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competitions from the

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(UFC) that were produced by

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. 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

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and rebranding of Fuel TV as

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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.

History

On August 18, 2011, the

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 Prime time or the peak time is the block of broadcast programming taking place during the middle of the evening for a television show. It is mostly targeted towards adults (and sometimes families). It is used by the major television networks to ...

or late night, as well as other UFC programming (including ''UFC Fight Night'', ''

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'' and ''

The Ultimate Fighter ''The Ultimate Fighter'' is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen s ...

'') on its various broadcast and cable properties, including on Fox, FX and Fuel TV. The deal was significant as it marked the first time that the UFC would televise its events on

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in the United States. Incidentally,

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(a sister network-turned-programming service of the Fox broadcast network) previously carried events from the

International Fight League The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006, and closed on July 31, 2008.

, 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

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and Cain Velasquez, which aired on Fox on November 12, 2011. The broadcast partnership between Fox and the UFC ended at the conclusion of 2018 as the promotion signed a new broadcast deal with

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that began in January 2019.

Commentators

On-air staff

* Jon Anik – commentator (2012–2018) * Karyn Bryant – reporter (2013–2018) * Joe Buck – studio host (2011) *

Daniel Cormier Daniel Ryan Cormier (; born March 20, 1979) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, amateur wrestler, and current commentator for the UFC. He is a former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight Ch ...

– analyst/commentator (2014–2018) * Dominick Cruz – analyst/commentator (2014–2018) * Nicole Dabeau – studio host/reporter (2012–2013) * Brendan Fitzgerald – commentator (2017–2018) *

Kenny Florian Kenneth Alan Florian (born May 26, 1976) is an American retired mixed martial artist and commentator who formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He formerly served as an analyst for UFC on Fox from 2011–2018, and he als ...

– studio host/analyst (2012–2018) * Jay Glazer – studio host (2011–2013) * Mike Goldberg – commentator (2011-2016) *

Ariel Helwani Ariel Helwani (born July 8, 1982) is a Canadian-American sports journalist, known for his coverage of mixed martial arts (MMA). He is best known for his work at ''MMA Fighting'', but has also worked for Fox and ESPN. Helwani is widely considered ...

– reporter (2014–2016) * Curt Menefee – studio host (2012–2018) *

Joe Rogan Joseph James Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American UFC color commentator, podcaster, comedian, actor, and former television presenter. He hosts '' The Joe Rogan Experience'', a podcast in which he discusses current events, comedy, pol ...

– commentator (2011–2018) * Jimmy Smith – analyst/commentator (2018) * Brian Stann – analyst (2012–2017)

Broadcast history

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

References

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