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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
The bout order is now set for the UFC's return to Japan next month, and broadcast information is now complete as well.
The card will take place live from Saitama, Japan, early on Sunday, Sept. 27, airing live in North America due to the time difference on Saturday, Sept. 26.
Josh Barnett returns to action in the night's main event, taking on Roy Nelson, whom he's been coaching opposite on the UFC's "Road to UFC: Japan" program. The finals of that series is the only remaining bout not to be finalized, but it will air on the Fox Sports 2 prelims for the card.
Here's the full lineup as of Wednesday:
Fox Sports 1 Main Card (10PM ET)
Roy Nelson vs. Josh Barnett
Uriah Hall vs. Gegard Mousasi
Chico Camus vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
Takeya Mizugaki vs. George Roop
Li Jingliang vs. Kiichi Kunimoto
Matt Hobar vs. Norifumi Yamamoto
Fox Sports 2 Prelims (8PM ET)
Diego Brandao vs. Katsunori Kikuno
TBA vs. TBA – “Road to UFC: Japan” tournament final
Nick Hein vs. Yusuke Kasuya
Kajan Johnson vs. Naoyuki Kotani
UFC Fight Pass Prelims (7:30PM ET)
Shinsho Anzai vs. Roger Zapata
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