UFC 103 – The Undercard

Franklin vs. Belfort – Preliminary bouts

Sep 14, 2009 Mellissa Scotland

For the first time for free on Spike TV, UFC fans will get to see commercial free undercard bouts.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship 103 undercard happens this coming Saturday September 19th, The undercard features bouts in the lightheavy weight, Middleweight, Welterweight and lightweight categories and a bonus from Spike TV. See the main card.

UFC 103 – Undercard Live on Spike TV

In a first time treat for the Ultimate Fighting Championship fans. Spike TV will be broadcasting live from Texas at UFC 103, commercial free undercard bouts for free starting at 9pm. The main card will start at 10pm on pay per view. This is the first time that Undercard bouts will be featured commercial free, on Spike TV, not all undercard bouts will make the broadcast, but it is definitely a nice treat and sure way to get fans pumped for the undercard.

UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort – The Undercard

Lightweights rule the preliminary bout for UFC 103, where we will see the unbeaten Ultimate Fighter Season eight winner Efrain Escudero challenge Ultimate Fighter Season Five competitor Cole Miller. No relation to Cole Miller, Jim Miller returns from his win against Mac Danzig at UFC 100 to challenge Steve Lopez making his UFC debut in the lightweight division.

Both making their Ultimate Fighting Championship debut, are Rafaello Oliveria and Nik Lentz as they meet to battle in a lightweight bout. Rob Emerson faces Rafeal Dos Anjos after his loss to Nick Pellegrino at UFC Fight Night: Lauzon vs. Stephens. Needing a win, Dos Anjos makes his third octagon appearance, he has yet emerged victorious in any of his bouts.

In a Welterweight meeting Rick Story steps into the octagon for the second time, since losing his debut match to John Hathaway at UFC 99: The Comeback. Story will meet Brian Foster as he makes his UFC debut.

Middleweight Drew McFedries and Tomasz Drwal will face off Saturday. McFedries was able to bounce back from a two fight losing streak when he defeated former UFC Middleweight Xavier Foupa-Pokam via TKO in under a minute of the first round at UFC 98: Evans vs. Machida. Facing MeFedries is knock out artist Tomasz Drwal. Having won the majority of his fights by KO or TKO, Drwal walks into the octagon on a two fight win streak over Ivan Serati and Mike Ciesnolevicz.

The undercard features two lightheavy weight bouts; submissions artists Eliot Marshall and Jason Brilz square off, booth fighters are coming in off a two fight win streak inside the octagon. In the other Lightheavy weight bout, Vladimir Matyushenko makes his UFC return against Igor Pokrajac who is making his UFC lightheavy weight debut.

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