The UFC's traditional
pre-event show returns on Tuesday, June 11, with the debut of "Countdown
to UFC 161: Evans vs. Henderson" on FUEL TV.
The one-hour special previews
the card's headlining light heavyweight fight between former UFC champ Rashad
Evans (17-3-1 MMA, 12-3-1 UFC) and former dual-division PRIDE kingpin Dan
Henderson (29-9 MMA, 6-3 UFC).
The show debuts June 11 at 5
a.m. ET (2 a.m. PT). Replays of the show air later that night at 9 p.m. ET (6
p.m. PT) and throughout the week on FUEL TV as well as regional FOX Sports
channels.
UFC 161 takes place June 15 at
MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The main card airs on pay-per-view
following prelims on FX and Facebook.
UFC 161 also features a main
card of light heavyweights Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (21-5 MMA, 4-2 UFC) vs.
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua (21-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC), heavyweights Roy Nelson
(19-7 MMA, 6-3 UFC) vs. Stipe Miocic (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), women's bantamweights
Alexis Davis (13-5 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Rosi Sexton (13-2 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and Pat
Barry (8-5 MMA, 5-5 UFC) vs. Shawn Jordan (14-4 MMA, 2-1 UFC).
The full UFC 161 card
includes:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10
p.m. ET)
Rashad Evans vs. Dan Henderson
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Mauricio Rua
Stipe Miocic vs. Roy Nelson
Alexis Davis vs. Rosi Sexton
Pat Barry vs. Shawn Jordan
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 8 p.m.
ET)
Jake Shields vs. Tyron Woodley
James Krause vs. Sam Stout
Ryan Jimmo vs. Igor Pokrajac
Sean Pierson vs. Kenny Robertson
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook,
6:35 p.m. ET)
Roland Delorme vs. Edwin Figueroa
Mitch Clarke vs. John Maguire
Yves Jabouin vs. Dustin Pague
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