MMA Thread

[Liquidrob]

Still seeing MMA but yep thats what Dana wants, just like 20 years ago Vince changed Wrestling to WWF

huh? showing UFC for me

[calgaryballer]

huh? showing UFC for me

Shows MMA for me too. If you click on that link, just below there is options for UFC PPV stuff

[Liquidrob]

Shows MMA for me too. If you click on that link, just below there is options for UFC PPV stuff

either you guys are Fing with me or Dana has hacked my cpu

when you click on yahoo sports, the header is UFC, right in between golf and boxing

[Bigpapa42]

I get Yahoo Sports Canada and it has MMA, not UFC. Perhaps you have the Dana White virus?

[clovett]

it shows mma for me but when i click on it, it changes to ufc

[Kuzzy Powers]

I get Yahoo Sports Canada and it has MMA, not UFC. Perhaps you have the Dana White virus?

Me too.. altho for a period of time when this was originally posted it did say UFC, but was quickly changed to MMA the next time I checked. This is punishment to Rob for hating on the UFC so damn much.

[BigBiss]

Me too.. altho for a period of time when this was originally posted it did say UFC, but was quickly changed to MMA the next time I checked. This is punishment to Rob for hating on the UFC so damn much.

not bowing down to UFC as the greatest thing ever and the end all be all of MMA does not make you a hater

[Kuzzy Powers]

not bowing down to UFC as the greatest thing ever and the end all be all of MMA does not make you a hater

Homie maybe you havent been spending enough time in this thread.. I think even Rob would admit hes bias against the UFC.

[Liquidrob]

Homie maybe you havent been spending enough time in this thread.. I think even Rob would admit hes bias against the UFC.

I am not a 'UFC Hater', I think the only thing I do is hold the UFC to a higher standard which everyone should, they are the top MMA org with the top talent and make the most money

If anything you can say I have a Bias against Dana White and the way he his does business, but I think I'm pretty fair and use 'facts' to back it up

[Warner2BruceTD]

I don't know if you guys posted this in the thread yet, and if you did, well, i'm telling you again.

Bellator Fighting Champioships is moving from ESPN Deportes to ESPN 2 next season.

This could potentially end up being one of the biggest stories in the sport in 2010. ESPN has treated MMA with kid gloves the last few years...they covered Chuck/Rampage hard, when they were cautiously courting UFC, but have since pretty much ignored MMA aside from "bottom line" reports & an internet show that they never promote.

That will obviously change. What i'm curious about, is just how hard they promote the show. Buried at 3AM on ESPN 2 means nothing. Prime time airings, with promos on SportsCenter and cross promotion with other programming is key. And they must at least do the finals live, if not the entire run.

ESPN reaches far more homes than Showtime, so unless Strikeforce gets CBS, ESPN has a shot to be the legit #2. The question, is do they want it?

[Liquidrob]

I don't know if you guys posted this in the thread yet, and if you did, well, i'm telling you again.

Bellator Fighting Champioships is moving from ESPN Deportes to ESPN 2 next season.

This could potentially end up being one of the biggest stories in the sport in 2010. ESPN has treated MMA with kid gloves the last few years...they covered Chuck/Rampage hard, when they were cautiously courting UFC, but have since pretty much ignored MMA aside from "bottom line" reports & an internet show that they never promote.

That will obviously change. What i'm curious about, is just how hard they promote the show. Buried at 3AM on ESPN 2 means nothing. Prime time airings, with promos on SportsCenter and cross promotion with other programming is key. And they must at least do the finals live, if not the entire run.

ESPN reaches far more homes than Showtime, so unless Strikeforce gets CBS, ESPN has a shot to be the legit #2. The question, is do they want it?

Good for Bellator, I wonder how the UFC will take this? but I dont have much faith in ESPN and think they will bury it at 3am

[Warner2BruceTD]

Good for Bellator, I wonder how the UFC will take this? but I dont have much faith in ESPN and think they will bury it at 3am

They like to dip their toes in the MMA pool, but won't just dive in.

It all comes down to the point I always make....the decision makers are all older guys who were brought up on boxing, and have the "MMA fear". They all see how UFC put Spike on the map, but still can't pull the trigger. The Shamrock/Kimbo debacle dosen't help, but Kimbo was a caculated risk that would have eventually screwed someone.

Would a well promoted MMA show on ESPN outdraw the boxing they currently run? It's a no brainer, 100%, of course. Plus, it draws a better demo. Boxing draws the oldest demo in all of sports, and one of the poorest.

Showtime & CBS were big steps, but until younger, more open minded people get into power, networks will still balk.

[Liquidrob]

[calgaryballer]

Its showing like that for me too now

[Kuzzy Powers]

Word.. says UFC again now for me too. Guess Yahoo cant decide what they want. Still ridiculous, considering theres Strikeforce news in the UFC section.