The Ultimate Fighting Championship returns to Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, February 27, for UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch. BJ Penn and Jon Fitch square off in a pivotal main event.
UFC president Dana White recently declared that the winner between Penn and Fitch will be the No. 1 contender for the welterweight title currently wrapped around Georges St-Pierre’s waist.
The full fight card is below. Keep in mind that the live event takes place on Sunday, Feb. 27, in Sydney, but, due to the time difference, the pay-per-view airs live in its normal Saturday
night time slot at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET in the United States.
UFC 127: Penn vs. Fitch Full Fight Card:
Date: February 27, 2011
Venue: Acer Arena
Location: Sydney, Australia
Main Bouts:
-Jon Fitch (23-3; #2 Welterweight)* vs. B.J. Penn (16-7-1)
-Michael Bisping (20-3; #9 Middleweight)* vs. Jorge Rivera (19-7)
-George Sotiropoulos (14-2) vs. Dennis Siver (17-7)
-Chris Lytle (30-17-5) vs. Brian Ebersole (46-14-1)
-Chris Camozzi (14-3) vs. Kyle Noke (18-4-1)
Preliminary Bouts:
-Ross Pearson (11-4) vs. Spencer Fisher (24-6)
-James Te Huna (12-4) and Alexander Gustafsson (10-1)
-Riki Fukuda (17-4) vs. Nick Ring (10-0)
-Mark Hunt (5-7) vs. Chris Tuchscherer (21-3)
-Maciej Jewtuszko (8-0) vs. Curt Warburton (6-2)
-Tom Blackledge (10-6) vs. Anthony Perosh (10-6)
-Tiequan Zhang (12-1) vs. Jason Reinhardt (20-1
Mixed martial arts fans who want to watch the UFC 127 Penn vs Fitch Pay-Per-View have mutliple options for the event on Saturday, February 26, 2011. These include cable or satellite, bars or restaurants and online or mobile with the UFC 127 live streaming video feed.
According to UFC.com, the big event can be ordered online through multiple websites and streaming video content providers. Included are UFC TV, Yahoo Sports, Apple iTunes, Roku, UFC Mobile and the UFC website. The price for the event is $44.99 but may vary depending on the service selected.
The UFC 127 fight card will include many matches including the main event of BJ Penn vs Jon Fitch in a Welterweight bout. Also featured on the main card are Michael Bisping and Jorge Rivera in a middleweight bout, and Chris Lytle taking on Brian Ebersole in a Welterweight bout. As of this report, there is yet to be a live streaming feed match scheduled for Facebook, but this could change as the event draws closer. Ross Pearson versus Spencer Fisher will air on ESPN UK.
The UFC 127 Penn vs Fitch Pay-Per-View event is also available on Cox Cable in Roanoke in addition to DISH Network and DirecTV. The latest UFC event has a start time of 10PM EST on Saturday night and takes place at Syndey, Australia's Acer Arena. Will you be watching this latest MMA event?
