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The Ultimate Fighting Championship is set for it’s big leap onto National television this coming Saturday as the UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos one-hour special airs live on November 12th.
UFC President Dana White hopes to catch the interest of a whole new fan base with just one bout, a UFC heavyweight title match between champ Cain Velasquez, and challenger, Junior dos Santos.
The event is scheduled to take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California and will feature a full fight card, which is set to air on the web before the one-hour live special on FOX.
In a recent Blog for the SunTimes.com, White compares the upcoming event to one of those great moments in sports history such as “Oct. 15, 1988, when an injured Kirk Gibson hit a stunning walk-off homerun off Dennis Eckersley in game one of the World Series,” or “Jan. 3, 1993, when the Buffalo Bills pulled off “The Comeback” against the Houston Oilers, erasing a 32-point deficit to win the now legendary playoff game,” or any of the other examples he uses.
It would be nigh impossible to predict any of those great moments mentioned above, but White wants fans to believe that this fight could be one of those moments and is hoping that you’ll tune in.
In just a few days, we at the Ultimate Fighting Championship are presenting fans across the world with another opportunity to be a part of sports history. This Saturday, live and free on FOX from the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., the UFC heavyweight championship of the world will be decided when undefeated Cain Velasquez defends his crown against knockout artist and number one contender Junior dos Santos.
Not only does this mark our first event on FOX since we announced a multi-year broadcast agreement with the network this past summer, but it marks a return to the glory days for many sports fans. It signals a return to the days when sports’ biggest prize – the world heavyweight title – is decided live and free on network television.
It’s no doubt that if your reading this, then you will be watching the show this coming weekend, and whether or not it turns into one of those great “moments” in sports history is irrelevant. What matters is that fans tune in to see if it will actually turn out that way.