"Countdown Show" for UFC 134: Aug 25th on Spike TV

In anticipation of the show, Spike TV debuts “Countdown to UFC 134 Tonight Aug. 25 at 11 p.m. ET/PT.

UFC 134: Silva vs. Okami takes place Aug. 27 at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro. The pay-per-view headliner sees pound-for-pound kingpin Anderson Silva defend his UFC middleweight title against his long rivaled opponent Yushin Okami.

Replays of the countdown show are currently scheduled to air on Spike TV on Aug. 26 (3 p.m. ET/PT) and Aug. 27 (7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT). Versus and HDNet are also expected to air replays throughout the week, but specific plans have yet to be announced.

In addition to the headliner, the “Countdown” show is expected to focus on other high-profile matchups on the card, including the rematch between Forrest Griffin and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, as well as Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Brendan Schaub.

Things are heating up in Rio for this huge event as it is lined up to be one of the best cards of the year so far.