If you watched UFC Fight Night 15 or "The Ultimate Fighter" (TUF) 8 on Spike TV last night then there's a good chance you saw the commercials showing that UFC 86: "Jackson vs. Griffin" will be replayed for free on October 4 on Spike TV beginning at 9 p.m. ET.
That "coincidentally" happens to be the same date and time that Elite XC will air perhaps the most important event in its history, Elite XC: "Heat" on CBS.
Of course, this isn't the first time that Dana White and the UFC have attempted to sabotage the competition with counter programming.
In fact, it was only two months ago when Affliction MMA was set for its first live pay-per-view (PPV) event. The t-shirt company turned MMA promotion had big plans to make a splash in the MMA world only to to have the UFC plan a free "Fight Night" on Spike TV the same night.
To make matters worse (for Affliction) the UFC headlined the card with one of the most popular fighters on the planet, Anderson Silva.
Apparently the plan worked because Affliction's PPV buys did not reach expectations and the UFC's free "Fight Night" pulled in better numbers.
While this isn't a live event being put on by the UFC, it's still counter programming and there will still be fans who opt to tune in to the replay of a card headlined by one of the better fights of the year between Rampage Jackson and Forrest Griffin instead of eyeballing another potential disaster main event involving Kimbo Slice.
It's clear the UFC wants to clear the world of any and all competition. And if there's an organization out there capable of pulling that off, it's definitely the good ole' Zuffa boys.