The Ultimate Fighting Championship is making more fights available to the fans via another free Facebook video stream this Saturday as part of UFC Fight Night 24 (UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis) from Seattle, Washington.
The main card will air live on Spike TV (Rogers Sportsnet in Canada), and now fans can catch two of the events prelim fights on Facebook.com/ufc beginning at 9PM EST (6PM PST). UFC Fight Night 24 takes place on March 26 in Seattle’s Key Arena, with the live television broadcast starting at 10 PM EST (7PM PST).
The free Facebook matches include featherweights Alex “Bruce Leroy” Caceres (4-2) vs. Mackens “Mack da Menace” Semerzier (5-3) and heavyweights Jon Madsen (7-0) vs. Mike Russow (13-1).
Fans will remember “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres from last seasons “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show as a member of Team GSP. Caceres lost to fellow teammate Michael Johnson in the semi-finals. He had been scheduled to make his UFC debut at the “TUF 12 Finale” but an injury forced him out of that fight.
Semerzier will also make his UFC debut and enters the match with Caceres on a three fight losing skid. The former WEC fighter went 1-3 with the former promotion, earning two “Fight Night” bonuses, probably the reason he’s earned a shot in the UFC after three losses. He last appeared at WEC 52, losing a split decision to Cub Swanson.
Heavyweight Madson now faces fellow DeathCluctch teammate Russow and puts his undefeated streak on the line. The former season 10 “TUF” fighter is 4-0 with the UFC having stopped Gilbert Yvel by TKO last October at UFC 121.
Russow, best remembered for his last fight, a knockout win over Todd Duffee at UFC 114 last May. The Chicago Police officer has won nine straight and is 2-0 in the UFC, having earned a unanimous decision over Justin McCully at UFC 102 in his promotional debut.