UFC announces Zhang/Reinhardt and Perosh/Blackledge prelims to air on Facebook
by Tim Groves on February 21, 2011

The UFC will continue their run of airing preliminary fights on Facebook, as they have announced that Zhang Tie Quan vs. Jason Reinhardt and Anthony Perosh vs. Todd Blackledge will be shown on the popular website.

The fights are scheduled to air live at 8 p.m. EST Saturday night.

Zhang Tie Quan (12-1) will enter the Octagon after a 1-1 stint in the WEC. The former Chinese lightweight will be dropping down to 145 for the fight with Reinhardt. Tie Quan could be a huge stepping for the UFC, as they look to break into the Chinese market.

Reinhardt (20-1) will be fighting for the first time since 2008. He has fought once before with the UFC, losing to Joe Lauzon at UFC 78 while fighting in the lightweight division. He comes into the fight on a two fight winning streak.

Anthony Perosh (10-6) will be returning to the light heavyweight division after he made his promotional debut as a late replacement heavyweight against Mirko Cro Cop at the previous Australian UFC event. Perosh has had one other stint with the promotion, when he went 0-2 in the heavyweight division in 2006 with losses to Jeff Monson and Christian Wellisch.

Blackledge (10-6) will be making his UFC debut when he takes on Perosh on the Australian card. He comes into the bout on a two fight streak while fighting in the M-1 Challenge series.

Check out the promotional video released by the UFC below.

UFC 127 will take place on February 27th in Australia, but air live on February 26th in America. The card features a bout between Jon Fitch and B.J. Penn to determine the number one contender in the welterweight division.

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 |  (5) Comments GO HARD: guess thats cool... perosh is an interesting fighter... i kinda like him. reinhardt has quite a story behind him eh? Crimsonred: Anyone know which prelims will be aired on Spike? GO HARD: fisher vs pearson gustaffsn vs te huna
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