"UFC 100 Countdown: Lesnar vs. Mir" preview show debuts July 7 on Spike TV

"UFC 100 Countdown: Lesnar vs. Mir" preview show debuts July 7 on Spike TV
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Jun 29, 2009 at 10:55 am ET

The UFC's official preview show for its biggest event of the year debuts next week on Spike TV.

"UFC 100 Countdown: Lesnar vs. Mir," the preview show for the star-studded July 11 UFC 100 event, debuts July 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV.

Replays of the hour-long program are set for Friday, July 10 at midnight ET/PT and Saturday, July 11 at 4 p.m. ET/PT.

UFC 100 takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas with a main event of UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar vs. interim title-holder Frank Mir in a title-unification bout. However, two other main event-worthy fights take place on the pay-per-view card when UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre takes on top contender Thiago Alves and "The Ultimate Fighter 9" coaches Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson clash in a middleweight bout with title implications.

The "Countdown" show, a tradition for all major UFC events, will examine all three fights and the hoopla around the UFC's historic show.

The full card for UFC 100 includes:

MAIN CARD

* Champ Brock Lesnar vs. interim champ Frank Mir (heavyweight title unification)
* Champ Georges St. Pierre vs. Thiago Alves (for welterweight title)
* Jon Fitch vs. Paulo Thiago
* Michael Bisping vs. Dan Henderson
* Yoshihiro Akiyama vs. Alan Belcher

PRELIMINARY CARD

* Stephan Bonnar vs. Mark Coleman
* Mac Danzig vs. Jim Miller
* Jon Jones vs. Jake O'Brien
* C.B. Dollaway vs. Tom Lawlor
* Matt Grice vs. Shannon Gugerty
* T.J. Grant vs. Dong Hyun Kim