Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 119 event will feature a rare broadcast duo.
UFC light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier will team up with European-event regular John Gooden to call the action, officials announced on Tuesday.
UFC Fight Night 119 takes place Saturday at Ibirapuera Gymnasium in Sao Paulo. The main card, including the Lyoto Machida (22-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) vs. Derek Brunson (17-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) middleweight headliner, airs on FS1 following prelims on FS2 and UFC Fight Pass.
Cormier will handle color commentary while Gooden handles play-by-play.
Cormier recently provided some early insight on the featured bout (via Twitter):
Karyn Bryant, Rashad Evans and Kenny Florian will be the Los Angeles studio team for weigh-in, pre-fight and post-fight coverage. Heidi Androl will be on site for additional coverage. (Victor Davila and Erik Perez are cageside and on the call for the FOX Deportes broadcast.)
FS1 hosts a pre-event show (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT) and post-event show (immediately following the main event) on Saturday. The coverage of the ceremonial weigh-ins kicks off Friday at 4 p.m. ET.
MMAjunkie will also be on scene in Sao Paulo with coverage throughout fight week.
The full UFC Fight Night 119 lineup and broadcast schedule include:
MAIN CARD (FS1, 10 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (FS2, 8 p.m. ET)
PRELIMINARY CARD (UFC Fight Pass, 7 p.m. ET)
For more on UFC Fight Night 119 check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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