You don’t have to miss all of UFC 149 just because you can’t watch on pay-per-view.
You might miss the more exciting bouts, but you have to take what you can get.
Saturday’s UFC showdown, which will be held for the first time in Canada at the Scotiabank Saddledome, will stream two preliminary cards on Facebook while four more will be aired on FX.
The four main cards—including the much-anticipated bout between Urijah Faber and Renan Barao—will air on PPV.
The event is still worth watching, even despite the rampant injuries that have afflicted UFC’s top draws over the last couple of months. It’s especially worth watching now that all you have to do is click a “Like” button Facebook in order to get full access to the prelims.
According to The Orange County Register‘s Carlos Arias, president Dana White is confident in Saturday’s main cards, despite all of the shuffling that had to be done due to the injury plague.
In fact, he believes that the fact that UFC 149 is still happening is a testament to the fighters, who haven’t shied away from taking on tougher opponents as some of their options have fallen by the wayside. White told Arias:
“That’s another testament to the guys who fight in this sport. If this was a boxing card, this card would have been postponed. It would have been gone. We built another card and not just us putting the fights together but the fighters stepping up and taking these big fights.”
Even when an abundance of the biggest names are injured, UFC can still give the fans a product they’re excited to see. Here’s where and when you can watch this Saturday’s prelims.
Note: If you’re planning on watching on Facebook here, just remember that you have to “Like” the page first.
Preliminaries to be Aired on Facebook (7 p.m. ET)
via UFC.com
Antonio Carvalho vs. Daniel Pineda
Mitch Clarke vs. Anton Kuivanen
Preliminaries to be Aired on FX (8 p.m. ET)
via UFC.com
Court McGee vs. Nick Ring
Roland Delorme vs. Francisco Rivera
Ryan Jimmo vs. Anthony Perosh
Bryan Caraway vs. Mitch Gagnon
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