UFC on FOX 5 Includes Prelims on FX and Facebook, Schaub-Johnson in Featured Bout

UFC on FOX 5 includes prelims on FX and Facebook, Schaub-Johnson in featured bout
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Nov 26, 2012 at 9:45 am ET

In addition to a stacked main card, next week's UFC on FOX 5 event includes a super-sized preliminary-card lineup with nine fights.

Unlike past UFC on FOX events, the featured prelims air on FX instead of FUEL TV.

In the main FX bout, which follows additional prelims on Facebook, heavyweights Brendan Schaub (8-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) and Lavar Johnson (17-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC) clash.

UFC on FOX 5 takes place Dec. 8 at Seattle's KeyArena. In the FOX-televised main event, UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson (17-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) meets Nate Diaz (16-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC).

In addition to Schaub vs. Johnson, FX prelims include "The Ultimate Fighter 15" lightweight winner Michael Chiesa (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) vs. Marcus LeVesseur (22-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) and "TUF 13" runner-up Ramsey Nijem (6-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) vs. fellow lightweight Joe Proctor (8-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC).

Additionally, assuming the bout maintains its spot on FX, Yves Edwards (41-18-1 MMA, 9-6 UFC) will meet recent replacement Jeremy Stephens (20-8 MMA, 7-6 UFC) in the first televised bout. Stephens replaced injured John Cholish (8-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) this past weekend.

The full UFC on FOX 5 card includes:

MAIN CARD (FOX, 8 p.m. ET)

Champ Benson Henderson vs. Nate Diaz (for lightweight title)
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Mauricio "Shogun" Rua
Rory MacDonald vs. B.J. Penn
Matt Brown vs. Mike Swick

PRELIMINARY CARD (FX, 6 p.m. ET)

Lavar Johnson vs. Brendan Schaub
Mike Chiesa vs. Marcus LeVesseur
Ramsey Nijem vs. Joe Proctor
Yves Edwards vs. Jeremy Stephens

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook, 3:30 p.m. ET)

Daron Cruickshank vs. Henry Martinez
John Albert vs. Scott Jorgensen
Tim Means vs. Abel Trujillo
Nam Phan vs. Dennis Siver
Raphael Assuncao vs. Mike Easton