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Unlike all the UFC live events on Spike in the past, this will air live nationally. Normally UFC goes live in most of the country, but airs on a three-hour delay on the West Coast, so the show airs in a more favorable time slot and draws the most viewers, particularly since UFC’s popularity is strongest in the Pacific time zone. The entire Spike network staggers its feed, but for this night, UFC goes live out West at 6 p.m., so they are sacrificing all-important ratings points, in the markets they are strongest, so their show can go head-to-head, coast-to-coast with the Affliction show.