“Countdown to UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort” Airs Tonight on Spike TV

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Middleweight champion Anderson Silva makes his long awaited return this Saturday to face Vitor Belfort at UFC 126. In anticipation of the blockbuster pay-per-view broadcast, Spike TV will kick off the pre-fight festivities tonight with the debut of “Countdown to UFC 126.”

The preview show debuts Wednesday at 7PM ET/PT on Spike.

Replays air Saturday at 2AM ET/PT and 6PM ET/PT on Spike TV. Additionally, Versus will televise replays Thursday at 1AM ET/10PM PT at 8PM ET/5PM PT.

UFC 126 takes place inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Here are the athletes scheduled to participate in the star-studded event:

Preliminary Bouts:

Daniel Roberts vs. Mike Pierce
Kyle Kingsbury vs. Ricardo Romero
Gabe Ruediger vs. Paul Taylor

(Facebook 8PM ET/5PM PT)

Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto vs. Demetrious Johnson

(Spike TV 9PM ET/6PM PT)

Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa
Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly

Main Bouts:

Antonio Banuelos vs. Miguel Torres
Ryan Bader vs. Jon Jones
Jake Ellenberger vs. Carlos Eduardo Rocha
Forrest Griffin vs. Rich Franklin
Vitor Belfort vs. Anderson Silva (UFC Middleweight Champion)