: FS1 & FOX Sports GO, Saturday, Nov. 7 (1:00 AM ET)
- Talent: Karyn Bryant, Kenny Florian, Yves Edwards and Heidi Androl
- This Week: Host Karyn Bryant and analysts Kenny Florian and Yves Edwards recap the middleweight bout between Vitor Belfort and Dan Henderson and the other fights on the card. Androl interviews fighters and adds reports.
UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER: RONDA ROUSEY’S FIRST-HAND ACCOUNT OF UFC 190
- Network/When: FS1 & FOX Sports GO, Sunday, Nov. 8 (6:30 PM ET)
- Talent: Megan Olivi
- This Week: Watch Ronda Rousey’s first-person account of her journey to Rio de Janeiro, from the women’s bantamweight champ’s pre-fight heat with Brazilian contender Bethe Correia, through to the thrilling conclusion of their championship fight at UFC 190. Then, get the story behind 19-year-old Sage Northcutt’s UFC incredible debut, including never-before-seen angles from UFC 192, and his family’s insight into a phenom who started karate at just four years old. Plus, strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk is mic’d up Octagon-side when rising contender Paige VanZant fights with Alex Chambers at UFC 191.
