UFC CENTRAL: UFC 152 takes centre stage

This week on UFC Central presented by 888poker.net:

The injury bug has hit the UFC yet again. We look at who’s in and who’s out for a revamped UFC 153 in Brazil , plus all the latest headlines including why Georges St-Pierre is considering additional drug testing prior to his fight against Carlos Condit, who Lyoto Machida could face next and why UFC 155 could decide the next middleweight contender.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Toronto for a third time with two titles on the line. Following the backlash from the cancellation of UFC 151, Light Heavyweight Champion Jon “Bones” Jones puts his belt on the line against huge underdog “The Phenom” Vitor Belfort. We look at Jones’ rise from prospect to champion, and fan favourite to one of the sport’s newest villains.

The first ever UFC flyweight champion will also be crowned, we go 1-on-1 with both Joseph Benavidez and Demetrious Johnson to discuss their road to Toronto and breakdown the rest of the fight card set to take place at the Air Canada Centre.

Don’t forget that Sportsnet has UFC 152 covered all week long with a number of live shows including the pre-fight press conference on Thursday at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT, the official weigh-ins on Friday at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, UFC Central Countdown Canada on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT and two hours of live preliminary fights starting at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

UFC CENTRAL — MONDAY SEPTEMBER 17TH

SPORTSNET ONE — 11:00 p.m. ET

SPORTSNET EAST — 11:30 p.m. ET

SPORTSNET ONTARIO — 11:30 p.m. ET

SPORTSNET WEST — 12:30 a.m. MT

SPORTSNET PACIFIC — 11:30 p.m. PT

Can’t catch the first airing? UFC Central replays all week long, check out our TV schedule.

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UFC Central – September 17