<H1 class=postTitle>Reminder: "Countdown to UFC 117" debuts tonight on Spike TV</H1>by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Aug 02, 2010 at 3:15 pm ET With UFC on Versus 2 in the books, the MMA world's attention now turns to this weekend's UFC 117 event. And as a reminder, the pay-per-view event's official preview show, "Countdown to UFC 117," debuts tonight at 11 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV. Replays of the one-hour show, which breaks down a UFC 117 main event between middleweight champ Anderson Silva and challenger Chael Sonnen, air Tuesday (1 a.m. ET/PT) on MTV Tr3s, Wednesday (8 p.m. ET/PT) on Spike TV, and Thursday (midnight ET/9 p.m. PT) on Versus. "UFC 117: Silva vs. Sonnen" takes place Saturday at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. The main card also features a long-awaited rematch in the welterweight division between Thiago Alves and Jon Fitch, as well as a heavyweight contender matchup between Junior Dos Santos and Roy Nelson that UFC president Dana White said will earn the winner a title shot. The official UFC 117 lineup includes: MAIN CARD Champ Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen (for middleweight title) Thiago Alves vs. Jon Fitch Rafael dos Anjos vs. Clay Guida Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Hughes Junior Dos Santos vs. Roy Nelson PRELIMINARY CARD Tim Boetsch vs. Todd Brown Dustin Hazelett vs. Rick Story Phil Davis vs. Rodney Wallace Christian Morecraft vs. Stefan Struve Charlie Brenneman vs. Johny Hendricks Dennis Hallman vs. Ben Saunders
