A couple of new announcements from Zuffa, one is the completion of the card for UFC 51: Super Saturday, with the long-awaited Ortiz-Belfort showdown. The second is the one involving what we’ve been waiting for, for a long time. The UFC reality show, The Ultimate Fighter, is premiering January 17th on SpikeTV, so mark your calendar or set your VCRs and Tivos to catch the best mainstream exposure for the UFC yet. The announcements are below.
THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER – WORLD PREMIERE JANUARY 17
The Ultimate Fighting Championship. and Spike TV. have assembled 16 athletes from across North America to determine who has what it takes to earn a UFC contract in The Ultimate Fighter , a new and exciting reality-based television series.
The original series, hosted by top recording artist and model Willa Ford, premieres on Monday, Jan. 17 at 11 p.m. (check local listings) following WWE Monday Night Raw and runs for 15 exciting episodes, including a LIVE event. Craig Piligian (co-executive producer of Survivor I, II and III) serves as co-executive producer.
Click here for the official show website: http://www.theultimatefighter.tv
UFC 51 – FULL CARD ANNOUNCED
Middleweight David Terrell returns to the Octagon Feb. 5 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino Events Center to fight veteran Evan Tanner for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. World Middleweight title at UFC. 51: Super Saturday.
Tito Ortiz vs. Vitor Belfort
Tim Sylvia vs. Andre Arlovski
Evan Tanner vs. David Terrell
Robbie Lawler vs. Phil Baroni
David Loiseau vs. Joe Riggs
James Irvin vs. Mike Kyle
Justin Eilers vs. Paul Buentello
Nick Diaz vs. Drew Fickett
Karo Parisyan vs. Chris Lytle
