TORONTO (August 27, 2013) Sportsnet 360 caps off the summer with a sizzling week of UFC coverage, beginning with more than five hours of full-card action from UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs. Kampmann II, live from Indianapolis on Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT on Sportsnet 360, with live streaming of the early preliminary fights at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT on sportsnet.ca. The hits keep coming into the weekend, with preliminary-card coverage of UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis from Milwaukee on Saturday, Aug. 31 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT on Sportsnet 360.
As the new home of UFC in Canada, Sportsnet 360 delivers hardcore coverage all week long from both events. Below is Sportsnet’s lineup of coverage for this week:
Tuesday, Aug. 27
- UFC Central: Host “Showdown” Joe Ferraro previews the UFC Fight Night 27 card at 7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT on Sportsnet 360
- UFC Fight Night Official Weigh-Ins: Streamed live on sportsnet.ca at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT
Wednesday, Aug. 28
- UFC Fight Night 27: Condit vs Kampmann II
- Early preliminary fights live on sportsnet.ca at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT
- Preliminary and main cards live on Sportsnet 360 at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT
- Connected: Ferraro heads to Milwaukee for nightly reports ahead of Saturday’s card (check local listings)
Thursday, Aug. 29
- UFC 164 Pre-Fight Press Conference: 2 p.m. ET / 11 a.m. PT on sportsnet.ca
- UFC Central Radio: Host Ferraro recaps UFC Fight Night 27 and looks ahead to Saturday with a full UFC 164 preview at 9 p.m. ET on Sportsnet 590 The FAN
Friday, Aug. 30
- UFC 164 Official Weigh-Ins: 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT on sportsnet.ca
Saturday, Aug. 31
- UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis
- Early preliminary fights live on sportsnet.ca at 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT
- Preliminary card live on Sportsnet 360 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT
- UFC 164 Post-Fight Press Conference: On sportsnet.ca following the main event
UFC Fight Night 27 Card
Early Preliminaries (sportsnet.ca, 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT)
- Zak Cummings vs. Ben Alloway
- Roger Bowling vs. Abel Trujillo
Preliminary Card (Sportsnet 360, 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT)
- Dylan Andrews vs. Papy Abedi
- Justin Edwards vs. Brandon Thatch
- Darren Elkins vs. Hatsu Hioki
- James Head vs. Jason High
Main Card (Sportsnet 360, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
- Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann
- Donald Cerrone vs. Rafael dos Anjos
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Brian Melancon
- Court McGee vs. Robert Whittaker
- Takeya Mizugaki vs. Erik Perez
- Brad Tavares vs. Robert McDaniel
UFC 164 Card
Early Preliminaries (sportsnet.ca, 6:30 p.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. PT)
- Nikita Krylov vs. Soa Palelei
- Ryan Couture vs. Al Iaquinta
- Magnus Cedenblad vs. Jared Hamman
Preliminary Card (Sportsnet 360, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT)
- Gleison Tibau vs. Jamie Varner
- Tim Elliott vs. Louis Gaudinot
- Pascal Krauss vs. Hyun Gyu Lim
- Chico Camus vs. Kyung Ho Kang
Main Card
- Benson Henderson vs. Anthony Pettis
- Josh Barnett vs. Frank Mir
- Clay Guida vs. Chad Mendes
- Ben Rothwell vs. Brandon Vera
- Erik Koch vs. Dustin Poirier
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