TORONTO (November 9, 2016) – As the home of the UFC
® in Canada, TSN primes fans with a full slate of UFC
® programming and coverage in the lead-up to this weekend’s hotly-anticipated
UFC® 205: ALVAREZ vs. McGREGOR – the first-ever UFC
® event in New York City and one of the most stacked cards in UFC
® history.
TSN’s comprehensive
UFC 205 coverage begins
tonight (Wednesday,
Nov. 9) at 7:30 p.m. ET on
TSN4 and
TSN5 with
UFC FIGHT FLASHBACK: DIAZ VS. MCGREGOR 2, followed by
UFC 205: FIGHTING FOR HISTORY at
8 p.m. ET on
TSN4 and
TSN5. This 60-minute special features profiles of
Alvarez and
McGregor, detailed training highlights, fighter strategies, recaps from past bouts, and more.
On
Saturday,
Nov. 12, TSN delivers four hours of UFC
® coverage leading into the one-hour
UFC® 205 PRE-FIGHT SHOW at
7 p.m. ET followed by the
UFC® 205 PRELIMS at
8 p.m. ET on
TSN3 and
TSN5, featuring former lightweight champion
Frankie Edgar and the undefeated
Khabib Nurmagomedov. Immediately following the main card (available on pay-per-view), TSN delivers the
UFC® 205 POST-FIGHT SHOW at
2 a.m. ET on
TSN5.
Coverage of the network’s UFC
® programming as well as the
UFC® 205 PRE- and
POST-FIGHT SHOW is available live and on demand to TSN subscribers on
TSN.ca and the
TSN GO app. French language coverage of the
UFC® 205 PRELIMS is available on RDS2.
SPORTSCENTRE
TSN’s multi-platform
UFC® 205 coverage features the following
SPORTSCENTRE highlights:
- TSN host Michael Landsberg is on-site at Madison Square Garden, delivering reports for SPORTSCENTRE throughout the week, headlined by an interview with UFC President Dana White on Thursday, Nov. 10
- SPORTSCENTRE’s Derek Taylor interviews UFC® 205 headliners Eddie Alvarez and Conor McGregor on Thursday, Nov. 10
- Guest analyst and UFC®middleweight Elias ‘The Spartan’ Theodorou delivers his category-by-category breakdown of Alvarez vs. McGregor, detailing who has the upper hand on Thursday, Nov. 10
- Landsberg hosts coverage of media day and open workouts (today); the UFC® 205 news conference (Thursday, Nov. 10); and weigh-ins (Friday, 11)
TSN Digital
TSN’s multi-platform
UFC® 205 coverage features the following
TSN Digital highlights, available on
TSN.ca and the
TSN GO app:
- Interviews with preliminary bout competitors and special UFC® guests
- Live streaming of the ceremonial weigh-ins on TSN.ca and TSN GO
- Social media coverage on TSN’s official Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and Twitter accounts
Broadcast Schedule*
Wednesday, Nov. 9
- 7:30 p.m. ET – UFC Fight Flashback: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 on TSN4 and TSN5
- 8 p.m. ET – UFC Special: UFC 205: Fighting for History on TSN4 and TSN5
- 9 p.m. ET – UFC Classics: Upsets on TSN4 and TSN5
- 10 p.m. ET – The Ultimate Fighter on TSN5
Thursday, Nov. 10
- 7:30 p.m. ET – UFC Ultimate Insider on TSN5
- 8 p.m. ET – UFC Fight Flashback: Jedrzejczyk vs. Gadelha 2 on TSN5
Friday, Nov. 11
- 1 p.m. ET – The Ultimate Fighter on TSN5 (encore presentation)
Saturday, Nov. 12
- 1 a.m. ET – The Ultimate Fighter on TSN5 (encore presentation)
- 1 p.m. ET – UFC Fight Flashback: Diaz vs. McGregor on TSN5
- 1:30 p.m. ET – UFC Fight Flashback: Diaz vs. McGregor 2 on TSN 5 (encore presentation)
- 2 p.m. ET – UFC Ultimate Insider on TSN5 (encore presentation)
- 4 p.m. ET – UFC Fight Flashback: Jedrzejczyk vs. Gadelha 2 on TSN5 (encore presentation)
- 5 p.m. ET – UFC Special: UFC 205: Fighting For History on TSN5 (encore presentation)
- 7 p.m. ET – UFC 205 Pre-Fight Show on TSN3 and TSN5
- 8 p.m. ET – UFC 205 Prelims on TSN3 and TSN5
Sunday, Nov. 13
- 2 a.m. ET – UFC 205 Post-Fight Show on TSN5
*Schedule subject to change
UFC on TSN
TSN and RDS are the Canadian home of UFC content, delivering a slate of marquee UFC programming to fans across multiple platforms, including major live events, preliminary fights of UFC pay-per-view events, UFC Fight Night
® events, and THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER
® series. TSN and RDS also deliver comprehensive coverage of UFC NOW, UFC UNLEASHED, UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER, UFC COUNTDOWN, ROAD TO THE OCTAGON, as well as event weigh-ins and press conferences.