Monday 28 July 2008

UFC 89 To Be Aired Free On Spike

UFC President Dana White has announced today that UFC 89, to be held in Birmingham, England, will be aired free on Spike TV.

This news comes as no suprise to most fans, who have been expecting this announcement since the card was announced. Whilst the card features a solid line up, there is no main event title fight to bring in the pay per view buys that the UFC have come to expect. The main event of Michael Bisping versus Chris Leben will be a huge draw for UK fans, who will have to pay to view the event live.

Here is the line up for the event, which will be aired on a tape delay basis on October 18th.

Michael Bisping vs. Chris Leben
Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva
Keith Jardine vs. Brandon Vera
Luiz Cane vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Akihiro Gono vs. Dan Hardy
Shane Carwin vs. Neil Wain
Marcus Davis vs. Paul Kelly
Terry Etim vs. Sam Stout
Chris Lylte vs. Paul Taylor
David Bielkheden vs. Jess Liaudin
Per Eklund vs. Sammy Schiavo

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