UFC 130 Live Streaming: How to Watch the UFC 130 Preliminary Fights on Facebook

Continuing in their effort to increase fight accessibility in 2011, the UFC has decided to air every preliminary fight for tonight’s UFC 130 pay-per-view on either Facebook or Spike TV.

While we have seen the UFC move forward with their Facebook streaming of fights in the past, UFC 129 marked the first time that fans had the opportunity to get the full experience of the entire card.

It was so successful that, to the delight of fans, they have decided to do it again for UFC 130. 

The fights, which begin at 6 p.m. EDT/3 p.m. PDT, will be streamed live from the UFC’s official Facebook fan page.

To watch the preliminary fights, you can follow these simple directions:

1. If you are not a member of Facebook, head over to Facebook.com and fill out the form to create a new account.

2. Once you’re a member, log in and head on over to the UFC Facebook.

3. Next, click the “Like” button near the top of the screen.

4. Now on the left side of the screen, click the “Live Video” button.

5. Click “Play” on the image you see to go to the video page.

6. From here, you should be able to click the Play button in the middle to test the video player.

7. Check back at 6pm EDT/3pm PDT when the fights will begin!

The fights which will air on tonight’s preliminary card on Facebook include:

Bantamweight bout:
Renan Barao vs. Cole Escovedo

Bantamweight bout:
Michael McDonald vs. Chris Cariaso

Lightweight bout:
Gleison Tibau vs. Rafaello Oliveira 

Following the fights on Facebook, there will be two additional preliminary fights which air on Spike TV:

Middleweight bout:

Kendall Grove vs. Tim Boetsch

Bantamweight bout:

Miguel Torres vs. Demetrious Johnson

Once the preliminary fights are complete, it’s time for the UFC 130 "Rampage vs. Hamill" pay-per-view event to kick off!

For your convenience, there are also numerous ways that you can stream the UFC 130 pay-per-view live from your computer.

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