Spike TV To Show UFC 100 Bouts, Countering Strikeforce

PRESS RELEASE:

Spike TV will present a special cable telecast of some of the most exciting bouts from UFC 100, one of the biggest nights in the history of mixed martial arts, on Saturday, August 15 at 10:00pm-12:30am ET/PT. Featuring Brock Lesnar's coronation as heavyweight king and Dan Henderson's must-see knockout over Michael Bisping, the Spike TV telecast marks the first time that bouts from this landmark event will be televised off of Pay-Per-View.

Emanating from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV on July 11, 2009, UFC 100 was a milestone event in the 16-year history of the UFC organization. The Spike TV telecast of UFC 100* includes the following fights:

Heavyweight Championship Bout
Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir

Middleweights
Dan Henderson vs. Michael Bisping

Middleweights
Alan Belcher vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama

Light Heavyweights
Stephan Bonnar vs. Mark Coleman

Lightweights
Shannon Gurgerty vs. Matt Grice

Light Heavyweights
Jon Jones vs. Jake O'Brien

*(due to time constraints- not all fights from UFC 100 can be shown)

Final Gate Numbers for UFC 100

Keith Kizer, Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, on Tuesday released the "provisional" numbers for the live gate and closed circuit revenue generated by UFC 100 last Saturday, July 11.

The promotion's centennial event sold 9,793 tickets with 1,078 issued as "comps" for $5,128,490 in revenue. Closed circuit broadcasts at the Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand hotels sold 6,256 tickets with 575 issued as "comps" for $312,800 in revenue.

As it stands, UFC 100 is Nevada's second highest grossing MMA show, and with preliminary PPV buyrate estimates of over one million, the card may go down as the most lucrative endeavor in the company's history.

At the pre-fight press conference for 100, president Dana White promised to base jump off the Mandalay Bay if PPV buyrates hit 1.5 million.

You may soon see White strapping on his chute.

MMA Live Takes a Look Back at UFC 100

ESPN's MMA Live takes a look back at the big UFC 100 weekend with a particular focus on UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar's post-fight antics.

Joe Rogan Goads Bruce Buffer into the Buffer 360

It was a year in the making, but Joe Rogan finally goaded UFC M.C. Bruce Buffer into pulling off the Buffer 360... and Rogan nearly lost his mind! Not only that, but UFC matchmaker Joe Silva made an extremely rare special guest appearance in this video. Of course, his confidence in Buffer never wavered.

Will the Buffer 360 overshadow UFC 100?

(Courtesy of JoeRogan.net)

Dana White UFC 100 Video Blog - July 11 - Fight Night!

Dana White's UFC 100 video blog from fight night. Part 2 starts off with Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and "Sugar" Rashad Evans nearly going to blows at Octagonside. Royce Gracie and Lorenzo Fertitta stepped in to keep the two apart!

Part 1:

Part 2:

The Last Word, MMA Live's UFC 100 Post-Fight Show

ESPN's MMA Live was in Las Vegas providing a full slate of coverage for UFC 100. Check out their post-fight show following Saturday night's action.

Thiago Alves Video Blog Leading Up to UFC 100

Thiago Alves' video blog from his arrival in Las Vegas, through his weight cut, and leading up to UFC 100.

(Special guest appearance: John Hackleman)

Urijah Faber's UFC 100 Title Fight Picks... Can You Say GSP?

Former WEC featherweight champ Urijah Faber's picks for the UFC 100 title fights.

Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves (Welterweight): GSP in my opinion is the much more complete fighter and is the more disciplined fighter. As far as just being a fighter and, in general, the type of guy that loves to get down and probably would be fighting once a week on the street anyways if he wasn't fighting, you gotta go with Thiago on that one. You've got a killer instinct on that guy that is really dangerous, but unless he can knock out St. Pierre, I think St. Pierre is gonna take it.

Brock Lesnar vs. Frank Mir (Heavyweight): Lesnar has been improving quite a bit. With the right training partners, he's gonna be very, vary hard to stop. But Frank Mir is crafty and this is the most dedicated he's been in the sport and working the hardest, more than he ever has in this sport. He looked the biggest, the strongest that I've seen him as well. I'm expecting a great fight. It's either gonna be Lesnar by TKO or Mir by tricky submission.

Dana White UFC 100 Video Blog - July 9

Dana White's UFC 100 video blog from July 9. Lots of highlights from the UFC 100 pre-fight press conference.

St. Pierre's Gatorade Commercial Hits Canada

To help promote GSP's upcoming title fight, Gatorade has officially released the first full Georges St. Pierre commercial for their "G" campaign. The commercials are airing in Canada as of July 9.

BetUs.com Interview with Frank Mir

UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir join MMAWeekly.com partner BetUs.com to talk a bit about his training, his strategy and his thoughts on fighting Brock Lesnar for the undisputed UFC Heavyweight Championship this Saturday at UFC 100 in Las Vegas.

Head on over to BetUS.com to listen to the interview with Mir and, if you choose, you can get in on this MASSIVE UFC betting event with BetUS.com, and receive $100 free for a $100 deposit, AND a free entry into an exclusive UFC 100 Poker tourney.

MMA Live Breaks Down UFC 100

ESPN's MMA Live breaks down the UFC 100 fight card featuring the heavyweight unification bout between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir, Georges St. Pierre's title defense against Thiago Alves, and the showdown between TUF 9 coaches Dan Henderson and Michael Bisping.

Dana White UFC 100 Video Blog - July 7 & 8

The latest in Dana White's UFC 100 video blogs...

Lesnar Talks About Mir Being Scared Going into Rematch

UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar talks about Frank Mir being insecure and afraid of their rematch at UFC 100 on Saturday night. (Courtesy of Steve Cofield)

Dana White UFC 100 Video Blog Part 2

The second part of UFC president Dana White's UFC 100 video blog, showing the big fireworks display in Vegas, and the behind the scenes as the countdown to UFC 100 gets into full swing.

Video Retrospective - UFC 100: We're Just Getting Started

Brief video recounting the history of the Ultimate Fighting Championship leading into UFC 100 this weekend in Las Vegas.

Brock Lesnar's Trainer, Greg Nelson, Talks Rematch with Frank Mir

As UFC 100 draws near, Brock Lesnar's trainer, Greg Nelson, discusses the development of his fighter and the rematch with Frank Mir on Inside MMA.

Dana White UFC 100 Video Blog Part 1

Dana White presents the first part of his video blog leading into UFC 100. In this episode, Dana and Lorenzo have fun in the new UFC offices, while testing out the controls with the sound system.

Dan Henderson Looking to Shut Michael Bisping's Mouth

Dan Henderson says "it's almost impossible to get me riled up," but at UFC 100, he's looking to shut Michael Bisping's mouth.

The Octagon, Home Away From Home for Michael Bisping

Michael Bisping talks about how he doesn't feel that Dan Henderson will give him too many problems in the Octagon at UFC 100, especially with his recent focus on wrestling.