Free Xbox Live Big Sports Weekend begins on April 25

Written by Brandon Hofer on April 25, 2013

Free Xbox Live Weekend News: Microsoft hosts a sports live streaming weekend, with 50 free MLB games and seven UFC Fight Story fights in the U.S. and Canada.

There is a free Xbox Live Big Sports Weekend starting on April 25 and ending on April 28, Microsoft announced. The free weekend on Xbox Live gives Xbox 360 owners in the U.S. and Canada who access to some of the most popular sports apps on the service.

This free weekend includes more than 50 MLB games and seven UFC Fight Story fights for free. The features on Xbox 360 include:

All sports apps from April 25-28 will be unlocked for both Free and Gold members in the United States and Canada, including ESPN, UFC, MLB.tv, NBA Game Time and NHL Game Center.

Watch live coverage and highlights of the NFL Draft on ESPN, catch more than 50 MLB games for free, and watch all seven UFC Fight Story fights in preparation for Saturday’s big UFC 159 Pay Per View fight between Jon “Bones” Jones and Chael Sonnen.

In addition to all of that you can enjoy highlights, recaps and clips from the best of the NHL as teams jockey for position leading into the NHL Playoffs, and catch up on highlights of first round clips and highlights of the NBA playoffs.

What are you looking forward to checking out on Xbox 360 this weekend? Will you take advantage of this special free sports streaming weekend at all?