Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Special UFC Unleashed With Big Bouts On March 13


By Salil Gulati

SPIKE TV TAKES THE GLOVES OFF WITH A 2 HOUR SPECIAL PRESENTATION OF UFC UNLEASHED

UFC Champions Georges St. Pierre and Chuck Liddell Featured on Special Presentation of Fights Never Before Seen on Cable on Tuesday, March 13

On Tuesday, March 13 (8:00/10:00 PM, ET/PT), Spike TV presents a special two-hour presentation of UFC UNLEASHED. Hosted by Mike Goldberg, this special will feature some of the biggest names in the sport, including lightweight champion Chuck Liddell, welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre, UFC superstars Matt Hughes and Andrei Arlovski, and coaches of Season 5 of The Ultimate Fighter, BJ Penn and Jens Pulver. The matches featured are as follows:

-Matt Hughes VS Georges St. Pierre (UFC 65)
Then welterweight champion Matt Hughes defends his welterweight title in his second bout with Georges “Rush” St. Pierre in a fight never before seen on cable television.

-Chuck Liddell VS Renato Sobral (UFC 62)
Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell defends his light heavyweight title against Renato “Babalu” Sobral in a fight never before seen on cable television.

-BJ Penn VS Din Thomas (UFC 32)
The Ultimate Fighter 5 coach BJ Penn squares off against The Ultimate Fighter 4’s Din Thomas in the latter’s UFC debut.

-BJ Penn VS Caol Uno (UFC 34)
One of the most even matches the UFC has ever seen features The Ultimate Fighter 5 coach BJ Penn against Japanese legend Caol Uno.

-Matt Hughes VS Royce Gracie (UFC 60)
For the first time on basic cable, then welterweight champion Matt Hughes takes on UFC and jiu jitsu legend Royce Gracie in the latter’s return to the UFC after eleven years away from the organization.

-Jens Pulver VS John Lewis (UFC 28)
The Ultimate Fighter Season 5 coach Jens Pulver shows off his striking ability in this stunning knockout.

-Andrei Arlovski VS Tim Sylvia (UFC 51)
Heavyweight superstars Tim Sylvia and Andre Arlovski square off in the first of three matches between the two for the heavyweight title of the UFC.

-Melvin Guillard VS Gabe Ruediger (UFC 63)
The Ultimate Fighter Season 2’s Guillard goes up against Gabe Ruediger in a fight from UFC 63 that features one of the most memorable body punches in UFC history.

-Luigi Fioravanti VS Dave Menne (UFN 7)
Welterweights Fiovaranti and Menne battle in a slugfest.

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