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We’ve all heard Dana White’s story about how he fled from the mean streets of South Boston to Las Vegas after he refused to be extorted by the Irish mob. Well, now it looks like Dana will producing a two-hour television pilot about it…sorta. According to an article in The Hollywood Reporter (via MMAPayout), Spike TV has ordered the pilot, and while it won’t necessarily be his story, it will be a fictional story about the Irish mob in South Boston.

The untitled project, from MGM Television Entertainment, centers on the explosive fallout when a Boston mob boss vacates his position and rival factions face off in a battle to control the streets.

And of course, Dana is determined to push the envelope.

“I know who I’m catering to, and that’s 18- to 34-year-old males who are the ones watching Spike TV. We’re going to push the limits on this show, like ‘Nip/Tuck’ and ‘The Shield’ — violence, sex, bad language. We’re going to see how big Spike’s balls are on this one.”

But, Dana, what about world domination? When will you have time for that?

UFC Fight Night 15 took place this evening at The Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.

Nate Diaz looked to keep his winning streak inside the Octagon alive since winning TUF 5 by taking on Josh Neer.

Another TUF champ, Mac Danzig, took on the always exciting Clay Guida.

Houston Alexander fought to stay in the UFC in front of his hometown crowd against jiu-jitsu specialist Eric Schafer.

Ed Herman and Alan Belcher faced off to get a much a needed win.

Results and wrap-up after the jump.

Spike TV will be airing a season one marathon and reunion special of “The Ultimate Fighter” this Saturday, Sept. 13, beginning at 9AM ET. Clips from the reunion special will be mixed in throughout the day. The finale, which includes the fight between Forrest Griffin and Stephan Bonnar that changed everything, will round out the television event.

The press release:

SPIKE TV’S RE-BROADCAST OF UFC 84 DRAWS MORE YOUNG MEN THAN A LIVE PRO ELITEXC CHAMPIONSHIP FIGHT ON CBS

Need proof the UFC is the preeminent mixed martial arts brand in the world? On Saturday, July 26, more men 18-34 watched a repeat…a repeat…of a UFC event on Spike TV than a LIVE telecast of a Pro EliteXC championship card on CBS. Despite being available in over 17 million more homes, Spike TV drew 27% more Men 18-34 for a re-broadcast of “UFC 84: Penn vs. Sherk” from (9:00-12:00am ET/PT) than CBS’s live show (9:00-11:00pm). Spike TV’s telecast tallied 433,000 Men 18-34 to CBS’s 341,000.

Photo courtesy of the UFC

You knew it was coming.

We mentioned last week that UFC president Dana White was planning a special to counter-program EliteXC’s second outing on CBS scheduled for July 26. Well, it looks like that special will be UFC 84, arguably the best UFC event thus far in 2008. Spike TV, of course, will have the honors of broadcasting the event.