UFC 89 Card on SpikeTV; Alves v. Sanchez On Tap?
Written by Lex on July 3rd, 2008 in Affliction, UFC.
Tags: Affliction, Chris Leben, Diego Sanchez, Michael Bisping, Thiago Alves, UFC, UFC 89
Dave Meltzer is reporting (via Fightline) that UFC 89 will air for free on SpikeTV in the United States. UFC takes place on October 18 in Birmingham, England, so it will obviously probably air both in the afternoon and then replay again at night (Update: MMA Junkie now reports that this event will air via 5 hour tape delay in primetime; also, the UFC will hold another PPV event the week after UFC 89).
So far, we know that Michael Bisping will face Chris Leben at that event, but now MMA Weekly is reporting that Thiago Alves v. Diego Sanchez is also going to happen at UFC 89. That should be a scintillating fight; Alves is on a roll with wins over Karo Parisyan and Matt Hughes, and Sanchez looked awesome at the The Ultimate Finale with his victory over Luigi Fioravanti.
First we get the July 19 Ultimate Fight Night, and now UFC 89 is going to be free. It looks like the UFC is trying to prove to the new Affliction promotion that it’s not going to be beaten.
July 3rd, 2008 at 12:15 pm
So much for Alves getting a title shot, though if he actually manages to make weight this time and beat Diego (after his last two performances I can’t see Alves losing this one) then surely he will be the next in line for the title after the GSP/Fitch v Penn superfight.
UFC 89 sounds like an exciting event already hopefully us British MMA fans will be given a break this time and this card won’t have to be changed so many times because of injuries etc.
July 4th, 2008 at 11:41 am
David,
I would have to agree with you on Alves–if he wins this fight (and maybe one more), he’s definitely next in line.
I’m wondering if they’ll add a blockbuster type match to UFC 89, though, since there’s going to be a PPV the week after.