UFC Primetime: St. Pierre vs. Penn debuts Jan 14th on Spike TV

To hype the upcoming super-fight between current welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre and lightweight champ B.J. Penn that takes place January 31 at UFC 94, Spike TV and the UFC will feature a three-part preview series beginning Jan. 14.

The shows are modeled after the successful "De La Hoya-Mayweather 24/7" series on HBO that hyped a super-successful May 2007 boxing match between Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr. that set a record with 2.4 million pay-per-view buys.

New, 30-minute episodes of "UFC Primetime: St. Pierre vs. Penn" debut each Wednesday at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT from Jan. 14-28 on Spike TV.

This fight will be a UFC welterweight title fight that puts St. Pierre's belt on the line, a rematch from the duo's original meeting in March 2006. At "UFC 58: USA vs. Canada," St. Pierre won a close split-decision victory.

Penn has won the UFC's lightweight title since then, though his title won't be on the line.

"UFC Primetime" is not being produced by Spike TV, as told to MMAjunkie. It'll feature the slicker production values that have accompanied recent "UFC Countdown" shows.

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