Aug 24, 2016
UFC Vancouver prelims, main card on TSN
Featuring four preliminary bouts and every main card fight, TSN’s coverage of UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Condit in Vancouver begins Saturday, Aug. 27 at 4 p.m. ET on TSN2 with ROAD TO THE OCTAGON: Maia vs. Condit and culminates with the main card at 8 p.m.
TSN.ca Staff
TORONTO – Fresh off an electric UFC 202, TSN heads to Vancouver to deliver UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Condit. Featuring four preliminary bouts and every main card fight, TSN’s coverage begins Saturday, Aug. 27 at 4 p.m. ET on TSN2 with ROAD TO THE OCTAGON: Maia vs. Condit and culminates with the main card at 8 p.m. ET – headlined by former UFC® middleweight championship challenger Demian Maia taking on former interim UFC welterweight champion Carlos Condit (see below for a complete broadcast schedule).
UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Condit main card will also be simulcast on CTV Two (visit CTV.ca for local listings).
TSN’s eight consecutive hours of UFC coverage on Saturday, Aug. 27 also includes the UFC Fight Night: pre-fight show at 5 p.m. ET on TSN2, followed by preliminary bouts at 6 p.m. ET.
Immediately following the main card at 8 p.m. ET, UFC Fight Night: post-fight show recaps all the action at 10 p.m. ET on TSN2.
TSN subscribers can access live streaming and on-demand viewing of UFC Fight Night through TSN GO.
UFC’s fourth event held in Vancouver marks Condit’s return to the Octagon® following his split decision title fight loss to Robbie Lawler at UFC 195 in January, while Maia enters on a five-fight win streak. Both fighters look to earn a title shot in a crowded welterweight division.
Also on the main card, Anthony Pettis hopes to rejuvenate his career at featherweight following three straight lightweight division losses and squares off against Charles Oliveira, who has won five of his last six fights. Jim Miller faces Joe Lauzon in a rematch of their classic bout from UFC 155 in 2012, and Paige VanZant returns to take on Bec Rawlings, who is coming off two straight wins.
TSN’s coverage from Vancouver also features Canadian lightweight Shane Campbell (12-5-0) battling undefeated Felipe Silva (7-0-0).