Spike TV to air UFC 122 via same-day delay from Germany by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Aug 03, 2010 at 3:00 pm ET Ultimate Fighting Championship fans will get two free events in one month's time. Company officials previously announced that October's UFC 120 event in London will air via same-day delay on Spike TV, and sources close to the organization told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that November's UFC 122 event also is expected to air on the cable station. Although not officially announced, UFC 122 takes place Nov. 13 at Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany. The event is expected to air via a six-hour delay on Spike TV. UFC 122, which takes place a week before a tentatively scheduled UFC 123 pay-per-view event, marks the UFC's return to Germany, which hosted its first show – UFC 99 with a Rich Franklin vs. Wanderlei Silva headliner – in June 2009. Despite some resistance from the German media that resulted in a ban on minors from attending the show, UFC president Dana White vowed the organization would return to and continue its expansion in the European country. Currently, no fighters have been booked for UFC 122. However, veteran lightweight and German fighter Dennis Siver (16-7 MMA, 5-4) is expected to compete on the card. Additionally, two MMA agents told MMAjunkie.com that UFC officials are actively searching for additional German fighters to sign for the event. Middleweight Vitor Belfort – who's already been promised a title shot – also could return at the show, possibly against the winner of this weekend's title fight between middleweight champ Anderson Silva and challenger Chael Sonnen. However, Belfort could instead compete at UFC 123, which is expected to take place in the U.S., since the UFC rarely hosts title fights in overseas markets. Spike TV, a UFC cable partner since 2005, airs UFC Fight Night events and The Ultimate Fighter Finale broadcasts. However, it also airs some regularly numbered UFC events, especially when they take place overseas. UFC 105, for example, took place this past November and aired via same-day delay on Spike TV. For more on UFC 122, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
awesome idea. Would have been a bad ppv to try and sell in the states with a time difference that big anyway. Plus the UFC comes off looking good to the fans. Good call, great for us:bears:
Is Michael Bisping becoming the poster boy for free UFC cards? Didn't he headline with Leben on another Spike card?
Event: UFC 120 Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010, at 10 p.m. ET on Spike TV Location: O2 Arena in London, England Main event: 185 lbs.: Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Michael Bisping Main card (Televised): 170 lbs.: Carlos Condit vs. Dan Hardy 170 lbs.: John Hathaway vs. Mike Pyle 265 lbs.: Travis Browne vs. Cheick Kongo* 155 lbs.: Spencer Fisher vs. Kurt Warburton* Under card (May not be broadcast): 170 lbs.: James Wilks vs. Claude Patrick* 205 lbs.: Tom Blackledge vs. James McSweeney* 205 lbs.: Cyrille Diabate vs. Alexander Gustafsson* 205 lbs.: Steven Cantwell vs. Stanislav Nedkov* 265 lbs.: Rob Broughton vs. Vinicius Kappke de Quieroz*
He's always headlining the cards in England, and since the card is in england it's not going to be shown live because of the time difference and hence it becomes free. I would never pay for a tape delay card, ever. It's never the same when things aren't live, at least not for me. Just knowing it already happened ruins it for me.
