UFC Fight Night 27 start times, fight card, TV info and media events

It’s fight week again for the UFC, and this week, we’re treated to two shows, including Wednesday’s “UFC Fight Night 27: Kampmann vs. Condit II” event.

Here’s the essential information for the mid-week show.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 27 START TIME: Ahead of Saturday’s UFC 164 pay-per-view offering, UFC Fight Night 27 (previously UFC on FOX Sports 1 2) takes place Wednesday at Indianapolis’ Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The night kicks off with Facebook prelims at 5 p.m. ET (2 p.m. PT) and then FOX Sports 2 prelims at 6 p.m. ET. The action then shifts to FOX Sports 1 for the main card at 8 p.m. ET.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 27 BACKGROUND: After an immensely successful debut on the FOX Sports 1 channel on Aug. 17, the UFC looks to continue the momentum. While Wednesday’s lineup doesn’t have the depth of its predecessor, a solid main card includes an intriguing rematch between welterweight contenders Martin Kampmann (20-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) and Carlos Condit (28-7 MMA, 5-3 UFC). Kampmann won the first meeting via close split decision in 2009 (watch the full fight), but both now look to rebound from losses to top contender Johny Hedricks in their five-round rematch. Condit is ranked No. 4 and Kampmann is No. 9 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie.com MMA welterweight rankings.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 27 ON-SITE REPORTERS: MMAjunkie.com assistant editor Matt Erickson (@MMAjunkieMatt) is on site in Indianapolis. Give him a follow for updates throughout fight week.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 27 OPEN WORKOUTS TODAY: UFC Fight Night 27's open fighter workouts take place today at Bankers Life Fieldhouse’s practice court, and they’re free and open to the public. They kick off at 1:30 p.m. ET and include Condit, Kampmann, Donald Cerrone, Rafael dos Anjos, Kelvin Gastelum, Brian Melancon, Takeya Mizugaki and Erik Perez. They’ll do a light workouts and media interviews, and usually, photo and autograph opportunities are available for fans.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 27 WEIGH-INS FRIDAY: Tuesday’s UFC Fight Night 27 fighter weigh-ins take place at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. You can watch a live video stream or get text-only results beginning at 4 p.m. ET. We’ll also have a video replay and full photo gallery available afterward.

UFC FIGHT NIGHT 27 ON WEDNESDAY: Join us at 5 p.m. ET for UFC Fight Night 27 play-by-play and live results. You can also discuss UFC Fight Night 27 in our discussion thread. Afterward, watch the post-UFC Fight Night 26 press conference on MMAjunkie.com at approximately 11:30 p.m. ET.

The official UFC Fight Night 27 card includes:

MAIN CARD (FOX Sports 1, 8 p.m. ET)

• Carlos Condit vs. Martin Kampmann
• Donald Cerrone vs. Rafael dos Anjos
• Kelvin Gastelum vs. Brian Melancon
• Court McGee vs. Robert Whittaker
• Takeya Mizugaki vs. Erik Perez
• Robert McDaniel vs. Brad Tavares

PRELIMINARY CARD (FOX Sports 2, 6 p.m. ET)

• Papy Abedi vs. Dylan Andrews
• Justin Edwards vs. Brandon Thatch
• Darren Elkins vs. Hatsu Hioki
• James Head vs. Jason High

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 5 p.m. ET)

• Ben Alloway vs. Zak Cummings
• Roger Bowling vs. Abel Trujillo

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 27, stay tuned to the UFC Events section of the site.