UFC 89 To Be Televised On Spike TV

July 03, 2008
By Fightline.com Staff, FightLine.com Staff

As we reported yesterday, UFC 89 is set to take place in Birmingham, England on October 18 and will feature a main event match up of Chris Leben vs. Michael Bisping. Today, Dave Meltzer is reporting that the event will be televised for free on Spike TV with a major UFC event planned for a week after that on Saturday, October 25.

Also announced today, MMAWeekly.com is reporting that a stellar welterweight contest between Thiago Alves and Diego Sanchez is in the works and will likely take place at UFC 89.