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UFC LIGHTWEIGHT PAUL FELDER MAKES FOX SPORTS DESK ANALYST DEBUT WITH CHAMP TYRON WOODLEY, RETIRED CONTENDER KENNY FLORIAN & HOST KARYN BRYANT FOR UFC 216: FERGUSON VS. LEE

UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier Calls Fights with Analyst Joe Rogan and Blow-by-Blow Announcer Jon Anik

UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW and UFC 216 PRELIMS Live on FX

Los Angeles – Today, FOX Sports announces its broadcast team for UFC 216: FERGUSON VS. LEE on FS1, FX, FS2 and FOX Deportes this Friday and Saturday. Current UFC Paul Felder (@felderpaul) makes his FOX Sports studio analyst debut with welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (@TWooodley), retired contender Kenny Florian (@KennyFlorian) and host Karyn Bryant (@KarynBryant) from FOX Sports’ Los Angeles studios.

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) joins analyst Joe Rogan (@JoeRogan) and blow-by-blow announcer Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) to call UFC 216: FERGUSON VS. LEE on Saturday live from . Reporter Megan Olivi (@MeganOlivi) interviews fighters on-site. Mario Delgado (@mariodelgadorzm), Santiago Ponzinibbio (@SPonzinibbioMMA) and Victor Davila (@mastervic10) call the Spanish language telecast on FOX Deportes.

No. 2-ranked lightweight (23-3) and No. 7 (16-2) fight for the interim UFC lightweight title at UFC 216’s headliner on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Winner of season 13 of , Ferguson has gone 12-1 in the Octagon with eight finishes and eight post-fight bonuses, cementing his place as not just one of the best fighters in the world, but one of the most exciting as well. He’ll face fellow contender Lee, who has nine UFC victories and plenty of ambition to add a gold championship belt to his trophy case when he puts his five-fight winning streak on the line.

In the co-main event, UFC’s first and only flyweight champion has a chance to make history as Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson (26-2-1) defends his title against No. 3-ranked (11-2). Already tied with for the most successful consecutive title defenses in UFC history, Johnson can break that record against Albuquerque’s Borg, a hungry challenger eager to stop Johnson’s quest for glory.

On Wednesday, Oct. 4 (8:00 PM ET), UFC TONIGHT hosts Florian and Cormier preview UFC 216 and interview headliners Ferguson, Lee and flyweight champion Johnson. The UFC 216 WEIGH-IN SHOW takes place on Friday, Oct. 6 (8:00 PM ET) on FS1 with the same studio crew.

Saturday’s coverage begins on FX (7:00 PM ET) with the UFC 216 PREFIGHT SHOW with Bryant, Felder, Florian, Woodley and Olivi. The two-hour UFC 216 PRELIMS are on FX and FOX Deportes at 8:00 PM ET and feature four action-packed bouts. Bantamweight Tom Duquesnoy (15-1, 1NC) faces Cody Stamann (15-1). Lightweight (18-3) squares off with (29-8-2, 1NC), while Lando Vannata (9-2) and (23-8) go head-to- head in another lightweight bout. Plus, Pearl Gonzalez (6-2) and (5-1) open the PRELIMS with an exciting strawweight bout.

The action wraps up immediately following the main event with the UFC 216 POSTFIGHT SHOW on FS2.

Leading up to UFC 216, UFC fighters offer unique, behind-the-scenes clips on FOX Sports PROcast and on the FOX UFC social pages. Follow @UFConFOX on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram for all updates throughout the #UFC216 fights this Saturday.

Viewers can live stream the UFC shows on FOX Sports GO, available in English or Spanish through the FS1 or FOX Deportes feeds. The shows are available on desktop at FOXSportsGO.com and through the app store or on connected devices including Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Xbox One and Roku. In addition, all programs are also available on FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83 on satellite radios and on the SiriusXM app.

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FOX SPORTS UFC PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE

DATE TIME (ET) EVENT NET* Wednesday, 8:00 PM UFC TONIGHT FS1 Oct. 4 Wednesday, 10:00 PM THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER FS1 Oct. 4 Wednesday, 11:00 PM TUF TALK FS1 Oct. 4 Friday, 8:00 PM FS1 UFC 216 WEIGH-IN SHOW FS1 Oct. 6 Saturday, 7:00 PM FS1 UFC 216 PREFIGHT SHOW FX Oct. 7 Saturday, 8:00 PM FS1 UFC 216 PRELIMS FX / FOX Oct. 7 Deportes Saturday, 1:30 AM FS1 UFC 216 POSTFIGHT SHOW FS2 Oct. 7 *All programs also available on FOX Sports GO and FOX Sports on SiriusXM channel 83.

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