Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently put the finishing touches on its upcoming FOX Sports 1 debut, which emanates from the TD Garden in Boston, Mass., on Aug. 17, 2013.
UFC on FOX Sports 1 #1: "Shogun vs. Sonnen" will feature a light heavyweight headliner pitting former 205-pound champion Mauricio Rua opposite ex-middleweight contender Chael Sonnen, while a monster heavyweight clash between Alistair Overeem vs. Travis Browne will rock the co-main event.
That's not all.
Longtime welterweight contender Thiago Alves takes on the "Immortal" Matt Brown, while The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) veterans Michael Johnson vs. Joe Lauzon hook 'em up for a spot in the 155-pound pecking order.
Here is the current UFC on FOX Sports 1 #1 fight card and television line up:
Main Event:
205 lbs.: Chael Sonnen vs. Mauricio Rua
FOX Sports 1 Main Card: (8 p.m. ET):
265 lbs.: Alistair Overeem vs. Travis Browne
135 lbs.: Yuri Alcantara vs. Urijah Faber
170 lbs.: Thiago Alves vs. Matt Brown
185 lbs.: Uriah Hall vs. Nick Ring
155 lbs.: Michael Johnson vs. Joe LauzonFOX Sports 1 Preliminary Card (6 p.m. ET):
145 lbs.: Conor McGregor vs. Andy Ogle
135 lbs.: Brad Pickett vs. Michael McDonald
145 lbs.: Mike Brown vs. Akira Corassani
145 lbs.: Diego Brandao vs. Daniel PinedaFacebook Preliminary Card (4:30 p.m. ET):
145 lbs.: Cole Miller vs. Manny Gamburyan
205 lbs.: Cody Donovan vs. Ovince St. Preux
155 lbs.: Ramsey Nijem vs. James Vick
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the entire card on fight night (Sat., Aug. 17, 2013), starting with the Facebook "Prelims," which are scheduled to begin at 4:30 p.m. ET, right on through the FOX-Sports televised under card bouts and then main card action, which is slated to air at 8 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.
See you then!
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