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UFC 132 'Prelims' ratings average 1.2 million viewers on Spike TV

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Spike TV's "UFC Prelims" special for UFC 132: "Cruz vs. Faber 2" on July 2, 2011, averaged 1.2 million viewers, down from the 1.6 million it scored for the UFC 131: "Dos Santos vs. Carwin" undercard offering back on June 11.

The two-fight broadcast from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada featured two worthy "Knockout of the Night" contenders.

Melvin Guillard continued to show he's as good as advertised when he blacked out Shane Roller in short order on his way to bigger and better things at 155-pounds.

Also making some noise on free TV was Rafael dos Anjos who sent George Sotiropoulos all the way to the back of the lightweight line by putting him to sleep in just under a minute.

"UFC Prelims" for July 2 pulled in a 0.8 household rating, including a 1.1 in M18-49 and a 1.04 in M18-34.

Star-divide

UFC 132: "Cruz vs. Faber 2" featured a bantamweight grudge match with gold on the line, the first time in UFC history the 135-pound belt would be up for grabs, as Dominick Cruz defended said title against Urijah Faber

It was close but "The Dominator" got the job done after five grueling rounds.

But that's not all.

Chris Leben was given the pleasure of fighting his hero in the co-main event of the evening and instead of worshiping Wanderlei Silva, he knocked him out flat in 27 seconds.

Oh, and some guy named Tito Ortiz picked up his first win in nearly five years by choking out Ryan Bader.

For UFC 132 results, recap and other noteworthy items from the event click here.

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Melvin Guillard continued to show he’s as good as advertised when he blacked out Shane Roller

racist

by Johnny Ballgame on Jul 6, 2011 2:56 PM EDT reply actions  

I was coming in just to say that.

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by Silver-Fox on Jul 6, 2011 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

me 2 lol fuckin Lester Mrosko Tahahah

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by mistahsupahyphy on Jul 6, 2011 4:21 PM EDT up reply actions  

quote fail

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by freenow82 on Jul 6, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions  

ha!

cant figure out the complex block quote

by Johnny Ballgame on Jul 6, 2011 3:45 PM EDT reply actions  

or how to reply

Nothing to see here. Move along

by Johnny Ballgame on Jul 6, 2011 3:45 PM EDT up reply actions  

Spike is a joke, with garbage like manswers and a million ways to die. It’s a minor league network and the UFC definitely needs to move on in order to keep on growing.

by zuffazombie on Jul 6, 2011 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

Didnt get to see the G-Sot fight at all over here.

Only got to see the Guillard fight until it was shown on the main PPV….

Mauro: "Theres a left by Jackson…. or make that Randleman, sorry!"
Rampage: "Thats alright, all black folks look alike."

by Rampagelangford on Jul 6, 2011 4:07 PM EDT reply actions  

you have to do the facebook thing

i caved this time around and liked it. i unliked it as soon as it was done though, fuck you dana, you don’t get my like, i was just straight up playing you fool!

Sometimes I am God, if I say a man dies, he dies that same day.
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by sir.tickleberry on Jul 6, 2011 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh i did go on facebook haha me an my bro and mate sitting infront of a friggin laptop looked ridiculous

but usually we get the ‘spike’ prelims on tv after those facebook ones finish on ESPN, we didnt this time though

Mauro: "Theres a left by Jackson…. or make that Randleman, sorry!"
Rampage: "Thats alright, all black folks look alike."

by Rampagelangford on Jul 6, 2011 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions  

unless those fights were shown on facebook and i turned it off too early??

Mauro: "Theres a left by Jackson…. or make that Randleman, sorry!"
Rampage: "Thats alright, all black folks look alike."

by Rampagelangford on Jul 6, 2011 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions  

can't remember, i was drunk

i watched the spike prelims on some online stream though. not the ppv though, as that would be naughty. but the stuff you can watch for free over here is fair game i say

Sometimes I am God, if I say a man dies, he dies that same day.
Circa Regna Tonat

by sir.tickleberry on Jul 6, 2011 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions  

next time

buy some RCA cords or an HDMI cord and hook it stright to your tv. That what i do and it works perfect. just sayin. I hate staring at a little old laptop screen with my flat screen is staring me in the face.

by BDUBBS on Jul 6, 2011 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions  

Thanks for the advice I think I'll do that for the next event

itll look much better on our 42 inch screen :)

Mauro: "Theres a left by Jackson…. or make that Randleman, sorry!"
Rampage: "Thats alright, all black folks look alike."

by Rampagelangford on Jul 6, 2011 4:39 PM EDT up reply actions  

dana's right

how the hell did melvin get the nickname the ‘silent assasin’ the guy never stops talking

Its turbo time!

by turboman on Jul 6, 2011 6:50 PM EDT reply actions  

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