Fight Network Presents 3 Live Events in 3 Nights, Including UFC Fight Night: Cowboy Vs
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Fight Network Presents 3 Live Events in 3 Nights, Including UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy, WSOF 28 & RFA 35 Toronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents a trio of exciting live mixed martial arts events this weekend, beginning on Friday, Feb. 19 at 10 p.m. ET with RFA 35: Moises vs. Castillo from Orem, Utah. The following night, Saturday, Feb. 20 at 9 p.m. ET, World Series of Fighting returns with WSOF 28: Moraes vs. Barajas from Garden Grove, Calif. Finally, Fight Network presents live coverage of UFC Fight Night™: Cowboy vs. Cowboy, including the live prelims, which take place Sunday, Feb. 21 from Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Penn. Fight Network will air the live UFC Fight Night™: Cowboy vs. Cowboy prelims exclusively in Canada at 7 p.m. ET. The main card airs live on TSN2 at 9 p.m. ET. In featured prelim action on Sunday night, Montreal-based “Dominican Nightmare” Alex Garcia (13-2) battles once-beaten American welterweight standout Sean “Tarzan” Strickland (16-1). Meanwhile, Brazil’s Daniel Sarafian (10-5) looks to make it two straight when he collides with Oluwale Bamgbose (5-1) in a middleweight matchup, Anthony “Lionheart” Smith (24-11) makes his Octagon return against newcomer Leonardo Augusto Leleco (11-1, 1NC) in a middleweight bout, plus Jonavin Webb (8-1) throws down with Nathan Coy (14-6) in the welterweight televised opener. Fight Network’s original one-hour UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Cowboy Pre-Show, which premieres on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. ET, will serve as a lead-in to the live prelims on Sunday night. Check listings for additional airings. Before they enter the Octagon, Fight Network is your destination for the official live UFC Fight Night™: Cowboy vs. Cowboy weigh-ins on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 4 p.m. ET, as headliners Donald Cerrone and Alex Oliveira tip the scales ahead of their anticipated welterweight showdown. Immediately following Sunday’s main card, Fight Network will broadcast the official live UFC Fight Night™: Cowboy vs. Cowboy post-fight press conference in its entirety. In addition to all the live events, Fight Network is the destination for UFC library content, specials and series, including The Ultimate Fighter, UFC Unleashed, UFC Now, UFC Ultimate Insider and classic UFC PPV events. The full card for UFC Fight Night™: Cowboy vs. Cowboy includes: Main Card (Live on TSN2, 9 p.m. ET): -Donald Cerrone (28-6, 1NC) vs. Alex Oliveira (13-2-1, 1NC) -Derek Brunson (14-3) vs. Roan Carneiro (20-9) -Cody Garbrandt (7-0) vs. Augusto Mendes (5-0) -Dennis Bermudez (15-5) vs. Tatsuya Kawajiri (35-8-2) -Chris Camozzi (22-10) vs. Joe Riggs (41-16, 1NC) -James Krause (22-7) vs. Shane Campbell (12-3) Preliminary Card (Live on Fight Network, 7 p.m. ET): -Alex Garcia (13-2) vs. Sean Strickland (16-1) -Daniel Sarafian (10-5) vs. Oluwale Bamgbose (5-1) -Anthony Smith (24-11) vs. Leonardo Augusto Leleco (11-1, 1NC) -Jonavin Webb (8-1) vs. Nathan Coy (14-6) Preliminary Card (Live on UFC Fight Pass, 5:30 p.m. ET): -Marion Reneau (6-2) vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith (3-1) -Lauren Murphy (8-2) vs. Kelly Faszholz (3-0) -Anthony Hamilton (14-4) vs. Shamil Abdurakhimov (15-3) WSOF 28 on Saturday night at 9 p.m. ET is headlined by reigning bantamweight champion Marlon Moraes (15-4-1) making the third defense of his coveted title against fast-rising star Joseph Barajas (12-1). In the bantamweight co-main event, Timur “Lucky” Valiev (10-1) will put his 10-fight winning streak on the line against fellow rising star Chris “El Guapo” Gutierrez (8-1-1), who is unbeaten in his last seven fights. Rounding out the card, Jamie “The Chosyn 1” Yager (6-4) battles Greg Parker (5-1), while Ozzie Alvarez (6-3) meets Andrew “The” Ramm (4-3) in a pair of welterweight matchups. The live festivities get underway on Friday night at 10 p.m. ET, as RFA 35 features a clash for the RFA lightweight championship with late replacement Thiago Moises (6-1) challenging regional standout Dave Castillo (19-7). In other action, Thiago Alves (9-3) meets David Putvin (7-1) in a 160- pound affair, welterweight sensation James Nakashima (4-0) risks his perfect record against fellow unbeaten Brad Darrington (4-0), Dervin Lopez (7-3) takes on Joe Rodriguez (7-3) in a middleweight pairing, Ricky Steele (4-0) faces Lynn Schulz (5-2) in a bantamweight bout, plus Curtis Blaydes (4-0) looks to stay perfect in a heavyweight slugfest with Luis “The Hulk” Cortez (3-2). For a full listing of Fight Network’s broadcast schedule, please visit www.fightnetwork.com, follow us on Twitter @fightnet, become a fan on Facebook and visit us on Instagram @fightnet..