ESPN2 to Feature MMA
After airing episodes for the first time this May, ESPN2 will continue to televise ESPN.com’s produced and distributed weekly MMA Live series through August, 2010.
ESPN2 will continue to provide the first airing of the weekly MMA Live series Fridays at 1 a.m. ET (Thursday at 10 p.m. PT) with the ESPN.com version, featuring additional content, available shortly after the ESPN2 telecast.
According to a report on MMAFighting.com, UFC lightweight Kenny Florian will return to the broadcast booth for WEC 49: Varner vs. Shalorus on Versus.
Florian has been serving as an analyst for the aforementioned MMA Live show on ESPN2 and ESPN.com, and also filled in for Joe Rogan at UFC 83 and UFC Fight Night 19, and for Frank Mir at WEC 41.
Categories: UFC MMA Fight Tags: frank mir, Kenny Florian, shlorus on versus, ufc 83, ufc fight night 19, UFC in ESPN2, varner, wec 1
Kenny Florian tackling broadcast duties for WEC 49
UFC lightweight contender and ESPN2 MMA Live analyst Kenny Florian will be taking on broadcasting duties for the fourth time this in his career later this month when he joins Todd Harris on commentary for WEC 49 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, according to a report from MMAFighting.com.
Florian has previously handled color commentary duties for UFC 83 and UFC Fight Night 19, filling in for Joe Rogan on those nights, and at WEC 41, filling in for Frank Mir.
His presence will mark the third WEC event in a row with a different than usual line-up on commentary.
WEC 47 saw Stephan Bonnar in place of Frank Mir, with Mir training for a UFC 111 bout with Shane Carwin.
Categories: UFC MMA Fight Tags: ESPN2, frank mir, Kenny Florian, MMA Live, shane carwin, stephan bonnar, Todd Harris, UFC lightweight, WEC 47
