Spike will air "UFC Prelim" show for UFC 111

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The "UFC Prelim" broadcast will be returning to Spike TV for UFC 111 in five weeks, reported MMAJunkie.com.

The hour-long broadcast will air two live bouts from the preliminary card from the March 27 event. The featured bouts have not yet been chosen. If the chosen bouts are short due to early-round submission or (T)KO stoppages, Spike may air additional prelim bouts to fill up the time over the course of the hour.

Fans will get to see two (and possibly even three or four) of the following bouts: Nate Diaz vs. Rory Markham; Ricardo Almeida vs. Matt Brown; Fabricio Camoes vs. Kurt Pellegrino; Jared Hamman vs. Rodney Wallace; Tomasz Drwal vs. Rousimar Palhares; and Ricardo Funch vs. Matt Riddle.

UFC 111's broadcast will be the third of 2010. In late 2009, Spike TV and the UFC negotiated to air 10 "UFC Prelim" broadcasts throughout 2010. Future dates are currently unknown, but will be announced closer to the time of each event.

Earlier this year, Spike aired the preliminary fights of UFC 108 and UFC 109. January's UFC 108 garnered 1.5 million viewers, while February's UFC 109 was slightly more successful and pulled in 1.7 million.

There will be no preliminary bouts airing on Spike for this weekend's UFC 110 in Australia. To see any of these bouts, American audiences can order them live via pay-per-view on Saturday night.

UFC 111 will play host to a title double-header, as welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre takes on challenger Dan Hardy. In the 265-lbs. division, Frank Mir and Shane Carwin will battle it out for the interim heavyweight title.