Counter-programming reminder: Spike TV presents 'UFC's Ultimate Fights' tonight (May 15) at 10 p.m. ET
by Jesse Holland on May 15, 2010 10:44 AM EDT
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Get those DVR's ready.
Spike TV is hosting a special two-and-a-half hour presentation of "UFC's Ultimate Fights" to air opposite the Showtime and pay-per-view efforts of rival promotions Strikeforce and Shine Fights TONIGHT (May 15) at 10 p.m. ET.
And while Strikeforce might be bringing the "Heavy Artillery," Zuffa is counter-programming with some pretty big guns of their own, including the recent heavyweight slugfest between Shane Carwin and Frank Mir from UFC 111: "St. Pierre vs. Hardy" back in March.
In addition, the much-ballyhooed featherweight fisticuffs between Leonard "Bad Boy" Garcia and "The Korean Zombie" Chang Sung Jung will also be on display. Good thing all those WEC logos were missing in action at "Aldo vs. Faber."
But that's not all. Here is a list of the featured bouts for tonight's Spike TV presentation:
265 lbs.: Shane Carwin vs. Frank Mir (UFC 111)
145 lbs.: Leonard Garcia vs. Chan Sung Jung (WEC 48)
185 lbs.: Mark Munoz vs. Kendall Grove (UFC 112)
155 lbs.: Terry Etim vs. Rafael Dos Anjos (UFC 112)
170 lbs.: Matt Serra vs Frank Trigg (UFC 109)
170 lbs.: Nate Diaz vs Rory Markham (UFC 111)
170 lbs.: Paulo Thiago vs Mike Swick (UFC 109)
This latest counter-programming effort should come as no surprise.
The UFC held a special encore presentation of UFC 110: "Nogueira vs. Velasquez" to run opposite the Strikeforce and CBS "Saturday Night Fights" event from Nashville back on April 17.
Now Shine Fights is unfortunately caught in the middle.
Expect more of these televised specials in the near future, especially with the Strikeforce "Los Angeles" and Fedor vs. Werdum" events just around the corner. What will the UFC do to up the ante the next time around?
Stay tuned.
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they could have picked some better fights....
i don’t wanna see gsp lay all over hardy again.
i’d like to see mir get slept again though. and chung vs garcia was great but i’ll change it before they announce the winner again, lol.
i’ll be switching back and forth though bc i wanna see the overeem and rogers fight and i wanna see what AA still has in him
garcia/zombie was the sh!tt!!!!!!
like garcia but he did lose
Fighting Solves Everything! - Mikeybear
by mikeybear32 on May 15, 2010 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Garcia has yet to win a fight in WEC....
I just don’t understand what these fucking judges see.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on May 15, 2010 11:30 AM EDT up reply actions
He destroyed Pulver, choked him out in a minute
This was Jens’ first fight since taking Faber the distance as well. However he’s gotten away with some dodgy decisions now, he was very fortunate to get the nod over Zombie.
Proud member of the Brock Pain Train.
Congratulations Jake, Gil and Mo. From the only Maniac to pick all 3 of them.
by David W-S on May 15, 2010 2:08 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Forgot bout that fight
jim – you hit the nail on the head.
by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on May 15, 2010 3:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Good call on my stupidity
At least I got the time right haha.
"Kimbo Slice sucks like I've been saying for the last few months, this fucking guy can't fight and he got knocked out in 13 seconds" (Dana White)
"The one thing we know about Kimbo Slice, this guy is a fighter, this guy will come to fight" (Dana White)
One word: hypocrite
None of these fights are even worth DVR'ing. The only competitive one was Garcia - Jung and that was a street brawl.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I'm glad I have a DVR.
I’ll watch Strikeforce live and record this UFC counter shit even though I have already seen every one of these fights. Thankfully there are no fighters like Jake Shields on the card to make me change the channel tonight.
"They lie about marijuana. Tell you pot-smoking makes you unmotivated. Lie! When you're high, you can do everything you normally do, just as well. You just realize that it's not worth the fucking effort. There is a difference."
Yeah who would want to watch a world class grappler and a top 3 fighter in 2 weight classes compete?
Never has one guy received more unwarranted bashing in here than Jake Shields. He beat Hendo for fucks sake give the guy some credit.
Proud member of the Brock Pain Train.
Congratulations Jake, Gil and Mo. From the only Maniac to pick all 3 of them.
by David W-S on May 15, 2010 2:16 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Sheilds beat everybody.
He gets counted out of all his fights & duznt take easy fights either. He finished everybody besides hendo & miller & they are 185ers. I won’t count Jake out of any fight ever he’s legit as they get.
by d*locc on May 15, 2010 2:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Well said
It’s a shame that so many people still count out Jake Shields. He’s proven himself over and over again and now it’s time for him to earn the big fights and money in the UFC.
"Kimbo Slice sucks like I've been saying for the last few months, this fucking guy can't fight and he got knocked out in 13 seconds" (Dana White)
"The one thing we know about Kimbo Slice, this guy is a fighter, this guy will come to fight" (Dana White)
One word: hypocrite
I don't care who he beats the guy is fucking boring and puts me to sleep. He can't finish his opponents but he can sure as hell put me to sleep.
"They lie about marijuana. Tell you pot-smoking makes you unmotivated. Lie! When you're high, you can do everything you normally do, just as well. You just realize that it's not worth the fucking effort. There is a difference."
showtime
I will just go to the fights. 1st official MMA fights
All the fights 2nite look gr8! SF & ufc
They’ll both look nice on my dvr =D
war free mma =D
by d*locc on May 15, 2010 2:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
UFC / KFC
Who gives a fuck!
It disappoints me when some vocal people in cyberspace hide behind a pseudonym and make malicious and baseless attacks against athletes that have never failed a screen for banned substances. These keyboard toxicologists think that they can merely look at an athlete and "know" that so-and-so is a "juicer." There is a term for that. It's called "delusions of grandeur," and medication may help. (Dr. Johnny Benjamin)
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