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UFC Fight for the Troops Undercard Live Blog: Edwards vs. McKenzie, More

Filed under: UFCFORT HOOD, Texas – This is the live blog for the six undercard bouts on the UFC’s “Fight for the Troops” show at Fort Hood, Texas. The event is being attended exclusively by enlisted military personnel and also serves as a fund raiser b…

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Charlie BrennemanFORT HOOD, Texas – This is the live blog for the six undercard bouts on the UFC’s “Fight for the Troops” show at Fort Hood, Texas. The event is being attended exclusively by enlisted military personnel and also serves as a fund raiser by the UFC and Spike for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund.

For the first time, four of the six preliminary card fights will be streamed live on the promotion’s Facebook page for fans who “like” the UFC. Yves Edwards-Cody McKenzie, Mike Guymon-DaMarques Johnson, Mike Brown vs. Rani Yahya and Willamy Freire vs. Waylon Lowe will be available online.

The live blog is below.

George Roop: Back at Home, and Moving Forward

Filed under: UFCFORT HOOD, Texas – George Roop knows the meaning of “home sweet home.”

After living and training for a year in Las Vegas, the UFC featherweight moved back to his native Tucson, Ariz., last year not long before his fight against Chan S…

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FORT HOOD, Texas – George Roop knows the meaning of “home sweet home.”

After living and training for a year in Las Vegas, the UFC featherweight moved back to his native Tucson, Ariz., last year not long before his fight against Chan Sung Jung – a fight that got the MMA world’s attention, big time, thanks to his Knockout of the Year-candidate kick to the Korean Zombie’s head.

In October 2009, Roop had to endure the death of one of his three children – his 7-year-old son Julian, who had battled seizures practically since birth. He fought a month later, earning his way into the WEC after the UFC cut him loose earlier in the year.

UFC and The Best Things in Life are Free (This Week Only)

UFC and Spike TV have decided to give you a full week of free fights, leading up to UFC 122: Marquardt Vs. Okami this Saturday, November 13th. Because of the time change, this overseas fight which takes place in Oberhausen, Germany is one of the few fight cards that is not Pay-Per-View, that […]

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UFC and Spike TV have decided to give you a full week of free fights, leading up to UFC 122: Marquardt Vs. Okami this Saturday, November 13th. Because of the time change, this overseas fight which takes place in Oberhausen, Germany is one of the few fight cards that is not Pay-Per-View, that is if you don’t consider you must pay for cable to watch it on Spike.

Included in Spike’s MMA action-packed week are the TUF 12 quarterfinals. Two bouts will take place in the show’s quarterfinals this Wednesday night. Team Koscheck’s Sako Chivitchian faces Team GSP’s Jonathan Brookins. Koscheck’s nemesis Cody McKenzie meets Nam Phan in the second quarterfinal match up.

Spike Says Prime Time Is the Best Time to Air UFC

Filed under: MMA Media Watch, UFC, NewsThere was quite a bit of hand-wringing among MMA fans this weekend over Spike TV showing UFC 120 on tape delay from London, leading to some fans finding out the results of the fights before they aired in the Unite…

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Michael BispingThere was quite a bit of hand-wringing among MMA fans this weekend over Spike TV showing UFC 120 on tape delay from London, leading to some fans finding out the results of the fights before they aired in the United States. But Spike TV says that the hand-wringing has been limited to a relatively small number of fans, and that the majority of viewers prefer to watch the fights in prime time.

“We actually don’t get many viewer calls,” said David Schwarz, VP Communications at Spike. “I’ve never received any and I know it’s very minimal. … Our research says Saturday night is fight night — guys are home, they get together with their friends and it’s a natural time to watch the fight.”

UFC 119: Spike TV Preliminary and Main Card Picks

UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop (or Fir vs. Cro Cop if you get your MMA news from ESPN for some reason) is less than a week away, so I’m here with my picks for the five Pay-Per-View fights and the two preliminary fights airing on Spike TV. The fights I&…

UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop (or Fir vs. Cro Cop if you get your MMA news from ESPN for some reason) is less than a week away, so I’m here with my picks for the five Pay-Per-View fights and the two preliminary fights airing on Spike TV. The fights I’ll be covering:
Heavyweight Bout: Frank […]

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UFC 119: Spike TV Preliminary and Main Card Picks

The Top Five UFC Prelim Fights Aired on Spike TV

Since making its debut prior to UFC 103, the hour-long prelim fights special airing on Spike TV has been a great way for the fans to get excited about an event and for the UFC to drive up pay-per-view buys.
Ratings have been consistently excellent for …

Since making its debut prior to UFC 103, the hour-long prelim fights special airing on Spike TV has been a great way for the fans to get excited about an event and for the UFC to drive up pay-per-view buys.
Ratings have been consistently excellent for the prelim specials, with UFC 109’s prelim hour attracting the […]

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The Top Five UFC Prelim Fights Aired on Spike TV