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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, Aug. 17, 2015

RARE SUNDAY FOX SPORTS 1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT FEATURES TOP- RANKED FEATHERWEIGHTS NO. 5 HOLLOWAY VS. NO. 7 OLIVEIRA

Former Bantamweight Champion Dominick Cruz Serves as Analyst with Ranked Middleweight Michael Bisping

LOS ANGELES – Top-ranked featherweights headline a rare Sunday evening FOX SPORTS 1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT on Aug. 23 (9:00 PM ET) as No. 5 (13-3, fighting out of Waianae, ) takes on No. 7 (20-4, 1NC, fighting out of , by way of , ) with both fighters looking for a chance to build on a possible title run.

“This fight between Holloway and Oliveira is a fight between two of most exciting fighters in all the UFC,” says FOX UFC analyst . “Both are finishers and both are future title contenders. I don’t see how this can’t be a great, exciting fight.”

Riding an impressive six-fight win streak and looking for an opportunity to avenge his last loss to now interim champion Conor McGregor, Holloway has made the leap from touted prospect to distinguished contender. Victorious in his last four outings, Oliveira currently sits at fourth place for most submissions in UFC history (7). An emphatic victory from either competitor puts them in prime position to challenge for the featherweight scrap.

Also featured on the main card are No. 15-ranked Neil Magny (15-5, fighting out of ) as a late replacement against Judo black belt Erick Silva (18-5, 1NC, fighting out of Vila Velha, Brazil.)

The main card kicks off with a women’s strawweight matchup as No. 8 Maryna Moroz (6-0, fighting out of Volnogorsk, ) fights Valerie Letourneau (6-3, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.), followed with a bruising matchup when Olivier Aubin-Mercier (6-1, fighting out of ) meets Tony Sims (12-2, fighting out of Denver). The main card also contains two more intriguing bouts as undefeated Chad Laprise (11-0, fighting out of Montreal) faces Francisco Trinaldo (11-7, fighting out of Brasilia, Brazil), while Patrick Cote (21-9, fighting out of Montreal, ) duels veteran Josh Burkman (28-12, fighting out of Draper, Utah) in a showdown.

Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik) and Brian Stann (@BrianStann) call the fights on FOX Sports 1 live from the SaskTel Centre in , while Víctor Dávila and Erik Perez make the call in Spanish on FOX Deportes (delayed to 7:00 PM ET on Monday, August 24).

The two-hour FOX SPORTS 1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS feature four bouts starting at 7:00 PM ET. Sam Stout (21-11-1) and Frankie Perez (9-2) battle in a lightweight bout. Bantamweights Yves Jabouin (20-9) and Felipe Arantes (16-7-1, 2NC) face off, while light heavyweights Marcos Rogerio de Lima (13-3-1) and (18-4) keep the action rolling. Chris Kelades (8-2) and Chris Beal (10-1) get things started on the PRELIMS with a lightweight showdown.

Sunday’s coverage begins on FOX Sports 2 (6:00 PM ET, and joins in progress on FOX Sports 1 at 6:30 PM ET) with the FOX SPORTS 1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW hosted by veteran combat sports journalist Karyn Bryant (@KarynBryant), with analysts Dominick Cruz (@TheDomin8r), who’s currently the No. 2-ranked , and eighth-ranked middleweight Michael Bisping (@Bisping). Heidi Androl (@HeidiAndrol) interviews fighters on-site in Saskatoon. Coverage wraps up at 12:00 AM ET Sunday night on FOX Sports 1 with postfight coverage on FOX SPORTS LIVE.

The FOX SPORTS 1 UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW takes place on Saturday, Aug. 22 (6:00 PM ET) on FOX Sports 2 and features Bryant alongside Cruz and Bisping on the desk, with reporting by Androl in Canada.

Leading up to Saturday’s main event, FOXSports.com offers comprehensive coverage of UFC FIGHT NIGHT with fight analysis and interviews with the featured fighters. Fans can monitor FIGHT NIGHT action with the live blog and minute-by-minute commentary via @UFCONFOX on Twitter and use the hashtag #UFCSASKATOON for the latest updates.

The live FOX SPORTS 1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HOLLOWAY VS. OLIVEIRA action and related studio programming on FOX Sports 1 and FOX Sports 2 are available to customers of participating pay TV providers via FOX Sports GO app and on the web through FOXSportsGO.com. FOX Sports GO is currently available for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire tablets and Fire phones and select Windows devices. Fans can download the mobile app for free from the iTunes App Store, Google Play, Amazon App Store and Windows Store.

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FOX SPORTS UFC PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE

DATE TIME EVENT NET Saturday, 6:00 FOX SPORTS 1 UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW FOX Sports 2 Aug. 22 PM ET Sunday, 6:30 FOX SPORTS 1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT FOX Sports 2* Aug. 23 PM ET SHOW Sunday, 7:00 FOX SPORTS 1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS FOX Sports 1 / Aug. 23 PM ET FOX Deportes+ Sunday, 9:00 FOX SPORTS 1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HOLLOWAY FOX Sports 1 / Aug. 23 PM ET VS. OLIVEIRA FOX Deportes+ Sunday, 12:00 FOX SPORTS LIVE FOX Sports 1 Aug. 23 AM ET *Simulcast on FOX Sports 1 beginning at 6:30 PM ET +FOX Deportes features delayed coverage on Aug. 24

UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HOLLOWAY VS. OLIVEIRA Fight Card

Fighter Record vs. Fighter Record Class No. 5 Max Holloway 13-3 No. 7 Charles Oliveira 20-4, 1NC Featherweight No. 15 Neil Magny 15-5 Erick Silva 18-5, 1NC Welterweight Patrick Cote 21-9 Josh Burkman 28-12 Welterweight Chad Laprise 11-0 Francisco Trinaldo 17-4 Lightweight Olivier Aubin-Mercier 6-1 Tony Sims 12-2 Lightweight No. 8 Maryna Moroz 6-0 Valerie Letourneau 6-3 Strawweight Sean O’Connell 16-6 9-2 Light Heavyweight Sam Stout 21-11-1 Frankie Perez 9-2 Lightweight Yves Jabouin 20-9 Felipe Arantes 16-7-1, 2NC Bantamweight Marcos Rogerio de Lima 13-3-1 Nikita Krylov 18-4 Light Heavyweight Chris Kelades 8-2 Chris Beal 10-1 Shane Campbell 11-2 Elias Silverio 11-1 Lightweight Misha Cirkunov 9-2 Daniel Jolly 5-0 Light Heavyweight

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