Spike TV debuts 'Bellator 360' original series on Thursday at 10 p.m. ET

Bellator MMA and Spike TV on Thursday debut a new original series entitled "Bellator 360."

Hosted by Bellator broadcaster Jimmy Smith, the series highlights past fights in the promotion's history while also previewing upcoming matchups.

The first episode airs Thursday on Spike TV at 10 p.m. ET and features current lightweight champion Michel Chandler (10-0 MMA, 7-0 BFC), as the undefeated fighter relives his November 2011 championship win over Eddie Alvarez and looks ahead to his Bellator 85 title defense against former Olympic judoka Rick Hawn (14-1 MMA, 6-1 BFC).

Additionally, a second episode of the series also debuts immediately after the first edition and features a look at Russian striker Alexander Shlemenko (46-7 MMA, 7-1 BFC) and explosive Brazilian Maiquel Falcao (31-4 MMA, 3-0 BFC) as they prepare to contest Bellator's vacant middleweight title on Feb. 7 at Bellator 88.

"Bellator 36" returns on Jan. 10 with another pair of back-to-back episodes as Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren (10-0 MMA, 7-0 BFC) recalls his run to the belt and Bellator featherweight champion Pat Curran (17-4 MMA, 7-1 BFC) previews his Bellator 85 championship fight with Patricio "Pitbull" Freire (17-1 MMA, 5-1 BFC).

Bellator 85 takes place Jan. 17 at Bren Center in Irvine, Calif. The event is the company's first fight card to air on Spike TV, the former home of the UFC.

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This is great!

Sweet, gonna watch that for sure.

Looking forward to this. We will have Bellator events, Bellator 360, MMA Uncensored Live, and Bellator reality show all coming to Spike in 2013. Can't wait.

First sneak peek of the show.

This is so hype!