For the first time ever, February's "UFC 110: Nogueira vs. Velasquez" event will be available on cable station.

Spike TV officials today announced the event, which initially aired on pay-per-view Feb. 20 from Acer Arena in Australia, will air April 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

The broadcast counter-programs "Strikeforce: Nashville," a CBS-televised event that features three title fights.

For the first time since he shocked the world with a head-kick knockout
of Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, Gabriel Gonzaga walks
into the octagon as an underdog.

Gonzaga, who on Sunday faces the heavily hyped Junior Dos Santos at UFC on Versus 1 in Broomfield, Colo., shrugs off the
label. In his mind, if Gonzaga takes out the young lion, he's in
spitting distance of title contention.

"I think if I beat him, I'm going to be much closer to the title shot
than him," Gonzaga told MMAjunkie.com on Friday.

For the first time in nearly nine years, Renato "Babalu" Sobral (35-8) is Japan-bound.

The former Strikeforce light heavyweight champion and UFC contender has signed a multi-fight contract with DREAM and will participate in the promotion's upcoming light heavyweight tournament, which is set to begin May 30 at DREAM.15.

Richard Wilner, Sobral's attorney and manager, confirmed the news Wednesday with MMAjunkie.com and said the deal was done with Strikeforce's blessing.

For the first time ever, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will offer full Spanish-language pay-per-view broadcasts beginning next month with UFC 111, the promotion today announced.

Although the UFC offered Spanish-language broadcasters in the past, the new events - which are purchased as stand-alone PPV offerings separate from the English-language airings - also include Spanish-language pre-produced segments, graphics and other fight-night features.

It's the UFC's latest move geared toward the potentially lucrative Spanish-language community and a possible precursor to the UFC's long-awaited (though still unscheduled) debut in Mexico.