UFC Counters Strikeforce With UFC 94

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If you aren’t planning on watching the Strikeforce show tonight, or don’t have Showtime, then Spike and Zuffa have an alternative viewing option for you: UFC 94 will be replayed at 9pm ET.

The show, featuring Georges St. Pierre defending the welterweight championship against B.J. Penn, was one of the most highly anticipated shows in history. If you didn’t see it the first time around, tonight is your chance.

Frankly, I was a little surprised that Dana White chose to counter-program Strikeforce with such a big show. When Strikeforce purchased the remains of EliteXC, Dana White commented that it was good for the sport and good for competition — something he’d never say about Affliction. It’s a little surprising, then, that White views tonight’s Strikeforce show as competition enough to warrant replaying one of the biggest shows of 2009 for free.

It could very well be that White isn’t replaying this show because of Strikeforce, but because of his personal dislike for Frank Shamrock.