UFC 70 for Free on Spike TV?

According to Dave Meltzer over at WrestlingObserver.com the UFC is still having a hard time negotiating a deal with HBO to carry UFC events. There has been much speculation on how the UFC would broadcast UFC 70 in Manchester, England; would it be on a tape-delayed PPV, would HBO broadcast it?

Well it appears now that the event may end up being broadcast for free on SpikeTV. Nothing is finalized yet, but it appears that things may be heading in that direction.

If this is the case, the fight card couldn’t be better to show on cable television. With a fight card lineup including Mirko Cro Cop, Michael Bisping, Andre Arlovski, Fabricio Werdum, Ryoto Machida, Forrest Griffin, Assuerio Silva, Dennis Siver, and on-and-on the list goes. I for one would love to see UFC 70 for free on Spike. Of course, if it is going to be shown live it would be on around 2pm EST in the states, but who cares?

Dr J

Posted: March 9th, 2007 58 Comments Categories: News
In 2003, Craig "Dr J" Jolicoeur began what would eventually become MMA HQ. Over the course of several years and several different websites, MMAHQ.com was established and quickly gained a loyal following. The original and current aim of MMA HQ is to provide up-to-date news and information in the world of mixed martial arts. Today, thousands of people get their MMA fix either directly through MMAHQ.com, or through its news feeds or associate websites every day. Tags: Spike TV, UFC 70

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1. MAD says:

   March 15, 2007 at 2:30 pm

   Arlovski originally started as a subbmision fighter and learned to strike. No one is counting the Pitbull out, this fight could go either way. Crocop will be fighting Couture for the belt next if he gets by Gonzaga. I could see the UFC setting up a Crocop vs Arlovski fight when Mirko is the champ. He will have to beat Fabrico in order to be the next contender though.

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2. Amir says:

   March 15, 2007 at 2:42 pm

   @Todd,

   I was saying that Werdum is another one of these Pride guys making his UFC debut “under the radar”, unlike Rampage,Heath Herring, and Mirko. Werdum trained with Cro Cop…teaching him BJJ while in exchange, Mirko taught him to strike. As you now know, Werdum has beaten some big-time names in Pride…I don’t feel like re-writing them over again…but you should know who they are. Anyways, it will be a very interesting fight.

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3. todd says:

   March 15, 2007 at 2:50 pm

   Well since you broke it down for me, this should be an interesting fight. See me, im an old fashioned SPARTA!!!!!!! type of guy so naturally i would like to see them throw down in the middle of the ring, but dont get me wrong the fine beauty of laying on your back and like a sweet science slipping that armbar into affect gets me excited to but i like arlovski so i would hope he wins mainly since he fell off a little, and when he lost to that guy sylvia, but werdum looks good to so lets hope this is a good one

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4. todd says:

   March 15, 2007 at 2:53 pm

   oh yea, that fedor/lindland fight is that gonna be on another pride card or is that on like a different fight league or something?

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5. Dr J says:

   March 15, 2007 at 3:03 pm

   @TODD,

   Fedor vs Lindland is in BodogFIGHT, not PrideFC

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6. todd says:

   March 15, 2007 at 3:11 pm

   oh ok thanks doc

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7. PATRICK says:

   March 15, 2007 at 3:43 pm

   ARLOVSKI ONE HIT KO

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8. richard says:

   March 15, 2007 at 6:07 pm

   fabricio can take a hit he went all the way with former pride champ big nog but arlovski does have more strength in his punches so its a toss up for me im saying guilltine choke werdum in second round

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