UFC Primetime is a television series currently airing on Spike TV

Spike TV

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 in the United States

United States

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. The show chronicles the training regimens of two UFC

Ultimate Fighting Championship

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 fighters prior to their next upcoming main event bout.

Premise

Each season consists of three episodes with 30-minute running times (including commercials) that showcase opposing UFC mixed martial artists in their training camps as they make final preparations in getting ready--both mentally and physically--leading up to their big match.

UFC Primetime has drawn comparisons to HBO Sport's 24/7

24/7 (TV Series)

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highly acclaimed TV series, which shows the preparations of two boxers

Boxing

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 before a big event.

List of seasons

No.	Title	Event	Bout	Originally aired
1	UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Penn	UFC 94 UFC 94 UFC 94: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 was a mixed martial arts pay-per-view event promoted by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on January 31, 2009. The card featured five televised MMA bouts, as well as five un-aired preliminary bouts...	Georges St-Pierre vs. BJ Penn II	January 14–28, 2009
2	UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hardy	UFC 111 UFC 111 UFC 111: St-Pierre vs. Hardy was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on March 27, 2010 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, United States.-Background:...	Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy Dan Hardy Dan Hardy is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the welterweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, Hardy fought in various promotions such as Cage Force and Cage Warriors before signing a contract with the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2008. He was...	March 10–24, 2010
3	UFC Primetime: Jackson vs. Evans	UFC 114 UFC 114 UFC 114: Rampage vs. Evans was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on May 29, 2010 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The UFC Fan Expo took place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center....	Quinton Jackson Quinton Jackson Quinton Ramone Jackson ;, also known as Rampage Jackson, is an American mixed martial artist and actor. He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Jackson rose to prominence in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships where he was noted for his powerful body slams including a knockout victory over...  vs. Rashad Evans Rashad Evans Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...	May 12–26, 2010
4	UFC Primetime: Lesnar vs. Velasquez	UFC 121 UFC 121 UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Velasquez was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on October 23, 2010 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, United States...	Brock Lesnar Brock Lesnar Brock Edward Lesnar is an American mixed martial artist, actor and a former professional and amateur wrestler. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and is ranked the No.5 Heavyweight in the world by Sherdog...  vs. Cain Velasquez Cain Velasquez Cain Ramirez Velasquez is an American mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is a two-time All-American collegiate wrestler from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, and a Junior College National Champ at Iowa...	October 6–20, 2010
5	UFC Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Shields	UFC 129 UFC 129 UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario.-Background:...	Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields Jake Shields Jake Shields is an American mixed martial artist who is currently fighting in the welterweight division of the UFC. He is the last Rumble on the Rock 175 lb champion. He is the first and last Elite XC Welterweight Champion. He is also the former Shooto Middleweight Champion and is the former...	April 13–27, 2011
6	UFC Primetime: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos	UFC on Fox 1	Cain Velasquez Cain Velasquez Cain Ramirez Velasquez is an American mixed martial artist fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He is a two-time All-American collegiate wrestler from Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona, and a Junior College National Champ at Iowa...  vs. Junior dos Santos Junior dos Santos Junior dos Santos Almeida, also known as Junior Cigano , is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and the current UFC Heavyweight Champion. Dos Santos fights in the Heavyweight division, under the tutelage of former UFC and Pride Heavyweight Champion Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira and UFC...	October 30th, 2011 (one hour special)

TV Ratings

An industry source told MMAjunkie ESPN2

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 scored 144,000 viewers for the 11 p.m. replay and 105,000 viewers for the 11:30 p.m. airing. The debut episode of "UFC Primetime" scored 610,000 viewers on Spike TV

Spike TV

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. In addition to ESPN2, replays have aired on ION Television, Fuel TV

Fuel TV

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 and Versus

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.