Feb 14, 2012 - Next weekend's UFC 144 pay-per-view broadcast will bring with it a bonus hour of action, and two additional fights.
On Tuesday, UFC spokesman Ryan Grab confirmed that the pay-per-view window for the event has been extended from its usual three-hour window to four, and instead of the usual five-fight main card, fans who purchase the event will get to see seven bouts.
The show, which will take place from the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan on February 26, will air at its normal 10 pm ET start time.
In addition to the main event title bout pitting champion Frankie Edgar against Ben Henderson for the UFC lightweight title and the co-main event of Quinton "Rampage" Jackson against Ryan Bader, the other five fights broadcast will be Mark Hunt vs. Cheick Kongo, Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Jake Shields, Yushin Okami vs. Tim Boetsch, Hatsu Hioki vs. Bart Palaszewski and Anthony Pettis vs. Joe Lauzon.
The night's preliminary bouts will be seen on FX at 8 pm ET.
The event marks the first time the UFC has produced an event in Japan under Zuffa ownership.
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Fox Card Worthy
I think this ufc Japan card is super stacked. IMO i think this card should have been in on FOX instead.
I love the fact that they made the PPV card 7 fights. It seems kinda unfair to pay $60 for only 5 fights. I love the idea of 7 fights ppv card as long as all the fights are quality fights.
What you going to do when you know who? How you going to deal with the man of steel? And how will you react to Sonnen's attack?
by Alfxtream on Feb 14, 2012 1:57 PM EST reply actions
The really stacked cards should be on PPV, not FOX. The cards that we’re paying for should be the best ones.
by Mcmax3000 on Feb 14, 2012 2:26 PM EST up reply actions
Fox Cards will be contender cards
So savor that Heavyweight Championship bout you got…because besides flyweight i dont see a title fight coming to FOX anytime soon
I’m not resting until I’m officially Anderson Silva status.- Jon "Bones" Jones
by AfroSamurai on Feb 14, 2012 5:23 PM EST up reply actions
No Love For Europeans
Guess that’s me uptil 7am as well as 4am tomorrow.
by Wizzard198 on Feb 14, 2012 2:44 PM EST reply actions
This could be
the card of the year….
by Bigs- on Feb 14, 2012 4:48 PM EST reply actions
Ok, I'm buying this one....
… and everyone’s invited over to Canucklehead’s place to watch it… well, everyone except the douchebags (you know who you are).
"Ultimately, martial art means honestly expressing yourself... it is easy for me to put on a show and be cocky, or I could show you some really fancy movement... But to express oneself honestly, not lying to oneself, and to express myself honestly... Now that, my friend, is very hard to do."
-Lee Jun-fan
by Spoiler on Feb 14, 2012 7:32 PM EST reply actions
Big Nog
I’m assuming Minotauro is still hurt via Frank Mir? Would have been awesome to see him fight in Japan again.
by sharkpop on Feb 15, 2012 9:21 AM EST reply actions
That sucks for me
I have to work the next morning, so if every fight goes to decision, the card won’t end until 2am ET. Plus, at the bar I normally go to, the parking garage closes at 1 am, so I wouldn’t be able to get my car out of the lot if I did stay to the end.
I don’t get why the Okami and Hioki fights can’t be on FX, and the first two fights can’t be shifted to Facebook. I hope this is only because it’s in Japan, because if they do this too often, I’m going to be missing out on a lot of cards.
by amendamatrix on Feb 15, 2012 10:36 AM EST reply actions
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