UFC on Fox programming schedule

UFC president Dana White announces a multi-year, multi-platform agreement between Ultimate Fighting Championship and Fox Media Group, at a news conference at Fox Studios in Los Angeles. (Aug. 18, 2011) Credit: AP
This figures to be the biggest week in UFC history. The biggest in mixed martial arts, too. (And yes, newbies, there IS a difference between UFC and MMA.)
UFC makes its network debut on Fox this Saturday with a heavyweight title fight between champion Cain Velasquez and challenger Junior Dos Santos at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
To get things started, here's a look at the broadcast schedule across the Fox family of networks. All times listed are EDT.
Friday
7 p.m. -- UFC on Fox weigh-ins air live on Fuel TV.
Saturday
3 p.m. -- Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride, part 1 on Fox Deportes
4 p.m. -- Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride, part 2 on Fox Deportes
5 p.m. -- Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride, part 3 on Fox Deportes
5:30 p.m. -- Weigh-ins re-air on Fuel TV.
6 p.m. -- UFC Primetime re-airs on Fuel TV.
7 p.m. -- UFC on Fox prelims begin on Foxsports.com, Facebook.com/UFC and Fox Deportes.
7 p.m. -- The Velasquez-Dos Santos pre-fight special airs live on Fuel TV. Jay Glazer hosts, Kenny Florian analyzes and Stephan Bonnar reports from backstage with fighter interviews. There is also a champions roundtable discussion featuring Jon Jones, Chuck Liddell, Forrest Griffin and Frank Mir.
9 p.m. -- Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos live on Fox. Curt Menafee hosts the fight, Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg handle the play-by-play.
10 p.m. -- Post-fight show on Fuel TV.
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