“UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort” will be jumping off tonight inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first preliminary bout is scheduled to start at approximately 7:20PM ET/4:20PM PT. Make sure to stay with 5thRound.com all night for our live coverage.
The UFC’s Facebook page kicks off the “televised” portion of the star-studded event with a free stream of the bantamweight battle between Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto and Demetrious Johnson at 8:25PM ET/5:25PM PT. Spike TV will then air two additional prelims at 9PM ET/6PM PT.
The pay-per-view broadcast begins immediately after the freebie fights at 10PM ET/7PM PT.
A middleweight title scrap between champion Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort will headline Saturday’s highly anticipated show.
Here is the roster for tonight’s extravaganza:
Preliminary Bouts:
Kenny Roberts vs. Mike Pierce
Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero
Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor(Facebook 8PM ET/5PM PT)
Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto vs. Demetrious Johnson
(Spike TV 9PM ET/6PM PT)
Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa
Donald Cerrone vs. Paul KellyMain Bouts:
Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres
Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
Vitor Belfort vs. Anderson Silva (UFC Middleweight Champion)