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On today’s UFC on FOX 5 media conference call, President Dana White announced that a pre-event special will air this Sunday December 2 following NFL on FOX. The one-hour special, “UFC’s Road to the Octagon,” will be the second time the organization has presented this type of show. The special will preview UFC on FOX 5 which takes place on Saturday December 8 at Seattle’s KeyArena. ‘Road to the Octagon’ will follow main event fighters Ben Henderson and Nate Diaz, as well as B.J. Penn, Rory MacDonald, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Alexander Gustafsson. The show is expected to air between 2-3pm ET.
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