Broadcast Team Set for Saturday’s FOX UFC FIGHT NIGHT JOHNSON VS. BADER

UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (@DC_MMA) and retired UFC middleweight Brian Stann (@BrianStann) work as analysts alongside FOX Sports host Curt Menefee (@CurtMenefee) for FOX UFC FIGHT NIGHT: JOHNSON VS. BADER live on FOX and FOX Deportes on Saturday, Jan. 30 (8:00 PM ET). Mike Goldberg (@MFG_17) and Joe Rogan (@JoeRogan) call the fights on FOX live from the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey while Victor Davila and Erik Perez make the call in Spanish on FOX Deportes.

The two-hour main card is headlined by an exciting five-round light heavyweight showdown between No. 2-ranked Anthony Johnson (20-5) and No. 4 Ryan Bader (21-4). Heavyweight contenders No. 8 Josh Barnett (34-7) and No. 7 Ben Rothwell (35-9) battle, while No. 14 Iuri Alcantara (32-6, 1NC) and Jimmie Rivera (18-1) face off in a bantamweight bout. Undefeated Sage Northcutt (7-0) faces Bryan Barberena (10-2) in a welterweight matchup to open the main card.

The three-hour FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PRELIMS on FS1 and FOX Deportes begin at 5:00 PM ET and feature six bouts. The No. 11 ranked welterweight Tarec Saffiedine (15-4) faces Jake Ellenberger (30-10), while Olivier Aubin-Mercier (8-1) battles Diego Ferreira (11-2) in a lightweight bout. No. 15 middleweight Rafael Natal (20-6-1) takes on Kevin Casey (9-3, 2NC). No. 9 featherweight Dustin Ortiz (15-4) faces No. 12 Wilson Reis (19-6). Welterweights George Sullivan (17-4, 1NC) and Alexander Yakovlev (22-6-1) square off, while Alex Caceres (10-8, 1NC) and Masio Fullen (10-5) kick off the PRELIMS with a bantamweight bout.

Saturday’s coverage begins on FS1 (4:00 PM ET) with the FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT PREFIGHT SHOW hosted by Jon Anik (@Jon_Anik), with Cormier and Stann providing analysis. Five-time MMA Journalist of the Year Ariel Helwani (@ArielHelwani) interviews fighters on-site. Coverage wraps up after the main event on FS2 with the FS1 UFC FIGHT NIGHT POSTFIGHT SHOW. The FS1 UFC WEIGH-IN SHOW takes place on Friday, Jan. 29 (4:00 PM ET) on FS2.

Watch Stann and Helwani break down Johnson vs. Bader here: https://youtu.be/DikFcXayuVo; while Cormier and FOX UFC analyst Michael Bisping add their analysis and predictions here: https://youtu.be/lHE5-IdgJpY.

Leading up to Saturday’s main event, FOXSports.com offers comprehensive coverage of FOX UFC FIGHT NIGHT with fight analysis and interviews with featured fighters. Fans can monitor FIGHT NIGHT action with the live blog and minute-by-minute commentary via @UFCONFOX on Twitter and use the hashtag #UFCNewJersey for the latest updates.

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