UFC Agrees to Deal with Fox

captain organic wrote:

The BE article OU posted suggested that maybe newly hired Fox announcer Gus Johnson could be in the mix.

I find this hilarious.

FML

LA wrote:

Ali wrote:

I'm gay

Fixed


And expect it

Nice juvenile retort.

I agree the MMA is easily surpassing boxing in America, I've never denied that. But it's got a long way to go worldwide.

killerofchicken wrote:

Ali wrote:

No more Gladiator intro wtf why remove that ?

Are they removing the intro song as well ?

I loved that song intro, couldn't care less for the gladiator tho

Don't lie, you love watching the Gladiator's naked torso.

Ali wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

Ali wrote:

No more Gladiator intro wtf why remove that ?

Are they removing the intro song as well ?

I loved that song intro, couldn't care less for the gladiator tho

Don't lie, you love watching the Gladiator's naked torso.

YOU SHUT UP AND GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

killerofchicken wrote:

Ali wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

Ali wrote:

No more Gladiator intro wtf why remove that ?

Are they removing the intro song as well ?

I loved that song intro, couldn't care less for the gladiator tho

Don't lie, you love watching the Gladiator's naked torso.

YOU SHUT UP AND GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

Gus Johnson FTW !!!!

Honestly I'll be amazed if Joe is able to restrain himself from strangling Gus.

Ali wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

Ali wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

Ali wrote:

No more Gladiator intro wtf why remove that ?

Are they removing the intro song as well ?

I loved that song intro, couldn't care less for the gladiator tho

Don't lie, you love watching the Gladiator's naked torso.

YOU SHUT UP AND GET OUT OF MY HEAD!

Gus Johnson FTW !!!!

Honestly I'll be amazed if Joe is able to restrain himself from strangling Gus.

LOL, i could see it already!

Ali wrote:

LA wrote:

Ali wrote:

I'm gay

Fixed


And expect it

Nice juvenile retort.

I agree the MMA is easily surpassing boxing in America, I've never denied that. But it's got a long way to go worldwide.

Overall popularity, everything together, like Football is top 10 even though only huge in the States, and loved that fix.

Have a good one guys, great fucking day for MMA


^ who am I Mauro?

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Source: Fox is paying the UFC around an average of $100 million per year for its seven-year deal.

not too shabby

Mike Chiappetta MMA

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Just noticed adding the Nov. 12 card means UFC has events 4 Saturdays in a row from Oct. 29 to Nov. 19.

yeah, an event every week doesn't seem impossible anymore

Dana White

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So it's official UFC on FOX! 4 fight on FOX network, 6 fights on FX and TUF LIVE on FX, 7 year deal!!! Big day for UFC

good job mr honcho! respect :bow))):

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"Obviously, Goldie and Rogan are going to be the main broadcast team for our big fights, pay-per-views, fights on Fox, fights on FX. Some additional programming, you know, were going to probably have to bring in some new talent because it's just not physically possible for these guys to do that number of events and still have a life. So, yeah, we're going to be adding new talent, whether it be on live fights, whether it'd be on magazine shows, whether it be on pre-shows, post-shows. And you're really going to see, for the first time."

theres that

Just read first event on Fox is in November, ..November 12th, same day Manny is fighting...


I think this is a slight fuck up, you really don't want to go up against a guy with the drawing power that Manny has. And even though they could have Brock fighting Reem (think it might be) and draw huge numbers, better numbers obviously because it's on Fox, it's not a fight I look at which would showcase MMA at it's best. If I'm debuting the UFC on Fox I want amazing fights with some of the best guys who can showcase the best of MMA. I'd want GSP, or Anderson, or Bones Jones, or Machida ect guys who have these incredible fighting abilities. Although Reem has some of these qualities, a fight with him and Brock could either show one guy turtling up like he's afraid to get hit or another laying on the other slowly beating him down. I hope this card ends up amazing, it needs to be IMO.

LA wrote:

Just read first event on Fox is in November, ..November 12th, same day Manny is fighting...


I think this is a slight fuck up, you really don't want to go up against a guy with the drawing power that Manny has. And even though they could have Brock fighting Reem (think it might be) and draw huge numbers, better numbers obviously because it's on Fox, it's not a fight I look at which would showcase MMA at it's best. If I'm debuting the UFC on Fox I want amazing fights with some of the best guys who can showcase the best of MMA. I'd want GSP, or Anderson, or Bones Jones, or Machida ect guys who have these incredible fighting abilities. Although Reem has some of these qualities, a fight with him and Brock could either show one guy turtling up like he's afraid to get hit or another on laying on the other slowly beating him down. I hope this card ends up amazing, it needs to be IMO.

they may have Brock vs Mir 3 and then Overeem vs TBA and stack the shit out of the card, i think they want to counter Pac and they're probably gonna hit them hard with an amazing card... just my thinking

Isn't Cain vs JDS like a week later ? would make sense to have a big HW fight the week before.

To Killer's post^

Has to be, Brock vs Mir 3 would be a better fight IMO then Reem vs Brock, not on paper cause we'd love to see Brock vs Reem, but how the actual fight could play out, Mir is more game for Brock now, though I'd still pick Brock.

Not sure how many other guys are available in this time frame, bunch of top guys are booked.

Something including Brock, Reem and Mir is a must to me personally, something ridiculous.

Ali wrote:

Isn't Cain vs JDS like a week later ? would make sense to have a big HW fight the week before.

I almost thought they'd move that fight to Fox, I know events are booked ect, but that would be killer.

LA wrote:

Ali wrote:

Isn't Cain vs JDS like a week later ? would make sense to have a big HW fight the week before.

I almost thought they'd move that fight to Fox, I know events are booked ect, but that would be killer.

im so cool

Someone make a list of big fighters who aren't booked.

LA wrote:

Someone make a list of big fighters who aren't booked.

just a few off the time of my head...

lesnar, Reem, Carwin, Mir, Machida, David, Belfort, Maia, Koscheck

Kenny and Stephan already mentioned here. I could see that

I think its mistake to counter Pac myself. I find that a little confusing, I hope they stack this but I'll be watching Pac-Marq rubber match live for sure

bobbitt15 wrote:

Kenny and Stephan already mentioned here. I could see that

I think its mistake to counter Pac myself. I find that a little confusing, I hope they stack this but I'll be watching Pac-Marq rubber match live for sure

The plus side is this move might force old Bob to stack that undercard with decent fights.

Heard Rios vs Katsidis is being considered.

Nov 5th (England)
Chris Leben vs. Mark Munoz
Renan Barao vs. Brad Pickett
Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor
Papy Abedi vs. Thiago Alves
Terry Etim vs. Edward Faaloloto
John Hathaway vs. Pascal Krauss
Michihiro Omigawa vs. Jason Young
Chris Cope vs. Che Mills
James Head vs. Mark Scanlon
Chris Cariaso vs. Vaughan Lee
Philip De Fries vs. TBA

Nov 19th (San Jose Ca)
Champ Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos (for UFC heavyweight title)*
Brian Bowles vs. Urijah Faber
Martin Kampmann vs. Rick Story
Tom Lawlor vs. Chris Weidman
Rafael dos Anjos vs. Gleison Tibau

Forget Gus, I want Bas.