UFC 75 to Air via Tape Delay on Spike TV

The upcoming “UFC 75: Champion vs. Champion” event, which takes place Sept. 8 at The 02 Arena in London, England, will air on Spike TV, according to a press release that the cable channel issued this afternoon.
The televised portion of the event will air on tape delay beginning at 9 p.m. ET.

Spike TV, which traditionally hosts UFC Fight Nights and The Ultimate Fighter Finales, will have its most notable UFC main event in the channel’s history. The UFC 75 headline fight between UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson (27-6 MMA, 2-0 UFC) and PRIDE welterweight (183-pound) and middleweight (205-pound) champion Dan Henderson (22-5 MMA, 2-0 UFC) will unify the two organizations’ 205-pound belts.

Essentially, it’s the most prolific and meaningful fight to ever air on Spike.
“Spike TV is thrilled to present such a monumental bout between these two great champions,” said Kevin Kay, general manager of Spike TV. “Not only will this be the first ever unification bout, but it is Spike TV’s first ever UFC title fight.“

The event — the third to take place outside the U.S. this year — will also feature Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic vs. Cheick Kongo, and The Ultimate Fighter 3 light heavyweight winner Michael Bisping vs. his former castmate (and fan favorite) Matt Hamill.

This will be the second major UFC event that Spike TV has broadcast this year. Back in April, the station aired UFC 70 — also on tape delay. The event took place at M.E.N. Arena in Manchester, England and averaged 2.8 million viewers (and 3.5 million for the main event between Filipovic and Gabriel Gonzaga).

UFC 75, featuring the light heavyweight unification bout between UFC champion Quinton Jackson and Pride titleholder Dan Henderson, will air free on Spike TV. The agreement between the UFC and Spike is a major coup for fans, who will get to see a pay-per-view caliber show without coughing up PPV dollars. The London show on Sept. 8 will be carried tape-delayed, beginning at 8 p.m., Central.

Fights on the UFC 75 Card:

-Quinton Jackson vs. Dan Henderson
-Mirko Cro Cop vs. Cheick Kongo
-Michael Bisping vs. Matt Hamill
-Houston Alexander vs. Alessio Sakara
-Marcus Davis vs. Paul Taylor
-Jess Liaudin vs. Anthony Johnson
-Gleison Tibau vs. Terry Etim
-Dennis Siver vs. TBA

that fucking rocks!

Yeah i am excited about this!

i think they realized the error of their ways after the franklin tape delay in ireland

Does this mean I have to watch Rampage knock Hendersons falsies out on tape delay??

yup! no way around it!

fuck it! we need a little rampage action pretty soon! im glad its free! i hope they dont back out now

Yeah there was a rumor he may back out do to an injury but it is just a rumor i hope! No website has reported it but it was said in a forum somewhere from what i read!

This is awesome!!! Good card too!

I have to promise myself not to look up the results before I watch it though. Knowing that I was gonna see Cro Cop get KTFO last time ruined it for me.

that is the best news i've heard in awhile. i agree with dennis. no way will i ruin this event like last time.

No me either if we all hang in here that day instead of myspace we wont have it ruined for us! Kind of like our own privet fight party!

JoeDaddy wrote:

No me either if we all hang in here that day instead of myspace we wont have it ruined for us! Kind of like our own privet fight party!

that sounds good. last time i went to sherdog totally forgetting the results would be the first thing that came up.

Yeah i wont post nothing in here before i watch it! Shane likes to post them in the group right away i stay away for that reason!

Shane will have up the spoiler WITHOUT IT BEING MARKED SPOILER!!!!!

Andy wrote:

Shane will have up the spoiler WITHOUT IT BEING MARKED SPOILER!!!!!

i got on his ass before the last fight in ireland.

Good! I always seem to read what the hell happens before I watch it!

hell i wont even turn on the TV to watch sports center because they report it now!

yeah...its hard not 2 see or hear anything.

Andy wrote:

Shane will have up the spoiler WITHOUT IT BEING MARKED SPOILER!!!!!

LMAO! topic: explosion in Canada injures hundreds.

body: hendo knocks out rampage!