• UFC 127

Bisping's team-mate Blackledge gets Facebook nod

ESPN staff
February 22, 2011
Tom Blackledge's opponent, Anthony Perosh, was well beaten by Mirko Cro Cop in his last fight © Getty Images
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Tom Blackledge, the Wolf's Lair team-mate of Michael Bisping, will have his UFC debut screened live on Facebook on Saturday.

UFC 127 will air two preliminary bouts on the social network site, with Blackledge's light-heavyweight clash against Anthony Perosh the main draw. Also broadcast will be Jason Reinhardt's encounter with Tiequan Zhang.

Liverpool-based grappler Blackledge has had to wait a long time for his UFC debut, after previously scheduled bouts with James Te-Huna and James McSweeney were both scrapped. His opponent, Anthony Perosh, is coming off the back of a second-round loss to Mirko Cro Cop, which ended with a doctor's stoppage.

Blackledge's last outing saw him defeat Enoc Solves Torres in nine seconds with a head kick back in August 2009, the Briton's second straight victory.

UFC 127 is headlined by a welterweight clash between BJ Penn and Jon Fitch, with Britain's Michael Bisping featuring in the co-main event against Jorge Rivera.

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