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A half-hour show previewing the upcoming live season of “The Ultimate Fighter” debuts tonight on FUEL TV.

“The Ultimate Fighter 15,” which is the first season on FX and the first to feature live fights, begins next Friday, May 9.

Tonight’s preview shows kicks off at 11:30 p.m. ET (8:30 p.m. PT) with UFC president Dana White, host/broadcaster Jon Anik, and “TUF 15″ coaches Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber.

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The first international edition of “The Ultimate Fighter” kicks off next month with ‘TUF: Brazil.”

The show features head coaches Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort, who
head teams of featherweight and middleweight UFC hopefuls who compete in
a tournament format.

In a preview video of the reality show, cameras catch Silva’s trip to Brazil as he meets with fans and fellow fighters.

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Speed kills, and the winner of Saturday’s UFC lightweight title fight will master that saying.

In the past two years, champ Frankie Edgar has emerged as one of the fastest and most technically sound fighters in the 155-pound class. But he meets another bigger fighter in Benson Henderson, whose smooth striking-to-grappling transitions earned him a title shot.

In our official UFC 144 preview, MMAjunkie.com’s Steven Marrocco breaks down that fight and the rest of the super-sized pay-per-view lineup.

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Speed kills, and the winner of Saturday’s UFC lightweight title fight will master that saying.

In the past two years, champ Frankie Edgar has emerged as one of the fastest and most technically sound fighters in the 155-pound class. But he meets another bigger fighter in Benson Henderson, whose smooth striking-to-grappling transitions earned him a title shot.

In our official UFC 144 preview, MMAjunkie.com’s Steven Marrocco breaks down that fight and the rest of the super-sized pay-per-view lineup.

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MMAjunkie.com Radio today previews Saturday’s big UFC 144 event in Japan.

Our guest analysts for the event breakdown include MMA oddsmaker Joey Oddessa, MMA fighter Vinny Magalhaes and comedian/MMA fan Joey Diaz.

MMAjunkie.com Radio airs from noon to 2 p.m. ET (9-11 a.m. PT) live from
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Listen to and
watch a video stream of the two-hour show at www.mmajunkie.com/radio.

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Saturday’s big UFC 144 event is only four days away, and the UFC has released an extended video preview of the show.

UFC 144 takes place Saturday at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Although Japan is 14 hours ahead of the U.S. East Coast, UFC 144 airs in its normal Saturday-night timeslot in North America. Check out a preview of the historic show.

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It might be time to dub February “Welterweight Month.” Only a week and a half after the Ultimate Fighting Championship brought us Carlos Condit-Nick Diaz and Josh Koscheck-Mike Pierce at UFC 143, the promotion returns with another pivotal 170-pound encounter, as Jake Ellenberger meets Diego Sanchez in the UFC on Fuel TV 1 main event.

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A free preview week set to coincide with the UFC’s first fight card
broadcast on FUEL TV will bring to 43 million the number of homes in
which the channel is available, a FUEL TV executive today told MMAjunkie.com.

But even with the current subscriber base, which stands at 36 million,
FUEL TV is “jacked” about ratings drawn by UFC programming.

“Percentage-wise in primetime, we’re actually killing it,” said George
Greenberg, FUEL TV’s executive vice president and general manager. “Our
target audience of men 18-49 since January, it’s up over 80 percent. Our
primetime viewers are up almost 230 percent.”

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Still haven’t made the commitment to adding FUEL TV to your cable lineup
but looking for a way to watch next week’s UFC on FUEL TV 1 event?

Don’t worry, the new broadcast partner of the UFC has you covered.

FUEL TV officials recently announced that they are offering a
free-preview week from Feb. 13 to Feb. 19, which means even
non-subscribers can tune in to watch the Feb. 15 event.

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Nowadays, Nick Diaz’s plan of attack isn’t just strategy – it’s philosophy.

Fans can pretty much bet that he’ll walk down his opponent and throw
punches until he buckles under the pressure. That’s real fighting, the
way he sees it, and though the variables may change inside the cage, his
approach is the same.

Carlos Condit is next in line to accept the Diaz challenge. Will he be able withstand the onslaught?

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