Spike TV officials have dubbed next month "Brocktober" and have crammed a variety of Brock Lesnar-related programming into a four-week span. The lineup includes a new three-part "UFC Primetime: Lesnar vs. Velasquez" pre-UFC 121 special that debuts Oct. 6.
Additionally, Spike TV airs a replay of July's UFC 116 pay-per-view event, a blockbuster show that was headlined by champ Lesnar and interim title-holder Shane Carwin, on Oct. 20.
UFC 121 takes place Oct. 23 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Lesnar puts his heavyweight belt on the line against top contender Cain Velasquez in the pay-per-view headliner.
The "Primetime" special debut airs at 11 p.m. ET/PT, and new episodes come out Oct. 13 (11 p.m.) and Oct. 20 (9:30 p.m.). The UFC 116 replay airs from 7-9:30 p.m.
Also on the calendar is the UFC's tradition pre-event "Countdown" show. "Countdown to UFC 121" debuts Oct. 18 at 11:30 p.m., and replays are set for Oct. 20 (1:30 a.m.), Oct. 21 (12:30 a.m.) and Oct. 23 (1 p.m.).
Also sprinkled throughout the month are "UFC All Access: Brock Lesnar" replays (Oct. 7 at 1 a.m. and Oct. 9 at 2 p.m.) and "UFC Unleashed" specials. They include Lesnar vs. Heath Herring from UFC 87 (Oct. 6 at 7 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 6 p.m.), Lesnar vs. Randy Couture at UFC 91 (Oct. 6 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 7 p.m.), Lesnar vs. Frank Mir II at UFC 100 (Oct. 6 at 9 p.m. and Oct. 23 at 8 p.m.) and Lesnar vs. Mir I at UFC 81 (Oct. 23 at 3 p.m.).
For complete coverage of UFC 121, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of MMAjunkie.com.
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