“UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz” takes place Saturday inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first preliminary bout is scheduled to start at approximately 6:15PM ET/3:15PM PT. Make sure to stay with 5thRound.com all night for our live coverage.
Facebook will kick off the festivities with four preliminary bouts. Fanboys simply have to “Like” the UFC’s Facebook page in order to watch the scraps live.
Spike TV will broadcast a pair of prelims immediately following the stream at 8PM ET/5PM PT. Unfortunately the freebie fights end there, as fans will have to pay for the goods when the pay-per-view begins at 9PM ET/6PM PT.
Saturday’s show will feature a lightweight scrap between BJ Penn and Nick Diaz.
Here is the roster for tonight’s extravaganza:
Preliminary Bouts:
(Facebook 6:15PM ET/3:15PM PT)
Dustin Jacoby vs. Clifford Starks
Francis Carmont vs. Chris Camozzi
Danny Downes vs. Ramsey Nijem
Eliot Marshall vs. Brandon Vera
(Spike TV 8PM ET/5PM PT)
Bart Palaszewski vs. Tyson Griffin
Dennis Siver vs. Donald Cerrone
Main Bouts:
(Pay-Per-View 9PM ET/6PM PT)
Hatsu Hioki vs. George Roop
Jeff Curran vs. Scott Jorgensen
Roy Nelson vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
Matt Mitrione vs. Cheick Kongo
BJ Penn vs. Nick Diaz