Press Release: Spike TV to air Iceman documentary May 31 to counter EliteXC's CBS debut
The intention of this programming is fairly clear. Here's the Spike TV press release:
New York, NY, May 7, 2008 -- On Saturday, May 31, the best mixed martial arts programming on television will be on Spike TV, as the network presents a special night dedicated to UFC® superstar Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell. The homage to Liddell will feature two Spike TV premiere events not to be missed by true UFC fans.
At 9:00pm ET/PT, Spike presents the world television premiere of "Ultimate Iceman: Chuck Liddell," an hour-long documentary which chronicles the life of one of the sport’s true titans, in and out of the Octagon™.
Spike debuts a special, "Liddell vs. Silva: UFC® Unleashed™-Special Edition" at 10:00pm ET/PT featuring the never-before-seen on cable battle between Liddell and Wanderlei Silva, which was fought last December at UFC 79: NEMESIS.
This historic contest featured the matchup that fight fans waited years to see. Liddell, the biggest name in the sport and former UFC light-heavyweight champion, sought to finally answer the challenges of the long-time PRIDE® superstar Wanderlei "The Axe Murderer" Silva. The special includes additional backstage exclusive footage.
Fighting out of San Luis Obispo, CA, "The Iceman" has a 21-5 professional record. Considered by many to be the biggest star ever in the history of mixed martial arts, Liddell successfully defended his title five times, all by knockout or submission, before giving it up to Rampage Jackson last year. He is currently recovering from a severe hamstring injury he suffered while training, which forced him to withdraw from a fight with "The Ultimate Fighter® 2" Rashad Evans at UFC 85 in June.
Spike TV will kick off this special night dedicated to the "Iceman" at 8:00pm ET/PT with a telecast of the hard-hitting special, "Ultimate Knockouts 4," also featuring some of Liddell’s most memorable bouts.
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i'm still going to be
i'm still going to be watching elitexc...i like how the put "true UFC fans won't miss this"
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That's what TiVo is for,
That's what TiVo is for, brother. Watch the live fights, TiVo the Liddell-a-thon.
i don't have tivo or any
i don't have tivo or any other fancy recording device, you see, back in my time in 1864...
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this is on spike right?
this is on spike right? don't they like have a habit of running the same thing like multiple times over and over again in the course of a month, week, day?
yep... Underboss MMAfia Head
yep...
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TheBudCan wrote: That's
That's what TiVo is for, brother. Watch the live fights, TiVo the Liddell-a-thon.
+1
Actually - I think I might wait for Phoenix's book review of Chucks book...
is that an order? now i'm
is that an order? now i'm obligated to write a review?
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Phoenix - My boss told me
Phoenix -
My boss told me about TiVo a while back, and he couldn't understand how I was living without it, especially considering I work a lot at night, thereby missing all prime-time shows. He told me that if I didn't love it, he would pay for the first month. Well, I loved it, just like he said I would, and now can't fathom my life without being able to watch my favorite shows at 4:00AM after a long nights work. It's well worth it, brother. Look into it.
TBC
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