FOX SPORTS PRESENTS FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: POIRIER VS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017
Contact: John Stouffer [email protected]
FOX SPORTS PRESENTS FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: POIRIER VS. PETTIS LIVE FROM NORFOLK ON VETERANS DAY FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer Hosts Veterans Day UFC Viewing Party for Military Personnel on Naval Station Norfolk UFC Lightweight James Krause Makes Desk Analyst Debut with Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley, Kenny Florian and Host Todd Grisham Los Angeles – Today, FOX Sports announces its television broadcast team and special Veterans Day support for FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: POIRIER VS. PETTIS on Saturday, Nov. 11. For the first time ever, the UFC travels to Norfolk, Va., and with its numerous military bases, is an appropriate destination for a Veterans Day event. As part of FOX Sports’ efforts to honor Veterans Day, FOX NFL insider Jay Glazer, and UFC welterweight and Army veteran Neil Magny will host a FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT viewing party on the nearby Naval Station Norfolk with military personnel, and will do live talkbacks during the PREFIGHT SHOW and PRELIMS. Lightweight contender James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) makes his desk analyst debut for FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT with fellow analysts welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (@twooodley) and retired contender Kenny Florian (@KennyFlorian) in FOX Sports’ Los Angeles studio with host Todd Grisham (@GrishamMMA). In Norfolk, calling the fights Octagon-side, will be UFC lightweight Paul Felder (@felderpaul) and blow-by-blow announcer Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik). Laura Sanko (@Laura_Sanko) adds reports and interviews fighters onsite. Victor Davila (@mastervic10) and Mario Delgado (@mariodelgadorzm) have the call in Spanish on FOX Deportes. Coverage begins on FS1 Friday, Nov. 10 (7:30 PM ET) with the UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW with Grisham, Woodley, Florian and Krause in studio and Sanko reporting onsite. The two-hour UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS begin at 8:00 PM ET on FS1 and FOX Deportes with four exciting bouts, including No. 8-ranked bantamweight John Dodson (20-8) versus No. 9 Marlon Moraes (18-5-1). Tatiana Suarez (5-0) faces Viviane Pereira (13-0) in a battle of undefeated strawweights; lightweights Sage Northcutt (8-2) and Michel Quinones (8-2) tangle; and Angela Hill (7-3) and Nina Ansaroff (7-5) open the PRELIMS with another strawweight match.
The three-hour main card begins FS1 and FOX Deportes at 10:00 PM ET and is headlined by No. 8-ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier (21-5, 1NC), who faces former lightweight champion and No. 13 Anthony Pettis (20-6), with both fighters hoping a win lands them in title contention. The co-main event features welterweight Matt Brown (22-16) in his retirement fight against THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER Season 1 winner Diego Sanchez (29-10), while No. 11-ranked heavyweight Junior Albini (14-2) faces No. 12 Andrei Arlovski (25-15, 1NC). Nate Marquardt (38-18-2) and Cezar Ferreira (12-6) lock horns in a middleweight scrap. No. 4-ranked bantamweight Raphael Assuncao (25-5) fights No. 13 Matthew Lopez (10-1), while Joe Lauzon (27-14) and Clay Guida (33-14) open the main card with a lightweight bout. The action wraps up immediately following the main event with the UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW on FS1. Leading up to the fights, UFC fighters offer unique, behind-the-scenes clips on FOX Sports PROcast and on the FOX UFC social pages. Follow @UFConFOX on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates throughout the #UFCNorfolk fights this Saturday. Viewers can live stream the UFC shows on FOX Sports GO, available in English or Spanish through the FS1 or FOX Deportes feeds. The shows are available on desktop at FOXSportsGO.com and through the app store or on connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. In addition, all programs are also available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app. For notes, coverage, bios, photography and more, visit the FOX UFC page on FOX Sports Press Pass. FOX SPORTS UFC PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE DATE Wednesday, Nov. 7 Friday, Nov. 10 Saturday, Nov. 11 Saturday, Nov. 11 Saturday, Nov. 11 Saturday, Nov. 11
TIME (ET) 8:00 PM
EVENT UFC TONIGHT
NETWORK* FS1
7:30 PM
FS1 UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW
FS1
7:00 PM
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW
FS1
8:00 PM
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS
10:00 PM
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: POIRIER VS. PETTIS
1:00 AM
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW
FS1 / FOX Deportes FS1 / FOX Deportes FS1
*All programs available on FOX Sports GO and FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83
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Contact: John Stouffer [email protected]
FOX SPORTS PRESENTS FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: POIRIER VS. PETTIS LIVE FROM NORFOLK ON VETERANS DAY FOX Sports’ Jay Glazer Hosts Veterans Day UFC Viewing Party for Military Personnel on Naval Station Norfolk UFC Lightweight James Krause Makes Desk Analyst Debut with Welterweight Champion Tyron Woodley, Kenny Florian and Host Todd Grisham Los Angeles – Today, FOX Sports announces its television broadcast team and special Veterans Day support for FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: POIRIER VS. PETTIS on Saturday, Nov. 11. For the first time ever, the UFC travels to Norfolk, Va., and with its numerous military bases, is an appropriate destination for a Veterans Day event. As part of FOX Sports’ efforts to honor Veterans Day, FOX NFL insider Jay Glazer, and UFC welterweight and Army veteran Neil Magny will host a FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT viewing party on the nearby Naval Station Norfolk with military personnel, and will do live talkbacks during the PREFIGHT SHOW and PRELIMS. Lightweight contender James Krause (@TheJamesKrause) makes his desk analyst debut for FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT with fellow analysts welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (@twooodley) and retired contender Kenny Florian (@KennyFlorian) in FOX Sports’ Los Angeles studio with host Todd Grisham (@GrishamMMA). In Norfolk, calling the fights Octagon-side, will be UFC lightweight Paul Felder (@felderpaul) and blow-by-blow announcer Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik). Laura Sanko (@Laura_Sanko) adds reports and interviews fighters onsite. Victor Davila (@mastervic10) and Mario Delgado (@mariodelgadorzm) have the call in Spanish on FOX Deportes. Coverage begins on FS1 Friday, Nov. 10 (7:30 PM ET) with the UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW with Grisham, Woodley, Florian and Krause in studio and Sanko reporting onsite. The two-hour UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS begin at 8:00 PM ET on FS1 and FOX Deportes with four exciting bouts, including No. 8-ranked bantamweight John Dodson (20-8) versus No. 9 Marlon Moraes (18-5-1). Tatiana Suarez (5-0) faces Viviane Pereira (13-0) in a battle of undefeated strawweights; lightweights Sage Northcutt (8-2) and Michel Quinones (8-2) tangle; and Angela Hill (7-3) and Nina Ansaroff (7-5) open the PRELIMS with another strawweight match.
The three-hour main card begins FS1 and FOX Deportes at 10:00 PM ET and is headlined by No. 8-ranked lightweight Dustin Poirier (21-5, 1NC), who faces former lightweight champion and No. 13 Anthony Pettis (20-6), with both fighters hoping a win lands them in title contention. The co-main event features welterweight Matt Brown (22-16) in his retirement fight against THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER Season 1 winner Diego Sanchez (29-10), while No. 11-ranked heavyweight Junior Albini (14-2) faces No. 12 Andrei Arlovski (25-15, 1NC). Nate Marquardt (38-18-2) and Cezar Ferreira (12-6) lock horns in a middleweight scrap. No. 4-ranked bantamweight Raphael Assuncao (25-5) fights No. 13 Matthew Lopez (10-1), while Joe Lauzon (27-14) and Clay Guida (33-14) open the main card with a lightweight bout. The action wraps up immediately following the main event with the UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW on FS1. Leading up to the fights, UFC fighters offer unique, behind-the-scenes clips on FOX Sports PROcast and on the FOX UFC social pages. Follow @UFConFOX on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for updates throughout the #UFCNorfolk fights this Saturday. Viewers can live stream the UFC shows on FOX Sports GO, available in English or Spanish through the FS1 or FOX Deportes feeds. The shows are available on desktop at FOXSportsGO.com and through the app store or on connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. In addition, all programs are also available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app. For notes, coverage, bios, photography and more, visit the FOX UFC page on FOX Sports Press Pass. FOX SPORTS UFC PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE DATE Wednesday, Nov. 7 Friday, Nov. 10 Saturday, Nov. 11 Saturday, Nov. 11 Saturday, Nov. 11 Saturday, Nov. 11
TIME (ET) 8:00 PM
EVENT UFC TONIGHT
NETWORK* FS1
7:30 PM
FS1 UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW
FS1
7:00 PM
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW
FS1
8:00 PM
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS
10:00 PM
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: POIRIER VS. PETTIS
1:00 AM
FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW
FS1 / FOX Deportes FS1 / FOX Deportes FS1
*All programs available on FOX Sports GO and FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83
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