New UFC/Spike TV Deal

[LWPD]

Courtesy of ufc.tv

Exclusive Deal Establishes Spike TV As The Official Home of the UFC On Cable Television (CONTRACT UP UNTIL 2008)

The new Spike TV deal includes the following:

Seasons 5 through 7 of the highly successful reality series, The Ultimate Fighter. (5 and 6 will run in 2007 and season 7 will run in 2008).

Ten live fight cards, Ultimate Fight Night Live, hosted by Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg, featuring many of the biggest names in the sport. Four will be in '07 and four in '08. The deal also includes two more live fights this year.

26 one-hour episodes of UFC Unleashed, hosted by Mike Goldberg, featuring the greatest fights in the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, many of them never seen before on basic cable. The series features the biggest names in the sport including Chuck Liddell, Randy Couture, Matt Hughes, Ken Shamrock, Rich Franklin, Tank Abbott, Andrei Arlovski, Royce Gracie and Tito Ortiz. Spike TV will run 13 in 2007 and 13 in 2008.

Like Watching Paint Dry (this guarantees 4 UFN's and 2 TUF's a year into 2008 ;D)

[habbalah]

God bless Dana white, the dark prince of mma.

[Knapik]

I have to say this is a great deal for both sides. Having this much on free tv warms the cockles of my heart. With the UFC growing - and I see no reason why it won't continue - Spike gets things on lockdown for the next few years. Just awesome.