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03-11-2009, 07:20 AM
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|  April 11 Strikeforce-Showtime broadcast to be countered with UFC 94 replay
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Strikeforce's debut on Showtime won't go unchallenged.
The organization's April 11 "Shamrock vs. Diaz" card, which takes place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., won't be the only MMA event on cable television that night.
Spike TV and the UFC will counter the broadcast with a replay of UFC 94, a January pay-per-view event that featured the long-awaited rematch between UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and lightweight title-holder B.J. Penn.
The broadcast marks the first time UFC 94 has been available on basic cable TV.
Strikeforce, long considered the most successful MMA organization outside the UFC, recently acquired select assets from the the parent company of the defunct EliteXC organization. Strikeforce picked up more than 40 fighters' contracts, as well as the Showtime deal.
While Strikeforce Promoter Scott Coker and UFC President Dana White have always maintained an amicable relationship, they'll fight it out for viewers on April 11.
Strikeforce offers an intriguing main event between former UFC and Strikeforce champion Frank Shamrock and lightweight stand-out lightweight Nick Diaz, who meet at a catch-weight of 179 pounds. Other top match-ups includes Strikeforce world lightweight champ Josh Thomson vs. Gilbert Melendez, Joe Riggs vs. Jake Shields, Scott Smith vs. Benji Radach and Hitomi Akano vs. Cristiane "Cyborg" Santos.
Strikeforce viewers will need a paid subscription to Showtime, a premium cable channel.
Meanwhile, in addition to St. Pierre vs. Penn, UFC 94 featured Lyoto Machida vs. Thiago Silva, Stephan Bonnar vs. Jon Jones, Karo Parisyan vs. Dong Hyun Kim and Nate Diaz vs. Clay Guida. The event will air on Spike TV, a basic-cable station.
The head-to-head programming is a first for Strikeforce and the UFC. However, the UFC has twice battled Affliction Entertainment's pay-per-view broadcasts.
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03-11-2009, 07:39 AM
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how much do you wanna bet they edit out all the stuff at the end where dana white is running around to Rashad and Chuck talking about how GSP got busted for cheating lol.
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03-11-2009, 08:21 AM
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...and so it begins.
I'm hopeful this will make Strikeforce co-promoting with Affliction a more viable possibility. If they've already lost the relative goodwill of Zuffa, they really don't have much more to lose...
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03-11-2009, 08:52 AM
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Given the option ALWAYS watch the live event!
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03-11-2009, 09:05 AM
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This is news anymore?
The UFC always does this. They'd be idiots not to, and so would you if you were in their position.
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03-11-2009, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by CJRockstar  how much do you wanna bet they edit out all the stuff at the end where dana white is running around to Rashad and Chuck talking about how GSP got busted for cheating lol. | why don't i remember this?
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03-11-2009, 09:22 AM
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UFC 93 > UFC 94. But anyway.
Wonder if the UFC will broadcast something against Bellator as well? Either way - I'm psyched for the Strikeforce show. Wouldn't in the least be surprised if Affliction and Strikeforce co-promoted (considering Showtime produced "Day of Reckoning") in the future.
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03-11-2009, 09:33 AM
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I can't wait for this fight card. It's great.
Shamrock vs Diaz = good stuff.
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03-11-2009, 09:36 AM
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Thomson vs. Melendez = Better stuff,  .
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03-11-2009, 09:39 AM
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Originally Posted by king why don't i remember this? | It never actually happened on the main broadcast it was on one of danas blogs so i don't think would need to be edited out.
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