Outfoxed.

November 11, 2011 1:39 PM

According to the Grey Lady, Fox is broadcasting the Velasquez vs. dos Santos UFC bout tomorrow. For the cable-tv-deprived, is there any way to access this fight online?

Googling reveals several sites promising streaming, but they appear, well, sketchy. Are there any reliable online sources for the fight, either streaming or watchable after-the-fact?

Apologies for referencing the NY Times UFC feature article, a superficial, sensationalistic overview of the sport (no surprise here).

posted by Gordion Knott to sports, hobbies, & recreation (5 answers total)

There's likely not a legal outlet for this outside of (maybe) ufc.tv. You may have some luck with Justin.tv or ustream though these rebroadcasts are generally illegal. According to the Fox sports page they might be streaming the prelims.
posted by bitdamaged at 1:48 PM on November 11, 2011

This is on normal Fox, not cable. If you have any way of getting over-the-air tv you should be able to watch it. I just realized this now requires a digital converter, so I'm out.

It looks like you can stream it from ufc.tv for $10. Sometimes, for the free-on-cable fights, foreign countries can stream for free from ufc.tv, which is useful if you have a foreign proxy or vpn service. But, it doesn't look like this fight is available.

It will be available after-the-fact through all the illegitimate tv downloading methods.

If you really want a live stream, and don't care about the quality, I sometimes go to http://reddit.com/r/mma on the day of the fight, look for the post about a tinychat, then there will be streams posted in the chat. It's completely shady, the quality sucks, and it's usually more effort than it's worth.
posted by mad bomber what bombs at midnight at 1:48 PM on November 11, 2011 [1 favorite]

Oh, I should mention most (all?) the prelims will be streamed for free through UFC's Facebook page.
posted by mad bomber what bombs at midnight at 1:49 PM on November 11, 2011

9 free prelims, including Clay Guida Vs. Ben Henderson.
posted by TheRedArmy at 2:24 PM on November 11, 2011

My UFC-obsessed boyfriend suggests justin.tv and foxsports.com.
posted by ChuraChura at 6:19 PM on November 11, 2011 [1 favorite]