'UFC Tonight' moves from FOX Sports 2 to FOX Sports 1 on Sept. 11

After a short stay on FOX Sports 2, the UFC’s official weekly news magazine show will be getting a quick jump up the dial.

“UFC Tonight,” which moved from FUEL TV to FOX Sports 2 once the UFC shifted its cable programming from FX and FUEL TV earlier this month, will move to the more prominent FOX Sports 1 on Sept. 11.

UFC officials made the announcement as a part of “UFC Tonight” earlier this week.

“UFC Tonight” is hosted by former two-division UFC title challenger Chael Sonnen and retired former two-division title challenger Kenny Florian, as well as Leeann Tweeden. The show will move to an hour-long format when it moves from its former Tuesday night home to Wednesdays on Sept. 11

FOX Sports 1 launched a week ago, and UFC Fight Night 26 was a five-hour block of its programming on launch day with Sonnen submitting former champion Mauricio Rua in the main event. FOX Sports 1 is available in nearly three times as many homes as FOX Sports 2.

“UFC Tonight” debuted in January 2012 on FUEL TV, not long after the UFC’s seven-year broadcast deal with the FOX family of networks began.

The UFC will have regular “Fight Night” events on Wednesdays on FOX Sports 1, including UFC Fight Night 27 this coming Wednesday from Indianapolis and UFC Fight Night 28 on Sept. 4 in Brazil. That same night, Season 18 of “The Ultimate Fighter” premieres on the network and, along with “UFC Tonight,” will be part of the channel’s regular Wednesday night UFC programming.

(Pictured: Chael Sonnen)