The broadcast will commence at 2100 GMT and will feature one of UFC’s greatest ever line-ups including Tito Ortiz v Vitor Belfort, UFC Interim Heavyweight Championship between Tim Sylvia and Andrei Arlovski and UFC Middleweight Championship between Evan Tanner and David Terrell.
UFC 51 will form part of Big Fight February, a month of exclusive programming on Bravo dedicated to Mixed Martial Arts and boxing that includes a 15-part commission on the rise of white collar boxing.
Bravo’s agreement with the UFC brand also sees the broadcaster acquire an additional 11 hours of first-run UFC programming, including UFC events 48 to 50, Ultimate Knockouts, Ultimate Submissions and Ultimate Ken Shamrock, a documentary profile of one of the Octagon’s legends.
In August 2004, Bravo acquired 18 hours of UFC programming featuring nine UFC events, UFC 39-47. The agreements between Bravo and Zuffa, LLC - a Las Vegas based sports group and owner of the UFC brand - were negotiated by London agency RDA Communications.
