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UFC on Versus 5 to air on UK TV after all as UFC secures last minute deal with Premier Sports TV

Aug 12, 2011 - 8:55:03 AM UFC on Versus 5 to air on UK TV after all as UFC secures last minute deal with Premier Sports TV

Some fans in the U.K. are going to be able to watch Sunday's UFC on Versus 5 event on television after all, as the UFC has secured a last minute television deal with Premier Sports TV channel 433 to air the four fight card.It appeared on Thursday that there would be no television outlet for the event, as the UFC's current main television partner in ESPN UK would not pick up the license to carry this card. The Versus events fell out of the scope of the deal that the UFC had with ESPN, and as such the two sides needed to come to an agreement to air the Versus card, which they did not do by Thursday.One negative for some fans, however, is that Premier Sports TV is only available on the Sky television carrier, and those who customers who are with Virgin or Freeview will not have the opportunity to watch it on television. Still, they will have access to the UFC's UFC.TV stream of the fight card, which is being made available for free for all fans in the U.K.The main card begins live in the U.K. at 2AM Monday morning with the time difference, and is headlined by British welterweight Dan Hardy in his fight with Chris Lytle.It's a good thing that they've got something set up for U.K. fans to catch the event, but there are still a lot of people left without the TV option, and that's unfortunate. Still, they were able to get something together in a quick amount of time, and that's better than nothing, but I'm sure it won't be enough for some people. Still, it's there to view for fans that want to seek it out online for free, and anyone staying up that late to watch it live will be a fan likely to search it out themselves anyway.