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looking forward to seeing Kid back in action...http://mmajunkie.com/news/22306/ufc-announces-ufc-126-facebook-stream-for-kid-yamanoto-vs-johnson-fight.mmaUFC officials today announced via its 4.5 million-member-strong Facebook account that recent UFC signee Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto (18-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) and post-merger WEC import Demetrious Johnson (8-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will fight on the stream.
The bantamweight bout begins at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) on Saturday.
UFC 126 takes place Saturday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and features a middleweight title fight between champion Anderson Silva and challenger Vitor Belfort. The main card airs on pay-per-view, and two additional bouts air on Spike TV as part of a "UFC Prelims" special.
Currently, there's no word if the night's other three untelevised prelims (Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor, Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero, and Mike Pierce vs. Kenny Robertson) will join Yamanoto vs. Johnso on the Facebook stream.
Facebook, of course, recently became a "UFC Prelims" live-stream outlet for UFC Fight Night 23, which marked the first time Facebook had streamed a live sporting event. The broadcast took place earlier this month.
To access UFC 126's stream, viewers must visit the UFC's official Facebook profile (www.facebook.com/ufc) and push the "Like" button for the page.
Yamamoto, once widely considered the world's top featherweight fighter, competed at 145 pounds despite it being his walking-around weight. (He even fought as heavy as 155 pounds simply to get fights booked.) After opening his career with a 17-1 mark, he suffered DREAM losses to Joe Warren (split decision) and Masanori Kanehara (unanimous decision). Recently, though, he rebounded with a first-round knockout of unheralded Federico Lopez at DREAM.14.
Johnson, a decorated high-school wrestler in Washington state, posted a 6-0 pro record and signed with the WEC earlier this year. "Mighty Mouse" then suffered a decision loss to Brad Pickett at WEC 48. However, he since has earned a decision win over Nick Pace at WEC 51 and a submission win over Damacio Page at WEC 52. Seven of his eight wins now have come via stoppage.
