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Spike TV’s coverage of UFC 95 on Saturday, February 21 (9:00pm-Midnight) delivered more Men 18-34 (634,000) and Men 18-49 (1,244,000) than anything else on television (broadcast or cable) in its timeslot. The action-packed fight card peaked at 11:30pm with 3 million viewers for the main event featuring former “The Ultimate Fighter” champs and current lightweight contenders Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez and Joe “Daddy” Stevenson. With a bevy of exciting early-round knockouts, the three-hour Spike telecast included an unprecedented nine fights, five from the main card and four undercard bouts. The previous high for a Spike TV fight card was seven fights. Read the rest of this entry »

- Diego Sanchez beats Joe Stevenson via unanimous decision
- Dan Hardy beats Rory Markham via knockout in round one
- Nate Marquardt beats Wilson Gouveia via technical knockout (strikes) in round three
- Demian Maia beats Chael Sonnen via submission (triangle choke) in round one
- Paulo Thiago beats Josh Koscheck via knockout in round one
- Terry Etim beats Brian Cobb via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
- Junior dos Santos beats Stefan Struve via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
– Evan Dunham beats Per Eklund via knockout in round one

London, February 20, 2009—Paulo Thiago brought a whole team with him from Brazil to help him in his fight with Josh Koscheck at UFC 95 in London. Thiago is managed by the legendary Wallid Ismail and is being sponsored by MMA apparel company, Basthardt.

With him are Head coach and 4th degree jiu-jitsu black belt Ataide Junior, who has been with Paulo for 15 years, Claudio Moreira (take down and ground specialist), Alex Nacfur (sparring partner), Luis “Lula” Eduardo (conditioning trainer). Rodrigo Aguiar (Muay Thai) is also part of the team but did not make the trip. They all have varying specialties, but work together to share their experience. Read the rest of this entry »

With attractions like Buckingham Palace, Big Ben and Parliament, there’s no doubt that London is one of the most beautiful and exciting cities in the world. But when Paulo Thiago makes the trip to London he won’t be seeing any of it. He’s there for one thing and one thing only—to kick some butt at UFC 95.

As a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Thiago is obviously a phenomenal fighter. In fact, he’s managed to rack up a 10-0 record in Brazil’s Jungle Fight League and has picked up MMA apparel company, Basthardt, as a sponsor. Now he’s bringing his undefeated record to UFC 95 in London on Saturday, February 21st and putting it all on the line against the always-dangerous Josh Koscheck. Read the rest of this entry »

Spike TV heads across the pond for the fourth time to telecast a UFC fight card when “The Ultimate Fighter” champions Diego “Nightmare” Sanchez (Season 1), making his debut in the lightweight division, and Joe “Daddy” Stevenson (Season 2) meet in a bout which headlines the telecast same-day tape delay Saturday, February 21 at 9:00pm ET/PT (same-day tape delay) from the O2 Arena in London, England. Read the rest of this entry »