Spike dropped us a line (we’re big time like that) to let us know that they will be televising the weigh-ins for UFC 116 live Friday, July 2nd at 7:00pm est. Suck it ESPN what with your World Cup and LeBron James coverage!
They also made it official that ”The Ultimate Fighter 2″ alum Seth Petruzelli (14-5) and Ricardo Romero (10-1) will be shown live on Spike at 9:00pm on Saturday along the already-announced Brendan Schaub-Chris Tuchscherer fight as part of the Spike TV live Prelims. So now we get to see some kind of awesome walk-in. Kendall Grove should have kept his mouth shut!
Check out the rest of the press release after the jump
According to Spike-
Spike TV will telecast live coverage of the weigh-ins for the highly-anticipated “UFC 116 Lesnar-Carwin” fight card on Friday, July 2 at 7:00pm ET/4:00pm PT. The main event features a showdown between the top two heavyweight mixed martial artists in the world, UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar and interim heavyweight titlist Shane Carwin.
Spike TV also announces it will telecast the light heavyweight clash between “The Ultimate Fighter 2″ alum Seth Petruzelli (14-5) and Ricardo Romero (10-1) on Saturday, July 3 at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Petruzelli fight
will join the already-announced Brendan Schaub-Chris Tuchscherer fight as part of the Spike TV live Prelims.Fighting out of Orlando, Florida, the veteran Petruzelli scored his first big victory against mixed martial great Dan Severn in January 2004, winning a three-round decision. A year later he joined the cast of “The Ultimate Fighter 2″ but lost to Brad Imes in the show’s semifinals. Petruzelli gained worldwide attention in October 2008 when he defeated Kimbo Slice with a first round TKO, and riding a four fight winning streak, he returns to the Octagon to take on Ricardo Romero, making his UFC debut.
Fighting out of New Brunswick, NJ, Romero is 10-1 in his mixed martial arts career, including winning his last five straight. A highly-regarded college wrestler for Rutgers University, Romero also scored a notable victory over “The Ultimate Fighter 10″ alum James McSweeney in April 2009. The Petruzelli-Romero fight will replace the Grove-Reljic fight, which will no longer air live on Spike.
Other bouts on the card might air on Spike TV, to be determined by the length of the fights.
