Why didn’t UFC 120 air live on Spike TV? Broadcast format to blame

With this past weekend’s UFC 120 event in London airing live in just about every corner of the globe, U.S. fans were forced to dodge spoilers prior to Spike TV’s tape-delayed broadcast of the overseas event.

Spoilers, though, were plentiful online (and on ESPN’s news ticker) in the hours prior to the broadcast.

So why didn’t Spike TV just air the show live?