Program Alert: UFC’s “Road to the Octagon” Featuring BJ Penn Airs This Sunday on FOX | UFC NEWS

UFC president Dana White announced yesterday that the UFC and FOX sports have put together the latest installment of “Road to the Octagon” in hopes of hyping up next week’s UFC on FOX 5 event.

UFC on FOX 5 is set to air free on FOX Saturday, December 8th, from Seattle’s KeyArena. In the main event UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson will defend his title against longtime division standout Nate Diaz. Also featured on the main portion of the card will be a welterweight matchup between the returning BJ Penn and division up-and-comer Rory MacDonald.

“Road to the Octagon”, UFC on FOX 5 edition, is set to air this Sunday, December 2nd, immediately following NFL Sunday’s coverage. (Approximately 2-3 p.m. ET)

The special one-hour show will take viewers inside the lives and camps of main card fighters BJ Penn, Rory MacDonald, Benson Henderson, Nate Diaz, Alexander Gustafsson and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua.