FOX SPORTS UFC PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS – 7/22/15 – 7/29/15

FOX BROADCASTS LONG-AWAITED UFC BANTAMWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP REMATCH BETWEEN DILLASHAW AND BARAO ON SATURDAY, JULY 25

In one of the most highly anticipated rematches in recent memory, UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw meets former champ Renan Barao when the Octagon returns to the United Center in Chicago on Saturday, July 25 with four hours of live coverage on the FOX broadcast network (6:00 PM ET). FOX UFC^® FIGHT NIGHT: DILLASHAW vs. BARAO 2marks the seventh UFC championship bout to air on FOX.

After pulling off one of the biggest upsets in the sport’s history by dethroning then-champ Barao at UFC 173, Dillashaw (12-2) puts the 135-pound strap on the line against the very man he took it from. Barao (35-2, 1NC), whose record includes eight wins by knockout and 15 by submission, looks to reclaim the title he held for almost two years. Former bantamweight champion and current FOX UFC analyst Dominick Cruz believes Dillashaw holds the edge over Barao because of his movement. “Dillashaw switches his stance a lot during the fight. Because he’s switching his stance, it causes problems for Barao. It keeps him guessing what Dillashaw will do next. Will he counterstrike or be offensive? Barao has been looking a little gun shy since his last fight with Dillashaw. He needs to get the aggressiveness back.”

FOX SPORTS 1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT WEIGH-IN SHOW FEATURES FORMER LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMP PETTIS AS ANALYST

• Network/When: FOX Sports 1 & FOX Sports GO, Friday, July 24 (5:00 PM ET)
• Talent: Ariel Helwani, Daniel Cormier, Brian Stann, Anthony Pettis, Karyn Bryant
• This Week: The UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW features host Ariel Helwani, with analysts UFC light heavyweight champ Daniel Cormier, Brian Stann and former lightweight champ Anthony Pettis on the desk and Karyn Bryant reporting backstage.

UFC RELOADED UFC 181: HENDRICKS VS. LAWLER 2

• Network/When: FOX Sports 1 & FOX Sports GO, Friday, July 24 (6:00 PM ET)
• Talent: Johny Hendricks, Robbie Lawler
• This Week: Welterweight champion Johny Hendricks puts his belt on the line against Robbie Lawler in a rematch of their razor-close March 2014 title fight. In the co-main event, lightweight champion Anthony “Showtime” Pettis tests his creative kickboxing against former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez.

FOX UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW PREVIEWS EXCITING FIGHTS ON FOX SPORTS GO

• Network/When: FOX Sports Go, FOXSports.com, Saturday, July 25 (3:30 PM ET)
• Talent: Ariel Helwani, Daniel Cormier, Brian Stann, Anthony Pettis, Karyn Bryant
• This Week: Host Helwani joins analysts Cormier, Stann and Pettis to preview the exciting bantamweight title fight between TJ Dillashaw and Renan Barao. They also breakdown the other fights on the card. Bryant adds reports.

FOX UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS FEATURE FOUR THRILLING BOUTS

• Network/When: FOX, FOX Deportes & FOX Sports GO, Saturday, July 25 (6:00 PM ET)
• Talent: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
• This Week: The two-hour FOX UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS start the evening’s coverage with four more action-filled bouts, including No. 15 ranked light heavyweightGian Villante (13-5) against Tom Lawlor (9-5, 1NC), while lightweight Jim Miller (24-6, 1NC) battles Danny Castillo (17-8). Kenny Robertson (15-3) takes on Ben Saunders (18-6-2) in a welterweight bout and in a fight between two ranked contenders, No. 6 bantamweight Eddie Wineland (21-10-1) battles No. 12 Bryan Caraway (19-8) to open the PRELIMS.

UFC BANTAMWEIGHT TITLE ON THE LINE AT FOX UFC FIGHT NIGHT: DILLASHAW VS. BARAO 2

• Network/When: FOX, FOX Deportes & FOX Sports GO, Saturday, July 25 (8:00 PM ET)
• Talent: Mike Goldberg, Joe Rogan
• This Week: The exciting two-hour main card features a much-anticipated title fight rematch between bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw (12-2) and No. 1 contenderRenan Barao (35-2, 1NC). No. 2 ranked bantamweight Miesha Tate (16-5) faces No. 5 Jessica Eye (11-2, 1NC). A lightweight clash between No. 7 Edson Barboza (15-3) and undefeated Paul Felder (10-0) takes place, with veterans Joe Lauzon (24-11) and Takanori Gomi (35-10, 1NC) rounding out the main card with another lightweight battle.

FOX SPORTS 1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW RECAPS TITLE FIGHT AND MORE

• Network/When: FOX Sports 1 & FOX Sports GO, Saturday, July 25 (10:30 PM ET)
• Talent: Ariel Helwani, Daniel Cormier, Brian Stann, Anthony Pettis, Karyn Bryant
• This Week: Host Helwani and analysts Cormier, Stann, and Pettis recap the bantamweight title fight and the other fights on the card. Bryant interviews fighters and adds reports.

UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER: ROUSEY’S BOOK TOUR, RUA, DARIUSH, MAGNY

• Network/When: FOX Sports 2 & FOX Sports GO, Sunday, July 26 (5:00 PM ET)
• Talent: Jon Anik
• This Week: Watch UFC champion Ronda Rousey’s exclusive inside account of her book tour promoting her New York Times bestselling autobiography. Then, witness rising star Beneil Dariush’s remarkable life story of emigrating from Iran to Orange County where he discovered MMA and has become one of UFC lightweight champion Rafael Dos Anjos’ closest training partners. Plus, forged by his time in the U.S. Army Combatives program, watch welterweight Neil Magny’s hard at work in Colorado as he looks for an eighth straight victory. Finally, legendary Brazilian mixed martial artist Shogun Rua defines his Warrior Code.

UFC COUNTDOWN: UFC 190: ROUSEY VS. CORREIA

• Network/When: FOX Sports 1 & FOX Sports GO, Monday, July 27 (9:00 PM ET)
• Talent: Ronda Rousey, Bethe Correia
• This Week: UFC COUNTDOWN takes you inside the training camps and lives of six stars as they prepare for historic battles at UFC 190. Undefeated women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey readily prepares to venture into hostile territory to defend her title against undefeated Bethe Correia.