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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2011 14:49:33 GMT -4
Details of which I took from Observer:
The two sides have signed a seven year deal that will include:
4 Live Events per year on FOX, the first taking place on 11/12 from Anaheim, CA
6 Live Events per year on FX
The Ultimate Fighter reality show during its two seasons will air on Fridays. They will tape footage all week and the fights on the show will now be live.
All the regular programming such as Unleashed, Prime Time, Coutndown shows, Best of Pride will move to FX and other FOX networks.
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Post by wildfire on Aug 18, 2011 16:28:40 GMT -4
Nice step up for UFC... bad for Spike and (indirectly) TNA though.
TUF fights live seems like a really cool idea.
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Post by Havoc on Aug 18, 2011 17:43:50 GMT -4
Nice step up for UFC... bad for Spike and (indirectly) TNA though. TUF fights live seems like a really cool idea. And with Live fights they can be counted as official fights. No more BS like billing Grey Maynard as undefeated.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 18, 2011 18:57:24 GMT -4
MOAR DETAILS~
A few quick notes from a conversation with Dana White regarding the new deal:
*They've been negotiating this deal hardcore for nine months, and has been well documented, with multiple networks
*UFC will control the production of the shows, but they are going to make changes, including getting rid of the Gladiator open. "I'm looking at this as a fresh start."
*FOX and FX will not only air fights, but also air pre and post-game shows before and after. FOX and FX will be in charge of the production, so they will have their own announcing crew. For the fights themselves, the idea is to keep Joe Rogan & Mike Goldberg together.
*The number of PPVs in 2012 will drop from 15 this year to 13 next year
*As much as possible, they'd like the FOX shows to coincide with the PPV shows, shortly before so they can use the biggest exposure to push the PPVs.
*Ultimate Fighter starts in March on FX with a two hour special. The time slot is not determined so it's not a sure thing it will or won't go head-to-head with Smackdown. Those aspects of the deal are not done.
*The show will be filmed in Las Vegas at the UFC Gym. As far as the live fights go, he said they would most likely be done live from the gym, but that's not for sure.
*As far as the UFC TV channel idea that he had talked about, that's not in the cards for now. "I don't even want to think about that. It's not what we do."
*FX Fight Nights will be the same type of shows as the Spike Fight Nights.
*The four FOX network live specials will be a higher caliber of fight.
*There is 0% chance of Brock Lesnar being on the 11/12 show. Lesnar will not even be cleared to go to the gym to start light conditioning training for three more weeks and the earliest he will fight is the ealry part of 2012.
*He did not rule out using some fighters and pulling matches on some of the shows tentitively booked for the fall to be on the 11/12 show. Said they are working on the main event right now and will announce it ASAP.
*He regrets not booking a soccer stadium for the show next week in Rio de Janeiro. The first day tickets went on sale for the 8/27 show, they sold out 14,000 seats immediately, but there were 350,000 calls made for tickets. "We blew it. We pussed out. We could have done something crazy."
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Post by jasonjaconetti on Aug 18, 2011 21:16:02 GMT -4
Whoa! This some big time happenings
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Post by Deleted on Aug 19, 2011 9:43:22 GMT -4
More on the first FOX Special.
The first FOX special will be a one hour show, with two fights only, airing from 9-10 p.m. Eastern time on 11/12 from Anaheim, likely from the Honda Center. They will be off the air before the Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Manuel Marquez fight starts.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2011 21:32:58 GMT -4
The UFC broke major ground earlier this month by inking a multi-year broadcast deal with the FOX network, which will extend to their subsidiary channels FX and Feul TV, and will see several UFC fights and UFC-themed programming appear on all three channels throughout the year.
Though there hasn't yet been a fight set for the show, the UFC has a FOX debut date of November 12 -- and the promotion is looking to put together a big fight in order to draw eyes to their network TV debut.
In a press-release gathered by TVBytheNumbers.com, it was revealed today that the UFC will air a Primetime special a little more than a week prior to their first fight on the network, obviously profiling the competitors to appear on that show.
From the release: "On Sunday, Oct. 30, in anticipation of the UFC's landmark live primetime FOX debut in November, FOX Sports offers UFC PRIMETIME, an intense, one-hour, behind-the-scenes look at the fighters' preparation leading up to the Nov. 12 main event. FOX Sports recently announced a multi-year, multi-platform rights agreement that features programming on several FOX networks including FX and FUEL TV. Featured programming includes live fights, pre and post shows, countdown shows, and a variety of UFC-produced original programs."
UFC president Dana White has been keeping mum as to who may appear on the card; he's said for sure that it won't be Anderson Silva, but that it could be someone who appeared on the UFC 134 fight card. Current rumors have Mauricio "Shogun" Rua -- who beat Forrest Griffin emphatically at UFC 134 -- facing off against fellow Pride veteran Dan Henderson on the UFC's FOX debut.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2011 14:04:49 GMT -4
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