The UFC on FOX!

[Liquidrob]

lol @ the Fox Promo

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kh2d0_sB0Lo&feature=player_embedded"]UFC On FOX - MLB promo.mov - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Liquidrob]

Rogan reacts!

 

[CrimsonGhost56]

not that bad. at least there were no gladiators. should get one of those internet dudes to make a promo. always are way better

 

[Liquidrob]

This one is at least better, +rep for the stones

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTXnwYoWzeE&feature=player_embedded"]UFC on FOX - Rolling Stones.mov - YouTube[/ame]

 

[EmpireWF]

lmao, that's an awesome promo

 

[Liquidrob]

for the record, I hope the UFC on FOX does really well

 

[EmpireWF]

for the record, I hope the UFC on FOX does really well

If it doesn't, MMA is pretty much fucked and becomes stagnant for a few years.

 

[Liquidrob]

frankie is george, george is frankie!?!?!?!

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyDFWwhLc84&feature=related"]Joe Rogan's Awkward UFC on FOX Intro - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

If it doesn't, MMA is pretty much fucked and becomes stagnant for a few years.

settle down

 

[KINGOFOOTBALL]

frankie is george, george is frankie!?!?!?!

Joe Rogan's Awkward UFC on FOX Intro - YouTube

Holy shit that was funny. What was that for ?

Shows you the vast difference between going off the cuff and having to read off a teleprompter.

Liddells face was priceless.

 

[Steel Mamba]

If it doesn't, MMA is pretty much fucked and becomes stagnant for a few years.

They have a lot to gain and nothing to lose. If it does bad they won't capture a new fanbase, but their current fanbase isn't going anywhere regardless of this event.

 

[EmpireWF]

Prelims will air on Facebook & Fox.com

MAIN CARD (FOX)
Champ Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos (for heavyweight title)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook and FOX.com)
Clay Guida vs. Ben Henderson
Pablo Garza vs. Dustin Poirier
Norifumi "Kid" Yamamoto vs. Darren Uyenoyama
Ricardo Lamas vs. Cub Swanson
Clay Harvsion vs. DaMarques Johnson
Robert Peralta vs. Mackens Semerzier
Paul Bradley vs. Mike Pierce
Matt Lucas vs. Aaron Rosa
Alex Caceres vs. Cole Escovedo

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

One fight is a big mistake. One of the huge advantages MMA has over boxing, is they have taught fans that the entire card matters, not just one fight. Now the UFC will presumably expose their product to the largest set of eyeballs ever, and they are telling people (i.e. new viewers) that not only one fight is all that matters, but that the heavyweight title fight is all that matters!

And don't bring up Guida/Hendo getting on TV in the event of a short Cain/JDS fight. The worst case scenario for the UFC would be a short Cain/JDS fight, followed by an awesome Guida/Hendo fight. Why? Because all of the talk the next day from the old sportswriters and talking heads will be about how the main event was a short dud (which is how the media reacts to short boxing matches, which like it or not, fair or unfair, this will be compared to if it's a quick KO), and how the 'nobodies' that fought afterwards had a better fight.

You have to look at this through the eyes of a novice who is conditioned to boxing. I'm actually pretty surprised Dana fell into this trap.

 

[SHOGUN]

I agree that they should have promoted Bendo/Guia on the main card, but with only one hour to play with I can understand why they kept it to only one. With that said, it would really suck for them if Cain/JDS ended in one round.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I agree that they should have promoted Bendo/Guia on the main card, but with only one hour to play with I can understand why they kept it to only one. With that said, it would really suck for them if Cain/JDS ended in one round.

I can see it now, fans saying how great the big KO was the night before, not understanding that the casual sports fan who checked this out for the first time after seeing the promos every Sunday during football is likely thinking, "That's it, 90 seconds of fighting? I'd feel real ripped off if I had paid $60 for that."

 

[EmpireWF]

Unless the final decision to have just 1 live fight came from Fox (something to do with selling ad time, ratings, misc. stuff), the only reason I can assume is not wanting to do 2 hours.

Could they have gone 2 hours (8-10 or 9-11) and had 3 or 4 fights? I don't see why not.

If UFC and/or Fox wanted to keep it at 1 hour, there is no room to go in thinking you'll have enough time for a second fight with the title match. Figure for planning purposes, the title fight goes the distance. 25 minutes of fighting + 12 minutes of in between round time (dont forget entrances if they include them).

Right there you have over a half hour taken up. They'll have close to 10 minutes to open up the broadcast and talk, introduce the product to new viewers and then they need their commercial time which could be close to 15-20 minutes itself.

Whole hour is taken up already.

I don't know why they chose to do a 1 hour show.

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If it goes short, they should have a good fight or two to fill up the broadcast time and hopefully end the night on a great note.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I agree you can only do one fight on a one hour show. I'm just surprised Zuffa went all in with a network with one hour, after being such tough negotiators for years when it came to protecting the product over 'just getting on network TV'.

If it goes short, america will groan, and most people will change the channel before Guida or Hendo or whoever else hit the screen, so even if the other fight(s) is good only hardcores and skeptical media will be watching. Boxing taught people prelims don't matter.

 

[Steel Mamba]

The one hour slot is a good move. First impressions are everything, so you want to make sure that the viewers watching the UFC for the first time receive your best product. That's no doubt Cain vs JDS, there's no reason to put anyone else on before them. Not the first time out.

 

[calgaryballer]

I have to think that the actual fighting won't start until midway through the show anyway. Lots of talking head analysis, intros to the sport, etc etc It won't be like a Spike event where they just jump in to the fights. Even if it ends early, FOX will probably do something like get celebrity reactions

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

I have to think that the actual fighting won't start until midway through the show anyway. Lots of talking head analysis, intros to the sport, etc etc It won't be like a Spike event where they just jump in to the fights. Even if it ends early, FOX will probably do something like get celebrity reactions

I'm also not a believer in 'dumbing down' to the audience. Just give people the product, people will either like it or won't like it, dumbing down what you do and 'reintroducing' it won't matter. I know it's not apples/apples, but the NFL doesn't give a crash course in football before the Super Bowl because new viewers are watching who didn't watch all year.