Thursday, March 5, 2009

Countdown to UFC 96 Airs Tonight on Spike

Tonight at 11pm PST/EST, the showdown between Keith Jardine and Quinton Jackson gets a little more light shed on it when Spike airs the latest edition of its "Countdown" series, "Countdown to UFC 96."

The show goes behind-the-scenes to reveal the each fighter's preparation for the March 7 fight in Columbus, Ohio.

The event is the UFC's third in Columbus, part of a growing tradition between the fight promotion and bodybuilding expo "Arnold Classic" that takes place this weekend.

According to Dave Meltzer of Yahoo! Sports, the event has sold over 11,000 tickets.

UFC 96 also features a main card of Shane Carwin vs. Gabriel Gonzaga, Matt Brown vs. Pete Sell, Matt Hamill vs. Mark Munoz, and Gray Maynard vs. Jim Miller.

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