Programming Alert: “Countdown to UFC 126” airs tonight on Spike TV

ByDenny Hodge

Feb 2, 2011 #Anderson Silva, #Countdown to UFC 126, #featured, #Forrest Griffen, #Jon Jones, #preview, #Spike TV, #UFC 126, #UFC television, #Vitor Belfort

With “UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort” only three days away, it is time once again time for the UFC’s traditional countdown preview show.

“Countdown to UFC 126” will debut tonight on Spike TV at 7 p.m. ET/PT (6 p.m. CT) and will feature previews of the UFC middleweight main event title fight between Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort, the co-main event between Forrest Griffin and Rich “Ace” Franklin, and the top light heavyweight contender bout between Jon “Bones” Jones and Ryan “Darth” Bader.

“UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort” takes place this Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nev., and will air LIVE on Pay-Per-View. Two UFC 126 prelims will air LIVE on Spike TV prior to the Pay-Per-View broadcast.