LAS VEGAS, NEV., October 7, 2004...Officials of FSN and the Ultimate Fighting Championship? brand of mixed martial arts today announced they have signed an agreement for FSN to televise four, one-hour UFC? fight-show specials quarterly within the next year. The first is televised at 5:00 PM local on Sunday, October 17. The dates and times for the other three shows will be announced.

"Ultimate Fighting Championship," will feature two of the UFC’s best bouts from its recent fight shows. The October 17 show will re-live the epic battle between top light heavyweight contenders Tito Ortiz and Chuck Liddell and the action-packed welterweight battle between Nick Diaz and Robbie Lawler at UFC 47: It’s On! from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. Future fights will be announced.
"The UFC is the brand for the most accomplished martial arts athletes in the world. When America sees what goes into the sport, the dedication, the discipline and the camaraderie - let alone the sportsmanship - they’ll see what we’ve know all along," said Dana White, UFC president.

"UFC is the ultimate combo of martial arts, boxing and wrestling. It is phenomenal entertainment," said George Greenberg, FSN’s Executive Vice President of Programming and Production. "It’s a natural extension of programming for FSN’s core audience as it will satisfy our legions of fight fans."

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