"Countdown to UFC 117" preview show debuts Aug. 2 on Spike TV

The UFC’s traditional pre-event preview show returns Aug. 2 for the debut of “Countdown to UFC 117.”

The one-hour special debuts at 11 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV and spotlights the Aug. 7 event, which features a headliner and middleweight title fight bet…

The UFC’s traditional pre-event preview show returns Aug. 2 for the debut of “Countdown to UFC 117.”

The one-hour special debuts at 11 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV and spotlights the Aug. 7 event, which features a headliner and middleweight title fight between current champion Anderson Silva and challenger and pound-for-pound pre-fight hype favorite Chael Sonnen.

Replays air Aug. 3 (1 a.m. ET/PT) on MTV Tr3s, Aug. 4 (8 p.m. ET/PT) on Spike TV and Aug. 5 (midnight ET/9 p.m. PT) on Versus.