UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares - September 15th (Austin, TX) UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama - October 16th (London, EN) UFC 122: Belfort vs. Okami - November 13th (Oberhausen, GE) If you're interested in MMA but don't want to pay to watch it, the next three months each have a free event for you to check out. All three shows will be on SpikeTV. The first event is UFC Fight Night: Marquardt vs. Palhares (Sept. 15th). The event is a lead-in to the 12th season premiere of The Ultimate Fighter reality television series. Aside from a compelling black belt vs. black belt main event with American Nate Marquardt taking on Brazilian Rousimar Palhares, rising British lightweight star Ross Pearson will also be featured in a bout versus American brown belt Cole Miller. The event will air live from Austin, Texas. The second is UFC 120: Bisping vs. Akiyama (Oct. 16th). British middleweight star Michael Bisping faces Japanese fighting, singing, and modeling superstar Yoshihiro Akiyama in the main event. The event also features a welterweight title eliminator bout between British Thai-boxer Dan Hardy and American black belt Carlos Condit. Undefeated British welterweight star John Hathaway faces American veteran Mike Pyle. Also, towering French kickboxer Cheick Kongo faces Hawaiian heavyweight Travis Browne. The event will air live from London, England. Finally, UFC 122: Belfort vs. Okami will also appear free on SpikeTV (Nov. 13th). Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Vitor Belfort of Brazil faces Japanese grappling expert Yushin Okami in the main event. Also on the card ,American kickboxer Jorge Riveira is slated to face Italian boxer Alessio Sakara in what is sure to be a brawl. Other bouts on this card have yet to be announced. So tune in!
