It’s fight day once more and the Ultimate Fighting Championship provides fans with it’s latest event, UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch, with it comes all the media coverage found around the net.
The live pay per view kicks off at 10PM EST (7PM PST) and fans can catch it at the promotions new online site UFC.tv. Fans are also being treated to five preliminary fights on Facebook as well as television.
Fans can watch Anthony Perosh vs. Tom Blackledge and Zhang Tie Quan vs. Jason Reinhardt on Facebook.com/UFC beginning at 8PM EST (5PM PST). And then at 9PM EST (6PM PST) fans can watch Nick Ring vs. Riki Fukuda, James Te-Huna vs. Alexander Gustafsson, and Ross Pearson vs. Spencer Fisher on Television.
ION television will carry the broadcast in the US, Rogers Sportsnet in Canada, and ESPN UK in Britain. Unconfirmed for this event, but networks that have been used by the promotion in the past include: Australia – Fuel TV, New Zealand – SKY TV, Germany – SPOX.com, and Middle East – OSN.
PRE-EVENT COVERAGE
– Follow UFC President Dana White on his Twitter page (@DanaWhite) who is a notable Twitterer on event days. You can also follow the Official UFC Twitter page (@UFC) who offers some interesting coverage and updates for everything UFC.
– If your looking for a primer for the pay per view, catch ESPN’s ‘MMA Live’ as analysts and UFC middleweight Brian Stann preview the event.
EVENT COVERAGE
– Not merely interested in the ‘Quick Results’ for UFC 127, you can catch live round-by-round coverage at Sherdog.com beginning at 7:15PM EST (4:15PM PST) with the first preliminary bout.
– Looking to join in and offer your opinion on each fight, ESPN offers fans a chance to join the conversation with their own media members and others over the internet.
– Read what others are saying on the internet about each fight by checking out the MMA Underground Forum board or join us on our forums at MMAFans.net.
– Check out streaming video from the locker rooms of the Mandalay Bay Events Center as the fighters warm up for their bouts at UFC.com/multicast/
POST EVENT COVERAGE
– Watch the UFC 127 post-fight press conference via streaming video after the event at UFCLive.com.