''UFC Ultimate Insider'' is a weekly American sports television

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show that profiles the

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athletes and fights from the

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in a behind-the-scenes format, giving the viewer "unprecedented access" to the sport. The 30-minute show debuts every week on

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Sports 1 on Sundays at 5:30PM PST and 8:30PM ET. Prior to 2014, the show used to air on

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on Tuesdays at 10:30PM ET and 7:30PM PST. Re-airs can be watched throughout the week on FSN,

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and

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Networks. International viewers can watch a streaming version of the show through the UFC an
YouTube

History

The show debuted July 29,

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as a web-only series which averaged 10–15 minutes in length, with over 50 archived shows still availabl
to watch through the UFC website.
The original host of the web show was UFC Octagon girl and model

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, who introduced all the feature segments, interviews, highlights from previous events, and occasional photo shoots with the model. After the

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deal was announced in November 2011, FUEL TV stated that it would devote over 2,000 hours' worth of programming to the sport. ''UFC Ultimate Insider'' was tapped as one of the flagship weekly shows to air on FUEL TV, along with the show ''

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''.

Format

The show features four different segments, each introduced by host

Jon Anik Jon Anik (born July 3, 1978) is an American mixed martial arts commentator who currently works for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He was an anchor with ESPN for more than 5 years before moving to the UFC as a play-by-play commentator i ...

in studio. According to the official show description, each week the show brings the viewer "in-depth fighter profiles, private training sessions, exclusive footage, and insider coverage you can't get anywhere else."

Segments

*On The Brink: An all-access pass with a superstar UFC fighter preparing for their next matchup, as behind-the-scenes cameras shadow them in the final 72 hours before the biggest fight of their careers.

Chael Sonnen Chael Patrick Sonnen (; born April 3, 1977) is an American submission grappling promoter, mixed martial arts (MMA) analyst, and retired mixed martial artist. Beginning his MMA career in 1997, Sonnen competed for the Ultimate Fighting Champion ...

Jon Jones Jonathan Dwight Jones (born July 19, 1987) is an American professional mixed martial artist currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), in which he has competed in the light heavyweight division. He is a former two-time UFC L ...

, and

Carlos Condit Carlos Joseph Condit (born April 26, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed in the Welterweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the former Interim UFC Welterweight C ...

have all been separately featured in this segment. *Rogan Riffs: The outspoken voice of the UFC,

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sounds off and gives his unfiltered opinion on everything from PRIDE fighting to "

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" to who is the best "pound for pound" fighter. *Ultimate 8: A classic "countdown" segment—counting down the best moments from inside and outside the Octagon from number 8 to 1. *Full Blast: A

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is put on a fighter, who gives exclusive commentary while he watches two other UFC fighters cageside.

Georges St-Pierre Georges St-Pierre (; born May 19, 1981) is a Canadian actor and former professional mixed martial artist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest fighters in mixed martial arts (MMA) history. St-Pierre was a two-division champion in the Ult ...

was wired for sound at

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and

Nick Diaz Nickolas Robert Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Diaz is a former Strikeforce, WEC and IFC welterweight champion ...

battled for the interim

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belt. *Counterpunch: Two rival fighters face-off in a screening room with host Jon Anik—and they watch, comment, and feud over their last fight; while previewing what to look forward to in their next fight.

Urijah Faber Urijah Faber (born May 14, 1979) is an American mixed martial artist and actor who is signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He competed as a bantamweight and formerly competed as a featherweight. He is also the founder of Team Alpha Male, ...

and

Dominick Cruz Dominick Cruz (born March 9, 1985) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Bantamweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion. Cruz ha ...

were the first fighters profiled in this segment. *Signature Moves: A UFC fighter demonstrates his moves in super-

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; teaching their most powerful fight techniques with a specialized

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. Ben Henderson debuted this segment.

External links

FUEL TV UFC Ultimate Insider Show PageUFC Ultimate Insider Twitter PageUFC Ultimate Insider Facebook PageUFC Ultimate Insider IMDB Page

Videos

UFC Ultimate Insider on YouTubeUFC Archived Ultimate Insider Shows

References

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