After recent runs on Facebook, ION TV, and their own website, a bit of confusion regarding the future of preliminary broadcasts was cleared up earlier today when the UFC and Spike TV announced a dozen such offerings would be shown on the promotion’s home network in 2011 including those next month at UFC 126.

The two bouts mentioned in conjunction with the February 5 show include undefeated featherweight Chad Mendes’ match-up with the returning Michihiro Omigawa and fan-favorite Donald Cerrone’s clash with 11-3 Brit Paul Kelly.

A teammate of Urijah Faber, Mendes will be seeking the tenth straight win of his career when he makes his Octagon debut at the Super Bowl Weekend event. “Money” was 4-0 during his run in WEC with a decision victory over Javier Vazquez in his most recent outing at WEC 52 last November.

His opponent, Omigawa, has won eight of his last nine with the lone exception being the result of a split decision. Included in the remainder are names like Nam Phan, Cole Escovedo, Hatsu Hioki, L.C. Davis, and Marlon Sandro.

On the other side of next month’s prelim portion, like Mendes, Cerrone will also enter the Octagon for the first time in his career after going 6-3 in WEC with a number of entertaining performances to his credit. Comparably, the 26-year old Kelly has fought for the UFC eight times with a second round TKO of T.J. O’Brien at UFC 123 the last time out.
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Episode No. 2 of "The Ultimate Fighter 12: Team GSP vs. Team
Koscheck" airs tonight on Spike TV at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

This serves as tonight's discussion thread for the episode, in which the cast of 14 is drafted into two teams.

Follow along with tonight's episode on Spike TV, and discuss it in the
comments section of this thread. We'll then have an episode recap posted
following the show's conclusion. (West Coast viewers take note: the
comments section will obviously have spoilers for tonight's episode.)

Spike TV officials have dubbed next month "Brocktober" and have crammed a variety of Brock Lesnar-related programming into a four-week span.

The lineup includes a new three-part "UFC Primetime: Lesnar vs. Velasquez" pre-UFC 121 special that debuts Oct. 6.

Additionally, Spike TV airs a replay of July's UFC 116 pay-per-view
event, a blockbuster show that was headlined by champ Lesnar and
interim title-holder Shane Carwin, on Oct. 20.

As a reminder, the UFC's traditional pre-event preview show returns tonight with the debut of "Countdown to UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop."

The one-hour-plus special debuts at 10:47 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV and spotlights the UFC 119 headliner between former heavyweight champ Frank Mir and fellow contender Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic.

Replays air Wednesday (11 p.m. ET/PT) and Saturday (1 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET/PT) on Spike TV.

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Nate Marquardt will take on Rousimar Palhares in the main event of tonight’s UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares event. Spike TV will be broadcasting the live event at 9 PM EST (6 PM PST).

Ubisoft has teamed up with MMAjunkie.com in anticipation of "Assassin's Creed Brotherhood" - one of the most anticipated videogame launches of the year.

As part of the partnership, MMAjunkie.com is giving away copies of
"Assassin's Creed Brotherhood" - on your choice of the PlayStation 3 or Xbox
360 systems - to the top finishers in our Fantasy Pick'Em
contest for tonight's UFC Fight Night 22 event.

Simply head to the MMAjunkie.com Fantasy Pick'Em section of the site to make your picks before tonight's Spike TV-televised event. If you post one of the top-five scores, you win.

A welterweight bout between rising contenders Rick Story and Johny Hendricks is slated for The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale in December.

A source close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that verbal agreements are in place and that bout agreements are in the process of being finalized.

The fight is expected to be part of the night's main card, which airs live on Spike TV.

The UFC's traditional pre-event preview show returns Sept. 20 with the debut of "Countdown to UFC 119: Mir vs. Cro Cop."

The one-hour special debuts at 11 p.m. ET/PT on Spike TV and spotlights the UFC 119 headliner between former heavyweight champ Frank Mir and fellow contender Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic.

Replays air Sept. 24 (1 a.m. ET/PT) and Sept. 25 (1 p.m. ET/PT) on Spike TV.

Welterweight strikers Duane "Bang" Ludwig and Nick Osipczak have verbally agreed to meet at UFC 122.

The matchup was first reported by MMAWeekly.com, and sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that contracts should be sent shortly.

UFC 122 takes place Nov. 13 at the Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany, and airs via same-day delay on Spike TV. A middleweight fight between Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami headlines the event.

The UFC's return to Germany is now official.

The event, UFC 122, takes place Nov. 13 at Konig Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany, and airs via same-day delay on Spike TV.

Officials confirmed the event and a Vitor Belfort and Yushin Okami headliner, which is expected to determine a new No. 1 middleweight contender, during this week's "Ultimate Insider" episode on UFC.com.