U.S. HISPANIC
Fox Deportes begins televised programming of 24 live premiere UFC matches
Maribel Ramos-Weiner| 10 de noviembre de 2011
In the first match Mexican-American, Cain Velasquez, will face Brazilian, Junior Dos Santos
Fox Deportes will provide exclusive Spanish-language coverage of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), heavyweight title fight between defending champion, Mexican-American, Cain Velasquez and Brazilian opponent, Junior Dos Santos. The live event airs Saturday, November 12 at 9pm.This year, Fox Deportes acquired the U.S. Spanish-language media rights to UFC. The network will begin its televised programming of 24 live premiere UFC matches on November 12 and continue through December 2012.The event will be covered by official UFC Latino commentator Troy Santiago, and analysts Rodrigo Arana and Mario Delgado live from the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. Prior to the fight, on Friday, November 11 at 7pm, Fox Deportes will show the title fight weigh-ins live on the nightly sports news program, Crónica, followed by the final episode of the Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride three-part series at 8pm.On Saturday, November 12, the channel will launch the Choque de Titanes action-packed programming line-up with the re-air of the full Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride series from 3pm to 6pm. The archived 2010 UFC fight between Cain Velasquez and Brock Lesnar will follow in UFC Lo Mejor at 6pm to 7pm. Fox Deportes will have live on-site coverage starting at 7pm with preliminary fights including: Clay Guida vs Benson Henderson and Dustin Poirier vs Pablo Garza, live from 7pm to 9pm.
