UFC 109 prelims on Spike TV to feature Danzig vs Buchholz and Guillard vs Torres
Spike TV will once again offer mixed martial arts fans a look at select preliminary bouts when it airs live under card action from the upcoming UFC 109: "Relentless" pay-per-view on Feb. 6 from the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada.
UFC lightweight stars Mac Danzig and Justin Buchholz will bring their bout to the airwaves alongside the 155-pound scrap between Melvin Guillard and Ronnys Torres.
Danzig, Guillard and Buchholz are all coming off recent losses while Torres is riding an eight-fight winning streak.
Starting with the UFC 103 pay-per-view back in September 2009 and then again at UFC 104 just a month later, the Zuffa brass wanted to test the idea along with its cable television partner and see what kind of numbers free preliminary bouts could generate.
After attracting about 1.4 million viewers for both events as well as snagging a 1.0 household rating for the 1.3 million viewers who tuned in to see featured preliminary bouts from UFC 106, the network ordered another ten bouts for 2010 starting with UFC 108: "Evans vs. Silva."
More under card fights are expected to air on the cable television network from future UFC cards as well. If the numbers continue to hold, it could become a permanent addition to every pay-per-view event.
And that's a good thing.
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My picks are...
MAIN CARD
•Mark Coleman vs. Randy Couture – Couture by decision
•Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen - Marquardt by 1st round tko
•Mike Swick vs. Paulo Thiago – Thiago by 2nd round ko
•Demian Maia vs. Dan Miller – Maia by 1st round submission
•Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg – Trigg by decision
•Justin Buchholz vs. Mac Danzig – Danzig by 2nd round submission
•Melvin Guillard vs. Ronnys Torres – Torres by 1st round submission
•Rob Emerson vs. Phillipe Nover – Nover by decision
•Phil Davis vs. Brian Stann – Davis by decision
•Tim Hague vs. Chris Tuchscherer – Tuchscherer by decision
•Rolles Gracie vs. Mostapha Al Turk – Gracie by 1st round submission
Thiago over Swick?
really? and Trigg over Serra?
by PHISH NATION on Jan 20, 2010 1:53 PM EST up reply actions
Heellllloooooo
What about us guys in Australia…………….. this has been going on a bit over in the States on Spike, how about doing the same here………..please.
Hate to break it to you........
But us whinging Pom’s usually get the prelims too. Good job too, didn’t want to miss the Mac Danig fight.
by can't spell anarchy on Jan 20, 2010 4:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Hate to break it to you........
But us whinging Pom’s usually get the prelims too. Good job too, didn’t want to miss the Mac Danig fight.
by can't spell anarchy on Jan 20, 2010 5:00 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

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