The UFC returns to Pennsylvania with UFC Pittsburgh on Saturday, featuring a main event between former Strikeforce and UFC Middleweight Champion Luke Rockhold and former World Series of Fighting Middleweight Champion David Branch. The card will be free, broadcast on Fox Sports 1 in the United States.
UFC Pittsburgh card 2017: Full list of undercard matches for Rockhold vs. Branch
Luke Rockhold came up short defending his Middleweight Championship, and he’ll try and get back in the win column against David Branch on Saturday.
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Saturday’s card begins at 8 p.m. ET with preliminary bouts, and continues at 10 p.m. with the main card. Both will be on FS1, with live streaming online at Fox Sports GO for both the preliminary and main cards.
The undercard features the 10-1 Mike Perry going up against promotional newcomer Alex Reyes in the welterweight division. It also sees Hector Lombard, the always-exciting middleweight competitor trying to get back in the win column against Anthony Smith.
Lombard, 39, is one of the strongest strikers in the UFC, but he’s lost three straight fights, to Johny Hendricks, Dan Henderson and Neil Magny. He needs to get back in the win column now, and will face Smith, a 27-12 journeyman who has won his last two fights.
That said, Lombard is definitely the most talented fighter he’s faced.
The preliminary card will see Uriah Hall take on Krzysztof Jotko in the middleweight division. Hall’s career thus far has been somewhat disappointing, after he was expected to compete with the best in the division. He beat Gegard Mousasi, which was huge, but has since dropped his last three fights, including a rematch with Mousasi.
Jotko was the last person that Branch fought, and he came out on the losing end of it.
Saturday’s preliminary card is headlined by a lightweight contest between Tony Martin and Olivier Aubin-Mercier, while the main card will pen with a heavyweight bot between Justin Ledet and Zu Anyanwu.
You can find all the viewing and streaming information as well as the full official fight card for Saturday’s mixed martial arts action.
All Times Eastern
How to watch UFC Pittsburgh
Time: Prelims at 8 p.m.; main card at 10 p.m.
Location: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Penn.
TV: Fox Sports 1
Online Streaming: UFC Fight Pass, UFC.TV, UFC YouTube, Fox Sports GO
UFC Pittsburgh full fight card
FS1 Main Card
Middleweight: Luke Rockhold vs. David Branch
Welterweight: Mike Perry vs. Alex Reyes
Middleweight: Hector Lombard vs. Anthony Smith
Lightweight: Gregor Gillespie vs. Jason Gonzalez
Welterweight: Kamaru Usman vs. Sérgio Moraes
Heavyweight: Justin Ledet vs. Zu Anyanwu
F1 Preliminary Card
Lightweight: Tony Martin vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Heavyweight: Anthony Hamilton vs. Daniel Spitz
Middleweight: Krzysztof Jotko vs. Urijah Hall
Lightweight: Jason Saggo vs. Gilbert Burns
