Spike TV to air Goran Reljic's inevitable comeback victory over Kendall Grove
by Zak Woods on Jun 2, 2010 2:41 PM EDT
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Spike announced that they will air two UFC 116 preliminary bouts for free.
TUF season 10 finalist, Brendan Schaub will fight Chris Tuchscherer, which will probably end up with Chris grasping his manhood on the canvas because that's what happens every time he fights.
But the main attraction of the Spike prelims will be Kendall Grove's fight with Goran Reljic. If Grove's past fights are any indication he will jump out to a big lead and finally look like he's been able to put it all together, which will be promptly followed by a Reljic come from behind knockout.
Press Release after the jump.
SPIKE TV TO TELECAST SELECTED FIGHTS FROM UFC 116 PRELIMS SATURDAY, JULY 3
"The Ultimate Fighter 3" Winner Kendall Grove vs. Goran Reljic And
Brendan Schaub vs. Chris Tuchscherer
New York, NY, June 2, 2010 - Spike TV will telecast live undercard bouts from "UFC 116: Lesnar vs. Carwin" on Saturday, July 3 at 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. "UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin," featuring the heavyweight unification bout between Brock Lesnar and Shane Carwin, will air on pay-per-view at 10:00 PM ET / 7:00 PM PT.
The first bout scheduled to air on Spike TV is a middleweight contest between Kendall Grove (13-7, 1 NC) and Goran Reljic (8-1). The pride of Maui, Hawaii, Grove burst onto the mixed martial arts scene by winning Season 3 of "The Ultimate Fighter" in June 2006. Grove's last three wins in the Octagon® have come over Evan Tanner, Jason Day and Jake Rosholt and he will look to make a statement on July 3rd against Croatia native Reljic. The hard-striking Reljic made quite an impression in his UFC debut against Wilson Gouveia at UFC 84 in May 2008, winning via TKO and earning a "Fight of the Night" bonus. Following a layoff due to back surgery, Reljic engaged in a hard-fought three rounder against C.B Dolloway in his return to the Octagon at UFC 110 this past February.
The second scheduled bout of the evening on Spike TV features a heavyweight clash between "The Ultimate Fighter 10" finalist Brendan Schaub (6-1) and Chris Tuchscherer (18-2, 1 NC). Fighting out of Aurora, CO, Schaub easily handled Chase Gormley with a TKO victory in a mere 47 seconds this past March. A former Buffalo Bills practice-player, Schaub has honed his craft while training with Shane Carwin. He will look to use his prodigious punching power against former All-American collegiate wrestler, Tuchscherer. The Fargo, North Dakota product currently trains with Brock Lesnar and most recently defeated Tim Hague via decision at UFC 109 in February.
Other bouts on the card might air on Spike TV, to be determined by the length of the fights.
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I lol'd @ the headline
So true
Inhale deep, like the words of my breath—I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death
Goran
had to come back against Gouveia too. It’s awesome Chris is gonna be on TV, because I met that dude when they did the Carwin/Mir, St Pierre/Hardy event at movie theaters, and he’s pretty cool.
I'm your huckleberry.
um...
I don’t wanna burst anyone’s bubble… But Goran kinda already had his comeback fight.. He lost a decision to C.B. Dollaway in australia.
But this will be his first match he is back and in good shape. The interviews after the Dollaway fight he said he felt weak and slow. Which is understandable after being out of the octagon for 2 years, having major surgery, and then jumping into a stormy ocean while supposed to be bedridden from thus said surgery to save baby seals, or whatever it was…
What I’ll do to ensure his victory, is bet a dollar on Grove. That always seems to be a sure in for defeat
Even a broken clock is right two times a day.
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