Two previously reported fights are now official for the UFC’s debut on Fox Sports 1.

A pair of previously reported fights for the UFC's return to Boston later this summer now are official. Thiago Alves and Matt Brown will meet, as will Joe Lauzon and Michael Johnson at the UFC's FOX Sports 1 debut.

The UFC will make its long-awaited return to Boston August 17, as part of the launch of FOX Sports 1. The card for the FS 1 debut has begun to take shape, as two exciting bouts have been announced.Massachusetts native Joe Lauzon will take on hard-hitting Michael Johnson in a battle of TUF veterans. Both men, known for their fan-friendly styles, will be looking to get back in the win column and mo...

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The last time we saw Joe Lauzon, the UFC lightweight veteran lost a bloody, gutsy decision against Jim Miller at UFC 155, fighting gamely to the last bell after spending the entire first round being hit with every strike ever invented in the history of martial arts. The resulting Fight of the Night award gave Lauzon his twelfth UFC performance bonus — and his tenth in h...

We have our 2nd confirmed fight for UFC on Fox Sports 1 1 in Boston, MA, as lightweights Joe Lauzon and Michael Johnson are set to face each other on August 17th. The news was confirmed by MMA Weekly.

Lauzon (22-8) is known for his incredibly entertaining wars and ability to finish off his opponents in victory. His last fight however was a unanimous decision loss to Jim Miller at UFC 155, but h...

One of Boston's own has finally been booked.

Dana White promised to blow the lid off the promotion's debut with UFC on Fox Sports 1 later this year (Aug. 17, 2013) and the fight card is already starting to come together.

A pair of lightweight veterans of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) are scheduled to throw down as season five vet Joe Lauzon will battle season 12 alumni Michael Johnson. Word of the...

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Goodbye FX, hello FOX Sports 1.

Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is getting a new home under FOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) as the television network today (May 9, 2013) announced the broadcast schedule for the debut of FOX Sports 1, which is set to launch on Sat., Aug. 17, 2013.

And it will include a "sick" line up of mixed martial arts (MMA) programming anchored by the promotion's return t...

For Sports announced coverage plans for its first three UFC live shows on its new all-sports network Thursday.

UFC coverage will take up seven-and-a-half consecutive hours, including all of prime time, on the launch date of Fox Sports 1, on Saturday, Aug. 17.

In addition, rumored plans of Wednesday being UFC destination night on the station seem to be confirmed with live events announced for Au...

Last week, Chael Sonnen called out Wanderlei Silva over a years-old dispute they had over a misunderstanding that was caught on videotape. A week later, the fight hasn't been made. Sonnen has now stepped up his game, trying to get a fight with Silva on the UFC on Fox Sports 1 card in Boston in August.

Sonnen was nice enough to even make the poster. He added the image at right to his Twitter back...

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Daniel Cormier had a successful UFC debut two weeks ago, as he defeated former champion Frank Mir by unanimous decision in the co-main event of UFC on Fox 7. The Strikeforce HW Grand Prix winner remains undefeated in his MMA career and is clearly one of the best heavyweights in the division.

What remains in doubt is whether he will continue to fight at heavyweight, where his training partner and...

Alves looks to prove that he's still one of the welterweight division's best fighters by ending Matt Brown's career resurgence.

When Dana White originally announced that the UFC was returning to Boston to help launch Fox Sports 1, he promised us a great card but didn't announce any fights. The main event is still anyone's guess, but according to MMAWeekly.com, a welterweight scrap between th...

Date: August 17, 2013 Venue: TD Bank Garden in Boston, Massachusetts TV: Fox Sports 1 Fight Card: 170lbs- Thiago Alves (19-9) vs. Matt Brown (17-11) Post from: Canada's #1 MMA news source @ topmmanews.comUFC on Fox Sports 1 – August 17Post from: Canada's #1 MMA news source @ topmmanews.comUFC on Fox Sports 1 – August 17

Surging welterweight Matt Brown will look for his sixth consecutive win inside the Octagon when he faces former No. 1 contender Thiago Alves at UFC on Fox Sports 1.