Fox UFC Fight Night (previously referred as Fox UFC Saturday for broadcasts on Fox or FS1 UFC Fight Night for broadcasts on other Fox-owned properties) was the branding used for telecasts of mixed martial art competitions from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) that were produced by Fox Sports. Previously, UFC on Fox was also used as a blanket title for UFC events aired on the Fox network, although since the concurrent launch of Fox Sports 1 and rebranding of Fuel TV as Fox Sports 2 in August 2013, all live UFC broadcasts on Fox-owned networks (including preliminaries, UFC Fight Night and The Ultimate Fighter Finale) have since used the name.
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On August 18, 2011, the Ultimate Fighting Championship reached a seven-year broadcast agreement with Fox Sports, giving it the rights to televise matches sanctioned by the promotion through 2018, ending the UFC's relationship with cable channel Spike. Through the agreement, Fox Sports will air four live events per year in either prime time or late night, as well as other UFC programming (including UFC Fight Night, Road to the Octagon and The Ultimate Fighter) on its various broadcast and cable properties, including on Fox, FX and Fuel TV.[1] The deal was significant as it marked the first time that the UFC would televise its events on terrestrial television in the United States.
Incidentally, MyNetworkTV (a sister network-turned-programming service of the Fox broadcast network) previously carried events from the International Fight League, then a competitor to the UFC, from September to November 2007 under a time-buy arrangement[citation needed] until the UFC purchased that promotion (MyNetworkTV is not included in Fox Sports' UFC agreement). The first UFC event to air as part of the agreement was a title card between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez, which aired on Fox on November 12, 2011.[2]
The broadcast partnership between Fox and the UFC ended at the conclusion of 2018 as the promotion signed a new broadcast deal with ESPN that began in January 2019.[3]
^Mike Whitman (August 18, 2011). "UFC, Fox Announce 7-Year Broadcast Deal". Sherdog.com. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
^"It's Official: UFC and Fox Are Now in Business Together". MMA Weekly. August 18, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
^ESPN Newswire (2018-05-23). "ESPN to broadcast 30 UFC events per year during 5-year deal". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
^"New commentator Jon Anik says broadcast partner will be a UFC fighter". MMAjunkie. November 2, 2011.
^Damon Martin (November 10, 2011). "Fox Commentators Welcome UFC with Open Arms". MMA Weekly. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
^"Brian Stann Hired as Analyst for Future UFC on FOX Events". Cage Potato. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Fox UFC news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2015 Learn how and when to remove this template message Fox UFC Fight Night previously referred as Fox UFC Saturday for broadcasts on Fox or FS1 UFC Fight Night for broadcasts on other Fox owned properties was the branding used for telecasts of mixed martial art competitions from the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC that were produced by Fox Sports Previously UFC on Fox was also used as a blanket title for UFC events aired on the Fox network although since the concurrent launch of Fox Sports 1 and rebranding of Fuel TV as Fox Sports 2 in August 2013 all live UFC broadcasts on Fox owned networks including preliminaries UFC Fight Night and The Ultimate Fighter Finale have since used the name Fox UFCLogoAlso known asFox UFC SaturdayFS1 UFC Fight NightFXX UFC Fight NightGenreMixed martial arts telecastsPresented by see section Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons4ProductionProduction locationAll locations in arenasCamera setupMulti cameraRunning time180 minutes or until game endsProduction companiesZuffaFox SportsOriginal releaseNetworkFox 2011 2018 Fox Deportes 2011 2018 FX 2012 2018 Fuel TV 2012 2013 Fox Sports 1 2013 2018 Fox Sports 2 2013 2018 FXX 2017 2018 ReleaseNovember 12 2011 2011 11 12 December 15 2018 2018 12 15 RelatedUFC on ESPN Contents 1 History 2 Commentators 2 1 On air staff 3 Broadcast history 4 ReferencesHistory edit nbsp Former logoOn August 18 2011 the Ultimate Fighting Championship reached a seven year broadcast agreement with Fox Sports giving it the rights to televise matches sanctioned by the promotion through 2018 ending the UFC s relationship with cable channel Spike Through the agreement Fox Sports will air four live events per year in either prime time or late night as well as other UFC programming including UFC Fight Night Road to the Octagon and The Ultimate Fighter on its various broadcast and cable properties including on Fox FX and Fuel TV 1 The deal was significant as it marked the first time that the UFC would televise its events on terrestrial television in the United States Incidentally MyNetworkTV a sister network turned programming service of the Fox broadcast network previously carried events from the International Fight League then a competitor to the UFC from September to November 2007 under a time buy arrangement citation needed until the UFC purchased that promotion MyNetworkTV is not included in Fox Sports UFC agreement The first UFC event to air as part of the agreement was a title card between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez which aired on Fox on November 12 2011 2 The broadcast partnership between Fox and the UFC ended at the conclusion of 2018 as the promotion signed a new broadcast deal with ESPN that began in January 2019 3 Commentators editOn air staff edit Jon Anik commentator 2012 2018 4 Karyn Bryant reporter 2013 2018 Joe Buck studio host 2011 Daniel Cormier analyst commentator 2014 2018 Dominick Cruz analyst commentator 2014 2018 Nicole Dabeau studio host reporter 2012 2013 Brendan Fitzgerald commentator 2017 2018 Kenny Florian studio host analyst 2012 2018 Jay Glazer studio host 2011 2013 5 Mike Goldberg commentator 2011 2016 Ariel Helwani reporter 2014 2016 Curt Menefee studio host 2012 2018 Joe Rogan commentator 2011 2018 Jimmy Smith analyst commentator 2018 Brian Stann analyst 2012 2017 6 Broadcast history editAll matches listed are for those broadcast on the Fox network Match Date VenueVelasquez vs dos Santos November 12 2011 Honda Center Anaheim CaliforniaEvans vs Davis January 28 2012 United Center Chicago IllinoisDiaz vs Miller May 5 2012 Izod Center East Rutherford New JerseyShogun vs Vera August 4 2012 Staples Center Los Angeles CaliforniaHenderson vs Diaz December 8 2012 KeyArena Seattle WashingtonJohnson vs Dodson January 26 2013 United Center Chicago IllinoisHenderson vs Melendez April 20 2013 HP Pavilion San Jose CaliforniaJohnson vs Moraga July 27 2013 KeyArena Seattle WashingtonJohnson vs Benavidez 2 December 14 2013 Sleep Train Arena Sacramento CaliforniaHenderson vs Thomson January 25 2014 United Center Chicago IllinoisWerdum vs Browne April 19 2014 Amway Center Orlando FloridaLawler vs Brown July 26 2014 SAP Center San Jose Californiados Santos vs Miocic December 13 2014 US Airways Center Phoenix ArizonaGustafsson vs Johnson January 24 2015 Tele2 Arena Stockholm SwedenMachida vs Rockhold April 18 2015 Prudential Center Newark New JerseyDillashaw vs Barao 2 July 25 2015 United Center Chicago Illinoisdos Anjos vs Cerrone 2 December 19 2015 Amway Center Orlando FloridaJohnson vs Bader January 30 2016 Prudential Center Newark New JerseyTeixeira vs Evans April 16 2016 Amalie Arena Tampa FloridaHolm vs Shevchenko July 23 2016 United Center Chicago IllinoisMaia vs Condit August 27 2016 Rogers Arena Vancouver British Columbia CanadaVanZant vs Waterson December 17 2016 Golden 1 Center Sacramento CaliforniaShevchenko vs Pena January 28 2017 Pepsi Center Denver ColoradoJohnson vs Reis April 15 2017 Sprint Center Kansas City MissouriWeidman vs Gastelum July 22 2017 Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum Uniondale New YorkLawler vs dos Anjos December 16 2017 Bell MTS Place Winnipeg Manitoba CanadaJacare vs Brunson 2 January 27 2018 Spectrum Center Charlotte North CarolinaEmmett vs Stephens February 24 2018 Amway Center Orlando FloridaPoirier vs Gaethje April 14 2018 Gila River Arena Glendale ArizonaAlvarez vs Poirier 2 July 28 2018 Scotiabank Saddledome Calgary Alberta CanadaLee vs Iaquinta 2 December 15 2018 Fiserv Forum Milwaukee WisconsinReferences edit Mike Whitman August 18 2011 UFC Fox Announce 7 Year Broadcast Deal Sherdog com Retrieved January 18 2015 It s Official UFC and Fox Are Now in Business Together MMA Weekly August 18 2011 Retrieved August 18 2011 ESPN Newswire 2018 05 23 ESPN to broadcast 30 UFC events per year during 5 year deal espn com Retrieved 2018 09 05 New commentator Jon Anik says broadcast partner will be a UFC fighter MMAjunkie November 2 2011 Damon Martin November 10 2011 Fox Commentators Welcome UFC with Open Arms MMA Weekly Retrieved January 25 2015 Brian Stann Hired as Analyst for Future UFC on FOX Events Cage Potato Retrieved January 25 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fox UFC amp oldid 1211582282, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
