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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Next month's UFC on Fox 7 card in San Jose will feature four fights live on network television, and as with the past several Fox events, three hours of prelims live on FX.
The UFC confirmed the three-hour FX broadcast this week, along with the six fights that will happen live on the network. Three lightweight fights take up half that broadcast, supporting the Lightweight Title bout in the night's main event, but fights at middleweight, featherweight, and flyweight will also be televised live.
Topping the preliminary card bout will be the featherweight bout between Chad Mendes and Darren Elkins, which came together on short notice when Mendes' original opponent, Clay Guida, pulled out of the event due to injury. Other feature bouts on the prelims will see flyweights Joseph Benavidez and Darren Uyenoyama square off, TUF vets Myles Jury and Ramsey Nijem square off, and Strikeforce imports Lorenz Larkin and Jorge Masvidal making their UFC debuts.
The full card for the April 20 event in San Jose is below:
Main Card
Benson Henderson vs. Gilbert Melendez
Daniel Cormier vs. Frank Mir
Nate Diaz vs. Josh Thomson
Matt Brown vs. Jordan Mein
FX Preliminary Card
Darren Elkins vs. Chad Mendes
Norman Parke vs. Jon Tuck
Francis Carmont vs. Lorenz Larkin
Myles Jury vs. Ramsey Nijem
Joseph Benavidez vs. Darren Uyenoyama
Jorge Masvidal vs. Tim Means
Facebook Preliminary Card
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Hugo Viana
Roger Bowling vs. Anthony Njokuani
Clifford Starks vs. Yoel Romero
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