''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

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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 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.

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

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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. 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, 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. 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 – analyst/commentator (2014–2018) * Dominick Cruz – analyst/commentator (2014–2018) * Nicole Dabeau – studio host/reporter (2012–2013) * Brendan Fitzgerald – commentator (2017–2018) * Kenny Florian – studio host/analyst (2012–2018) * Jay Glazer – studio host (2011–2013) * Mike Goldberg – commentator (2011-2016) * Ariel Helwani – reporter (2014–2016) * Curt Menefee – studio host (2012–2018) * Joe Rogan – 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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