Ring in the new year with 24 hours of UFC programming on Fuel

The UFC and Fuel will kick off the official beginning of their seven-year partnership with twenty-four hours of exclusive UFC programming on Jan. 1st.

Fuel released the full schedule for New Year’s programming on Tuesday morning and included a schedule of UFC events for the remainder of January.

The programming schedule will kick off with a replay of UFC 79: Nemesis that will feature backstage interviews and never-before-seen footage. The show airs as part of the new ‘UFC Reloaded’ series that will shine the spotlight on historic UFC events. UFC 79 featured Georges St-Pierre taking on Matt Hughes and Chuck Liddell facing Wanderlei Silva.

The full schedule is below:

January 1, 12:00 AM ET

UFC Reloaded 1 (UFC 79 Nemesis)

Missed that one Pay-Per-View everyone’s always talking about? Not to worry because FUEL TV is bringing you some of the biggest and most memorable events in UFC history, featuring exclusive, never-before-seen, footage and much, much more. You may know the result, but the epic battles on “UFC Reloaded” will keep you on the edge of your seat. There will be 14 episodes in 2012.

January 1, 3:00 AM ET

UFC Bad Blood: Liddell vs. Ortiz

Once friends, now bitter enemies. UFC superstars Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz waged intense battles in and out of the Octagon. The 90-minute special “UFC Bad Blood: Liddell vs. Ortiz,” gives an all-access look at the epic feud forged in heated competition over the UFC Championship, and fueled by personal conflict outside of the cage. Through new, exclusive interviews, rare behind-the-scenes footage, and hard-hitting action from their historic fights, you can re-live the rivalry that helped launch the Ultimate Fighting Championship into the mainstream and made Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz household names that will be forever linked.

January 1, 4:30 AM ET

UFC Champion’s Roundtable with Jay Glazer

In this FUEL TV produced half-hour special, Jay Glazer chats all things UFC with current and past champions Jon “Bones” Jones, Frank Mir, Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin. Watch this intimate discussion about the UFC’s meteoric rise, what it means to be a champion and many other topics.

January 1, 5:00 AM ET

UFC Unleashed®

“UFC Unleashed®” features the best fights from the UFC vault! With 12, one-hour specials over 2012, “UFC Unleashed®“ brings viewers the big names and epic battles they want to see.

January 1, 6:00 AM ET

UFC Ultimate Knockouts™

“UFC Ultimate Knockouts™“ brings viewers the greatest knockouts in MMA history, delivered by fighters who refuse to leave results in the hands of the judges … or even allow their opponent a chance to tap out. In this two-hour special, these warriors seek not just to win, but to dominate … with one devastating strike!

(Note: The January 1 schedule repeats this eight-hour block the rest of the day.)

Other UFC Show Premieres in January:

January 3, 7:00 PM ET

Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships®

Peer into the PRIDE® vault as FUEL TV brings viewers some of the greatest mixed martial artists in history, featuring classic wars from Japan’s MMA glory days. In 12, one-hour shows, watch as many of today’s biggest UFC stars like Anderson “The Spider” Silva, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, and Antônio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira first rose to prominence in the PRIDE ring. Viewers get to relive all of the classic battles in the “Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships®.”

January 3, 10:00 PM ET

UFC Tonight

“UFC Tonight” is the official weekly news and information show of the UFC. With in-depth event coverage and analysis, jaw-dropping highlights, exclusive fighter interviews before and after bouts, and segments unavailable anywhere else, “UFC Tonight” is a fan’s number-one source for the latest happenings in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. This weekly, half hour show is hosted by Todd Harris, with analyst Kenny Florian, Insider Ariel Helwani and features from Jay Glazer.

January 10, 6:00 PM ET

UFC Best of 2011

Each year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship gets more exciting than the last. Re-live the thrilling action of the best bouts, the greatest knockouts and submissions, and other incredible highlights of the previous 12 months in this three-hour special, as we breakdown top contenders in each weight class, rising stars, and the warriors currently dominating the sport.

January 10, 9:00 PM ET

Countdown to UFC RIO™: ALDO vs. MENDES

“Countdown to UFC” sets the stage for the UFC’s biggest fights with exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access to fighter training camps. Over 14 episodes of this series, witness the intense preparation, hear each fighter’s opinion of their opponent, and get expert analysis on the match-up – all leading up to the big fight.

LIVE UFC Programs on FUEL TV in January:

January 13, 1:00 PM ET

Live UFC Weigh-in: UFC RIO™: ALDO vs. MENDES

UFC’s biggest and baddest stars weigh-in and face-off live before a night of epic battles inside the Octagon.

January 14, 1:00 AM ET

UFC on FUEL TV: Post-Fight Show – UFC RIO™: ALDO vs. MENDES

Jay Glazer and today’s top MMA analysts recap the night’s bouts, serve up exclusive fighter interviews, and talk about ‘what’s next’ for the winners and losers after the big fight in this one-hour show.

January 19, 5:00 PM ET

Live UFC Weigh-in: UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLER

UFC’s biggest and baddest stars weigh-in and face-off Live before a night of epic battles inside the Octagon®.

January 20, 6:00 PM ET

UFC on FUEL TV: Preliminary Bouts – UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLER

Witness the next generation of UFC stars rise as FUEL TV kicks off a night of unforgettable action, featuring three hours of MMA’s hungriest and most promising fighters. If you want to see the battles that make up-and-coming fighters into household names, you don’t want to miss the prelims on FUEL TV.

January 20, 11:00 PM ET

UFC on FUEL TV: Post-Fight Show – UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLER

January 27, 5:00 PM ET

Live UFC Weigh-in: UFC on FOX

January 28, 5:00 PM ET

UFC on FUEL TV: Preliminary Bouts – UFC on FOX

January 28, 10:00 PM ET

UFC on FUEL TV: Post-Fight Show – UFC on FOX

January 31, 9:00 PM ET

Countdown to UFC® 143: DIAZ vs. CONDIT