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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, July 23, 2014 FOX SPORTS HIGHLIGHTS – 3 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW UFC: Lawler vs. Brown Title Eliminator Live on FOX NASCAR: Trucks Return to Eldora Dirt; Cup Cars at Brickyard SOCCER: Guinness International Champions Cup Brings World Cup Stars to the States ************************************************************************************************************* STUDIO SHOWS FOX SPORTS LIVE – COLLEGE FOOTBALL MEDIA DAYS, TOP-10 NFL TEAM-BY-TEAM PREVIEWS AND REPORTING AS TRAINING CAMPS OPEN Network/When: FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO, nightly (11:00 PM ET) Talent: Jay Onrait, Dan O’Toole, Charissa Thompson, Ryan Field, Gabe Kapler, Donovan McNabb, Petros Papadakis, Peter Schrager, Cole Wright. This Week: The sound of helmets being strapped into place and pads popping at high speeds can only mean one thing: NFL training camps have begun and the season is fast upon us. FOX SPORTS LIVE has full coverage with nightly reports from FOX Sports 1 NFL insider Mike Garafolo in the midst of his training camp tour and Peter Schrager in- studio every night to discuss all of the day’s top stories. Also continuing on the show this week are team-by-team NFL preview packages, as the list narrows into the top 10. In the pieces, a panel featuring Jay Glazer, Joel Klatt, Donovan McNabb, Randy Moss and Brian Urlacher sit down in a roundtable format to analyze one team per night, weighing each club’s offseason transactions and attempting to forecast their prospects for the looming 2014 season. The Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles all appear on the countdown this week as the panel works its way to No. 1. The official commencement of the NFL season, of course, coincides with the dawn of the college football calendar, and conference media days continue this week. FOX Sports 1 college football insider Bruce Feldman contributes nightly reports from both the Big 12 and Pac- 12 gatherings, highlighted by interviews with players and coaches from each. AMERICA’S PREGAME – REGGIE BUSH INTERVIEW, BROWNS’ FIRST PRACTICE , PAC- 12 MEDIA DAYSAND MORE Network/When: FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO weekdays (6:00 PM ET) Talent: Mike Hill, Julie Stewart-Binks, Molly McGrath, Royce Clayton, Joel Klatt, Peter Schrager This Week: The show is preempted on Wednesday night, July 23, by the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series qualifying race from the Eldora Speedway in Ohio on FOX Sports 1. Returning Thursday, Hill is joined by guest co-host Julie Stewart-Binks who filled in during the early portion of the week. The duo is joined on Thursday for a satellite interview by Detroit Lions’ running back Reggie Bush. Also on Thursday, FOX Sports 1 NFL insider Mike Garafolo reports live from the first day of Cleveland Browns training camp where rookie quarterback Johnny Manziel participates in his first practice of the new season. Thursday’s show features hits from Pac-12 Media Days in Los Angeles, where FOX Sports 1 college football insider Bruce Feldman and college football analyst Joel Klatt provide reports. UFC UFC TONIGHT – UFC FIGHT NIGHT: LAWLER VS. BROWN PREVIEW, LAWLER AND BROWN INTERVIEWS, BISPING GUEST HOSTS Network/When: FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports GO Wednesday, July 23 (8:00 PM ET) Talent: Kenny Florian, Karyn Bryant, Ariel Helwani and guest host Michael Bisping This Week: On UFC TONIGHT, Florian and Bryant are joined in the studio by guest host and middleweight contender Michael Bisping. They preview UFC FIGHT NIGHT: LAWLER VS. BROWN and interview welterweight contenders Robbie Lawler and Matt Brown before their headlining bout on FOX this Saturday night. Plus, Helwani and Bryant add reports. SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET KNOCKED OUT AT LAWLER VS BROWN TITLE ELIMINATOR LIVE ON FOX, SAYS UFC ON FOX ANALYST CHRIS LYTLE: The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) returns to the SAP Center in San Jose with an epic title elimination bout pitting two knockout artists against one another at UFC FIGHT NIGHT: LAWLER vs. BROWN live on FOX on Saturday, July 26 (8:00 PM ET). In the exciting headliner, No. 1-ranked welterweight Robbie Lawler (23-10, 1 NC, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.) takes on No. 5-ranked Matt Brown (21-11, fighting out of Columbus, Ohio), with the winner earning a shot at champion Johny Hendricks. Coming off an impressive third-round finish over Jake Ellenberger, Lawler takes on the surging Brown in hopes of securing his second crack at UFC gold. Brown, who has put together one of the most impressive runs in mixed martial arts today, currently rides a seven-fight win streak, and looks to lock down the title shot he feels is long overdue. It’s often said that styles make fights, and UFC on FOX analyst Chris Lytle believes that’s the case with this main event: “You’ve got two dynamic strikers. Robbie comes at you with one-punch knockout power, making it very exciting. And you’ve got Matt Brown, who is going to come at you and overwhelm you with a lot of different punches. I promise you one thing: this one is not going to go the distance. Somebody is going to get knocked out in this fight.” Watch the UFC ON FOX analysts break down the Lawler vs. Brown matchup: http://foxs.pt/1jUBVrC, and the fight promo here: http://bit.ly/1oOzMd1 UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW: LAWLER VS. BROWN Network/When: FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports GO, Friday, July 25 (7:00 PM ET) Talent: Jon Anik, Brian Stann, Daniel Cormier, Ariel Helwani This Week: The UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW features host Jon Anik, with UFC light heavyweight contender Daniel Cormier and Brian Stann as analysts, as the 24 fighters on the card attempt to make weight. Ariel Helwani interviews fighters during the show. UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT: LAWLER VS. BROWN PREVIEW Network/When: FOX Sports 2, FOX Sports GO, Saturday, July 26 (5:00 PM ET) Talent: Jon Anik, Brian Stann, Daniel Cormier, Ariel Helwani This Week: Host Anik and analysts Cormier and Stann preview the main card and prelim fights at UFC FIGHT NIGHT: LAWLER VS. BROWN. UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS LIVE ON FOX FOR FIRST TIME EVER Network/When: FOX, FOX Sports GO, Saturday, July 26 (6:00 PM ET) Talent: Jon Anik, Brian Stann, Daniel Cormier, Joe Rogan, Mike Goldberg, Ariel Helwani This Week: For the first time ever, the two-hour UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS air on FOX, featuring four thrilling fights including second degree taekwondo black belt Daron Cruickshank (15-4) versus No. 14th-ranked Jorge Masvidal (26-8) in a lightweight scrap. San Jose native Kyle Kingsbury (11-5, 1 NC) returns to action in the light heavyweight division against Patrick Cummins (5-1), while welterweight Tim Means (20-6-1) fights Rio de Janeiro’s Hernani Perpetuo (17-4, 1 NC). Rounding out the prelims, lightweights Mike De La Torre (12-4) and Brian Ortega (8-0) square off. LAWLER FIGHTS BROWN FOR TITLE SHOT AT UFC FIGHT NIGHT LIVE ON FOX Network/When: FOX, FOX Deportes, FOX Sports GO, Saturday, July 26 (8:00 PM ET) Talent: Curt Menefee, Brian Stann, Daniel Cormier, Joe Rogan, Mike Goldberg, Ariel Helwani (FOX Deportes: Víctor Dávila and Fabricio Werdum) This Week: In the exciting headliner, No. 1-ranked welterweight Robbie Lawler (23-10, 1 NC) takes on No. 5-ranked Matt Brown (21-11), with the winner earning a shot at champion Johny Hendricks. In addition, No. 5-ranked light heavyweight Anthony Johnson (17-4) faces Brazilian star Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-5). Also, No. 3- ranked lightweight Josh Thomson (22-6, 1 NC) looks to put on a show in front of his hometown fans against late replacement Bobby Green (22-5). The No. 13-ranked Green is riding a seven-fight win streak, with three of those coming since joining the UFC. Rounding out the main card, No.7-ranked featherweight Clay Guida (31-11) takes on four-time “Fight Night” bonus winner and 12th-ranked Dennis Bermudez (14-3). FOX SPORTS LIVE RECAPS UFC FIGHT NIGHT BOUTS Network/When: FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO, Saturday, July 26 (10:00 PM ET) Talent: Jon Anik, Brian Stann, Daniel Cormier, Ariel Helwani This Week: Host Anik and analysts Stann and Cormier recap and break down UFC FIGHT NIGHT and also interview winners of the main bouts. UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER: INTERNATIONAL FIGHT WEEK, PLUS TJ DILLASHAW’S WARRIOR CODE Network/When: FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO, Sunday, July 27 (2:00 PM ET) Talent: Jon Anik, Megan Olivi This Week: From the first moments of the UFC 175 blockbuster through the conclusion of The Ultimate Fighter Finale, experience never-before-seen moments and incredible cinematic action from two extraordinary back-to-back events. Straight from the source, get the Warrior Code philosophy that drives newly minted UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw. MLB FOX SPORTS 1 DELIVERS THREE MLB GAMES THIS WEEK HIGHLIGHTED BY NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT’S YANKEES AT RANGERS GAME Network: FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO Saturday, July 26 o Washington Nationals at Cincinnati Reds: Kenny Albert & CJ Nitkowski (4:00 PM ET) o Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals: Justin Kutcher & Rex Hudler (7:00 PM ET) Network: FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO, Tuesday, July 29 o New York Yankees at Texas Rangers: Joe Buck & Tom Verducci (8:00 PM ET) BASEBALL’S NEWEST NEWS & INFORMATION SHOW, MLB WHIPAROUND, RETURNS FRIDAY Network/When/On-air Talent: FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports GO Weekdays o Thursday, July 24 (12:00 AM ET) – Greg Wolf, Ken Rosenthal & Gabe Kapler o Friday, July 25 - OFF o Monday, July 28 (10:00 PM ET) o Tuesday, July 29 (12:00 AM ET) o Wednesday, July 30 (10:00 PM ET) What: This MLB-centric program expands FOX Sports 1’s commitment to baseball coverage with quick-turnaround highlights of in-progress games, MLB news and analysis.