Spike TV Announces 12 UFC Prelims for 2011 Led by UFC 126

Written on January 25, 2011 by John Paul Vill

The year 2011 is a big year for Spike TV. The broadcasting company just announced that they will be airing 12 UFC Prelims and it will start next month with UFC 126.

As always, Spike TV will be broadcasting a dozen UFC Prelims this year. UFC Prelims is a one-hour program showcasing preliminary specials right before hitting the Pay-Per-View airing. The first special will be next month’s “UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort” event.

The February 5 broadcast will feature a lightweight fight between Donald Cerrone (13-3 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Paul Kelly (11-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) and a featherweight fight between Chad Mendes (9-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) vs. Michihiro Omigawa (12-8-1 MMA, 0-2 UFC) live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

The latest UFC 126 card now includes:

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)

* Champ Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort (for middleweight title)
* Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
* Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
* Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
* Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike TV)

* Paul Kelly vs. Donald Cerrone
* Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa

PRELIMINARY CARD (Untelevised)

* Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor
* Demetrious Johnson vs. Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto
* Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero
* Mike Pierce vs. Kenny Robertson

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