UFC, Fox agree to seven-year deal

[Mr7134]

The UFC have agreed a seven year TV deal with Fox, which includes four network specials a year.

UFC, Fox agree to seven-year deal

http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/6874530/ufc-reaches-seven-year-broadcast-deal-fox-networks

UFC on FOX announcement

http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe/21788-ufc-on-fox-announcement

 

[anonymousprick]

Those who have posted the many variations of the "UFC is a fad that won't last" theme on here since about 2005 or so don't seem to have much to say.

 

[JRoyal]

Interesting to see Fox expanding FX's sports offerings now with this on top of the college football they have planned.

 

[Bubbler]

Thank God my market is losing its Fox affiliate.

Those who have posted the many variations of the "UFC is a fad that won't last" theme on here since about 2005 or so don't seem to have much to say.

Hasn't CBS been doing some prime-time specials too on occasion? Isn't that what Gus Johnson was doing between hoops and football?

Their coverage doesn't seem to be causing that much of a ripple other than to the already-converted.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

One step closer to the oversaturation point. See poker, Texas hold'em.

 

[Mr7134]

Thank God my market is losing its Fox affiliate.

Those who have posted the many variations of the "UFC is a fad that won't last" theme on here since about 2005 or so don't seem to have much to say.

Hasn't CBS been doing some prime-time specials too on occasion? Isn't that what Gus Johnson was doing between hoops and football?

Their coverage doesn't seem to be causing that much of a ripple other than to the already-converted.

The CBS specials, which seem to have fallen by the wayside, were with a secondary brand. The UFC is the brand leader and Zuffa (the UFC's parent company) with one or two exceptions has most of the major MMA stars under contract.

From the way Dana White has been talking it does appear that Fox are really going to be pushing the UFC and getting behind it. The deal is rumoured to be worth somewhere between ninety and one hundred million dollars a year. So, it's not an insignificant investment on Fox's part.

A promo for the UFC on Fox.

 

[LongTimeListener]

Hannity is going to have a **** fit when he sees his own network promoting the gay porn lifestyle.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I can't wait to see the next American Idol winner sitting ringside at a UFC card. HARDCORE!

 

[Mr7134]

I can't wait to see the next American Idol winner sitting ringside at a UFC card. HARDCORE!

It'll be great won't it?

 

[Inky_Wretch]

I can't wait to see the next American Idol winner sitting ringside at a UFC card. HARDCORE!

It'll be great won't it?

Have you gotten tickets for Warrior yet? Two brothers fight for the title in the octagon! Nick Nolte is in it!

(I honestly can't wait until that movie comes out. Because once it does I won't have to see the moronic ads for it.)

 

[Mr7134]

I can't wait to see the next American Idol winner sitting ringside at a UFC card. HARDCORE!

No, alas I haven't seen Warrior yet.

It'll be great won't it?

I can't wait to see the next American Idol winner sitting ringside at a UFC card. HARDCORE!

It'll be great won't it?

Have you gotten tickets for Warrior yet? Two brothers fight for the title in the octagon! Nick Nolte is in it!

(I honestly can't wait until that movie comes out. Because once it does I won't have to see the moronic ads for it.)

Have you gotten tickets for Warrior yet? Two brothers fight for the title in the octagon! Nick Nolte is in it!

(I honestly can't wait until that movie comes out. Because once it does I won't have to see the moronic ads for it.)

I like Nick Nolte.

 

[Mr7134]

I can't wait to see the next American Idol winner sitting ringside at a UFC card. HARDCORE!

It'll be great won't it?

Actually what would be even better would be Brock Lesnar and the winner of American Idol guest staring on an episode of Glee together and singing a duet.

 

[Azrael]

So, when does James Toney fight the reliquary finger bone of St. Bartholomew?

 

[SpeedTchr]

So, when does James Toney fight the reliquary finger bone of St. Bartholomew?

He has to get past a small fragment of St. Benedict of Nursia first. Contract fulfillment is a *****.

 

[Smallpotatoes]

Thank God my market is losing its Fox affiliate.

Those who have posted the many variations of the "UFC is a fad that won't last" theme on here since about 2005 or so don't seem to have much to say.

Hasn't CBS been doing some prime-time specials too on occasion? Isn't that what Gus Johnson was doing between hoops and football?

Their coverage doesn't seem to be causing that much of a ripple other than to the already-converted.

I hope Fox's broadcasts have fewer commercials and padding than CBS's.

 

[Bubbler]

Thank God my market is losing its Fox affiliate.

Those who have posted the many variations of the "UFC is a fad that won't last" theme on here since about 2005 or so don't seem to have much to say.

Hasn't CBS been doing some prime-time specials too on occasion? Isn't that what Gus Johnson was doing between hoops and football?

Their coverage doesn't seem to be causing that much of a ripple other than to the already-converted.

The CBS specials, which seem to have fallen by the wayside, were with a secondary brand. The UFC is the brand leader and Zuffa (the UFC's parent company) with one or two exceptions has most of the major MMA stars under contract.

From the way Dana White has been talking it does appear that Fox are really going to be pushing the UFC and getting behind it. The deal is rumoured to be worth somewhere between ninety and one hundred million dollars a year. So, it's not an insignificant investment on Fox's part.

A promo for the UFC on Fox.

I don't think most casual viewers make any distinction whatsoever between UFC and any other form of MMA. Maybe Fox will change that, maybe they won't.

I think this sport has reached its already-converted point. It can be too bloody, perceived as too dirty, but mostly, too ****ing boring, to reach mass-popular status.

Some of our deskers watch it, and every time I look up, its a grapple-fest on the mat for 90 percent of the match, punctuated by 10 percent of actual action.

 

[spikechiquet]

We watched a bit of the Hardy/Lytle fight at work and one of the agate guys tried to make a point that if a UFC guy fought a boxer with boxing rules only...a boxer would win.
I know Kimbo just boxed and won...but any other examples?

 

[HanSenSE]

We watched a bit of the Hardy fight at work and one of the agate guys tried to make a point that if a UFC guy fought a boxer with boxing rules only...a boxer would win.
I know Kimbo just boxed and won...but any other examples?

That's another reason why CBS's coverage reeked ... made it all about Kimbo. There are probably better fights at the Indian casinos than were on CBS.

West Coast boxing promoter Dan Goossen suggested about the time of the Toney "fight" that they make it a doubleheader and they also meet under boxing rules, but nothing happened after that. Would be interesting, though.

 

[Azrael]

So, when does James Toney fight the reliquary finger bone of St. Bartholomew?

He has to get past a small fragment of St. Benedict of Nursia first. Contract fulfillment is a *****.

The third round of the tournament has Emelianenko fighting the shinbone of St. Ignatius of Antioch. The leg goes in a 4 to 1 favorite, having fought through Tonya Harding and Carrot Top to get there.

 

[Mr7134]

Thank God my market is losing its Fox affiliate.

Those who have posted the many variations of the "UFC is a fad that won't last" theme on here since about 2005 or so don't seem to have much to say.

Hasn't CBS been doing some prime-time specials too on occasion? Isn't that what Gus Johnson was doing between hoops and football?

Their coverage doesn't seem to be causing that much of a ripple other than to the already-converted.

The CBS specials, which seem to have fallen by the wayside, were with a secondary brand. The UFC is the brand leader and Zuffa (the UFC's parent company) with one or two exceptions has most of the major MMA stars under contract.

From the way Dana White has been talking it does appear that Fox are really going to be pushing the UFC and getting behind it. The deal is rumoured to be worth somewhere between ninety and one hundred million dollars a year. So, it's not an insignificant investment on Fox's part.

A promo for the UFC on Fox.

I don't think most casual viewers make any distinction whatsoever between UFC and any other form of MMA. Maybe Fox will change that, maybe they won't.

I think this sport has reached its already-converted point. It can be too bloody, perceived as too dirty, but mostly, too ****ing boring, to reach mass-popular status.

Some of our deskers watch it, and every time I look up, its a grapple-fest on the mat for 90 percent of the match, punctuated by 10 percent of actual action.

I think that a lot of casual sport fans have no idea what MMA is. They will though at least have heard of the UFC. That for me is the key point. If they have heard of any MMA fighters or even watched any MMA then the the odds are that those fighters are in the UFC and that the MMA they watched was presented by the UFC.