Fox UFC

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 UFC
Logo
Also known asFox UFC Saturday
FS1 UFC Fight Night
FXX UFC Fight Night
GenreMixed martial arts telecasts
Presented by(see section)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
Production
Production locationAll locations in arenas
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time180 minutes or until game ends
Production companiesZuffa
Fox Sports
Release
Original networkFox (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)
Original releaseNovember 12, 2011 (2011-11-12) –
December 15, 2018 (2018-12-15)
Related
UFC on ESPN

History
Former logo

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 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

On-air staff

Broadcast history

All matches listed are for those broadcast on the Fox network.

Match Date Venue
Velasquez vs. dos SantosNovember 12, 2011Honda Center, Anaheim, California
Evans vs. DavisJanuary 28, 2012United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Diaz vs. MillerMay 5, 2012Izod Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey
Shogun vs. VeraAugust 4, 2012Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Henderson vs. DiazDecember 8, 2012KeyArena, Seattle, Washington
Johnson vs. DodsonJanuary 26, 2013United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Henderson vs. MelendezApril 20, 2013HP Pavilion, San Jose, California
Johnson vs. MoragaJuly 27, 2013KeyArena, Seattle, Washington
Johnson vs. Benavidez 2December 14, 2013Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, California
Henderson vs. ThomsonJanuary 25, 2014United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Werdum vs. BrowneApril 19, 2014Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Lawler vs. BrownJuly 26, 2014SAP Center, San Jose, California
dos Santos vs. MiocicDecember 13, 2014US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Gustafsson vs. JohnsonJanuary 24, 2015Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden
Machida vs. RockholdApril 18, 2015Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Dillashaw vs. Barão 2July 25, 2015United Center, Chicago, Illinois
dos Anjos vs. Cerrone 2December 19, 2015Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Johnson vs. BaderJanuary 30, 2016Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Teixeira vs. EvansApril 16, 2016Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida
Holm vs. ShevchenkoJuly 23, 2016United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Maia vs. ConditAugust 27, 2016Rogers Arena, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
VanZant vs. WatersonDecember 17, 2016Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Shevchenko vs. PeñaJanuary 28, 2017Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Johnson vs. ReisApril 15, 2017Sprint Center, Kansas City, Missouri
Weidman vs. GastelumJuly 22, 2017Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York
Lawler vs. dos AnjosDecember 16, 2017Bell MTS Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Jacaré vs. Brunson 2January 27, 2018Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina
Emmett vs. StephensFebruary 24, 2018Amway Center, Orlando, Florida
Poirier vs. GaethjeApril 14, 2018Gila River Arena, Glendale, Arizona
Alvarez vs. Poirier 2July 28, 2018Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Lee vs. Iaquinta 2December 15, 2018Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

References
  1. Mike Whitman (August 18, 2011). "UFC, Fox Announce 7-Year Broadcast Deal". Sherdog.com. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
  2. "It's Official: UFC and Fox Are Now in Business Together". MMA Weekly. August 18, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2011.
  3. ESPN Newswire (2018-05-23). "ESPN to broadcast 30 UFC events per year during 5-year deal". espn.com. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
  4. "New commentator Jon Anik says broadcast partner will be a UFC fighter". MMAjunkie. November 2, 2011.
  5. Damon Martin (November 10, 2011). "Fox Commentators Welcome UFC with Open Arms". MMA Weekly. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  6. "Brian Stann Hired as Analyst for Future UFC on FOX Events". Cage Potato. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
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