Spike TV vs Pay Per View?

It looks like UFC and SpikeTV are going hard at anyone who could potentially
be competition. We saw this last week with the Carano vs Santos fight and
now this includes pay-per-view boxing as well. September 19th marks the
comeback of the undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr. UFC 103 and the
Mayweather-Juan Manuel Marquez boxing match are on pay-per-view on Sept. 19.
However the Ultimate Fighting Championship is airing preliminary fights from
UFC 103 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas on Spike TV. Prior to UFC's
main event scheduled for 10 p.m. ET pay-per-view broadcast, Spike (9 pm EST)
will broadcast an hour of preliminary fights without commercial
interruption.

"Providing an action-packed UFC pay-per-view, live and commercial free, to
our viewers on both coasts, further illustrates Spike TV and the UFC's
commitment to its fans," Spike TV president Kevin Kay said in a statement.

UFC's main event of the pay-per-view portion of the card is former UFC light
heavweight champion Vitor Belfort against former middleweight champ Rich
Franklin.

The Mayweather-Marquez promoters have added to the pay-per-view undercard a
rematch between Chris John and Rocky Juarez and appearances by Michael
Katsidis and Zab Judah.