Countdown to UFC 124: ‘ST-PIERRE vs. KOSCHECK 2′ will debut Dec. 6 at 11:00 p.m. ET on Spike TV to promote the upcoming pay-per-view (PPV) event scheduled for the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Saturday, Dec. 11.

The network special will provide a look into the preparation of the fighters set to headline the show, featuring current UFC Welterweight Champion Georges “Rush” St. Pierre and division number one contender Josh Koscheck. Also, Thiago Alves and Josh Howard.

UFC.com currently lists replays of “Countdown to UFC 124″ at Thursday, Dec. 9 at 6 p.m. ET and Saturday, Dec. 11 at 12 a.m. ET.

That is why it is a perfect time for UFC Betting. The betting line for the main event currently look like this:

Georges St Pierre -400 while Josh Koscheck is at +300.

The betting lines may shift after the Countdown, so its best to place your bets now!

Check out UFC 124 news and rumors and UFC 124 Fight Card.

It’s official, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) is merging with its sister organization the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The final two WEC cards will air on the cable network on Nov. 11 and Dec. 16, which means that starting next year, the UFC will absorb WEC’s 135, 145 and 155 weight classes. In addition, White also announced that the UFC had done a deal with Versus – the TV network that featured the WEC – to air four UFC events in 2011.

Watch Dana White confirm UFC-WEC Merger which will take place in January 2011.

Also on this star-studded UFC 121 card, which is presented by Boost mobile, welterweight star Jake Shields makes his long-awaited UFC debut against perennial contender Martin “The Hitman” Kampmann. Also featured is an exciting welterweight matchup as Diego Sanchez battles Paulo Thiago, while it is teacher vs. student as Matt “The Hammer” Hamill takes on his coach from The Ultimate Fighter®, former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz. Rounding out the main card is a bout pitting rising heavyweight star Brendan Schaub against veteran contender Gabriel Gonzaga.”

UFC 121 (Main) Fight Card Announced:

Main Event:
Brock Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez

Main Card:
Jake Shields vs. Martin Kampmann
Tito Ortiz vs. Matt Hamill
Brendan Schaub vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago

Props to CombatLifestyle.com for the pics.

Dana White steps in between Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira and Cain Velasquez during their faceoff.

More after the jump…

Apparently Wanderlei Silva and Michael Bisping had some words at the press conference (video to be provided later today). Looks like this just became a bad blood fight!

Earlier today, New York Secretary of State, Lorraine Cortes-Vazquez, wrote an article in the Times Union about how she approves of legalizing MMA in New York.

Governor David Paterson said earlier this month that legalizing the sport was part of his plan in closing the state’s budget deficit. Ms. Cortes-Vazquez’s article was in support of this decision:

Based on our experience regulating professional boxing in New York and on conversations with top regulators from more than a dozen other states that regulate MMA, I believe this sport, when properly regulated, will provide New Yorkers with financial and sports entertainment value while maintaining high standards regarding the safety and health of participants.

The governor has made the right decision in his effort to bring MMA to New York.

Former PRIDE heavyweight champion, Antonio “Minotauro” Nogueira talks about his upcoming fight against rising star, Cain Velasquez at UFC 110. He talks about having the experience advantage but shouldn’t put Cain’s skills aside because of it.

Tito Ortiz continues his bad boy streak as he talks about his upcoming fight with Chuck Liddell and how much he wants to fight Mark Coleman.

Chuck Liddell talks to MMAFanhouse about season 11 of the Ultimate Fighter and his upcoming fight against Tito Ortiz. He admits that he knew Tito would throw fuel on the fire but he didn’t expect this.

Lets us take a look at the fight awards and bonuses for UFC 109: ‘RELENTLESS‘:

Each fighter received $60,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries.

Fight of the Night – Chael Sonnen vs Nate Marquardt
Knockout of the Night - Matt Serra
Submission of the Night – Paulo Thiago

- UFC 109 drew 10,687 fans for a live gate of 2.27 million dollars

We will pass along fighter base salaries as soon as they we learn more.

If you’ve missed it, view complete UFC 109 Results for ‘RELENTLESS’ and UFC 109 Fighter Salary Payouts.

Here are all the UFC 109 Fighter Salaries and Complete Payouts:

Randy Couture: $250,000 (no win bonus)
def. Mark Coleman: $60,000

Chael Sonnen: $64,000 (includes $32,000 win bonus)
def. Nate Marquardt: $45,000

Paulo Thiago: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Swick: $43,000

Demian Maia: $62,000 ($31,000 win bonus)
def. Dan Miller: $15,000

Matt Serra: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus)
def. Frank Trigg: $30,000

Mac Danzig: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
def. Justin Buchholz: $8,000

Melvin Guillard: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus)
def. Ronys Torres: $4,000

Rob Emerson: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Phillipe Nover: $10,000

Phil Davis: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. Brian Stann: $17,000

Chris Tuchscherer: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Hague: $7000

Joey Beltran: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Rolles Gracie: $15,000

Attendance: 10,687
Gate: $2.27 Million

Note — All the winning fighters received pay that awarded 50 percent “to show” and 50 percent as a “win bonus”.

Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses (knockout, submission, and fight of the night), event percentages and other unofficial payments. View UFC 109 Awards and Bonuses of the night. and complete UFC 109 Results.