ROGERS SPORTSNET WILL BE ON THE “MONEY” WITH THE PRELIMARY FIGHTS OF UFC 133 SATURDAY

Sportsnet will be the only network in Canada airing the prelims of UFC 133 in High Definition

TORONTO (August 4, 2011) – Undefeated featherweight Chad “Money” Mendes battles Rani Yahya as part of the preliminary fights of UFC 133 on Saturday, August 6 at 8:00 p.m. (ET)/5:00 p.m. (PT) on Rogers Sportsnet ONE.

Sportsnet is the only network in Canada broadcasting the UFC 133 preliminary fights in High Definition.

Mendes has a professional record of 10-0. He made his UFC debut at UFC 126 in February where he defeated Michihiro Omigawa by unanimous decision. Yahya is sporting a 16-6 professional record. He made his debut at UFC Fight For The Troops 2 in January with a unanimous decision over Mike Brown. The other preliminary fight will be a Light Heavyweight tilt between Matt Hamill and Alexander Gustaffson. Deaf since birth, Hamill has won "Fight of The Night" honours twice and is coming off a hard fought loss to "Rampage" Jackson at UFC 130 in May.

The main card of UFC 133 features two former Light Heavyweight champions in Tito Ortiz and Rashad Evans. Ortiz is coming off a first round submission of Ryan Bader in last month’s UFC 132 while Evans will be fighting for the first time since beating Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 114 in May, 2010. Ortiz and Evans have a history together as they fought to a unanimous draw at UFC 73 in July 2007.

Sportsnet Connected will also provide coverage leading up to UFC 133 with nightly reports hosted by “Showdown” Joe Ferraro during the evening and prime editions starting on Thursday, August 4. For even more coverage, sportsnet.ca will have live streaming of the UFC 133 Pre-Fight Press Conference on Thursday, August 4 at 1:00 p.m. (ET)/10:00 a.m. (PT), the Official Weigh-in on Friday, August 5 at 4 p.m. (ET)/1 p.m. (PT) and the Post Fight Press Conference on Saturday, August 6 after the event ends.

For all the highlights, breaking news and inside stories on mixed martial arts, tune into UFC Connected with “Showdown” Joe Ferraro every Monday night and visit sportsnet.ca. One Cage, One Dream, One Network.

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