broadcasters set for saturday's fs1 ufc fight night: whittaker vs. brunson
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2016
Contacts: John Stouffer [email protected]
- - - PROGRAMMING ALERT - - BROADCASTERS SET FOR SATURDAY’S FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: WHITTAKER VS. BRUNSON Melendez and Florian Serve as FS1 Analysts LOS ANGELES – UFC No. 12-ranked lightweight Gilbert Melendez (@GilbertMelendez) and retired UFC contender Kenny Florian (@KennyFlorian) serve as analysts for UFC FIGHT NIGHT: WHITTAKER VS. BRUNSON live on FS1 and FOX Deportes on Saturday, Nov. 26 (10:00 PM ET). FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: WHITTAKER VS. BRUNSON features a key middleweight clash when No. 7-ranked Robert Whittaker (17-4), who’s riding a five-fight win streak, faces No. 8 Derek Brunson (16-3), who’s on his own five-fight win streak. In addition to the hard-hitting headliner, the main card features five more exciting matchups, including Jake Matthews (11-2) against Andrew Holbrook (11-1) in a lightweight bout. Welterweight Kyle Noke (22-9-1) battles Omari Akhmedov (16-3) and lightweights Yusuke Kasuya (9-2-2) and Alex Volkanovski (13-1) square off. Tyson Pedro (4-1) takes on Khalil Rountree (5-1) in a light heavyweight bout, while Seohee Ham (16-7) and Danielle Taylor (7-2) open the main card with an exciting strawweight scrap. Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) and Dan Hardy (@DanHardyMMA) call the fights on FS1 live from Melbourne, Australia, while Victor Davila (@mastervic10) and Santiago Ponzinibbio (@SPonzinibbioMMA) call the action in Spanish on FOX Deportes. Melendez and Florian join the FS1 desk alongside host Karyn Bryant (@KarynBryant) in FOX Sports’ Los Angeles studios for Friday and Saturday’s shows. John Gooden (@JohnGoodenUK) interviews fighters on-site. The two-hour UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS on FS1 and FOX Deportes begin at 8:00 PM ET and feature four bouts. Middleweight Daniel Kelly (11-1) takes on Chris Camozzi (24-11), while Damien Brown (16-9) faces Jon Tuck (9-3) in a lightweight fight. Welterweights Rich Walsh (9-5) and Jonathan Meunier (7-1) tangle, while the No. 15-ranked flyweight Ben Nguyen (15-6) and Geane Herrera (9-2) open the PRELIMS. Saturday’s coverage begins on FS1 (7:00 PM ET) with the FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW hosted by Bryant, with Melendez and Florian. The action wraps up after the main event with the FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW. The FS1 UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW takes
place on Friday, Nov. 25 (7:00 PM ET) on FS1 and is hosted by Bryant, with Melendez, Florian and Gooden. Plus, on the popular FOXSports.com podcast Fight Society, host Damon Martin interviews this weekend’s FS1 headliner Derek Brunson, and catches up with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, who talks about his battle at UFC 205. It’s available on iTunes and Soundcloud. Follow @UFConFOX on Twitter for live updates throughout the #UFCMelbourne fights this Saturday. For notes, coverage, bios, photography and more, visit the FOX UFC page on FOX Sports Press Pass. FOX SPORTS UFC PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE DATE Friday, Nov. 25 Saturday, Nov. 26 Saturday, Nov. 26 Saturday, Nov. 26 Saturday, Nov. 26
TIME 7:00 PM ET
EVENT FS1 UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW
NET* FS1
7:00 PM ET
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW
FS1
8:00 PM ET
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS
10:00 PM ET
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: WHITTAKER VS. BRUNSON FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW
FS1 / FOX Deportes FS1 / FOX Deportes FS1
1:00 AM ET
*All programs also available on FOX Sports GO
--FOX SPORTS—
Contacts: John Stouffer [email protected]
- - - PROGRAMMING ALERT - - BROADCASTERS SET FOR SATURDAY’S FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: WHITTAKER VS. BRUNSON Melendez and Florian Serve as FS1 Analysts LOS ANGELES – UFC No. 12-ranked lightweight Gilbert Melendez (@GilbertMelendez) and retired UFC contender Kenny Florian (@KennyFlorian) serve as analysts for UFC FIGHT NIGHT: WHITTAKER VS. BRUNSON live on FS1 and FOX Deportes on Saturday, Nov. 26 (10:00 PM ET). FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: WHITTAKER VS. BRUNSON features a key middleweight clash when No. 7-ranked Robert Whittaker (17-4), who’s riding a five-fight win streak, faces No. 8 Derek Brunson (16-3), who’s on his own five-fight win streak. In addition to the hard-hitting headliner, the main card features five more exciting matchups, including Jake Matthews (11-2) against Andrew Holbrook (11-1) in a lightweight bout. Welterweight Kyle Noke (22-9-1) battles Omari Akhmedov (16-3) and lightweights Yusuke Kasuya (9-2-2) and Alex Volkanovski (13-1) square off. Tyson Pedro (4-1) takes on Khalil Rountree (5-1) in a light heavyweight bout, while Seohee Ham (16-7) and Danielle Taylor (7-2) open the main card with an exciting strawweight scrap. Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) and Dan Hardy (@DanHardyMMA) call the fights on FS1 live from Melbourne, Australia, while Victor Davila (@mastervic10) and Santiago Ponzinibbio (@SPonzinibbioMMA) call the action in Spanish on FOX Deportes. Melendez and Florian join the FS1 desk alongside host Karyn Bryant (@KarynBryant) in FOX Sports’ Los Angeles studios for Friday and Saturday’s shows. John Gooden (@JohnGoodenUK) interviews fighters on-site. The two-hour UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS on FS1 and FOX Deportes begin at 8:00 PM ET and feature four bouts. Middleweight Daniel Kelly (11-1) takes on Chris Camozzi (24-11), while Damien Brown (16-9) faces Jon Tuck (9-3) in a lightweight fight. Welterweights Rich Walsh (9-5) and Jonathan Meunier (7-1) tangle, while the No. 15-ranked flyweight Ben Nguyen (15-6) and Geane Herrera (9-2) open the PRELIMS. Saturday’s coverage begins on FS1 (7:00 PM ET) with the FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW hosted by Bryant, with Melendez and Florian. The action wraps up after the main event with the FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW. The FS1 UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW takes
place on Friday, Nov. 25 (7:00 PM ET) on FS1 and is hosted by Bryant, with Melendez, Florian and Gooden. Plus, on the popular FOXSports.com podcast Fight Society, host Damon Martin interviews this weekend’s FS1 headliner Derek Brunson, and catches up with Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, who talks about his battle at UFC 205. It’s available on iTunes and Soundcloud. Follow @UFConFOX on Twitter for live updates throughout the #UFCMelbourne fights this Saturday. For notes, coverage, bios, photography and more, visit the FOX UFC page on FOX Sports Press Pass. FOX SPORTS UFC PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE DATE Friday, Nov. 25 Saturday, Nov. 26 Saturday, Nov. 26 Saturday, Nov. 26 Saturday, Nov. 26
TIME 7:00 PM ET
EVENT FS1 UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW
NET* FS1
7:00 PM ET
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW
FS1
8:00 PM ET
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS
10:00 PM ET
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: WHITTAKER VS. BRUNSON FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW
FS1 / FOX Deportes FS1 / FOX Deportes FS1
1:00 AM ET
*All programs also available on FOX Sports GO
--FOX SPORTS—
