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UFC's Dana White Looking To Expand Drug Testing, Talks TV Ratings
UFC president Dana White isn't one to react passively to events. He spoke to the LA Times' Lance Pugmire on Friday about the recent rash of failed drug tests that have afflicted the UFC. Most recently the UFC lost its headliner for the upcoming UFC 146 when Heavyweight title challenger Alistair Overeem failed a random urine test in late March for an elevated testosterone:epitestosterone ratio.
White told Pugmire the UFC is taking steps to expand their internal drug testing program:
White: "The steroid, [performance-enhancing drug] thing affects the whole sport. The key is to make sure these guys never get on it, because once they do, they change. The problem with Overeem is that I want to sit in a room with him man to man and believe him. He told me before he ever fought for us, 'Don't worry, I'm the most tested athlete in sports.' But I think we have about 42 fights a year . . . you have a guy or two popping [positive tests] here and there, that's a pretty good ratio."
Pugmire: Do you want to increase testing?
White: "Yes. We're going to do our own testing, order these guys into [a lab]; we're sorting it out now. You have to do this to save the sport. You can't have these guys fighting on this stuff."
This is a massive sea change in the UFC's approach to drug testing. For years they deferred all questions regarding drug testing to the various athletic commissions that regulate the sport and hoped no one important would note that they acted as the commission in jurisdictions (the UK, Japan) with no regulatory body in place.
White also addressed what he regards as the uninformed coverage in the MMA media about the declining UFC ratings on Fox, FX and Fuel TV:
See what Dana has to say about TV ratings after the jump...
SBN coverage of UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir
White: "The real story is, what do the Internet reporters know? When they say Fox made a big bet on the UFC, and now it's tanking . . . it's not. It's given Fox an audience it never had before. [Research] shows 3.9 million new viewers to Fox networks in the last three months, [more] new women viewers, and UFC on Fox 1 had a higher composition of Latino viewers than the big four sports leagues."
Pugmire: You set the bar high at the UFC on Fox 1 card with the heavyweight title bout between Junior Dos Santos and Cain Velasquez, but it did seem as if your May 5 card was a pretty big drop-off.
White: "Who's hotter than the Diaz brothers now? And Nate Diaz put on an absolute show. That was a bad TV night. It was the biggest movie night of the year, with 'The Avengers.' It was Cinco de Mayo, so people went out. Plus you had the Floyd Mayweather fight. The numbers cycle up and down in sports, but we felt Diaz went out and won a big fight, and our sport makes its stars different than boxing. Mayweather was a 1996 Olympian, and now he's finally at his biggest. With our guys - like Jon Jones, who no one knew a year and a half ago - they become huge stars overnight with one great fight. [The Fox fights] aren't all going to be 10 million viewers. There are a lot of things we still need to dial in, but everybody's good with what we're supposed to be doing. If a rating is bad in another sport, do you see a writer say, 'This sport's over?' No."
Dana's right to accentuate the positive but the issue isn't that the Fox, FX and Fuel TV ratings are bad per se (although they've definitely dipped a toe into those waters) it's that the ratings are declining from show to show and week to week. With the exception of preliminary fights for UFC pay-per-views airing on FX and Fuel TV and UFC Fight Nights on FX, every program the UFC has put on the Fox family has declined from installment to installment. That goes for UFC on Fox, The Ultimate Fighter Live, and UFC on Fuel TV.
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'Countdown to UFC 146' debuts this week on FUEL TV
The UFC's traditional pre-event show returns Wednesday with the debut of "Countdown to UFC 146: Dos Santos vs. Mir" on FUEL TV.
The half-hour special debuts on Wednesday morning at midnight ET.
Same-day replays air in more viewer-friendly slots of 5 p.m. ET and 10
p.m. ET, also on FUEL TV.
UFC 146 takes place Saturday, May 26 at Las Vegas' MGM Grand Garden
Arena. A heavyweight title fight between current champ Junior Dos Santos
and former titleholder Frank Mir headlines the pay-per-view main card,
which follows prelims on FX and Facebook.
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UFC on FUEL TV 4 tickets for sale soon for 'Munoz vs Weidman' at the HP Pavilion in San Jose on July 11
Tickets for UFC on FUEL TV 4: "Munoz vs. Weidman," which was recently made official for the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California, on Wed., July 11, 2012, will go on sale to the general public on Thurs., May 24, 2012, at 10 a.m. PT.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Fight Club members and UFC Newsletter subscribers, naturally, will be able to scoop up tickets prior to them being available for public consumption thanks to two separate special presales.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 will feature a middleweight main event of Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman with the number one division contender position in the 185-pound division on the line.
A light heavyweight bout that pits Brandon Vera vs. James Te Huna is also expected to take place in the "Shark Tank" on fight night, as well as a potential lightweight war between Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor.
And don't forget about Jon Fitch vs. Aaron Simpson.
Here is the UFC on FUEL TV 4 tickets sales schedule (all times PT):
UFC Fight Club presale: Tues., May 22 at 10 a.m.
UFC Newsletter presale: Wed., May 23 at 10 a.m.
General tickets sale: Thurs., May 24 at 10 a.m.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 tickets can be purchased through StubHub.com (Note: StubHub often has seats available even if the event is "sold out"). It will also be available to watch on pay-per-view (PPV) at 10 p.m. ET on fight night.
For the latest UFC on FUEL TV 4 news and notes check out our complete event archive right here. To check out the latest UFC on FUEL TV 4: "Munoz vs. Weidman" fight card and rumors click here.
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Dustin Poirier Lands on UFC on Fuel TV 3 Suspension List
Nine of UFC on Fuel TV 3's 24 fighters, including main eventer Dustin Poirier, landed on Viriginia's medical suspension list.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV 3 medical suspensions: Stephens, Eduardo suspended indefinitely
Nine fighters from this week's UFC on FUEL TV 3 card have received medical suspensions, and two have been suspended indefinitely.
Main-card fighter Jeremy Stephens and preliminary-card competitor Johnny Eduardo both have been suspended indefinitely due to eye injuries and must received medical clearance before returning to competition.
MMAjunkie.com today received the list from Virginia's Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 3 payouts and salaries: Cowboy Cerrone wrangles event-high $60,000
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be cutting a few checks this week following its UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Koran Zombie vs. Poirier" broadcast last Tuesday night (May 15, 2012) from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, and figures released from the Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation in Virginia tell us who's getting what.
"Cowboy" up.
Donald Cerrone leads the payday way with $60,000 following a lopsided unanimous decision win over Jeremy Stephens. "Lil' Heathen" takes home $24,000 in defeat. Coming in second was former Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 champion Amir Sadollah, who banked $48,000 for squeaking past Jorge Lopez ($6,000) via split decision.
That's not all.
The complete list of UFC on FUEL TV 3 payouts and salaries after the jump.
Chan Sung Jung: $34,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 to win)Dustin Poirier: $14,000Jung def. Poirier via submission
Amir Sadollah: $48,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 to win)Jorge Lopez: $6,000Sadollah def. Lopez via split decision
Donald Cerrone: $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win)Jeremy Stephens: $24,000Cerrone def. Stephens via unanimous decision
Yves Jabouin: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)Jeff Hougland: $8,000Jabouin def. Hougland via unanimous decision
Igor Pokrajac: $34,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 to win)Fabio Maldonado: $11,000Pokrajac def. Maldonado via unanimous decision
Tom Lawlor: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)Jason MacDonald: $19,000Lawlor def. MacDonald via knockout
Brad Tavares: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)Dongi Yang: $12,000Tavares def. Yang via unanimous decision
Cody McKenzie: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)Marcus LeVesseur: $6,000McKenzie def. LeVesseur via submission
T.J. Grant: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)Carlo Prater: $10,000Grant def. Prater via unanimous decision
Rafael dos Anjos: $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win)Kamal Shalorus: $11,000Dos Anjos def. Shalorus via submission
Johnny Eduardo: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)Jeff Curran: $8,000Eduardo def. Curran via unanimous decision
Francisco Rivera: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)Alex Soto: $6,000Rivera def. Soto via unanimous decision
The total disclosed payroll for UFC on FUEL TV 3 was $481,000.
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments such as PPV bonuses, among others. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
For example, the UFC often hands out extra cash for "Fight of the Night," "Knockout of the Night" and "Submission of the Night." To check out these figures for the "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" event click here.
For complete UFC on FUEL TV 3 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here.
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Report: UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier Draws 173K Viewers
According to a report, 173,000 viewers tuned in to watch UFC on Fuel TV 3 on Tuesday, which featured a thrilling win by Chan Sung Jung over Dustin Poirier.
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Moving Forward After UFC on FUEL 3
I’m a little late to the party, but I finally made it. After a solid outing on FUEL TV, it’s time to take a look at what could be next for the big winners from UFC on FUEL TV 3. -Chan Sung Jung blew my mind. I didn’t give “The Korean Zombie” even the slightest [...]
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Must-See Event Pictures from UFC on FUEL TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
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Read the full article at RedditUFC on Fuel TV 3 Fighter Salaries: Cowboy Takes Home the Bacon
Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone was the big winner on the payroll when the UFC on Fuel TV 3 fighter salaries were released.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyRafael Natal Meets Andrew Craig at UFC on Fuel TV 4 in San Jose
Middleweights Rafael Natal and Andrew Craig will meet at UFC on Fuel TV 4 on July 11 in San Jose, Calif.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 3 ratings draw 173,000 viewers
Let's see if I can get this story on ratings posted without ending up in Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White's next video blog.
"Nostradumbass, you know I like you, I respect you, but you just lost the Mania Money Pool and you want to give us business advice?"
The preliminary numbers are in for the UFC on FUEL TV 3 event, which broadcasted live from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.
And they're the lowest yet, according to Sherdog.com (blame game!):
UFC on FUEL TV 3 captured an average of 173,000 viewers during the cable network's six-fight broadcast on Tuesday night. The viewership number continues a downward trend for the promotion's FUEL TV live shows, as the first two installments of the series attracted 217,000 and 197,000 viewers in February and April, respectively.
Doom and gloom?
"Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" was headlined by an exciting featherweight contender's fight featuring Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier and was anchored by a co-main event of Amir Sadollah vs. Jorge Lopez. While none of the main card players were household names among casual mixed martial arts (MMA) fans, the event, as a whole, delivered fireworks from top to bottom.
Unfortunately, not everyone was impressed.
If you happen to fall outside of the 173,000 viewers who were savvy enough to tune in for a rare midweek event, don't get FUEL TV or (gasp) actually had plans on Tuesday night, you can see what all the fuss is about by clicking here and here.
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UFC on Fuel TV 3: 173,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that Tuesday’s UFC on Fuel 3 event scored an average of 173,000 viewers. The ratings show a steady decline in ratings from the past 2 live Fuel events.
Via MMA Junkie:
February’s UFC on FUEL TV 1 event holds the all-time UFC-FUEL TV ratings record with 217,000 viewers, and April’s UFC on FUEL TV 2 show ranks second with 197,000. However, UFC on FUEL TV 3 topped all four of the cable channel’s previous preliminary-card broadcasts for UFC on FOX and UFC on FX events from earlier this year.
Payout Perspective:
An impressive main event, but unimpressive ratings. This may be due in part to the Tuesday night viewing audience and the fact it went up against the NBA and NHL playoffs. Another problem may be that the event started early on the west coast. With prelims on Facebook starting in the late afternoon Pacific time, it forecloses on an audience. Conversely, having the fight on too late may hurt east coast viewers and the actual attendance at the fight since it was in Fairvax, VA.
Despite the ratings, it was a good test to see the type of audience it could receive on a Tuesday night. This may come into play with future programming choices. I still see Tuesday night as a viable option for live programming during the week as more often than not it would not compete with other events.
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UFC on Fuel TV 3 Ratings: ‘Korean Zombie vs. Poirier’ Averages 173,000 Viewers
UFC on Fuel TV 3 captured an average of 173,000 viewers during the cable network’s six-fight broadcast on Tuesday night.
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Read the full article at SherdogAfter UFC on FUEL TV 3 questionable calls, Alex Davis says criticism must be heard
Tuesday night's UFC on FUEL TV 3 card provided a "Fight of the Year" candidate in Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier, but there were also a few less honorable moments on display.
From a handful of questionable judges calls to a referee's ill-timed approach at monitoring a fighter's consciousness, UFC on FUEL TV 3 did not feature flawless work from the officials in charge.
Veteran manager Alex Davis said he has seen it all before. And while generic griping has become commonplace in the MMA community, Davis believes more specific discussions are needed.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC On Fuel TV 3 Results Recap: Dustin Poirier Vs. The Korean Zombie
In the main event of UFC on FUEL TV 3, Featherweights Dustin Poirier and The Korean Zombie Chan Sung Jung squared off with a possible title shot on the line. After 3 rounds of fantastic action, it was Chan Sung Jung who stood victorious. The underdog fighter once again scored the upset, submitting Poirier just over 1 minute into round 4 with a D'Arce choke. The Korean Zombie is now 13-3 overall and remains undefeated in the UFC with 3 wins, all via impressive highlight reel stoppage. Poirier drops to 12-2 on his career, 4-1 in the UFC.
Throughout the fight, it was Chan Sung Jung who was in control, but Poirier made it a tremendous fight. Moving from the feet to the ground and back again, these two men engaged in a war, however it was Jung who was consistently winning the exchanges, consistently outlanding his opponent. Post-fight, Jung called out UFC Featherweight champion Jose Aldo, and after that showing, it's hard to deny him that fight.
What was the high spot of this fight?
Obviously, the fight ending sequence was great, from Jung's uppercut through the choke. But I was equally impressed by the chain of submissions he put together in the second round - a great show of what it means to go for a win instead of just ride out a dominant position to win the round.
Where do these guys go from here?
After UFC 140 and the 7 second KO of Mark Hominick, I argued for a Korean Zombie title fight. Now, the UFC would be fools not to do it. Sure he'd be the underdog against Aldo (assuming Aldo defeats Erik Koch), but that's the role he is made for. The fans love him, he's defeated two top contenders, he has a crazy highlight reel and he's the biggest name in the division after Aldo. Dana White claims he's next in line - let's hope that's what happens!
Dustin Poirier is young, and he has plenty of time to bounce back from this. He could easily face Koch if Koch drops that title challenge, but I'd actually rather see him get a win back first with a slightly easier fight.
Watch it now, later or never?
Now. I had high hopes for this fight, and it delivered. This is a possible Fight of the Year right here folks. It's just a shame it was on Fuel. Find a way and go watch it right this second.
SBN coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 3
More Bloody Elbow coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 3 in the full entry.
UFC Results: The Korean Zombie Is Next In Line For The Featherweight Title - Fraser Coffeen
UFC On Fuel 3 Winners And Losers - Tim Burke
'Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung Vs. Dustin Poirier Fight Video Highlights From UFC On Fuel 3 Main Event - Anton Tabuena
Donald Cerrone Vs. Jeremy Stephens Full Fight Video Highlights From UFC On Fuel TV 3 - Anton Tabuena
UFC On Fuel TV: Korean Zombie Vs. Poirier Results And Post-Fight Analysis - Brent Brookhouse
UFC On Fuel 3 Post-Fight Press Conference Video - Tim Burke
Bad Boy Presents Bloody Elbow Radio - Episode 165: UFC On Fuel TV 3 Results Review - Matt Bishop
UFC On Fuel TV: Korean Zombie Vs. Poirier - Live Results And Play-By-Play For Main Card - Brent Brookhouse
UFC On Fuel TV: Korean Zombie Vs. Poirier - Live Results And Play-By-Play For Facebook Prelims - Brent Brookhouse
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC On Fuel TV 3 Ratings Dip To 173,000 Viewers
UFC on Fuel TV 3 didn't exactly set the world on fire in terms of ratings as the current downswing in UFC viewership continued. According to MMA Junkie, the event pulled in about 87% of the viewers of the last Fuel TV card.
Here's the numbers via Junkie:
Tuesday's live broadcast of UFC on FUEL TV 3 drew 173,000 viewers.
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February's UFC on FUEL TV 1 event holds the all-time UFC-FUEL TV ratings record with 217,000 viewers, and April's UFC on FUEL TV 2 show ranks second with 197,000. However, UFC on FUEL TV 3 topped all four of the cable channel's previous preliminary-card broadcasts for UFC on FOX and UFC on FX events from earlier this year.
SBN coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 3
In addition to saying that the show beat out prelim broadcasts from the year, Junkie also mentions that it did significantly better than the UFC on Fox 3 prelims. I'm not really sure why there is an effort to put an unnecessarily positive spin on the ratings.
There's no real surprise to it being a bit of a dip from the previous efforts, the first had the benefit of the free preview weekend (which didn't extend to all providers) in addition to a much better main event in terms of name recognition. The second show had a good main event and a bit of a different timeslot, making for easy early evening watching and leaving viewers free to go out on Saturday night.
This show had little guys in the main event and I wouldn't have expected it to do as well as the last two Fuel events.
It is a little disheartening to know that football stadiums like Michigan Stadium have had almost 115,000 people attending to watch a game live though. But yes, Fuel availability is limited and all that.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on Fuel 3 TV Ratings Dip Slightly
The TV ratings are in for Tuesday night's UFC on Fuel TV 3 are in, and they're slightly lower than the first two live UFC events on Fuel.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyDustin Poirier UFC on FUEL TV 3 Post-Fight Interview: "I'm gonna win or die in the cage"
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Read the full article at RedditRafael ‘Sapo’ Natal Announces Andrew Craig as Opponent for UFC on Fuel TV 4
The UFC on Fuel TV 4 fight bill continues to develop, as middleweight Rafael Natal today announced that he will square off with Andrew Craig on July 11.
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC on FUEL TV 3 ratings: Event draws 173,000 FUEL TV viewers
Tuesday's live broadcast of UFC on FUEL TV 3 drew 173,000 viewers.
MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the ratings information with an industry source.
The three-hour, six-fight main-card broadcast fell a bit short of the first two UFC on FUEL TV cards, but out of seven live UFC cards that have aired on the fledgling cable station, Tuesday's show ranked third.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieDonald Cerrone vs Jeremy Stephens full fight video highlights from UFC on FUEL TV 3
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight "Cowboy" Donald Cerrone got himself right back into the 155-pound title hunt with an absolutely dominant display at the UFC on FUEL TV 3 event last night (March 15, 2012) at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
Fellow division stalwart Jeremy Stephens was on the receiving end of three rounds of punishment, primarily in the stand-up, en route to a unanimous decision loss, the second straight time the judges fell out of favor with the "Lil' Heathen."
For Cerrone, the lopsided performance put him at 7-1 over his last eight fights and washed away the bitter taste of defeat after getting outstruck by Nate Diaz at UFC 141 last December. But was it enough to convince you he's still a threat to the division crown?
For a more detailed breakdown of Cerrone vs. Stephens click here and for complete UFC on FUEL TV 3 results and blow-by-blow coverage of all the wall-to-wall action click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaThe Ultimate Fighter (TUF): 'Brazil' set for June 10 debut on FUEL TV
Stateside mixed martial arts (MMA) fans can now join the party.
The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), the promotion's popular reality television show designed to produce new and up-and-coming stars from a pool of undiscovered talent, is currently wrapping up its "Brazil" season on Globo, featuring Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort as head coaches.
While TUF fans were able to catch a weekly live stream on UFC.tv, the series will now be shown in its entirety on FUEL TV beginning June 10, 2012 at 10 p.m. ET, with English subtitles. The delay in Brazil's broadcast debut was to avoid counter-programming TUF 15: "Live" which is currently airing every Friday night on the FX Channel.
At the conclusion of the season, which premiered back on March 25, Silva and Belfort will face off for Brazilian bragging rights, as will the finalists in both the featherweight and middleweight divisions.
Even though the UFC will tie a ribbon around the "Brazil" series before it concludes on FUEL TV, it should still provide its share of thrills.
Who's tuning in?
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UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier Main Event Highlights (Video)
After a spectacular main event, Fuel TV has released video of highlights from last night’s main event. Announcer Jon Anik and analyst Kenny Florian discuss the action in last night’s “Fight of the Year” candidate.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyNick Penner vs Tom DeBlass likely for UFC on FUEL TV 4 on July 11 in San Jose
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) continues to populate its UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card, recently adding a light heavyweight match-up pitting Octagon sophomores Nick Penner vs. Tom DeBlass for the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on July 11, 2012.
The Score brought word of the booking earlier today.
Penner (11-2) saw his eight-fight winning streak snapped at the hands of Anthony Perosh at the UFC on FX 2: "Alves vs. Kampmann" event back on March 3. It was the just the second career loss for the Canadian up-and-comer, and the first by way of technical knockout.
Also looking to get back into the win column is DeBlass (7-1). The former Ring of Combat (ROC) heavyweight champion came up empty in his Octagon debut, suffering his first professional loss against Cyrille Diabate at the UFC on Fuel TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" event just last month.
One of these two talents falls into the dreaded 0-2 hole on July 11.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 will feature a middleweight main event of Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman with the number one division contender position in the 185-pound division on the line.
A light heavyweight bout that pits Brandon Vera vs. James Te Huna is also expected to take place in the "Shark Tank" on fight night, as well as a potential lightweight war between Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor.
And don't forget about Jon Fitch vs. Aaron Simpson.
To check out the latest UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card and rumors click here. And to check out our comprehensive UFC on FUEL TV 4 event archive click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaRafael Natal vs. Andrew Craig slated for UFC on FUEL TV 4
A middleweight bout between Rafael Natal and Andrew Craig is slotted for July's UFC on FUEL TV 4 event.
Natal today announced the fight via Twitter.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 takes place July 11 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. The event's main card airs on FUEL TV, and Facebook is expected to carry the preliminary card.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 4 Gives Tom DeBlass and Nick Penner Another Shot at First Octagon Victory
Tom DeBlass and Nick Penner both suffered defeat in their Octagon debuts, but one of them will finally get in the UFC win column when they square off at UFC on Fuel TV 4.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyKenny Florian, Jon Anik Break Down Korean Zombie’s UFC on Fuel TV Upset of Dustin Poirier
Fuel TV broadcast team Kenny Florian and Jon Anik break down Chan Sung Jung's impressive upset win over Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 3.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAFUEL TV debuts 'The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil' on June 10
The first international edition of the UFC's reality series finally has a U.S. television debut date.
"The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil," which airs each Sunday on Globo in Brazil, currently is available only online in the U.S.
However, FUEL TV will debut the show June 10 at 10 p.m. ET (7 p.m. PT), officials announced during Tuesday's UFC on FUEL TV 3 broadcast.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 4 Update: Tom DeBlass-Nick Penner Light Heavyweight Matchup On Tap
Tom DeBlass and Nick Penner are expected to square off at UFC on Fuel TV 4, Sherdog.com confirmed Wednesday with a source close to the bout.
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Read the full article at SherdogAaron Simpson vs Jon Fitch booked for UFC on FUEL TV 4 on July 11 in San Jose
It's on.
Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Aaron Simpson (11-3) finally has a date for his welterweight debut, which comes against former division number one contender Jon Fitch on the main card of UFC on FUEL TV 4, scheduled for July 11, 2012 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
"A-Train" tweeted the booking on Monday.
Simpson has spent his entire career as a 185-pounder, rattling off eight straight wins before consecutive losses to Chris Leben and Mark Munoz in 2010 sent him tumbling down the divisional ladder. A fresh start at a lighter weight could prove to be the turning point in his mixed martial arts (MMA) career.
For better or for worse.
Former welterweight number one contender, Jon Fitch (23-4), is coming off a crushing knockout loss to Johny Hendricks at UFC 141 last December. It was the second straight performance that failed to net him a win, as the former Purdue University wrestler went to a draw opposite B.J. Penn at UFC 127 last year in Australia.
It was, however, just his second loss inside the Octagon, the first coming at the hands of reigning welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre way back in August of 2008.
Would a win over Simpson put him back "in the mix?"
UFC on FUEL TV 4 will feature a middleweight main event of Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman with the number one division contender position in the 185-pound division on the line.
A Light Heavyweight bout that pits Brandon Vera vs. James Te Huna is also expected to take place in the "Shark Tank" on fight night, as well as a potential lightweight war between Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor.
To check out the latest UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card and rumors click here. And to check out our comprehensive UFC on FUEL TV 4 event archive click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaMore UFC on FUEL TV 3 Video Highlights: Dustin Poirier vs. Korean Zombie, Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens
Video: Highlights: Korean Zombie – Poirier More UFC on FUEL TV 3 video highlights of the Dustin Poirier vs. Korean Zombie and Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens bouts via FOX Sports and FUEL TV. Video: Highlights: Cerrone – Stephens
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertNick Penner vs. Tom DeBlass targeted for UFC on FUEL TV 4
UFC light heavyweights Nick Penner and Tom DeBlass will meet this summer at UFC on FUEL TV 4.
MMAjunkie.com confirmed the planned matchup, which theScore.com first reported earlier today.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 takes place July 11 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Broadcast plans for the event haven't been announced, but main-card action airs on FUEL TV, and prelims are expected to stream on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieWednesday Water Cooler — UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
HeavyMMA's Duane Finley takes a look back at Tuesday's UFC on Fuel TV card and what comes next for Chan Sung Jung, Dustin Poirier, Donald Cerrone and more.
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Falling Action: Best and Worst of UFC on FUEL TV 3
Did you forget there was a UFC event on FUEL TV last night? Maybe you went trotting off to your hipster kickball league thinking it was just another Tuesday, or maybe you’re one of those unhappy few who don’t get FUEL TV at all. Maybe every time you hear MMA fans talking about FUEL TV, you assume it’s one of those internet video sites that appends TV to the end of its name in a sad attempt to seem more credible.That’s okay. I mean, you did miss a few great fights, and I did forget to DVR it for you like I promised (my bad), but all is not lost. You can still piece together the awesomeness this morning as we sort through the biggest winners, losers, and everything in between from UFC on FUEL TV 3.
Biggest Winner: Chan Sung JungIf you weren’t a believer after he knocked out Mark Hominick in seven seconds -- and, in fairness, Hominick did run right into his fists like a bird into a pane of glass -- surely you have to give "The Korean Zombie" his daps now. He took on a rising featherweight challenger who was undefeated in the UFC, and he beat him in every aspect of MMA. From the ground game to the striking exchanges, this seemed like a whole new Zombie. Remember the plodding, flat-footed fighter who blocked strikes with his head as if he were there to provide his opponents with target practice? Remember the guy who brawled with Leonard Garcia and more or less begged George Roop to kick him in the head? Well, that Zombie doesn’t live here anymore. The new one knows when to open up and when to play it smart, though he still has the resiliency to take your best shots and the technique to make you tap. Don’t think he’s earned a shot at Jose Aldo’s title just yet? You might have a point, but before you latch onto to it too tightly, consider this: in three UFC fights Jung has 1) pulled off the first twister submission in UFC history, 2) notched one of the fastest knockouts in UFC history, and 3) handed Dustin Poirier his first UFC loss (and first ever loss inside the distance), while also saving a fight card that had become mired in the muck thanks to its "co-main event" (more on that below). After all that, do you really need to see Jung win one more fight against whoever, just so his current streak looks more impressive on a computer screen? If so, I have to assume that you just hate fun.Biggest Loser(s): Amir Sadollah and Jorge LopezSadollah grew up in Virginia and, to the UFC’s thinking, probably had enough of a hometown pull to move a few blocks of tickets in the co-main event slot. Of course, he probably could have done the same from the middle of the card, and at least there this snoozer of a fight wouldn’t have ground the evening’s momentum to a screeching halt. Sadollah and Lopez combined for the only lackluster fight on the six-fight televised portion of the card. When I use the word ‘lackluster’ here, I’m trying to be nice. They spent most of the three rounds battling for position in the clinch or getting up from one another’s takedowns. By the time the split decision for Sadollah was announced it hardly seemed to matter. Just pick one guy, raise his hand, and get them both out of there. As Gus Johnson might say, these things happen sometimes in MMA. Sadollah’s been in plenty of exciting scraps, so we know he can do better when given a chance. Lopez just dropped to 0-2 in the UFC, and he did it while putting a lot of people to sleep, which is never a good career move in this business. If it hadn’t been the so-called "co-main event" -- an overused and transparent gimmick that is about as impressive to MMA fans as ‘Golden Globe nominee’ is to movie audiences -- maybe we wouldn’t have noticed. Maybe Cerrone or Pokrajac or Jabouin or, really, any of the other TV fighters could have come on afterward and served as a pallet cleanser to build up speed for the actual main event. All I know for sure is, at one point during this fight I heard my neighbors arguing on their back porch and I was very tempted to turn off the TV and go watch that fight instead. Their battle might not have been any more conclusive than the Sadollah-Lopez one, but at least next door I knew what was at stake.Most Impressive in Defeat: Fabio MaldonadoAs commentators Jon Anik and Kenny Florian reminded us over and over again on Tuesday night, body shots are kind of Maldonado’s thing. The trouble is, trying to win a three-round MMA fight with body shots is a little like trying to carve a sculpture with a garden hose. Eventually, given enough time and patience and constant pressure, erosion does its work. It’s just not usually a speedy process, nor is it terribly effective on judges who tend to go gaga for head shots and can sometimes fail to appreciate the importance of a blast to the liver. Both Maldonado and Pokrajac demonstrated a self-destructive willingness to absorb punishment, much to the crowd’s delight, and in the end they turned what looked like a forgettable fight on paper to a memorable one in the cage. That’s a nice surprise. You just hope that UFC officials will appreciate Maldonado’s style more than the judges did. Erosion isn’t sexy, but it is effective.Least Impressive in Victory: Brad TavaresOkay, this title probably belongs to Sadollah, but we’ve covered that already. On the prelim portion of the card, Tavares and Yang traded eye pokes and groin shots in a somewhat sloppy affair that had even referee "Big" Dan Miragliotta looking frustrated at points. If not for Yang’s offense all but disappearing in the final two minutes of the fight -- in other words, right after he took a boot to the pills -- the judges might have gone a different way. As it was, Tavares earned the decision victory by doing just enough and no more. He held Yang down when he needed to, tossed out strikes that were at least visually impressive at the right points in the right rounds, and for his trouble he improved his record and pocketed a win bonus. If those were his only goals, then mission accomplished. If he wanted to give fans a reason to care about and look forward to his next fight, then he’s still got work to do.Most One-Sided Victory: (tie) Donald Cerrone and Yves JabouinJabouin came closer to finishing his opponent -- and, with a referee who wasn’t a hardcore sadist, he might have earned a stoppage at several different points -- but both men dominated en route to decision victories. Cerrone outclassed and toyed with Jeremy Stephens at times, batting him around like a cat playing with a paperclip. Jabouin made every effort to separate to Jeff Hougland from consciousness, but couldn’t quite push him all the way over the cliff and so had to settle for stepping on his fingers even as Hougland gamely clung to the ledge until the final horn. Great wins for both guys, and probably indicators that they need tougher competition. That’s easier to accomplish for Jabouin, who is rising ever so slowly in the bantamweight class. Cerrone had his ascent halted by Nate Diaz in December, and now seems to be campaigning in vain for a rematch. You can’t blame him for wanting to run that one back, but he’d be wise to seek fresh game and hope for another meeting with Diaz somewhere down the line. Cerrone’s at his best when he focuses on logging as many fight purses and bonus checks as possible. If he keeps showing up quality lightweights the way he did on Tuesday, the big fights will eventually come.Most Surprising: Tom LawlorIf you don’t count his late-night TUF mansion KO of Dave Kaplan, the last time Lawlor knocked anyone out was nearly five years ago at a small show in Mansfield, Massachusetts. He might have rocked an opponent or two during his stay in the UFC, but he’s still far more likely to be confused for a Mötley Crüe roadie than for a knockout artist. That’s why you almost couldn’t help but feel a vicarious joy when he KO’d Jason MacDonald in the opening minute of their bout and then celebrated like a kid who’d just been told that school was canceled. That’s what’s so fun about watching Lawlor. He reacts to the goings-on in his UFC career the way fans imagine they might react. When told to talk us through the finish, he asks, just as any of us who have watched way too many of these interviews might, "Do I get a replay or no?" It’s like he’s learned about this life more from watching it than from doing it, and he doesn’t pretend that it isn’t totally strange and wonderful. Are we ever going to hear the words, ‘...and new UFC middleweight champion, Tom Lawlor’? I doubt it. I also don’t particularly care. He’s just so much fun to have around.
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseTom Lawlor UFC on Fuel TV Post-Fight Video Interview
Tom Lawlor talks about his KO victory over Jason MacDonald at UFC on Fuel TV 3, why he's the UFC's "Master of Disguise," how important a Knockout of the Night bonus check was and what it's like to...
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier Post-Fight News Conference Video
If you didn't stay up late to watch the UFC on Fuel TV post-fight press conference, we've got it for you here, including big winner Chan Sung Jung.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAChan Sung Jung UFC on Fuel TV Post-Fight Video Interview
"The Korean Zombie," Chan Sung Jung, talks about his Tuesday upset submission win over Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 3.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMADustin Poirier UFC on Fuel TV Post-Fight Video Interview
An emotional Dustin Poirier talks about his Tuesday upset submission loss to "The Korean Zombie," Chan Sung Jung, in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 3.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAMorning Report: Braulio Estima Fires Back at Cesar Gracie, Dustin Poirier Succumbs to Zombie Apocalypse
Yesterday, two notable things happened in MMA.
1.) Chan Sung Jung invoked the wrath of the zombie apocalypse to choke out Dustin Poirier and earn himself an apparent title shot against Jose Aldo. (Or Erik Koch, if you're into that kind of thing.)
2.) Braulio Estima finally said enough is enough and responded to Cesar Gracie's statement with his own figurative middle finger, declaring that, when it comes down to it, both he and Nick Diaz are professionals, and to absolve Diaz of the blame "for whatever reason" is inexcusable.
Now, whether or not one of those things matters more to you than the other probably depends on where you fall in the 209 spectrum. But regardless, both of their notability is self-explanatory. So since this is my column and I can jump around wherever I'd like, I'll briefly start with topic No. 2, because it's pretty cut and dry.
Honestly, good for Estima. Each of his three main points are valid and it's clear he's sick of having his name dragged through the mud. At this point the whole situation is nothing but a bunch of he said/she said gossip, so now that we've heard from both sides, maybe we can put it to bed. (Unlikely, I know, but one can always hope.)
Now back to topic No. 1. Was that a fight or what?! Many things can be said about "The Korean Zombie," but MMA Law officially dictates that the man can never be called boring.
I'll be frank, I thought the Hominick flash KO was a fluke and completely expected Poirier to roll last night. But wow. I'll gladly admit I was wrong. The growth Zombie has shown since getting separated from consciousness by George Roop is remarkable. That sequence in the second round when he effortlessly transitioned from armbar-to-triangle-to-armbar-to-triangle was amazing theater. I really can't say enough about it.
If you asked me whether the Zombie even stood a fighting chance against Aldo yesterday morning, I probably would have chuckled and answered with some snarky remark. But if you asked me that same question today, I'd definitely have to give it a second thought. And really, maybe that's the biggest accolade of all.
5 MUST-READ STORIES
UFC on FUEL 3. Chan Sung Jung capped the night by invoking the zombie apocalypse, but there still was plenty to see after the lights dimmed in Fairfax. Catch up on all the post-fight action with complete results, fight night bonuses, reaction from the pros, post-fight press conference video, and video highlights of Korean Zombie vs. Dustin Poirier and Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens.
Braulio Estima responds. A frustrated Braulio Estima issued a direct response to Cesar Gracie's recent statement, refuting a series of Gracie's arguments regarding the Nick Diaz/World Jiu-Jitsu Expo situation.
Dana White to have surgery. UFC President Dana White revealed his absence from last night's fights was the result of a recent diagnosis of Meniere's disease. White expects to have surgery today in Los Angeles, CA.
Chael Sonnen's secret therapy. During a recent appearance on "The Joe Rogan Experience," UFC middleweight contender Chael Sonnen divulged how secret hypno-therapy sessions helped transform him into the world-class fighter he is today.
Top MMA Wikipedia edits. There's a reason you're never supposed to cite Wikipedia as an official source. And if you don't believe us, these 20 ridiculous MMA-related Wikipedia edits might help change your mind.
MEDIA STEW
We know, we know. We already linked to these highlights up there. But seriously, for all the lazies out there who didn't click the link, you really need to check out last night's Zombie vs. Poirier brawl.
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After bravely weathering the storm for four rounds, it's heart-breaking to see Dustin Poirier fight back tears following his devastating submission loss.
So Ronda Rousey's mom is a pretty dangerous woman. But neither you nor Bas Rutten could have predicted how dangerous she really is. (Props to @pegson for the find.)
If you've the got time, check out Chael Sonnen dropping his schtick and discussing everything from steroids and The Ultimate Fighter, to hypno-therapy and Sasquatch with Joe Rogan like a normal, intelligent human being. We're guaranteeing it'll change your perception of him.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD
Congrats to my lil brotha @KoreanZombieMMA, brilliant performance...way to gut it out & get the W...
— Benson Henderson (@SMOOTHone155) May 16, 2012
This @ufc has me fully torqued right now. #UFConFUELTV
— Jason Mayhem Miller (@mayhemmiller) May 16, 2012
Alright... I take it back... I don't want the Zombiepocalypse to happen...
— Joe Lauzon (@JoeLauzon) May 16, 2012
DANA'S FAN EXPERIENCE
Lol now for the first time ever of sitting my ass at home watchin the fights I HATE not seeing the walk ins!!! Fix that shit @UFC
— Dana White (@danawhite) May 16, 2012
Hey @chilledt5 we have to show walk ins from now on! This is BS! Everyone blow him up and Yell at @Lorenzofertitta too! I'm a fan 2 nite :)
— Dana White (@danawhite) May 16, 2012
@chilledt5 and @lorenzofertitta fix the walk ins!!! We the fans want them!! What the he'll do u people do all day @UFC fix this shit!
— Dana White (@danawhite) May 16, 2012
@chilledt5 and @Lorenzofertitta Finally we get a walk in!!!!
— Dana White (@danawhite) May 16, 2012
SHANE CARWIN IS STILL A MASSIVE HUMAN BEING
This is a picture of my Godson and I after the tournament for Young Life.Yes i wear my sponsors gear everywhere. twitter.com/ShaneCarwin/st…
— Shane Carwin (@ShaneCarwin) May 15, 2012
#ASKRASHAD
.@Sense_Andrew, No I don't know when it's gonna be but it won't be at MW.I'm not dropping down.#AskRashad - @SugaRashadEvans
— FUEL TV (@FUELTV) May 15, 2012
.@miketweeted,I gotta say Karl Malone.I saw Rodman lately and he's not well put together.#AskRashad - @SugaRashadEvans
— FUEL TV (@FUELTV) May 15, 2012
@amr454, Thanks, My favorite rapper is Immortal Technique. #AskRashad - @SugaRashadEvans
— FUEL TV (@FUELTV) May 15, 2012
.@LongBeachOGKush, No I'm still searching.I'm gonna have to find a few more. #AskRashad - @SugaRashadEvans
— FUEL TV (@FUELTV) May 15, 2012
.@jspecex, Yes I would.#AskRashad - @SugaRashadEvans
— FUEL TV (@FUELTV) May 15, 2012
.@EtherLW, I can't say I have a dream fight.Chael would win.#AskRashad - @SugaRashadEvans
— FUEL TV (@FUELTV) May 15, 2012
#ASKCHAEL
.@Dommi_BBC, No MOST definitely not. Regulated fights only. I am house trained.#AskChael - @SonnenCH
— FUEL TV (@FUELTV) May 15, 2012
.@therealD1, No but i've cried and laid there awake. #AskChael - @SonnenCH
— FUEL TV (@FUELTV) May 15, 2012
.@amr454, No - not because the competition isn't great, i just couldn't do it.#AskChael - @SonnenCH
— FUEL TV (@FUELTV) May 15, 2012
.@JayDotWilce, Mike Who? That bum that dodged Holyfield his whole career?#AskChael - @SonnenCH
— FUEL TV (@FUELTV) May 15, 2012
.@gmorgan23,Thank you in return.I have some interest but i'd need a little encouragement.#AskChael - @SonnenCH
— FUEL TV (@FUELTV) May 15, 2012
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announced yesterday (Tuesday, May 15, 2012):
- Titan Fighting Championship 23: Jorge Santiago (24-10) vs. Jay Silva (8-6)
FANPOST OF THE DAY
Today's Fanpost of the Day is a look back at a classic by Rainer Lee, which suddenly seems quite relevant: Savages of the Year: Leonard Garcia and Chan Sung Jung
What makes a great fight? A Fight of the Night? Of the Year? We'd ask for something exemplary, a fight that we can hang our banner on ("MMA" it reads). A fight that shows off the best that mixed martial arts has to offer: studied kickboxing, cannonball wrestling, feverish clinch work, python submission attempts, unfailing will, fearlessness. And a violence tactical, and a brutality sporting. Those last bits are important for us. As fans of a developing, occasionally maligned sport, we worry about its perception, and eagerly dismiss whatever might impede MMA's growth and acceptance. We want to impress, and dub mixed martial artists like Georges St. Pierre and Lyoto Machida and B.J. Penn our cultural champions. These are sportsmen, technicians, and artists who promise to erase MMA's reputation for thuggish, talentless cruelty. These are men who bring a form to the otherwise chaotic struggle between two barehanded men. And then there's Leonard Garcia and Chan Sung Jung.
Found something perfect for the Morning Report? Just hit me on Twitter @shaunalshatti and we'll include it in tomorrow's post.
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Jung Chan-Sung vs. Dustin Poirier Full Video Highlights
Last night, "The Korean Zombie" Jung Chan-Sung (or Chan Sung-Jung, I'm not sure) solidified his place in the mix for a shot at the UFC Featherweight title, thanks to an impressive victory over Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 3. TKZ is currently on a three-fight winning streak, and could be one fight away from challenging the winner of UFC 149's Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch match-up.
Further Reading: Full UFC on Fuel TV 3 Results
Video: Highlights: Korean Zombie -
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Read the full article at Low KickUFC on FUEL TV 3 post-fight press conference full video for 'Korean Zombie vs Poirier' in Fairfax
UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs Poirier" is officially in the books after a top-heavy night (May 15, 2012) of major mixed martial arts (MMA) fights from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
In the UFC on FUEL TV 3 main event of the evening, Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier, combined for a thrilling back-and-forth battle that is a sure-fire candidate for "Fight of the Year." Jung ultimately proved to be too hard for "Diamond" to cut, winning the Featherweight fight in round four via submission.
With the sensational win, "The Korean Zombie" likely locks up the number one 145-pound contender spot, while Poirier heads back to the bayou to ponder what went wrong.
Unfortunately, that's about it in terms of noteworthy performances.
Nonetheless, the stars of the show came to dish the dirt on the event immediately after UFC on FUEL TV 3, including Chan Sung Jung, Dustin Poirier, Donald Cerrone and Yves Jabouin, among others. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White was oddly absent from the post-fight event wrap up show because he has upcoming surgery to treat Meniere's disease.
For complete UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs Poirier" results and blow-by-blow coverage of all the night's action click here. And for all the latest UFC on FUEL TV 3 news and notes you can handle check out our complete event archive right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 3 results: 'Korean Zombie vs Poirier' event photos gallery from Fairfax
UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs Poirier" took place just last night (May 15, 2012) from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., featuring Chan Sung Jung likely earning a Featherweight title shot thanks to a fantastic performance against (and submission finish of) Dustin Poirier in the main event of the evening.
"The Korean Zombie" lives! Does he ever.
In other (non) mixed martial arts (MMA) action, Amir Sadollah squeaked by Jorge Lopez via split decision in a Welterweight abortion attraction, while Lightweight scrappers Donald Cerrone and Jeremy Stephens went toe-to-toe for three rounds with "Cowboy" riding home to Albuquerque, N.M., with another win in his saddle.
That's not all.
A photo gallery of the UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs Poirier" main card bouts is available for your viewing pleasure after the jump. For complete UFC on FUEL TV 3 results and blow-by-blow coverage of all the night's action click here.
Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier
Amir Sadollah vs. Jorge Lopez
Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens
Yves Jabouin vs. Jeff Hougland
Igor Pokrajac vs. Fabio Maldonado
Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald
For all the latest UFC on FUEL TV 3 news and notes you can handle check out our complete event archive right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 3 Fight Video Highlights: Dustin Poirier vs. Korean Zombie
Video highlights from the UFC on FUEL TV 3 main event between Dustin Poirier and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung via ESPN.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUFC on Fuel TV 3 Gate and Attendance
UFC officials on Tuesday night revealed the UFC on Fuel TV 3 gate and attendance figures.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyChan Sung Jung Upsets Dustin Poirier at UFC on Fuel TV 3
"The Korean Zombie," Chan Sung Jung, was at it again Tuesday night, upsetting Dustin Poirier in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 3.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 3 draws a reported 4,592 attendance for $343,175 live gate
FAIRFAX, Va. - Tuesday's "UFC on FUEL TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier"
event drew a reported 4,592 attendees to Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.,
and generated a live gate of $343,175.
UFC officials revealed the figures at the evening's post-event press
conference, which MMAjunkie.com attended.
Featuring a featherweight headliner between "The Korean Zombie," Chan
Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier, UFC on FUEL TV 3 was just the company's
second-ever visit to Virginia and first since January 2010's UFC on
Fight Night 20 event.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 3 Bonuses: ‘Korean Zombie’ Earns Extra $80,000; Poirier, Lawlor Nab $40,000 Apiece
Chan Sung Jung pocketed an extra $80,000 for his efforts in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 3 on Tuesday night, while Dustin Poirier and Tom Lawlor each netted $40,000 for their performances at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC on Fuel TV 3 Bonuses: ‘Korean Zombie’ Earns Extra $80,000; Poirier, Lawlor Nab $40,000
Chan Sung Jung pocketed an extra $80,000 for his efforts in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 3 on Tuesday night, while Dustin Poirier and Tom Lawlor each netted $40,000 for their performances at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC on FUEL TV 3 post-fight press conference video live stream for 'Korean Zombie vs Poirier'
UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs Poirier" from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., took place tonight (Tues., May 15, 2012), airing live on cable television.
Immediately following the event, a handful of participating fighters -- Chan Sung Jung, Dustin Poirier, Donald Cerrone and Jeremy Stephens, among others -- will be on hand for the UFC on FUEL TV 3 post-fight press conference, which is now embedded below (after the jump) for an approximate 11:30 p.m. ET start time.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) President Dana White will not be present because he has upcoming surgery planned that is related to his Meniere's disease.
Be sure to tune in for post-fight reactions from all the major players, as well as up-to-the-minute results of all the post-fight bonuses, including "Fight of the Night," "Knockout of the Night" and "Submission of the Night." A replay will also be available below for those who turn in early or miss the live broadcast altogether.
Check it out below:
For complete UFC on FUEL TV 3 results and blow-by-blow coverage of all the night's action click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier Bonus Awards
Chan Sung Jung doubled up on $40,000 bonus awards at UFC on Fuel TV 3 on Tuesday, and Tom Lawlor got a nice birthday bonus in Virginia.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 3 bonuses and awards: Chan Sung Jung pockets $80,000 extra
UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, has officially wrapped, which means it's time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts.
To the tune of $40,000 each.
The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four out of the 24 fighters on the card, and it's probably no surprise who's headed home with a second sack of simoleons.
In a shocker, Tom Lawlor was awarded "Knockout of the Night" honors for unloading some heavy leather on Jason MacDonald in the opening bout of the main card on FUEL TV. Of the 12 bouts that took place this evening, only one of them ended by way of knockout.
Way to make Dana White's job easy, Lawlor.
"Submission of the Night" was also easy pickings, as main event competitor Chan Sung Jung submitted the tough-as-nails Dustin Poirier in the fourth round with a slick D'Arce choke that may very well have earned "The Korean Zombie" a title shot against Jose Aldo.
Jung double dipped tonight, as he was also awarded "Fight of the Night" honors alongside Poirier for their thrilling back-and-forth war of attrition that saw the former choke out the latter to a booming reaction from fans who had been chanting "U.S.A." just moments prior. It's a tough loss for "The Diamond," but that extra coin lining his pockets should provide him with some measure of comfort.
Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC on FUEL TV 3:
Knockout of the Night -- Tom Lawlor
Submission of the Night -- Chan Sung Jung
Fight of the Night -- Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier
Again, each fighter received $40,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along as soon as possible.
For complete UFC on FUEL TV 3 results and blow-by-blow coverage of all the night's action click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaChan Sung Jung Chokes Out Dustin Poirier in UFC on Fuel TV 3 Headliner
The man they call “The Korean Zombie” left his mark on the Commonwealth, and it was indelible.x
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Read the full article at SherdogWatch UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier Post-Fight News Conference Live
You can watch the UFC on Fuel TV 3 post-fight press conference live here at HeavyMMA at approximately 11:30 p.m. Eastern after the fights on Tuesday.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 3 bonuses: Jung earns $80K while Poirier, Lawlor net $40K
FAIRFAX, Va. - Chan Sung Jung's incredible fourth-round submission win
was enough to earn him $80,000 in performance bonuses at Tuesday's UFC
on FUEL TV 3 event.
His opponent, Dustin Poirier, also brought home $40,000, as did main-card winner Tom Lawlor.
UFC president Dana White announced the bonus amounts following the card,
which took place at Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., and aired on FUEL
TV and streamed on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 3 results: Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
FAIRFAX, Va. - And the legend of "The Korean Zombie" grows yet again.
Despite entering Tuesday's UFC on FUEL TV 3 headliner as a huge underdog
to Dustin Poirier, Chan Sung Jung earned a thrilling fourth-round
submission win in a bout that may very well find its way on to a few
"Fight of the Year" candidate lists seven months from now.
The bout served as the main event of Tuesday's UFC on FUEL TV 3 event, which took place at Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 3: Poirier vs. Jung Play-By-Play
The UFC returns to Fuel TV tonight as the “UFC on Fuel TV 3″ takes place live from Fairfax, VA. MMAFrenzy concludes its live coverage with play by play of tonight’s main event between Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung.
Be sure to check out our full coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 3.
Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on Fuel TV 3: Dos Anjos, McKenzie Earn Finishes
Cody McKenzie and Rafael dos Anjos earned submission wins to highlight the preliminary card action of UFC on Fuel TV 3 from Fairfax, Va.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMABad Boy Presents Bloody Elbow Radio - Episode 165: UFC On Fuel TV 3 Results Review
Bloody Elbow Radio, presented by Bad Boy, will be LIVE! at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT for another edition of the show. Join hosts Matt Bishop and MMA Mania's Brian Hemminger as they review tonight's UFC on FUEL TV 3, which is headlined by a featherweight bout between Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung and a lightweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Jeremy Stephens.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier Main Card Live Blog
Catch all the main card action for UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier in Virginia right here at HeavyMMA with live coverage starting at 8 p.m. Eastern.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on Fuel TV 3 Prelims: Rafael dos Anjos Head Kick, Choke Finishes Kamal Shalorus
UFC on Fuel TV 3 Prelims: Rafael dos Anjos Head Kick, Choke Finish Kamal Shalorus
Rafael dos Anjos won for the fifth time in seven appearances, as he submitted Kamal Shalorus with a first-round rear-naked choke in their brief undercard encounter at 155 pounds at UFC on Fuel TV 3 “Korean Zombie vs. Poirier” on Tuesday at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.
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Read the full article at SherdogUltimate Fighter: Brazil Set For June 10 Debut On FUEL TV
The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, the first all-international season of the show by the UFC, will begin airing on FUEL TV on June 10. A commercial for the show aired during a recent episode of UFC Reloaded prior to Tuesday night’s UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier card. TUF: Brazil features Wanderlei Silva and [...]
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertDana White Misses UFC on Fuel TV 3; Heading into Surgery on Wednesday
UFC president Dana White on Tuesday will miss his first live UFC event in 11 years. He's headed in for surgery on Wednesday, so UFC on Fuel TV 3 will be sans the head honcho.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC On Fuel TV 3 Results: Francisco Rivera Can't Quite Finish Alex Soto
Bantamweights Alex Soto and Francisca Rivera opened the UFC on Fuel TV 3 preliminary card with a kick ass bout featuring gutsy performances from both men.
UFC On Fuel TV 3 Results: Francisco Rivera defeated Alex Soto by unanimous decision (30-27 x3).
Rivera came out aggressive. He walked Soto down and caught him early and often. Rivera hurt Soto and dropped him with a right behind the ear. Soto bounced back with a take down and did some damage with knees as they came back up. Soto acquitted himself better after establishing a modicum of respect from Rivera.
In the second Rivera continued walking down Soto but Soto held his own for a while in slow action. Towards the final minute Rivera landed a head kick that dropped Soto. But Soto popped right back up.
Between rounds Rivera complained to his corner that Soto wouldn't go down.
Soto came out early, landed a take down and hurt Rivera with a big right hand. Rivera came back though and again hurt Soto. Badly. Soto staggered with the crazy legs. Then he fell. Soto fell from punches this time. But again he popped right back up. Rivera was clearly dominant by the end but Soto was a very game opponent.
Great fight.
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UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier full results
Happy Tuesday! Although it may not be a holiday, it’s like a party for us Fight Hub peoples! As a matter of fact, today is six months until my birthday, so I guess this can be a half way gift. UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier started off this afternoon with preliminary bouts [...]
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Read the full article at Fighthub TVUFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier Preliminary Card Live Blog
Catch all the preliminary card action for UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier in Virginia right here at HeavyMMA with live coverage starting at 5 p.m. Eastern.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMADonald Cerrone vs Jeremy Stephens full fight video preview for UFC on FUEL TV 3
We could be looking at an early candidate for "Fight of the Night" when Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens goes down on the main card of UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET on FUEL TV.
Cerrone (17-4) saw his six-fight winning streak snapped at the hands of Nate Diaz, literally, when the lanky Stockton slugger outstruck him across three rounds, sending him to a convincing unanimous decision loss at the UFC 141: "Lesnar vs. Overeem" pay-per-view (PPV) event last December.
It was "Cowboy's" first defeat since falling to now-division champion Ben Henderson way back at WEC 48.
Also looking to get back into the win column is Stephens (20-7), who fell out of favor with the cageside judges in his close split decision defeat to Anthony Pettis last October.
His loss to "Showtime" snapped a two-fight winning streak and left him at 4-2 over his last six fights; however, the "Lil' Heathen" is a considerable threat to anyone in the lightweight division and hasn't been knocked out in 27 professional fights.
For a closer look at their upcoming showdown in Fairfax click here. To see their staredown from the UFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh ins click here and for live results and play-by-play of tonight's action click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC On Fuel TV: Korean Zombie Vs. Poirier - Live Results And Play-By-Play For Main Card
As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC on Fuel TV 3. Our live coverage will start with the prelim card on Facebook (5 p.m. ET) through the Fuel TV main card (8 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.
This post will cover live results and thoughts for the main card on Fuel.
The event is headlined by a great match-up between Dustin Poirier and "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung. The co-headline spot has been secured by Amir Sadollah as he attempts to force himself back into the minds of MMA fans when he takes on Jorge Lopez. A great lightweight scrap is also set between Donald Cerrone and Jeremy Stephens. Three fights round out the card as Yves Jabouin takes on Jeff Hougland, Igor Pokrajac fights Fabio Maldonado and Jason MacDonald faces Tom Lawlor.
Make sure to come back and join us as the action goes down.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on FUEL TV 3's Francisco Rivera thankful he's fighting first tonight
Bantamweight Francisco Rivera said "a different mentality" accompanied him on his first trip to the octagon at The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale.
Whatever that mindset was, it was the wrong one; opponent Reuben Duran tapped him out in the third round.
After multiple improvements in camp - and two first-round KO wins on the regional circuit that bolstered his confidence - he's raring to prove himself right out of the gate at tonight at UFC on FUEL TV 3.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 3 Live Results
The UFC returns to Fuel TV tonight as the “UFC on Fuel TV 3″ takes place live from Fairfax, VA. MMAFrenzy will have live coverage of tonight’s fight card starting with the Facebook card beginning at 5:30 EST and concluding with play-by-play of tonight’s main event between Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung.
Be sure to check out our full pre-fight coverage of tonights fight including interviews with Dustin Poirier and Brad Tavares. For international viewers, be sure to check out the UFC’s link for how to view in your country.
Main Card (Fuel TV)
Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah
Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens
Jeff Hougland vs. Yves Jabouin
Fabio Maldonado vs. Igor Pokrajac
Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang
Marcus LeVesseur vs. Cody McKenzie
T.J. Grant vs. Carlo Prater
Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Kamal Shalorus
Jeff Curran vs. Johnny Eduardo
Francisco Rivera vs. Alex Soto
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyVIDEO: Dustin Poirier’s UFC on Fuel TV Before-and-After Diet
UFC stars: They're just like us! Dustin Poirier, who headlines UFC on Fuel TV on Tuesday night, shows us what he eats after months of dieting for a fight.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC On Fuel TV: Korean Zombie Vs. Poirier - Live Results And Play-By-Play For Facebook Prelims
As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC on Fuel TV 3. Our live coverage will start with the prelim card on Facebook (5 p.m. ET) through the Fuel TV main card (8 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.
This post will cover live results and thoughts for the Facebook prelims.
On the prelims, Cody McKenzie looks to continue his growth since joining the UFC as he takes on Marcus LeVesseur. Middleweights Brad Tavares and Dongi Yang will also square off on the undercard. Two more lightweight battles take place on Facebook as TJ Grant squares off with Carlo Prater and Rafael dos Anjos faces Kamal Shalorus. A pair of bantamweight fights rounds out the prelims as Jeff Curran looks for his first UFC win against Johnny Eduardo and Alex Soto faces Francisco Rivera.
Make sure to come back and join us as the action goes down.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowTough-luck Rafael dos Anjos feeling confident on day of UFC on FUEL TV 3
If Rafael dos Anjos were a superstitious fellow, he might wonder what else could go wrong when he fights tonight at UFC on FUEL TV 3.
In the past three years, the veteran lightweight is 4-2.
But were it not for a jaw injury and a close split decision that didn't go his way, the 27-year-old could easily be 6-0.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC On Fuel TV 3: Amir Sadollah Vs. Jorge Lopez Dissection
The co-main event of tonight's UFC on Fuel TV 3 show is a welterweight showdown between Amir Sadollah and Jorge Lopez. The Fuel TV broadcast begins at 8:00 p.m. ET and features a #1-contender bout in the featherweight division that pits Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier.
It's somewhat ironic that Amir Sadollah (5-3) defeated -- and finished -- a more impressive assortment of middleweight competition to win TUF 7 than he has in the Octagon as a welterweight, and did so without a single pro-fight on his record. Starting with the elimination bout to gain entrance to the TUF house, Sadollah defeated Steve Byrnes (6-1) by armbar, Gerald Harris (21-4) by TKO, Matt Brown by triangle choke and Division 1 All-American wrestler C.B. Dollaway (11-4) by armbar ... twice.
In retrospect, trampling such a respectable array of game middleweights with a potent blend of striking and submissions, with all but the last Dollaway catch coming before his pro-career even began, is monumentally admirable. When Sadollah announced that he'd be dropping to welterweight after clenching the TUF crown, he seemed destined for a top-contender slot. From a strict win-loss standpoint, Sadollah's post-TUF is considered disappointing by many. I would politely assert that the defeats on his 5-3 clip in the Octagon were all unfavorably styled opponents: current #1-contender Johny Hendricks (1st-round TKO), imposing grappler Dong Hyun Kim (unanimous decision) and Muay Thai champion and experienced MMA vet Duane Ludwig (unanimous decision).
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Cerrone vs. Stephens | Lawlor vs. MacDonald | Maldonado vs. Pokrajac Jabouin vs. Hougland | Facebook Undercard
Jorge "Lil' Monster" Lopez (11-2) has been trumpeted as the top student of MMA legend Wanderlei Silva and his own Wand Fight Team. Lopez has spent a few years under Silva's tutelage and also had the honor of training with the infamous Chute Boxe team, yet doesn't quite exemplify the style that crowd is known for. Lopez is a "2x Utah state champ and 3x regional champ in wrestling" according to his UFC.com profile, though it's not specified if that was in college or high school, and has 6 wins by decision and 5 by TKO.
Rather than a crippling Thai machine, Lopez is a physically imposing grinder with considerable strength and a formidable clinch game. He made his Octagon debut against Justin Edwards having a single flaw on his record after 12 outings, which was a split-decision loss to former Strikeforce fighter Nick Rossborough in Lopez's 2nd pro-fight. Edwards defeated Lopez by unanimous decision and snapped his 10-fight win streak.
Because Sadollah commands a higher status than Edwards, he comes in as a big favorite over Lopez. However, again turning to the "styles make fights" cliche, Edwards is a deceivingly beefy welterweight and a straight-up bruiser in the clinch, and Sadollah will not be able to replicate those traits.
Continued in the full entry.
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Though he's billed as a Master of Sambo, Sadollah isn't a power-clincher and mostly relies on his stellar Thai arsenal in tie-ups. His strengths are maximizing his length with a distance-based kickboxing onslaught replete with front snap kicks, teeps and unreeling punching combinations while closing range to work knees and elbows in the clinch.
Lopez is indeed a power-clincher and I foresee him causing trouble for Sadollah at contact-range. He has a wide body, excellent balance, a strong base and a low center of gravity. This translates to a lot of control whenever he can get his hands on his opponent; an attribute similar to "Stun Gun" Kim's trademark approach, who was able to stifle Sadollah's striking with clinch control and takedowns.
That will undoubtedly be the strategy for Lopez, spinning this match up into a game of distance. Sadollah's footwork and cage motion should be employed to keep him out of reach while raining strikes from the fringe, while Lopez will be tasked with closing the distance to initiate a clinch without eating too many shots on the way in.
Sadollah showed some striking power on TUF yet he's without an official TKO in the UFC since. Knockout power is never a bad thing, but Sadollah has chosen to judicious in strike selection and prioritize balance and composure when loosening strikes rather than raw power. The advantage is that he's rarely caught off-balance or out of position and can therefore defend strikes, clinch blitzes and takedowns more effectively.
Sadollah is the narrow favorite in the -165 range, which seems accurate. He's the more proven and dangerous fighter, but Lopez absolutely has the type of blender-clinching to negate his Muay Thai. The deciding factor is Sadollah's under-rated BJJ acumen, which gives him the edge in the Free Movement and Grappling Phases. Unless Lopez goes all Randy Couture, I like Sadollah in a close one.
My Prediction: Amir Sadollah by decision.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowCREDITS — Betting on UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
In the latest installment of CREDITS Nate Lawson and Matt Erickson put their (fictional) money up with picks for UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAHow to watch UFC on FUEL TV 3 tonight (May 15) for 'Korean Zombie vs Poirier' live video stream/TV details
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will make its return to network television TONIGHT (May 15, 2012), this time with UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier," which will begin around 5 p.m. ET with the bantamweight fight of Francisco Rivera vs. Alex Soto, airing LIVE on Facebook.
Following the online "Prelims," fight fans can switch over to FUEL TV for the night's main card match-ups, headlined by a featherweight showdown between Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier, beginning promptly at 8 p.m. ET.
Not sure if you get FUEL TV as part of your subscription package?
You can call up your local cable and/or satellite provider or visit them online to find out which channel you should be tuning in to for tonight's mixed martial arts (MMA) extravaganza.
However, if you need your UFC on FUEL TV 3 results as soon as possible, and don't have a provider that carries the network, MMAmania.com will deliver up-to-the-minute results and live fight coverage, including round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of all the "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" action before, during and after the event RIGHT HERE.
More details on the UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card and line-up, as well as International viewing options, after the jump:
Main Event:
145 lbs.: Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Main Card (FUEL TV):
170 lbs.: Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens135 lbs.: Jeff Hougland vs. Yves Jabouin205 lbs.: Fabio Maldonado vs. Igor Pokrajac185 lbs.: Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
155 lbs.: Marcus LeVesseur vs. Cody McKenzie185 lbs.: Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang170 lbs.: T.J. Grant vs. Carlo Prater155 lbs.: Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Kamal Shalorus135 lbs.: Jeff Curran vs. Johnny Eduardo135 lbs.: Francisco Rivera vs. Alex Soto
Tonight's network television event, emanating live from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, will likely be airing at one of your local watering holes as well. Find a list of pro-UFC bars right here.
International fight fans can always head over to UFC.tv to stream the event right here. The live video stream may not be available in all countries; however, below is a list of possible viewing options for viewers outside of the United States (check your local listings):
Sportsnet One: Canada Combate: Brazil ONE HD: Australia Balls: Philippines OSN: United Arab Emirates MTV3: Finland Orange Sport: Poland Arena Sports: Serbia SKY Italia: Italy
To find out if this card is worth your time, you can catch up on all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV 3 results: Korean Zombie crushes Dustin Poirier by D'Arce choke
Chan Sung Jung aka "The Korean Zombie" defeated Dustin Poirier in the Main Event of the UFC on Fuel TV 3 in Virginia by D'Arce choke in the fourth round. This was a thrilling fight which did not disappoint anyone. Jung's grappling was much more impressive than it had been in the past and his transitions were simply flawless.Poirier was highly favored going into this match as his performance in the Octagon showed as he listened to his corner and outmaneuvered his opponent on numerous occassions with a
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Read the full article at Low KickUFC on FUEL TV 3 Preview – The Main Card
I hope you all had an awesome breakfast, if not, let my words be the bacon and eggs that start your day. We’re just a few hours away from one badass fight card, as a bunch of guys you’ve heard of are going to punch each other in the face on FUEL TV. I’m not [...]
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUFC On Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie Vs. Poirier - Fight Time, Broadcast/Stream Info And Fight Card Odds
Tonight sees the UFC return to Fuel TV for what should be an action packed card. The undercard will kick off at 5 p.m. ET with the main card going live on Fuel TV at 8 p.m. ET. The evening is headlined by a bout between Dustin Poirier and "Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung.
Also on the card is a very solid bout between Donald Cerrone and Jeremy Stephens.
Bloody Elbow will have previews, live coverage and reaction to all the evening's fights.
Fight Time: Undercard - 5 p.m. ET, Main Card - 8 p.m. ET
Location: Patriot Center - Fairfax, Virginia
Broadcast information: Undercard will stream live and free on the UFC's official Facebook page.
The main card will show live on Fuel TV. Unfortunately, many carriers do not have Fuel. You can find channel information and details on getting Fuel by going to this link.
Full fight card and odds after the jump...
Live updating odds courtesy of BestFightOdds.com:
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowDana White Video Blog for UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
In his video blog for UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier, UFC president Dana White sets the record straight about the ratings for UFC on Fox 3.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 3 results live stream and play-by-play TONIGHT (May 15) for 'Korean Zombie vs Poirier'
Click the banner above or right HERE for up-to-the-minute results and blow-by-blow coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs Poirier" from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
Round-by-round results of the "Prelims" fights on Facebook will begin to flow around 5 p.m. ET this afternoon (May 15, 2012) and run into our LIVE FUEL TV main card coverage at 8 p.m. ET.
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Enjoy the show, Maniacs!
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaBloodyElbow.com's "UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Dustin Poirier" Event PosterYou can check...
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowFocused Dustin Poirier Ready to ‘Clear Things Up’ at UFC on Fuel TV
A focused Dustin "The Diamond" Poirier is ready to prove a few things Tuesday night in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 3 against Chan Sung Jung.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 3 play by play and live results
FAIRFAX, Va. - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from today's UFC on FUEL TV 3 event.
The event, which features a Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung featherweight headliner, takes place at
Fairfax, Va.'s Patriot Center. The main card airs on FUEL TV, and
Facebook carries the prelims.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results
beginning at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. ET) for
the preliminary card and 8 p.m. ET for the main card.
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FAIRFAX, Va. - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight's UFC on FUEL TV 3 event at Fairfax, Va.'s Patriot Center.
Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our UFC on FUEL TV 3 live-results post, and then discuss the event in the comments section below.
Round-by-round updates and official results begin at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET (2:30 p.m. PT) for the preliminary card and 8 p.m. ET for the main card.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieWeigh-in Video: UFC on Fuel TV 3
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Read the full article at SherdogLatest UFC on FUEL TV 3 odds and betting guide for 'Korean Zombie vs Poirier' in Virginia
Hello, "Diamond" Tuesday.
With Erik Koch taking on Jose Aldo for his Featherweight title this summer, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) needs to find out who gets winner later this year.
And there’s only one way to do that.
In the main event of UFC on FUEL TV 3, Korean slugger Chan Sung Jung and American wrecking machine Dustin Poirier will collide in a fantastic 145-pound showdown. In addition, striking specialists Jeremy Stephens and Donald Cerrone will look to bounce back from recent defeats to title challengers Nate Diaz and Anthony Pettis, respectively, in the second-best main card attraction.
As usual, there’s profit to be made in this senseless cavalcade of mixed martial arts (MMA) violence.
Join us after the break for an in-depth look at the odds behind UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" as we examine the betting lines for the upcoming MMA match ups tomorrow night (May 15, 2012) at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia:
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Odds for the Under Card:
Marcus LeVesseur (-115) vs. Cody McKenzie (-115)Rafael dos Anjos (-300) vs. Kamal Shalorus (+230)Jeff Curran (-135) vs. Johnny Eduardo (+105)T.J. Grant (-450) vs. Carlo Prater (+325)Brad Tavares (-175) vs. Dongi Yang (+145)Francisco Rivera (-240) vs. Alex Soto (+190)
Thoughts: Marcus LeVesseur. Holy crap, Marcus LeVesseur.
Yes, he's making his Octagon debut. And yes, he's making it on short notice; however, he's about as bad a match up for McKenzie as possible on this level. I'm not sold on LeVesseur's jaw, but McKenzie is not the man to test it. To put it bluntly, LeVesseur needs to do something colossally stupid to lose this fight ... and that's just not going to happen.
Bet heavy on LeVesseur.
As far as the others, the best values besides LeVesseur are probably Yang (small bet/longshot parlay) and dos Anjos (parlay stuffer). Dos Anjos is about as close to a lock as you're likely to find and Yang's power is enough to make him worth at least a pittance.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Odds for the Main Card:
Yves Jabouin (-230) vs. Jeff Hougland (+180)Fabio Maldonado (-170) vs. Igor Pokrajac (+140)Tom Lawlor (-250) vs. Jason Macdonald (+195)Amir Sadollah (-200) vs. Jorge Lopez (+160)Donald Cerrone (-275) vs. Jeremy Stephens (+215)Dustin Poirier (-350) vs. Chan Sung Jung (+265)
Thoughts: Entertaining line up of fights in store. Let's take a deeper dive.
As ugly as his fight with Walel Watson was, I think Jabouin is worth a bet even at those odds. Hougland's been out of the game for 10 months and hasn't faced anyone with the striking prowess of Jabouin. And while the latter hasn't secured a stoppage in four years, I have a good feeling about this one. His takedown defense has thus far proven sound, stifling Ian Loveland (a man who gave Joseph Benavidez trouble), and he should be able to have his way with Hougland standing.
Stick him in a parlay.
Maldonado has been out of the game for a year and is most likely better suited for Middleweight, but I'll be stunned if he doesn't spank Pokrajac. His takedown defense has improved leaps and bounds since joining the UFC and his power is unquestionable. Further, his chin is fantastic, meaning Pokrajac is not putting him away with strikes. Finally, his cardio was fine against Kyle Kingsbury despite a similarly-extensive layoff.
Maldonado is definitely worth a bet.
I like both Lawlor and MacDonald, but for the love of your deity of choice, don't put money on these guys. Both men are incredibly hit-or-miss, and even with the odds as lopsided as they are, there's no money to be made here. Leave this one alone.
While I'm pretty sure I'm just biased toward Lopez because he's the protege of Wanderlei Silva, I think he's got just enough of a shot to make this fight not worth betting on. I'm not saying he'll win, but his chances strike me as too good to bet on Sadollah and too poor to bet on him. I don't think we saw the best of Lopez in his debut, and his striking could give Sadollah a headache.
Still, I'd recommend leaving this be.
If you have to bet on the "real" co-main event, which I don't recommend, do it on Stephens. While Cerrone has the length and technical striking to leave Stephens more frustrated than Wilt Chamberlain in a convent, "Cowboy" has a bad habit of throwing that away in favor of slinging hands. And while I'm a known Takanori Gomi fanatic, I argue that nobody in the entire Lightweight division hits like Stephens. If Cerrone leaves himself as open as he did against Nate Diaz, he's going to eat canvas. That said, Cerrone is still just a bit too skilled for my tastes for me to advocate putting money down on Stephens, and the odds are too lopsided for a Cerrone bet to be worth it.
While the size and strength of Poirier have me somewhat worried, I don't think the "Korean Zombie" is getting a fair shake here. I agree that he's probably the superior striker, but I'd argue that the grappling of Jung is enough to make him worth a small bet. Poirier thus far hasn't had to deal with someone of this grappling aptitude aside from Josh Grispi, who apparently left his soul back in the World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC).
Poirier probably wins more often than not, but a small bet on Jung isn't a bad idea.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 Best Bets:
Single Bet: Chan Sung Jung -- Bet $20 to make $53
Parlay: Yves Jabouin and Marcus LeVesseur -- Bet $50 to make $84.12
Single Bet: Marcus LeVesseur -- Bet $115 to make $100
Parlay: Rafael dos Anjos and Fabio Maldonado -- Bet $50 to make $55.88
I honestly prefer "The Punching Dead" to "The Walking Dead."
Remember that MMAmania.com will deliver live UFC on FUEL TV 3 results tomorrow night, which is as good a place as any to talk about all the action inside the Octagon, as well as what you've got riding on the sportsbook.
See you then, Maniacs.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Dustin Poirier; Who Can Do It Better? (Video)
For Chan Sung Jung (aka The Korean Zombie) and Dustin Poirier, their UFC on Fuel TV 3 main event will come down to who executes better.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier weigh in results
As the world turns and flame burns, UFC continues to roll strong into their summer season, tomorrow night setting up shop inside the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA for UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier. Aside from the featherweight main event, there will be plenty of action on the undercard and main televised [...]
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Read the full article at Fighthub TVUFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh-ins photos gallery for 'Korean Zombie vs Poirier' in Virginia
UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" is all set to pop off tomorrow night (Sat., May 15, 2012) from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., featuring a Featherweight number one contender title eliminator bout between Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung.
Also on tap for the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion's return to "The Town of Providence" is a sensational Lightweight slugfest between 155-pound standouts Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens, as well as The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 winner Amir Sadollah, who will attempt to get back into the win column at the expense of Jorge Lopez.
That's not all.
Before we can get to the good stuff, however, every one of the competitors on tomorrow night's fight card had to hit the scales to make sure they weren't carrying any extra baggage.
After the jump, you can check out photos (via Tracy Lee of CombatLifestyle.com) from today's UFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh-in event. For complete UFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh in results click here, for staredowns click here and to watch the full "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" weigh-in video click here.
Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens
Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah
Jeff Hougland vs. Yves Jabouin
Fabio Maldonado vs. Igor Pokrajac
Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald
Last, and definitely not least, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) ring girl, Brittney Palmer
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the UFC on Fuel TV 3 on tomorrow night, which is slated to air at 8 p.m. ET on the FUEL TV network. We'll also deliver live results from the "Prelims" bouts on Facebook earlier than that around 5 p.m. ET.
For more on UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" be sure to check out our complete event archive right here. To view Tracy Lee's complete photo gallery for this event CLICK HERE.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC On Fuel TV 3: Yves Jabouin Vs. Jeff Hougland Dissection
Bantamweights Yves Jabouin and Jeff Hougland will clash on the main card of Tuesday's UFC on Fuel TV 3 event. The match is 1 of 6 slated for the 8:00 p.m. ET broadcast on Fuel TV, which will follow a 6-fight lineup that will be streamed on the UFC's Facebook page and features a #1 contender bout between featherweights Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier.
Jeff Hougland (10-4) is stepping in for Mike Easton, who was originally paired with Jabouin but withdrew with an injury on March 23rd. Hougland is a BJJ black belt with an atypical history in MMA. His career started in 2002-03 with a win followed by 4-straight losses, one of which was to current Strikeforce lightweight champ Gilbert Melendez (2nd-round TKO). Hougland would not reappear until 2005-2006, where he won twice each year before going MIA again. His existing run started in 2010 after a 4-year absence, yet he's been flawless once again with 5-consecutive wins, the last coming in his UFC debut against Donny Walker (unanimous decision).
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Lawlor vs. MacDonald | Maldonado vs. Pokrajac | Facebook Undercard
Yves "Tiger" Jabouin (17-7) is a Haitian-Canadian bantamweight fighting out of the Tristar Gym. He's performed well against mid-level competition (Brandon Visher, Ian Loveland, Walel Watson) but fallen short against A-listers (Raphael Assuncao, Jonathan Brookins, Mark Hominick). Jabouin is an explosive and creative kickboxer with serviceable wrestling and clinch skills. 3 of his 7 losses are via submission, which could spell trouble against a BJJ black belt, but those defeats deserve a closer look: Pablo Garza via flying triangle, Brookins via elbows and an armbar in Jabouin's 2nd pro fight.
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I won't claim to be intimately familiar with Hougland's breadth of abilities, but the mechanics here seem to be a pretty simple striker vs. grappler match up. Hougland has a single KO win so the chances of him catching Jabouin in an exchange is extremely slim. That leaves Hougland's submission grappling, which is legit but entirely dependent on his wrestling.
I wouldn't call Jabouin a specialist in takedown defense, but he's quite adept in that aspect, mostly on account of the excellent balance and footwork from his striking. Based on what I've seen of Hougland, I don't think he'll have the wrestling chops to enforce his submission game. Jabouin is a stout and strong kickboxer who should be fully aware that this is his fight to win on the feet.
Hougland's best chance is to time a flash takedown or set it up brilliantly with strikes, and then do his best to capitalize to the fullest. It's worth mentioning that Hougland's sole knockout loss was none other than Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez, and Hougland showed a lot of heart and determination in his debut. The betting lines have Jabouin as a substantial favorite at an average of just over -200, which I agree with.
My Prediction: Yves Jabouin by decision.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC On Fuel TV 3: Jason MacDonald Vs. Tom Lawlor Dissection
Canadian Jason MacDonald meets "Filthy" Tom Lawlor in a middleweight bout to launch Tuesday's UFC on Fuel TV 3 event. The Fuel TV broadcast will deliver a half-dozen match ups beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET with Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier forming the headliner.
For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioners in MMA, black belts are more common nowadays and belt color doesn't translate to the cage as accurately as it used to. Jason "The Athlete" MacDonald (25-15), however, is a verifiable black belt in the gi or in the cage. 19 of his 25 wins are by submission and he's tapped out reputable opposition like Chris Leben, Ed Herman (a pair of wins that earned him the short-lived nickname "The TUF Killer") and Joe Doerksen.
Though he was defeated, MacDonald cemented his grappling prowess when he fearlessly engaged BJJ phenom Demian Maia on the ground at a time when that was considered sheer suicide, and MacDonald held his own quite impressively. After closing out his first 11-fight stint (5-6 overall) with consecutive losses in triplicate, MacDonald notched 3-straight outside the Octagon to earn another chance. Thus far, he's dropped 2 of 3 with losses to Alan Belcher and John Salter (in which MacDonald broke his leg pursuing a takedown) with a submission win over Ryan Jensen in between.
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Maldonado vs. Pokrajac | Facebook Undercard
Tom Lawlor (7-4) has gained just as much notoriety for his goofball persona and creative cage entrances as he has for his fighting prowess. That's not to say the scrappy wrestler and former light-heavyweight is absent skill, which is simply not the case. He first emerged on TUF 8 but was TKOd by eventual winner and current top 205er Ryan Bader in his first match.
Despite scoring a decision win over fellow cast member Kyle Kingsbury at the TUF 8 Finale, Lawlor dropped down to middleweight and started strong with authenticating performances over a pair of D1 All-American wrestlers in C.B. Dollaway (1st-round submission win) and veteran Aaron Simpson (contentious split-decision loss). Lawlor's momentum took a hit after he dropped 2 of his last 3, succumbing to submissions from Joe Doerksen and Chris Weidman but defeating Patrick Cote by decision.
Continued in the full entry.
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The fight styles of Lawlor and MacDonald represent a certain degree of Kryptonite to each other: Half of Lawlor's losses were dealt by submission purists and MacDonald has historically struggled with heavy-handed top players.
The key aspect of this match up might be outside of their respective grappling backgrounds. Lawlor has become a competent boxer with tight combinations and heavy hands where as MacDonald's striking is nothing to write home about. Lawlor excels at maintaining his balance and not over-committing on his punches; a trait that does not always come easy to wrestling-based fighters. Lawlor has a nice uppercut and he's used it effectively against opponents who aspire to take him down. He's clever in attacking the neck with a variety of chokes from the front headlock position as well, such as the guillotine and D'arce chokes, though MacDonald should be too savvy for those -- unless he penetrates too deep with his neck on takedown attempts.
Though Lawlor has the better striking technique, MacDonald's extremely long (80" reach) and tall frame (6'2") will present some challenges for Lawlor (6'0" tall, 74" reach) on the feet. Additionally, despite lacking the wrestling credentials of Lawlor's past competition, MacDonald is ultra-crafty in forcing a ground battle. He'll shoot takedowns from outside or after he's initiated a clinch tie-up, then sneak a hook in when his opponent sprawls and either pull guard or just latch on standing.
I expect Lawlor to use his wrestling in reverse and make MacDonald come to him, then pepper with short and controlled bursts while using evasive footwork or defensive clinch-work. Another option for Lawlor is to unload leather from the top cautiously and disengage quickly, but that only puts him closer to the danger of MacDonald's potent submission game. A catch by MacDonald is far from unlikely but I think Lawlor is smart enough to avoid grappling engagements at all costs. At age 36, time is not on MacDonald's side either and the 29-year-old Lawlor still has room to improve.
My Prediction: Tom Lawlor by TKO.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowTim Credeur Talks Dustin Poirier’s Prep for UFC on Fuel TV 3
Dustin Poirier trainer Tim Credeur talks about the preparation "The Diamond" has gone through leading into his fight against Chan Sung Jung at UFC on Fuel TV 3.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMA‘UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier’ Weigh-Ins (Video)
Today’s UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier weigh-ins took place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia – the site of tomorrow night’s fights – and saw all of the fighters competing on the card hit their mark on the first try.
In tomorrow night’s main event, “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung will take on Dustin Poirier, with the winner likely to earn a title shot against the winner of the upcoming Jose Aldo-Erik Koch title fight.
The fight card gets underway tomorrow night at 5:30PM ET, starting off with the Facebook-aired preliminary card and moving on to the main card on Fuel TV, which will feature bouts between Donald Cerrone and Jeremy Stephens, as well as Amir Sadollah and Jorge Lopez.
You can check out a video of the weigh-ins below (video begins around 11:00 mark), click here for full results:
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyTUF Live TV Ratings Remain Flat Through Week 10
Even with two quarterfinal bouts on the same night, The Ultimate Fighter: Live is still stuck in its TV ratings rut.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV 3 Weigh-In Results; Main Event Official
After today’s weigh-ins, tomorrow night’s UFC on Fuel TV 3 main event between Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier is official.
Both fighters weighed in at 145 for their featherweight tilt, which will likely set up the next contender to the featherweight championship. All other fighters competing on the card tipped the scales today at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia and all made weight for their respective bouts without issue.
The fights take place tomorrow night at the Patriot Center and will begin at 5:30PM ET; the preliminary card will air on Facebook, with the main card set to air on Fuel TV at 8PM ET.
Check out the full results below:
Main Card (Fuel TV)
Dustin Poirier (145) vs. Chan Sung Jung (145)
Jorge Lopez (171) vs. Amir Sadollah (171)
Donald Cerrone (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (155)
Jeff Hougland (135) vs. Yves Jabouin (135)
Fabio Maldonado (205) vs. Igor Pokrajac (205)
Tom Lawlor (186) vs. Jason MacDonald (185)
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Brad Tavares (185) vs. Dongi Yang (186)
Marcus LeVesseur (155) vs. Cody McKenzie (155)
T.J. Grant (155) vs. Carlo Prater (155)
Rafael Dos Anjos (156) vs. Kamal Shalorus (155)
Jeff Curran (135) vs. Johnny Eduardo (135)
Francisco Rivera (134) vs. Alex Soto (135)
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh in full video results replay for 'Korean Zombie vs Poirier'
A total of 24 mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters stripped down to their skivvies earlier today (May 14, 2012) to see if they were lean enough to qualify for their respective weight classes as part of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event taking place this week in "The Town of Providence."
That's Fairfax, Virginia, for all you new-schoolers.
The cast and crew of UFC on FUEL TV 3 lumbered into the Patriot Center for the official weigh in event, featuring a featherweight fracas that pits Chan Sung Jung, who goes by the street name of "Korean Zombie," trying to resurrect his title hopes at the expense of "The Diamond," Dustin Poirier.
What happened when drawers were dropped?
That's what the above video (10:45 mark) is for, ladies and sirs, but if you can't watch the replay or just want a quick look at what everyone weighed, head on over to our official UFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh in results thread by clicking here and be sure to check out the pre-fight staredowns over here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier Weigh-ins Results
All 24 fighters, including main eventers Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier, successfully made weight Monday for their Tuesday fights at UFC on Fuel TV 3.
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Full weigh-ins results from UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier in Fairfax, Virginia.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC On FUEL TV: Korean Zombie Vs. Poirier Weigh-In Results
Fighters stepped to the scale Monday to weigh-in for Tuesday’s UFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier card. The event will go down from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. The prelims air live via stream on Facebook, while the main card airs on FUEL TV. In the main event, Dustin Poirier will put [...]
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertKorean Zombie vs Dustin Poirier staredown pic from UFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh ins in Fairfax
The official weigh in event for UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" went down earlier today (Mon., May 14, 2012) LIVE from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
You can grab the full results of all the scale-tipping festivities right here.
And while headlining fighters Chan Sung Jung vs. Dustin Poirier won't be hooking them up for another 24 hours or so, there's no reason why these two feisty featherweights couldn't go nose-to-nose for a little pre-fight staredown.
Get some.
"The Korean Zombie" is hoping to bury "The Diamond's" 145-pound title aspirations, all while aligning himself for the winner of Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch, who lock horns in the main event of UFC 149 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on July 21, 2012.
Also mean-mugging for the FUEL TV cameras were lightweight lunatics Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens. You can catch a glimpse of their ferocious face off after the jump.
Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens:
See how everyone else did at the UFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh ins right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaChan Sung Jung, Dustin Poirier Cleared for UFC on Fuel TV 3 Main Event
A pair of blue-chip featherweights find themselves on a collision course with one another as the Ultimate Fighting Championship drops anchor in Virginia for the first time in more than two years
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Read the full article at SherdogWatch the UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier Weigh-ins Live at 4 p.m. Eastern
Watch the UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier weigh-ins live from Virginia here at HeavyMMA on Monday at 4 p.m. Eastern.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV's Jason MacDonald hopes to retire with 'storybook ending' at UFC 149 in Canada
He's not looking ahead, but...
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) middleweight "Athlete" Jason MacDonald would love to avoid a "Filthy" performance against Tom Lawlor at the UFC on FUEL TV 3 event tomorrow night (May 15, 2012) from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
Because UFC 149 in Calgary in just around the corner.
The longtime veteran would love to have a "storybook ending" to his career and retire at the "Aldo vs. Koch" pay-per-view (PPV) event on July 21 in front of friends and family, but knows he still has to overcome his hungry foe tomorrow night on FUEL TV.
From his UFC interview:
"I've just been taking it one fight at a time for the past couple fights. I'm not thinking 10 fights ahead because I know I won't be fighting 10 more fights ahead, so I'm really just trying to be in the moment, taking it each fight as it comes, trying to make it a good fight, make it a good showing and once I get past that, then I'll start worrying about Calgary. For me, I always do better when I have a whole bunch of fights in a short amount of time. That's when I've had the best runs in my career, is fighting back-to-back-to-back, so if I can have a quick turnaround from Virginia to Calgary, then that would be the end of the line for me. I would close the book on my career at home in front of my friends and family. It would really be a storybook ending."
Hear more from MacDonald on tying a ribbon around his mixed martial arts (MMA) career at home, after the jump.
For a more in-depth preview and breakdown of Jason MacDonald vs. Tom Lawlor at UFC on FUEL TV 3 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaKorean Zombie vs. Dustin Poirier: UFC on Fuel TV Video Interview
Hear what UFC on Fuel TV 3 headliners Chan Sung Jung – "The Korean Zombie" – and Dustin Poirier have to say about their Tuesday main event in Fairfax, Va.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAWatch Today’s UFC on Fuel TV 3 Live Weigh-ins
Watch Monday's UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier weigh-in streaming live on MMAWeekly.com at 4 p.m. ET / 1 p.m. PT.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV 3 Weigh-In Video
At the UFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh-ins, all 24 fighters taking part in Tuesday night's UFC on FUEL TV 3 fights will step on the scale Monday afternoon, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, Chang Sung Jung will square off against Dustin Poirier in a featherweight showdown.The UFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh-in takes place at 4 p.m. ET on Monday and the video is below.
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseBroadcast Teams Announced for UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier
Fuel TV has announced the broadcast teams for Tuesday live coverage of UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier as well as Monday's weigh-ins show and pre-and post-fight specials.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on Fuel TV 3’s Jeff Curran Believes Eduardo Took the Wrong Road to the Octagon
Jeff Curran has respect for his UFC on Fuel TV 3 opponent, Johnny Eduardo, but questions the level of opposition he had to face to get there.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier Weigh-In Video and Results (4PM EST)
Tonight, Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, will host the official UFC on Fuel TV 3 weigh-in ceremony. The card is headlined by the Featherweight match-up between Dustin Poirier and "The Koran Zombie" Chan Sung Jung, also featuring the Lightweight scrap between Donald Cerrone and Jerem Stephens.
First fighter on the card is expected to step on the scale at 4PM EST. Stay tuned to LowKick.com for LIVE video stram and official results of the weigh-in.
Full UFC on Fuel TV 3 line-up:
Main Card (FUEL TV)
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Read the full article at Low KickUFC on FUEL TV 3's Yves Jabouin: Entertaining fans as important as winning
So far, so good for the leaner incarnation of Yves Jabouin.
The formerly undersized featherweight - and now current bantamweight - is undefeated (2-0) since making the drop in weight.
And since hindsight is 20/20, it's quite easy for the UFC on FUEL TV 3 fighter to go back through his resume and think about the fights in which his lack of size and strength may have been a determining factor against him.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh in video results LIVE from Fairfax for 'Korean Zombie vs Poirier'
The official weigh in event for UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" is set to take place today (Mon., May 14, 2012) LIVE from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 4 p.m. ET.
As usual, MMAmania.com will provide a live video stream and up-to-the-second coverage of the UFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh-ins, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 will be headlined by an electrifying featherweight fracas featuring Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung, the winner of which could go on to challenge the winner of Jose Aldo vs. Erik Koch for the division's 145-pound strap.
Lightweight standouts Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens will also see action while Fabio Maldonado makes his light heavyweight return against Igor Pokrajac. In addition, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 winner Amir Sadollah tries to get back into the win column opposite Jorge Lopez.
Complete UFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh in results and live video stream after the jump.
Main Event:
145 lbs.: Dustin Poirier ( ) vs. Chan Sung Jung ( )
Main Card (FUEL TV):
170 lbs.: Jorge Lopez ( ) vs. Amir Sadollah ( ) 155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone ( ) vs. Jeremy Stephens ( ) 135 lbs.: Jeff Hougland ( ) vs. Yves Jabouin ( ) 205 lbs.: Fabio Maldonado ( ) vs. Igor Pokrajac ( ) 185 lbs.: Tom Lawlor ( ) vs. Jason MacDonald ( )
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
155 lbs.: Marcus LeVesseur ( ) vs. Cody McKenzie ( ) 185 lbs.: Brad Tavares ( ) vs. Dongi Yang ( ) 170 lbs.: T.J. Grant ( ) vs. Carlo Prater ( ) 155 lbs.: Rafael Dos Anjos ( ) vs. Kamal Shalorus ( ) 135 lbs.: Jeff Curran ( ) vs. Johnny Eduardo ( ) 135 lbs.: Francisco Rivera ( ) vs. Alex Soto ( )
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night (Tue., May 15), which is slated to air at 7 p.m. ET on FUEL TV. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 5 p.m. ET with the preliminary bouts on Facebook.
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 3 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 3 Weigh-Ins Stream Live at 4pm ET
Join MMAConvert for the live stream of the UFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh ins. The weigh-ins take place this afternoon at 4pm ET from the Patriot Center, in Fairfax, Virginia. UFC On FUEL TV 3 airs live from Fairfax tomorrow evening at approximately 5:30pm ET, with preliminary bouts airing on Facebook, and the main [...]
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Official UFC on FUEL TV 3 Weigh In Results
UFC on FUEL TV, which is headlined by the five round featherweight bout between Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier and the welterweight bout between Amir Sadollah and Jorge Lopez, airs live on FUEL TV from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia at 8pm ET / 5pm PT. Fans who “like” the UFC on Facebook can also see prelim bouts at 5:30 pm ET / 2:30 am PT.MAIN EVENTDustin Poirier (145) VS Chan Sung Jung (145)FUEL TV MAIN CARDJorge Lopez (171) VS Amir Sadollah (171)Jeremy Stephens (155) VS Donald Cerrone (155)Jeff Hougland (135) VS Yves Jabouin (135)Fabio Maldonado (205) VS Igor Pokrajac (205)Tom Lawlor (186) VS Jason MacDonald (185)ONLINE FIGHTSDongi Yang (186) VS Brad Tavares (185)Marcus LeVesseur (155) VS Cody McKenzie (155)Carlo Prater (155) VS TJ Grant (155)Kamal Shalorus (155) VS Rafael Dos Anjos (156)Johnny Eduardo (135) VS Jeff Curran (135)Francisco Rivera (134) VS Alex Soto (135)
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Read the full article at UFCDustin Poirier vs Chan Sung Jung fight video preview for UFC on FUEL TV 3 main event
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will deliver its third offering on the FUEL TV channel this coming Tues., May 15, 2012, from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia. In the main event of the evening, Dustin Poirier puts his five-fight win streak on the line against Chan Sung Jung. A featherweight title shot could very well be hanging in the balance.
Poirier is simply focusing on doing what he does but doing it better:
"It's the small things, the finesse. Who's going to go out there and fight like a professional fighter and pick their shots and stay technical. We can both knock each other out, we can both submit each other, and we're both very dangerous; pretty much any position we get put in, we can finish a fight, I think. I'm sure he knows that, I know that about him. It's just going to come down to who is better prepared."
"The Korean Zombie" agrees that the two have similar styles and he'll need to be on his game to continue his climb up the 145-pound ladder:
"We fight in a similar fashion so it's going to be a case of who can do it better. Hopefully I'll be able to pull off another good win. I plan to do all the things that I've prepared to do from the beginning. So it's going to be important to set the pace and stick to my gameplan. I don't want it to turn into a brawl like my fight with Leonard Garcia so I'm going to be looking to implement my gameplan from the very first round."
Maniacs, who 'ya got in this one?
For all the latest news and notes on UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaRaphael Assuncao-Issei Tamura Booked for UFC on Fuel TV 4 in July
Issei Tamura will drop from featherweight to meet fellow recent bantamweight newcomer Raphael Assuncao in July at UFC on Fuel TV 4.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAThree Fights Added to UFC on Fuel TV 4
The UFC has announced the addition of three match ups to the impending UFC on Fuel TV 4 fight card.
In the bantamweight division, The Ultimate Fighter 14 finalist T.J. Dillashaw (5-1) will be taking on English scrapper Vaughan Lee (12-7-1). Since losing to John Dodson in the TUF 14 finals last December, Team Alpha Male fighter T.J. Dillashaw picked up his first octagon win, over Walel Watson at UFC on Fuel TV 1 last February. Lee, a seasoned pro, has gone 1-1 in the UFC, recently rebounding from a split decision loss to Chris Cariaso with a submission win over Norifumi “Kid” Yamamoto.
In other 135lbs action, Raphael Assuncao (16-4) will do battle with Issei Tamura (7-2). Assuncao is 1-1 in the UFC, having bounced back from a quick knockout loss to Erik Koch in his debut by taking a unanimous decision win over Johnny Eduardo at UFC 134 this past August. Tamura made his promotional debut at UFC 144 this past February with a knockout of Tieuqan Zhang.
At flyweight, Chris Cariaso (13-3) will take on another TUF 14 contestant in Josh Ferguson (8-4). In his six-fight tenure with Zuffa (under the WEC and UFC banners), Cariaso’s only losses have come against top contenders Renan Barao and Michael McDonald; he currently enjoys a two-fight winning streak. Never making it to the semifinals, Ferguson also lost in his UFC debut to Roland Delorme at the TUF 14 Finale.
UFC on Fuel TV 4 is expected to take place on July 11 at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, California.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyAaron Simpson Q&A Open to Public Before UFC on Fuel TV 3 Weigh-ins
Former UFC middleweight Aaron Simpson, who will drop down to welterweight for his next fight, hosts an open-to-the-public Q&A before the weigh-ins for UFC on Fuel TV 3.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAChris Cariaso, Josh Ferguson Drop to Flyweight, Meet at UFC on Fuel TV 4
Chris Cariaso and Josh Ferguson will drop from bantamweight to the UFC's new flyweight division and meet at UFC on Fuel TV 4 on July 11 in San Jose, Calif.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card gets Dillashaw-Lee, Assuncao-Tamura and Cariaso-Ferguson
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently announced a trio of mixed martial arts (MMA) matches that have been added to the UFC on FUEL TV 4 event that will take place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on July 11, 2012.
Two Bantamweight bouts -- T.J. Dillashaw vs. Vaughan Lee and Raphael Assuncao vs. Issei Tamura -- and a Flyweight showdown between Chris Cariaso vs. Josh Ferguson will be featured on the promotion's fourth effort on FUEL TV this summer.
Dillashaw, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 14 runner up, scored his first win inside the Octagon over Walel Watson earlier this year, while Lee -- who stunned Japanese legend Norifumi Yamamoto with a submission victory in his most recent outing -- will also look to keep his win streak alive.
Assuncao is fresh off a decision win over Johnny Eduardo, which pales in comparison to Tamura's recent devastating first round knockout finish of Tiequan Zhang at UFC 144. Cariaso, meanwhile, will make his 125-pound debut against Ferguson, who has yet to register an official UFC win thanks to his submission loss to Roland Delorme at TUF 14 Finale late last year.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 will feature a Middleweight main event of Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman with the number one division contender position in the 185-pound division on the line.
A Light Heavyweight bout that pits Brandon Vera vs. James Te Huna is also expected to take place in the "Shark Tank" on fight night, as well as a potential Lightweight war between Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor.
To check out the latest UFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card and rumors click here. And to check out our comprehensive UFC on FUEL TV 4 event archive click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaT.J. Dillashaw Meets Vaughan Lee at UFC on Fuel TV 4
A pair of bantamweights coming off impressive performances will clash at UFC on Fuel TV 4 this summer. T.J. Dillashaw meets Vaughan Lee on July 11.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 3 video: Brad Tavares hoping knockout of Dongi Yang gets him on TV
"It's been a long awaited return for me. I got injured my last fight, had to pull out. So I haven't fought since July 2 against Aaron Simpson. I've been in here a lot, working on some new things, sharpening some old things, and I'm just ready to fight again. I just want you guys to watch my fight. Hopefully I get a fast knockout or something so it will be thrown onto the televised portion of the card."
It's been a while since we've heard from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Brad Tavares, who hasn't competed inside the Octagon since UFC 132 on July 2, 2011, in Las Vegas, a unanimous decision loss to Aaron Simpson. Though unsatisfied with his performance and eager to erase the memory of his first career defeat, Tavares has been forced to sit on the sideline to get healthy from a few nagging injuries, one of which forced him out of a planned bout against Tim Creuder at UFC 137 late last year. Now, he's finally back and ready to let us all know how much he's missed us by delivering a knockout. To do it, he'll have to dispose of Dongi Yang at the UFC on FUEL TV 3 event this coming Tues., May 15, 2012, in Virginia. And he figures if he's impressive enough in doing so, he might even make the main card broadcast. Fingers crossed.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 4 adds Dillashaw vs. Lee, Assuncao vs. Tamura, Cariaso vs. Ferguson
A trio of lighter-weight fights has been added to July's UFC on FUEL TV 4
event, as T.J. Dillashaw vs. Vaughan Lee and Rapahel Assuncao vs. Issei
Tamura take place at bantamweight, while Chris Cariaso and Josh
Ferguson each drop to 125 pounds for a flyweight scrap.
UFC officials today announced the new fights.
UFC on FUEL TV 4 takes place July 11 at HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif.
Broadcast plans for the event haven't been announced, but main card
action airs on FUEL TV.
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Spike TV pulls a page out of the Antonio Inoki playbook with King Mo @MMASupremacy @frontrowbrian
Will King Mo become the next version of Don Frye, a man who had a wildly successful career as both a pro-wrestler and MMA fighter?
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Read the full article at Fight OpinionWith Mo Lawal, 'MMA Uncensored Live' scores record 567,000 Spike TV viewers
The "King Mo" and Spike TV relationship is off to a good start.
Thursday's new edition of "MMA Uncensored Live" - Spike TV's weekly news-magazine show - scored a series record 567,000 viewers, MMAjunkie.com today confirmed with officials.
Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal joined the show on the same day he announced a new dual contract that will see compete in Bellator (for MMA) and TNA Impact Wrestling (pro wrestling) on Spike TV
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieThe Guide: All UFC on Fuel TV 3 Fights Will Air Live
The UFC on Friday confirmed that all 12 fights for UFC on Fuel TV 3: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier will air live. Check out our guide on where to watch the fights!
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh in results, information and details for 'Korean Zombie vs Poirier' on May 14 in Fairfax
The official weigh in event for UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" is set to take place this Monday (May 14, 2012) live from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 4 p.m. ET.
As usual, MMAmania.com will provide up-to-the-second coverage of the UFC on FUEL TV 3 weigh-ins, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude.
Remember the weigh-in is FREE to attend and open to the public. Doors to the Patriot Center will open at 3:00 p.m. ET. In addition, UFC Fight Club members will be able to attend a special Q&A session with Aaron Simpson at 2 p.m. ET.
Here is the finalized UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card and line-up:
Main Event:
145 lbs.: Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Main Card (FUEL TV):
170 lbs.: Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens135 lbs.: Jeff Hougland vs. Yves Jabouin205 lbs.: Fabio Maldonado vs. Igor Pokrajac185 lbs.: Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
155 lbs.: Marcus LeVesseur vs. Cody McKenzie185 lbs.: Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang170 lbs.: T.J. Grant vs. Carlo Prater155 lbs.: Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Kamal Shalorus135 lbs.: Jeff Curran vs. Johnny Eduardo135 lbs.: Francisco Rivera vs. Alex Soto
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night (Tue., May 15), which is slated to air at 7 p.m. ET on FUEL TV. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 5 p.m. ET with the preliminary bouts on Facebook.
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 3 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaFUEL TV reveals announcing teams for UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" event. Former...
FUEL TV reveals announcing teams for UFC on FUEL TV 3: "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" event. Former UFC champion Rashad Evans will join Jay Glazer for the weigh-in show, while Chael Sonnen has been tapped for the pre- and post-fight show. Jon Anik and Kenny Florian will announce the six main card fights live from ringside with Ariel Helwani conducting backstage interviews.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaKing Mo Signs Unprecented Deal With Spike TV’s Bellator & TNA Wrestling
Former Strikeforce Light Heavy Weight Champion Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal announced today that he has signed a first-of-its-kind deal to simultaneously compete for Spike TV properties Bellator Fighting Championship (MMA) & TNA (Professioinal Wrestling).
In an unprecedented move, one of the biggest names in mixed martial arts, “King Mo” Lawal, has signed a deal to compete in Spike TV’s two major sports properties, Bellator Fighting Championships and TNA’s IMPACT Wrestling. “King Mo” will join the stars of TNA this summer and resume his mixed martial arts career next year when Bellator Fighting Championships moves to Spike TV from its current television home, MTV2. The deal was jointly announced today by Kevin Kay, President, Spike TV along with Bjorn Rebney, Chairman & CEO, Bellator Fighting Championships and Dixie Carter, President, TNA Entertainment.
“‘King Mo’ is an incredible athlete and a great addition to the Bellator family. He immediately adds prominence and star-power to our light heavyweight division,” said Rebney.
“‘King Mo’ is the perfect athlete for this type of alliance. He is the real deal in MMA, and his bold personality and world class wrestling accomplishments are unparalleled. I’m confident he will have a major impact in both sports,” stated Carter.
Lawal (10-1-1) launched his mixed martial arts career in 2008, and after four straight wins, he faced off against his toughest challenge, renowned fighter Mark Kerr. “King Mo” knocked out Kerr in the first round, and eight months later he defeated Gegard Mousasi in a Light Heavyweight world title fight. Lawal also holds an impressive KO victory against multiple Brazilian jiu-jitsu world championship winner Roger Gracie in September 2011.
“This deal is a dream come true for me,” Lawal said. “Bjorn and Dixie have given me the opportunity to engage in my two great loves, mixed martial arts and professional wrestling, at the same time. And, to have it all on Spike TV is really buttercream icing on a big ol’ cake – not that whipped cream stuff either!”
Lawal rose to grappling acclaim as a NCAA Division I All-American wrestler at Oklahoma State University in 2003 and a three-time U.S. National Champion (2005, 2006, and 2008) in the 84 kilogram division. In 2007, as a member of the US National team, he brought home a gold medal at the Pan American Games and a silver medal at the World Cup.
A native of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Lawal lives in San Jose, Calif. and trains with the prominent American Kickboxing Academy.
Payout Perspective:
There aren’t too many options for MMA fighters nowadays since Zuffa purchased Strikeforce last year. King Mo was one of those fighters that benefited from Strikeforce’s existence back when he was fighting for Sengoku and signed a flexible and favorable contract as many promotions courted his services.
This time around, King Mo – who has had previous interest and actually tried out for Professional Wrestling before – signs a simultaneous deal to compete for both Bellator and TNA. This is Spike TV’s pocket Aces, giving professional fighters another option in making a living within MMA. Some who are purist within MMA, may cringe at the idea of MMA fighters also dabbling in Pro Wrestling, but this has been a constant in MMA for quite some time. From Dan Severn, to many Japanese fighters, to Josh Barnett, Pro Wrestling and MMA have a history of going hand-in-hand for quite some time. Plus, let’s not forget the UFC’s biggest PPV draw Brock Lesnar – who is now back with WWE – and Ken Shamrock who spiked up everyone’s interest in MMA when he signed with the UFC after competing in WWE.
The history has always been there and it has been a black eye to many that want to legitimize the sport to the mainstream, but we are seeing something different here. Something innovative, if you want to call it. Spike TV is using both of their properties to not only cross-promote, but to expand on their audience base to grow not only grow Bellator and TNA, but to anchor a M18-34 flag on the network. It’s innovative, it’s contraversial, and its getting people’s attention. Its exactly what Spike TV want’s to do as it continues preparations for the transfer of Bellator from MTV to Spike TV in 2013.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutKing Mo signs with Bellator and TNA Impact! Wrestling for Spike TV
That was fast.
We told you earlier today that former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Muhammed Lawal was "chasing that paper," and it's apparently landed him in not one, but two different organizations under the Spike TV broadcasting umbrella.
So much for mixed martial arts (MMA) and professional wrestling being mutually exclusive.
That's right, "King Mo" is going to split his time between TNA IMPACT! wrestling and Bellator Fighting Championships -- just as soon as he gets all healed up from recent knee surgery, according to Sherdog.com.
His medical time-out should also be long enough to satisfy his current suspension from the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC). Lawal was benched for nine months and fined $39,000 for testing positive for steroids earlier this year in Strikeforce.
An official announcement is expected later today on a conference call featuring executives from all three companies (Spike TV, TNA and Bellator). Until then, we have the opportunity to discuss Lawal's transition back into real (and fake) fighting.
What say you?
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV Tune-In Alert
LOS ANGELES, CA – FUEL TV telecasts four upcoming live shows around UFC ON FUEL TV: THE KOREAN ZOMBIE VS. DUSTIN POIRIER.The action kicks off Monday, May 14 (4:00 PM ET) with the live UFC Weigh-in on FUEL TV, hosted by Jay Glazer, with analysis from former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Rashad Evans. Jon Anik hosts the weigh-ins live from The Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia and conducts fighter interviews. The action heats up on Tuesday, May 15 (5:30 PM ET), when FUEL TV begins covering the first six prelim bouts live on its website at http://www.fuel.tv/ufc/events/jung-vs-poirier/ and on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/IJrIXb (they will also be available on the UFC Facebook page.)At 7:00 PM ET, FUEL TV’s television coverage begins with the UFC Prefight Show on FUEL TV hosted by Glazer, with analysis from Evans and UFC Middleweight Number-One Contender Chael Sonnen. Two-time MMA Journalist of the Year Ariel Helwani conducts backstage interviews.UFC Fight Night on FUEL TV begins at 8:00 PM ET, with Jon Anik and Kenny Florian announcing the six main card fights live from The Patriot Center. FUEL TV wraps up the night on Tuesday, May 15 immediately following the end of the fights, with UFC Postfight Show on FUEL TV, live. Glazer leads the recap, with Evans and Sonnen’s analysis, and Helwani conducting postfight interviews.For a complete listing of FUEL TV shows, go to: http://www.fuel.tv/schedule/. For more information, go to www.fuel.tv/ufc and on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/fueltv Follow @FUELTV on Twitter for all things #UFConFUELTV. Follow the talent on Twitter at: @jayglazer; @arielhelwani; @Jon_Anik; @kennyflorian; @sonnench; @SugaRashadEvansTo get FUEL TV on your television, go to www.fuel.tv/getfueltv, or call 877-4 FUEL-TV.
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Read the full article at UFCUFC on FUEL TV 3 results and LIVE fight coverage for 'Korean Zombie vs Poirier' on May 15 in Virginia
We're less than one week away.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is set to pull the trigger on its third FUEL TV mini mixed martial arts (MMA) event, which will emanate LIVE from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., on Tues., May 15, 2012.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 will be headlined by what promises to be an electrifying Featherweight showdown between top 135-pound fighters Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier. The winner of the match is expected to earn number one contender status.
In other action, The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 winner Amir Sadollah will try not to be Jorge Lopez's first win inside the Octagon, while Lightweight demons Donald Cerrone and Jeremy Stephens are queued up for a knock-down, drag-out 155-pound brawl.
Here is the current UFC on Fuel TV 3 fight card and line up:
Main Event:
145 lbs.: Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Main Card (FUEL TV):
170 lbs.: Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens135 lbs.: Jeff Hougland vs. Yves Jabouin205 lbs.: Fabio Maldonado vs. Igor Pokrajac185 lbs.: Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald
"Prelims" Card (Facebook):
155 lbs.: Marcus LeVesseur vs. Cody McKenzie185 lbs.: Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang170 lbs.: T.J. Grant vs. Carlo Prater155 lbs.: Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Kamal Shalorus135 lbs.: Jeff Curran vs. Johnny Eduardo135 lbs.: Francisco Rivera vs. Alex Soto
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night (Tues., May 15, 2012), which is slated to air at 8 p.m. ET on FUEL TV. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 5 p.m. ET with the "Prelims" bouts on Facebook.
For the latest UFC on Fuel TV 3 news and notes click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fox 3 Prelims on Fuel TV Also See a Ratings Low
The UFC on Fox 3 ratings were by far the lowest that the promotion has pulled in its three broadcasts on Fox. The preliminary bouts for the event on Fuel TV followed suit, marking a new low.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV 3 Results & Play-by-Play
Sherdog.com will report from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va., at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET with play-by-play and live results of UFC on Fuel TV 3, which is headlined by a featherweight contest between Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier.
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC Programming Pushes Fuel TV to Further Ratings Records
Fuel TV continued its record growth in April behind 340 hours of UFC programming, including the April 14 live card from Sweden.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FOX 3 ratings: Preliminary card draw 86,000 FUEL TV viewers
UFC on FOX 3 main-card ratings were down sharply compared to its predecessor, and the FUEL TV prelims didn't fare much better.
This past weekend's UFC on FOX 3 event included a preliminary-card broadcast that averaged just 86,000 FUEL TV viewers. UFC on FOX 2's prelims averaged 144,000 FUEL TV viewers earlier this year.
MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the figures with an industry source.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC Continues to Feed Fuel TV Ratings Fire
Four months into the year and the UFC continues to feed the ratings growth of Fuel TV.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyFrancisco Rivera vs. Alex Soto official, 12-fight UFC on FUEL TV 3 bout order revealed
A bantamweight bout between Francisco Rivera and Alex
Soto is now official for this month's UFC on FUEL
TV 3 event, and the night's 12-fight lineup has been finalized.
UFC officials today announced the previously reported fight, which kicks off the evening's fight card.
Featuring a featherweight headliner between Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung
Jung, UFC on FUEL TV 3 takes place May 15 at Patriot Center in Fairfax,
Va. The evening's main card airs on FUEL TV, and prelims are expected
to stream on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieTUF Live TV Ratings Settle-In Through 9 Episodes
After nine episodes of The Ultimate Fighter Live, the series appears to have settled in as far as TV ratings go.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC boast increase in viewers on Fuel
It appears that the UFC is increasing its viewership on Fuel. Fuel TV has recorded the largest year-to-year percentage increases of total viewers in both prime time and total day in April and this year among all rated, ad-supported cable networks.
Fuel TV reported this growth via press release although it cites figures released by Nielsen Media Research. Fuel TV has ramped up its UFC programming from 213 hours in March to 340 in April. The increase was amplified by a marathon of UFC content during a Fuel TV preview.
Via Fuel TV press release:
April 2012 was up +260% in Total Viewers and +450% in M18-49 vs. April 2011
Prime time viewership grew +275% on Total Viewers and +250% among M18-49 compared to April 2011
Late night finished up +767% on Total Viewers and +1000% among M18-49 from April 2011
UFC on FUEL TV Fight Night on April 14 delivered the most-watched day in network history (on both Total Viewers and M18-49) with an average of 71,000 Total Viewers and 44,000 M18-49, +1320% and +2100%, respectively, vs. April 2011;
UFC on FUEL TV Fight Night on April 14 was the second most-watched program in network history, with 197,000 Total Viewers and the most-watched telecast in network history among the target demo of M18-49 with 142,000;
The program peaked at 298,000 Total Viewers from 5:30pm ET – 5:45pm ET.
April 2012 was the network’s second most-watched month ever, behind February 2012.
For the first four months of 2012, prime time viewership is averaging an increase of +209% over 2011, and total day is up +125% compared to 2011.
Payout Perspective:
If you were looking for a UFC network, you need only look to Fuel TV as it is increasingly becoming the spot to turn to for your UFC fix. It would be interesting to see the numbers as to the converts to Fuel from its last free preview in April. Certainly, it would help to get a wider distribution for Fuel. While it appears that Fuel is gaining acceptance as the spot for UFC, and its gaining steam on FX (based on the Prelims increasing viewership numbers). But, there’s still concern with the TUF Live franchise on FX and Saturday’s numbers on Fox.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutRafael Natal and Tom DeBlass added to July's UFC on FUEL TV 4 event
Rafael "Sapo" Natal and Tom DeBlass have been added to July's UFC on FUEL TV 4
event, both against opponents yet to be determined.
That's the word from the pair's team at Dominance MMA Management, who today tweeted the bookings.
As previously reported, UFC on FUEL TV 4 takes place July 11 at HP
Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Broadcast plans for the event haven't been
announced, but main-card action airs on FUEL TV.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieApril Showers Fuel TV With Viewership Growth
LOS ANGELES, CA - FUEL TV is on a ratings roll in 2012, and that trend continued in April. FOX Sports Media Group's dynamic sports network for males continues as television's fastest-growing cable network last month and for the year, according to figures released by Nielsen Media Research. FUEL TV has recorded the largest year-to-year percentage increase of total viewers in both prime time and total day in April and this year among all rated, ad-supported cable networks.FUEL TV saw the prime and late night viewership growth powered by 340 hours of Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) programming in April, including a live bout on April 14 that delivered FUEL TV the most-watched day and most-watched show in its target demo ever. FUEL TV's 340 hours of UFC programming in April is up from 213 hours in March, and sets a single month mark, passing the previous record of 233 set in February.FUEL TV April 2012 Audience HighlightsApril 2012 was up +260% in Total Viewers and +450% in M18-49 vs. April 2011;Prime time viewership grew +275% on Total Viewers and +250% among M18-49 compared to April 2011,Late night finished up +767% on Total Viewers and +1000% among M18-49 from April 2011;UFC on FUEL TV Fight Night on April 14 delivered the most-watched day in network history (on both Total Viewers and M18-49) with an average of 71,000 Total Viewers and 44,000 M18-49, +1320% and +2100%, respectively, vs. April 2011;UFC on FUEL TV Fight Night on April 14 was the second most-watched program in network history, with 197,000 Total Viewers and the most-watched telecast in network history among the target demo of M18-49 with 142,000;The program peaked at 298,000 Total Viewers from 5:30pm ET - 5:45pm ET.April 2012 was the network's second most-watched month ever, behind February 2012.For the first four months of 2012, prime time viewership is averaging an increase of +209% over 2011, and total day is up +125% compared to 2011."We're elated that FUEL TV continues to see incredible ratings gains as a direct result of our UFC partnership, especially the live event audiences," says George Greenberg, Executive Vice President and General Manager, FUEL TV. "I look forward to more live fights, as well as all new UFC shoulder programming that continue to help our FUEL TV brand grow in ratings."FUEL TV telecasts the prelims for UFC ON FOX: DIAZ VS. MILLER on May 5 at 5:00 PM ET and wraps coverage with its Post-fight Show at 10:00 PM ET. The network's next live fight is Tuesday, April 15 with UFC on FUEL TV: KOREAN ZOMBIE VS. POIRIER.In 2012, FUEL TV telecasts more than 2,000 hours of UFC programming, with more than 100 hours of live fights, weigh-ins, preliminary bouts, and pre- and post-fight shows. In this year, FUEL TV offers more UFC programming than any network has ever offered. Below are the April '12 vs. April '11 ratings comparisons:For a complete listing of FUEL TV shows, go to: http://www.fuel.tv/schedule. For more information, go to www.fuel.tv, www.fuel.tv/ufc, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/fueltv, and on Twitter at: @fueltv, #UFConFUELTV.
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Read the full article at UFCThis always amused me whenever I saw a boxing match on TV. How many people need to be in there exactly?
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Read the full article at RedditUFC On Fox 3: Diaz Vs. Miller Live Results For Fuel TV And Facebook Fights
Join me this afternoon on Bloody Elbow for live results, play-by-play and discussion of the Fuel TV and Facebook preliminary matches for UFC on Fox 3. The Facebook stream starts at 4:00 p.m. ET and features featherweights Roland Delorme vs. Nick Denis and middleweights Mike Massenzio vs. Karlos Vemola.
Then we'll make the switch to Fuel TV at 5:00 p.m. ET, wherea half-dozen contests (listed below) will lead into the show's main card on the Fox Network at 8:00 p.m ET. The centerpiece of the main is a lightweight scrap between Jim Miller and Nate Diaz, which is complemented by welterweights Josh Koscheck vs. Johny Hendricks, middleweights Rousimar Palhares vs. Alan Belcher and heavyweights Pat Barry vs. Lavar Johnson.
Fuel TV Card
Anthony Ferguson vs Michael Johnson (lightweight)John Dodson vs Tim Elliott (flyweight)Pascal Krauss vs John Hathaway (welterweight)Danny Castillo vs John Cholish (lightweight)Dennis Bermudez vs Pablo Garza (featherweight)Louis Gaudinot vs John Lineker (flyweight)
SBN coverage of UFC on Fox 3
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowFrancisco Rivera replaces Azamat Gashimov, faces Alex Soto at UFC on FUEL TV 3
Onetime UFC vet Francisco Rivera has been given a second life in the octagon.
Rivera replaces Azamat Gashimov and now faces Alex Soto at this month's UFC on FUEL TV 3 event. MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the switch, which was first reported by Sherdog.com.
Featuring a featherweight headliner between Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung, UFC on FUEL TV 3 takes place May 15 at Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. The evening's main card airs on FUEL TV, and prelims are expected to stream on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieTUF Live Episode 8 Marks a New Low in TV Ratings
While UFC president Dana White insists that Fox execs are more than happy with the TV ratings that The Ultimate Fighter: Live is drawing on Friday night’s, the series continues to sag.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV 4 fight card and rumors for 'Munoz vs Weidman' on July 11 in San Jose
Event: UFC on FUEL TV 4: "Munoz vs. Weidman"Date: Wed., July 11, 2012, at 9 p.m. ET on FUELLocation: HP Pavilion in San Jose, California
Main Event:
185 lbs.: Mark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman
Other Scheduled Fights:
205 lbs.: Brandon Vera vs. James Te Huna155 lbs.: Anthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor
*Fight card and line-up subject to change.
For all the latest and greatest on UFC on FUEL TV 4 be sure to hit up our event archive right here.
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Season 4 of WHOA! TV Gyms kicks off in Sweden with Cheick Kongo, Jake Shields and Tito Ortiz
Season 4 of the series that documents MMA gyms across the globe that make us collectively go 'whoa' is back with a bang. This time we head to lovely Stockholm, Sweden, where UFC on Fuel TV just recently went down with great success. During the week's lead up to the UFC's first event in Sweden, WHOA! TV's main dude Mike took in the sights and sounds of Stockholm. Here he is describing the pleasure that was filming in in the beautiful land of the blondes:
During my off day I visited the Gym situated in the vibrant capital of Stockholm, where I swear to god nearly everyone looks like they've stepped of a catwalk... Anyways Tito, Jake and Cheick were keen to show the female participants who consisted of a female soccer team and some or reps and bloggers a thing or two about MMA and I was happy to film...Very happy to film...
This is WHOA! TV Gyms season 4 episode 1, from us, to you. Enjoy.
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Read the full article at Middle EasyUFC on Fuel TV 4 Fight Card Rumors & Start Times
UFC on Fuel TV 4 fight card rumors and start times at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., on July 11, 2012.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyAnthony Njokuani vs. Paul Taylor added to UFC on FUEL TV 4
A lightweight matchup featuring Anthony Njokuani and
Paul Taylor is set for UFC on FUEL TV 4, sources
close to the event today confirmed to MMAjunkie.com.
As previously reported, UFC on FUEL TV 4 takes place July 11 at HP
Pavilion in San Jose, Calif. Broadcast plans for the event haven't been
announced, but main card action airs on FUEL TV.
Fighters Only first reported the bout, which was originally scheduled
for UFC 138 before a car accident forced Taylor to withdraw.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieFuel TV Offers 2-Day UFC Marathon as Part of Free Preview on DirecTV
Catch past pay-per-views, get caught up on "The Ultimate Fighter LIVE" and plenty more as part of Fuel TV's 48-hour UFC marathon on DirecTV's free preview.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMATUF Live TV Ratings a Home Run for FX; Not So Much for Dana White
UFC president Dana White loves the format of "TUF: Live," but the he isn't as happy of FX is about the show's TV ratings.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyAll 24 UFC on Fuel TV 2 Fighters Drug Tested
All 24 fighters on the recent UFC on Fuel TV 2: Gustafsson vs. Silva fight card in Sweden were drug tested by the Swedish MMA Federation.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC Exec Marc Ratner: All UFC on Fuel TV 2 Drug Tests Clean
All 24 drug tests conducted at UFC on Fuel TV 2 came back negative, according to the promotion.
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC on FUEL TV 2 drug tests come back clean
Every one of UFC on FUEL TV 2's 24 fighters underwent drug testing at
March's UFC on FX 2 event tested clean for performance-enhancing drugs
and recreational/drugs of abuse.
UFC vice president of government and regulatory affairs Marc Ratner
confirmed the drug-testing results with MMAjunkie.com.
UFC on FUEL TV 2, which is the second of six main-card broadcasts
planned for the FOX-owned cable station in 2012, took place April 14 at
Stockholm's Ericsson Globe Arena.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieNewcomer Marcus LeVesseur Steps in Against Cody McKenzie at UFC on Fuel TV 3
UFC newcomer Marcus LeVesseur will step in for Aaron Riley against Cody McKenzie at UFC on Fuel TV 3 on May 15. Cody McKenzie announced the news of the change on twitter.
McKenzie comes into this fight having lost his last two fights via submission. The popular TUF 12 member will likely need a win to stay with the UFC.
Marcus LeVesseur comes to the UFC as a 4x Division III national champion and long-time MMA veteran at 29 years old. LeVesseur has won three straight since his loss to TUF vet Dakota Cocharene.
UFC on Fuel TV 3 takes place May 15 live from Fairfax, VA. The event will be headlined by a featherweight title eliminator with Chan Sung Jung taking on Dustin Poirier. The card will also feature the return of fan favorite Donald Cerrone, as he takes on the always entertaining Jeremy Stephens.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyMark Munoz–Chris Weidman Booked for July UFC on Fuel TV Event
A middleweight contenders fight between Mark Munoz and Chris Weidman will headline a July 11 UFC on Fue TV event.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMADirecTV offers free preview week including FUEL TV's 48-hour UFC marathon
Still haven't made the commitment to adding FUEL TV to your cable lineup?
DirecTV subscribers now have an opportunity to preview the channel free of charge from now through April 30.
FUEL TV is one of 45 channels featured in DirecTV's special CHOICE XTRA
Free Trial, and the channel is responding with "Domination Week," which
includes a 48-hour UFC marathon this weekend.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieMark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman to Headline UFC on Fuel TV 4 in July
Mark Munoz will return to the Octagon this summer against Chris Weidman at UFC on Fuel TV 4 on July 11th. Munoz returns after elbow surgery sidelined him in January. The matchup will headline UFC on Fuel TV 4, which was just recently announced by the network. A city and venue for the event is expected to be announced soon.
Munoz (12-2) was set to take on Chael Sonnen at UFC on Fox 2 in January, but withdrew from the event due to an elbow injury. He was sidelined for a few months after undergoing surgery, but has since resumed training. The former Oklahoma State wrestler has enjoyed quite a bit of success as a middleweight in the UFC, going 7-1 in the organization since dropping to 185 pounds in 2009.
He will take on a fellow All-American wrestler in Weidman (8-0) who has won four consecutive fights since joining the UFC last March. He replaced Michael Bisping who replaced Munoz at UFC on Fox 2 in January, where he defeated Demian Maia via unanimous decision, despite taking the fight on just eleven days’ notice.
The matchup very well could determine the number one contender in the middleweight division, possibly earning the victor a title shot in late-2012.
UFC on Fuel TV 4 will also feature a welterweight matchup between Jon Fitch and Aaron Simpson.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 4, stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyMark Munoz vs. Chris Weidman headlines UFC on FUEL TV 4 on July 11
An intriguing middleweight scrap between wrestling standout Mark Munoz and undefeated prospect Chris Weidman takes center stage at UFC on FUEL TV 4.
The headlining matchup was revealed on Tuesday's new edition of FUEL TV's "UFC Tonight."
The contest takes place July 11, though a location for the event has yet to be revealed.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieMark Munoz, Chris Weidman Collide June 11 in UFC on Fuel TV 4 Headliner
Rising middleweights Mark Munoz and Chris Weidman will lock horns in a five-round main event at UFC on Fuel TV 4, promotion officials announced Tuesday night.
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Read the full article at SherdogMark Munoz, Chris Weidman Collide July 11 in UFC on Fuel TV 4 Headliner
Rising middleweights Mark Munoz and Chris Weidman will lock horns in a five-round main event at UFC on Fuel TV 4, promotion officials announced Tuesday night.
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Read the full article at SherdogBellator 66 TV Ratings Nose Dive; Move to Spike TV Can’t Come Soon Enough
Bellator's Season 6 has suffered a rough roller coaster ride on MTV2, with Friday's Bellator 66 dipping down towards the season low.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyAaron Riley off UFC on FUEL TV 3; Cody McKenzie now fights Marcus LeVesseur on May 15
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be tinkering with its upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card, scheduled for May 15, 2012 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
That's because lightweight banger Aaron Riley was forced to withdraw from the network-televised event for undisclosed reasons and has been replaced by promotion newcomer Marcus LeVesseur.
The 21-5 "Prospect" will throw down against struggling Ultimate Fighter (TUF) veteran Cody McKenzie (12-2), who tweeted the update earlier today:
i will be fighting may 15th i was fighting a good banger aaron riely now im fighting a good wrestler in marcus levesseur
Here's a look at the current UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card and line-up:
Main Event:
145 lbs.: Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Main Card (FUEL TV):
170 lbs.: Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah 155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens 135 lbs.: Jeff Hougland vs. Yves Jabouin 205 lbs.: Fabio Maldonado vs. Igor Pokrajac 185 lbs.: Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
155 lbs.: Marcus LeVesseur vs. Cody McKenzie 185 lbs.: Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang 170 lbs.: T.J. Grant vs. Carlo Prater 155 lbs.: Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Kamal Shalorus 135 lbs.: Jeff Curran vs. Johnny Eduardo 135 lbs.: Azamat Gashimov vs. Alex Soto
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 3 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaFUEL TV to Air 48 Hours of UFC Action April 28-29
LOS ANGELES, CA – FUEL TV, FOX Sports Media Group’s dynamic sports network for males, is included in DIRECTV’s CHOICE XTRA Free Trial taking place from April 24 to April 30. In conjunction with the free trial, FUEL TV launches Domination Week, highlighting some of the network’s most compelling and captivating Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) programming. Domination Week culminates with a 48-hour UFC marathon Saturday and Sunday, April 28–29, featuring the biggest fighters in the sport in the most exciting battles ever seen. “UFC followers are some of the most passionate and loyal sports fans around,” says George Greenberg, Executive Vice President and General Manager, FUEL TV. “The DIRECTV CHOICE XTRA Free Trial enables more UFC enthusiasts to watch the sport they love, with new shows like ‘UFC Tonight’ and ‘UFC Ultimate Insider,’ and the biggest lineup of past fights ever, all in one week. The message is clear, if you love UFC, you need FUEL TV.” Current and past UFC champions such as George St-Pierre, Jon Jones, Anderson Silva, Brock Lesnar, Frankie Edgar, Tito Ortiz and Randy Couture are featured in a number of legendary bouts including UFC 68, UFC 79, UFC 134, UFC 135 and many more. Viewers can relive the fights that defined history and made the legends. But it’s not all UFC action on FUEL TV during Domination Week, as the network features an expanded Action Cinema triple header Friday night, April 27, including the Brandon Lee thriller “The Crow” (8:00 PM ET), “Hard to Kill” starring Steven Seagal (10:00 PM ET) and the Chow Yun-fat action crime drama “City on Fire” (midnight). In 2012, FUEL TV offers more UFC programming than any other network with more than 2,000 hours, and more than 100 hours of live fights, weigh-ins, preliminary bouts, and prefight and postfight shows. For a complete listing of FUEL TV shows, go to: http://www.fuel.tv/schedule/. For more information, go to www.fuel.tv, www.fuel.tv/ufc, on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/fueltv, and on Twitter at: @fueltv, #UFConFUELTV To find FUEL TV on your television, go to www.fuel.tv/getfueltv, or call 877-4 FUEL-TV. For DIRECTV customers, catch FUEL TV during the DIRECTV CHOICE XTRA Free Trial. FUEL TV is part of the CHOICE XTRA package on DIRECTV channel 618. Don't have CHOICE XTRA? Go to DIRECTV.com or call 800-531-5000 to order today. FUEL TVFUEL TV is the only cable and satellite television network that features the exciting world of adrenaline and thrill-seeking sports including MMA, surfing, motocross, snowboarding, skateboarding, BMX and more. This new generation of sports provides a rich landscape of some of the most vibrant and action-packed television entertainment in the world. With more hours of UFC coverage than any other network, FUEL TV is the place to be for live fights, weigh-ins, prelims, pre- and postfight coverage, specials and events you won’t see anywhere else. See why adrenaline sports fans call FUEL TV the channel they never turn off. FUEL TV, part of FOX Sports Media Group, was launched July 1, 2003 and is seen in more than 36 million U.S. homes and can be accessed by broadband, mobile devices and other digital platforms such as iTunes®. FUEL TV programming is available in more than 50 countries around the world with 24/7 channels operating in Australia and Europe. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call 877-4 FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit www.fuel.tv. FOX Sports Media GroupFOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) is the umbrella entity representing News Corporation’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets under Chairman & CEO David Hill. Built with brands that are capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FSMG includes ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing partnerships. FSMG now includes FOX Sports, the sports television arm of the FOX Broadcasting Company; Fox’s 20 regional sports networks, their affiliated regional web sites and FSN national programming; SPEED and SPEED2; Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Soccer Plus; FUEL TV; and Fox College Sports. In addition, FSMG also includes FOX Sports Interactive Media, which comprises FOXSports.com on MSN, whatifsports.com and scout.com, reaching approximately 30 million unique visitors monthly. Also included are Fox’s interests in joint-venture businesses FOX Deportes, Big Ten Network and STATS, LLC, as well as licensing agreements that establish the FOX Sports Radio Network and FOX Sports Grills
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Read the full article at UFCAlessio Sakara and Paulo Thiago Suspended Following UFC on Fuel TV 2
Following last Saturday’s UFC on Fuel TV 2: Gustafsson vs. Silva in Stockholm, only two fighters made the list of medical suspensions.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyFuel Sets New Personal Best With UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva
The Fuel TV cable network continues to set new records thanks to its influx of UFC programming in 2012. UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva set new marks for the network.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC Primetime: Jones vs. Evans Sees Significant Increase in Ratings with 573,000 Viewers
After a disappointing showing with the first episode of Primetime: Jones vs. Evans, viewership increased with the second episode that debuted last week on FX. The second of three episodes scheduled for the championship fight for UFC 145 on Saturday averaged 573,000 viewers, which was a significant increase from the 462,000 viewers the first episode garnered.
The episode premiered on FX last Friday, following a new episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Live. The finale is expected to air this Friday in the same time slot, 11 PM EST.
Since moving over to FX, Primetime has seen its numbers fall. After the first five editions aired on Spike TV, the UFC brought the fan-favorite series to Fox for its first fight on the network giant with Primetime: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos. That one-episode special brought in the biggest audience the series has ever seen, with 2 million viewers.
Other editions of the series include:
Primetime: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos (UFC on FOX 1)-Fox: 2 million viewers
Primetime: Jackson vs. Evans (UFC 114)-Spike TV: 1.2 million
Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Hardy (UFC 111)-Spike TV: 1 million
Primetime: Lesnar vs. Velasquez (UFC 121)-Spike TV: 974,000
Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 (UFC 94)-Spike TV: 880,000
Primetime: St-Pierre vs. Shields (UFC 129)-Spike TV: 610,000
Primetime: Diaz vs. Condit (UFC 143)-FX: 540,000
For complete coverage of UFC 145, stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on FUEL TV 2: 197,000 viewers
MMA Junkie reports that UFC on Fuel TV 2 drew an average of 197,000 viewers this past Saturday. The numbers are down from the 218,000 viewers received from the initial live Fuel show.
Despite the drop in ratings, one must point out that UFC on Fuel 1 took place in primetime stateside and featured Diego Sanchez versus Jake Ellenberger. On the other hand, due to the time difference, UFC on Fuel TV 2 took place Saturday afternoon which could have detracted from viewership. Additionally, Gustafsson-Silva is not the most appealing or name recognized main event out there.
Payout Perspective:
Although we saw a drop, FUEL reports that the show had the largest viewership in FUEL TV history for the target demo of males 18-49. Also, the main event saw a peak of 298,000 viewers. Overall, I believe that the UFC is trying to put a positive spin on the ratings. The timeslot and the fact that many still do not receive FUEL were likely reasons from the decrease from UFC on Fuel 1 to Fuel 2.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutUFC on FUEL TV 2 ratings: Audience peaks with 298,000 viewers, breaks all-time record
While the overall ratings mark for this past weekend's UFC on FUEL TV 2
event dipped slightly from the channel's debut event, the card still
earned a few record figures for FUEL TV.
FUEL TV recently announced the card, which aired live on April 14 at 3
p.m. ET, served as the cornerstone of the most-watched day in FUEL TV
history, with the channel averaging 71,000 total viewers for the day.
That figure marks an astonishing increase in viewers of 1,320 percent versus the April 2011 average.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 2 Ratings See Slight Dip to 197,000 Viewers
The second event in Fuel TV history took place this past weekend in Stockholm, Sweden, an event which saw native Alexander Gustafsson defeat Thiago Silva in the main event. The first event in Omaha, Nebraska took place in February, and drew 217,000 viewers. Saturday’s event saw its numbers fall, with the average number of viewers dropping a tad to 197,000.
The main reason for the drop is likely due to the time difference, with the event kicking off around 1230 PM on Saturday afternoon on the east coast. The main card began at 3 PM on Fuel TV, with most live events taking place around 9 or 10 PM.
Regardless, Fuel TV has remained satisfied with the numbers the channel has registered since the UFC’s deal with Fox began late last year. The channel, which actually launched in 2003, has seen its ratings increase significantly since it began to air UFC programming. The channel has also begun broadcasting in over 6 million more homes since the beginning of the year.
The next UFC on Fuel TV event, aptly named UFC on Fuel TV 3, takes place on May 15th in Fairfax, Virginia. The headlining bout is a featherweight matchup between Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung aka “The Korean Zombie”.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on FUEL TV Breaks Ratings Records
UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva, the second UFC® Fight Night on FUEL TV (www.fuel.tv), delivered the network its most-watched day in history and most-watched program among the target demo of M18-49, according to figures released by Nielsen Media Research. The action-packed three-hour program, which featured six live bouts, was the second of FUEL TV’s six exclusive UFC events in 2012. The live telecast aired Saturday afternoon, April 14, with an encore presentation later that evening.FUEL TV audience highlights, Saturday, April 14:• UFC Fight Night on FUEL TV had 326,000 Total Viewers and 203,000 M18–49 Viewers combined over the two airings of the fight;• Most-watched day in network history (on both Total Viewers and M18-49) with an average of 71,000 Total Viewers and 44,000 M18-49, +1320% and +2100%, respectively, vs. April 2011;• UFC Fight Night was the second most-watched program in network history, live telecast, with 197,000 Total Viewers (compared to 217,000 Total Viewers for UFC Fight Night on February 15) and the most-watched telecast in network history among the target demo of M18-49 with 142,000; • Compared to the first UFC Fight Night on February 15, the April 14 UFC Fight Night on FUEL TV was up +9% on M18-49;• UFC Fight Night on FUEL TV peaked at 298,000 Total Viewers (5:30 PM ET – 5:45 PM ET)."After our spring break, we’re excited to welcome back the UFC with new live fights on FUEL TV,” says George Greenberg, Executive Vice President and General Manager, FUEL TV. "Our second live Fight Night delivered numbers right in line with our first. We’re enthusiastic for the upcoming schedule through the spring, summer and fall, and we know audiences will keep coming to FUEL TV for live UFC action, as well as key shoulder programming.”FUEL TV’s next live UFC telecast is the Weigh-in Show for UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans from Atlanta this Friday, April 20 at 4:00 PM ET. FUEL TV’s next live Fight Night is Tuesday, May 15 from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia for UFC on FUEL TV: The Korean Zombie vs. Dustin Poirier. In 2012, FUEL TV telecasts more than 2,000 hours of UFC programming, with more than 100 hours of live fights, weigh-ins, preliminary bouts, and pre- and postfight shows. In the New Year, FUEL TV offers more UFC programming than any network has ever offered.For a complete listing of FUEL TV shows, go to: http://www.fuel.tv/schedule/. For more information, go to www.fuel.tv, www.fuel.tv/ufc, on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/fueltv, and on Twitter at: @fueltv, #UFConFUELTV
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Read the full article at UFCUFC on Fuel TV 2 Averages 197,000 Viewers; Bellator 65 Attracts 163,000 on MTV2
The UFC’s second effort on Fuel TV earned an average of 197,000 viewers for its Saturday night broadcast on the Fox-owned cable station.
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC on Fuel 2 Sees Slip Dip in TV Ratings
Saturday’s UFC on Fuel TV 2: Gustafsson vs. Silva marked the UFC’s second live event on Fuel TV, drawing slightly lower TV ratings than UFC on Fuel TV 1.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV 2 ratings: Sweden event averages 197,000 viewers
This past weekend's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event averaged 197,000 viewers, MMAjunkie.com today confirmed with industry sources.
That's similar to February's debut UFC on FUEL TV 1 event, which averaged 217,000 FUEL TV viewers. It also beat the two UFC on FX preliminary-card broadcasts this year on FUEL TV, which have averaged 130,500 viewers.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 took place this past Saturday, April 14, at Stockholm's Ericsson Globe Arena.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieReminder: 'Countdown to UFC 145' debuts tonight on FUEL TV
The UFC's traditional pre-event show returns tonight with the debut of "Countdown to UFC 145" on FUEL TV.
The half-hour special airs at 9:30 p.m. ET (6:30 p.m. PT) and is immediately followed by new episodes of "UFC Tonight" and "UFC Ultimate Insider."
UFC 145 takes place Saturday at Atlanta's Phillips Arena. A light-heavyweight title fight between champion Jon Jones and Rashad Evans headlines the pay-per-view main card, which follows prelims on FX and Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieBig week for Brian Stann. First he KO's Alessio Sakara at UFC on Fuel TV 2 and now he's the...
Big week for Brian Stann. First he KO's Alessio Sakara at UFC on Fuel TV 2 and now he's the Pantydropper of the Week at Gal's Guide to MMA.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on Fuel TV 2 Highlights: Gustafsson and Stann Both Impress
Yesterday’s UFC on Fuel TV 2 event from Sweden saw two incredibly impressive performances in both the main event and co-main event, as Alexander Gustafsson and Brian Stann were equally dominant. Fuel TV has released a highlight video of both of their performances.
Gustafsson defeated Thiago Silva, who was returning from a year-long suspension. The Swede knocked the Brazilian down early in the first round, then went on to outpace and outstrike him throughout the remainder of the match.
Stann, meanwhile, was impressive in a much more violent way. The former Marine knocked out Alessio Sakara in the first round, then called the fight over himself. Gracious in both victory and defeat, Stann went on to dedicate the win to his family.
Read the entire MMAFrenzy recap, along with other coverage including bonuses, results, and post-fight stories involving Mark Hunt and BJ Penn.
Watch the highlight videos below:
Stann knocks out Sakara:
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyVideo: Dana White Media Scrum After UFC On Fuel TV 2
UFC president Dana White spoke to the media for several minutes after the UFC on Fuel TV 2 post-fight press conference. Whoa! TV was there and recorded the conversation. They released a video of the highlights and it is above. Topics covered include:
International expansion of The Ultimate Fighter;
Possibly doing simultaneous shows in different countries;
Need for commentators, cameramen, production staff to expand;
The decision to cut Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal from Strikeforce and his behavior before the NSAC;
The Association of Boxing Commissioners;
India's SuperFight League and the UFC's commitment to "100% absolutely" bringing the UFC to India;
The crowd in Sweden;
Drug testing in the UFC and testing by the Athletic Commissions, Dana claims MMA testing is "the gold standard" for testing in sports;
"We are 100% more on top of drug testing than any other sport on Earth except the Olympics.
SBN coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 2
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowVideos: UFC on FUEL TV 2 highlights with Gustafsson-Silva and Stann-Sakara
If you missed last night's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event, FUEL TV has you covered.
Following the event on the FOX-owned channel, officials released video highlights of the night's big fights.
They include the event's headliner (Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago
Silva), as well as the co-headliner (Briann Stann vs. Alessio Sakara).
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieFull UFC on Fuel TV 2 Post-Fight Press Conference Pictures Gallery
Fresh off their performances at the Ericsson Globen Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, UFC on Fuel TV 2 participants gathered for an official post-fight press conference. UFC on Fuel TV 2 was headlined by Alexander Gustafsson's dominant performance against Thiago Silva, while Brian Stann KO'd Alessio Sakara in the co-main event.
Also on the card, Siyar Bahadurzada proved a point with flash-KO victory over Paulo Thiago, who now finds himself with just one victory out of his four most recent fights.
Here's our
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Read the full article at Low KickUFC on FUEL TV 2 post-fight press conference full video for 'Gustafsson vs Silva' event in Sweden
UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, is officially in the books after an eventful night of fights. As usual, the stars of the show popped in at the post-fight press conference to dish the dirt on the event, including main eventers Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Alves. For complete UFC on FUEL TV 2 results and blow-by-blow coverage of all the night's action click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 2 results and discussion for 'Gustafsson vs Silva' from Sweden
UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" took place today (Sat., April 14, 2012) from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Yes, the event is already in the books and results are readily available on the site right now.
You can find them by clicking here if you so desire.
However, there are plenty of fans who likely forgot the show was airing so damn early in the day. For that reason, the fine folks at FUEL TV will air a tape-delayed telecast. If you're one of those people, this is the post for you.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 main card results will be posted after the jump in conjunction with the 11 p.m. ET broadcast. Results from the Facebook streamed "Prelims" special will be posted but the main card will be updated as it airs on FUEL TV.
Enjoy the show, Maniacs!
UFC ON FUEL TV 2 RESULTS:
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago SilvaBrian Stann vs. Alessio SakaraPaulo Thiago vs. Siyar BahadurzadaBrad Pickett vs. Damacio PageDennis Siver vs. Diego NunesDaMarques Johnson vs. John MaguireJames Head def. Papy Abedi via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:33 of round oneCyrille Diabate def. Tom DeBlass via majority decisionFrancis Carmont def. Magnus Cedenblad via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:42 of round twoReza Madadi def. Yoislandy Izquierdo via submission (guillotine) at 1:28 of round twoSimeon Thoresen def. Besam Yousef via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:36 of round twoJason Young def. Eric Wisely via unanimous decision
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaAlexander Gustafsson Outstrikes Thiago Silva at UFC on Fuel TV
Alexander Gustafsson used an effective striking attack to outpoint Thiago Silva in the main event of UFC on Fuel TV on Saturday in Sweden.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on Fuel TV 2 Bonuses: Pickett, Page, Bahadurzada, Maguire Rake $50,000
Four men walked away with post-fight bonuses at UFC on Fuel TV 2, as Brad Pickett, Damacio Page, John Maguire and Siyar Bahadurzada each took home an extra $50,000 on Saturday
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva Bonus Award Winners
Siyar Bahadurzada, John Maguire, Brad Pickett and Damacio Page won $50,000 bonuses for their performances at UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva on Saturday.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 2 bonuses and awards for 'Gustafsson vs Silva' in Sweden
UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, has officially wrapped, which means it's time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts.
To the tune of $50,000 each.
The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four out of the 22 fighters on the card, and it's probably no surprise who's leaving headed home with a second sack of simoleons.
It took a decade for Siyar Bahadurzada to make his way to the world's largest fight promotion but it only took him 42 seconds to earn "Knockout of the Night" honors in his debut win over Paulo Thiago. "The Great" has now effectively navigated a tough first obstacle and looks poised to make a serious splash at 170-pounds.
Speaking of the welterweight division, John Maguire put his name on the map with a sweet straight armbar finish of DaMarques Johnson that was good enough to earn him "Submission of the Night" on a card that featured six tapout finishes.
Who said Brits can't grapple?
Finally, Brad Pickett and Damacio Page were awarded "Fight of the Night" honors for their thrilling, back-and-forth war of attrition that saw old "One Punch" put one on the sweet spot that had "The Angel of Death" seeing stars. And while Pickett couldn't finish by way of technical knockout, a submission is just as good.
Really, who cares how you get the $50K, right?
Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC on FUEL TV 2:
Knockout of the Night -- Siyar Bahadurzada
Submission of the Night -- John Maguire
Fight of the Night -- Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page
Again, each fighter received $50,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along as soon as possible.
For complete UFC on FUEL TV 2 results and blow-by-blow coverage of all the night's action click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaWatch the UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva Post-Fight Press Conference Live
You can watch the UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva post-fight press conference through a live streaming player here at HeavyMMA at the conclusion of today's card in Sweden. The news conference...
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 2 results: Brian Stann knocks out Alessio Sakara with elbows
STOCKHOLM - Brian Stann got back into the win column in emphatic fashion.
The middleweight title challenger rebounded from a loss to now-top contender Chael Sonnen in October with a dominant first-round knockout of veteran Alessio Sakara.
The co-main event was part of the UFC on FUEL TV 2 at Stockholm's Ericsson Globe Arena. It aired on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 2 results: Siyar Bahadurzada KOs Paulo Thiago in 42 seconds
STOCKHOLM - After waiting years for the opportunity, Siyar Bahadurzada's UFC debut lasted a mere 42 seconds.
An Afghan fighter now based out of the Netherlands, "The Killer" tagged fellow welterweight Paulo Thiago with a right hand and put him out cold in the first meaningful sequence of the bout.
The fight was part of the UFC on FUEL TV 2 main card at Stockholm's Ericsson Globe Arena. It aired on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 2 results: Dennis Siver edges Diego Nunes in 145-pound debut
STOCKHOLM - Perhaps the only clear winner in a Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes fight was UFC matchmaker Joe Silva.
Despite an apparent tough weight cut for his featherweight debut, Siver outlasted fellow striker Nunes for a close unanimous-decision victory in a three-round barn-burner.
The bout was part of the UFC on FUEL TV 2 main card at Stockholm's Ericsson Globe Arena. It aired on FUEL TV following prelims on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieBad Boy Presents Bloody Elbow Radio - Episode 154: UFC On FUEL TV 2 Results Review
Bloody Elbow Radio, presented by Bad Boy, will be LIVE! at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT for another edition of the show. Join hosts Matt Bishop and MMA Mania's Brian Hemminger as they review today's UFC on FUEL TV 2, which is headlined by a light-heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva and a middleweight contest between Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara.
We'll review all the bout that make air while taking your calls, emails, tweets and comments.
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For those calling in, you will first be picked up by our producer who will take your information and get what you want to talk about. You will then be queued. We will try to get to everyone as soon as we can. We ask that you call in around the time of the topic you want to discuss.
SBN coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 2
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on Fuel TV 2 Prelims: Diabate Edges DeBlass on Scorecards
Cyrille Diabate utilized an experience, striking and conditioning advantage in capturing a majority decision from two-division Ring of Combat champion Steve DeBlass in a UFC on Fuel TV 2 undercard bout at 205 pounds.
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Read the full article at SherdogSubmissions Dominate UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva Preliminary Card
Four of the six fights on the preliminary card of UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva ended in submissions on Saturday in Sweden.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 2 results: Francis Carmont survives, taps out Magnus Cedenblad
STOCKHOLM - Francis Carmont got a scare, but he survived an action-packed first round to dominate the action in the second.
The French fighter and current Georges St-Pierre training partner unloaded heavy ground and pound in the second round before tapping out Swedish middleweight Magnus Cedenblad.
The UFC on FUEL TV 2 bout took place at Stockholm's Ericsson Globe Arena. It was part of the Facebook-streamed preliminary card, which preceded the night's FUEL TV-televised main card.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 2 results: Reza Madadi dazzles Swedes, submits Yoislandy Izquierdo
STOCKHOLM - Reza Madadi willed his way to a win - the first of the night for a Swedish fighter.
The Iranian-Swedish lightweight entered the cage to a storm of cheers, and he didn't disappoint after tapping out Cuban-American Yoislandy Izquierdo in the second round.
The UFC on FUEL TV 2 bout took place at Stockholm's Ericsson Globe Arena. It was part of the Facebook-streamed preliminary card, which preceded the night's FUEL TV-televised main card.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 2 Live Results
UFC on Fuel TV 2 takes place tonight from Sweden (this afternoon in the United States) and MMAFrenzy will be providing live coverage for the entire event. Coverage begins at 1230 PM EST with the first preliminary fight, which will be broadcast live on Facebook.
The main card, which will be broadcast on Fuel TV starting at 3 PM EST, is headlined by a light heavyweight battle between Sweden native Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva. Also featured on the main card will be a middleweight showdown between Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara. Opening the main card will be a bantamweight matchup between Brad Pickett and Damacio Page.
Facebook prelims will start at 1230 PM EST/930 AM PST, and will feature several Swedish locals, including Papy Abedi, Reza Madadi, and Besam Yousef.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 takes place at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Follow along on MMAFrenzy.com and twitter.com/mmafrenzy for full coverage of tonight’s event:
Main Card (Fuel TV):
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva
Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara
Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes
DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page
Preliminary Bouts (Facebook):
Papy Abedi vs. James Head
Cyrille Diabaté vs. Tom DeBlass
Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad
Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Reza Madadi
Simeon Thoresen vs. Besam Yousef
Jason Young vs. Eric Wisely
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva - Live Results And Play-By-Play For Fuel Broadcast
As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC on Fuel TV 2. Our live coverage will start with the prelim card on Facebook (12:30 p.m. ET) through the Fuel TV main card (3 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.
This post will cover live results and thoughts for the Fuel TV main card.
The evening's main event features one of the top prospects in the sport as Alexander Gustafsson squares off with Thiago Silva. Middleweight brawlers Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara will fight in the evening's co-main event. Paulo Thiago looks to win his second fight in a row when he takes on Siyar Bahadurzada. Dennis Siver will drop down to welterweight for the first time to face talented Diego Nunes. Rounding out the card are bouts seeing DaMarques Johnson facing John Maguire and Brad Pickett taking on Damacio Page
Make sure to come back during this rare afternoon UFC event and share your thoughts as the fights go down.
SBN coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 2
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC On Fuel TV 2 Fight Card Primer: Alexander Gustafsson Vs. Thiago Silva
In the main event of UFC On Fuel TV 2, rising Light Heavyweight prospect Alexander Gustafsson (13-1; 5-1 UFC) faces Thiago Silva (14-2 (1); 5-2 (1) UFC). This bout wraps up the UFC's debut card in Sweden. Gustafsson is currently the #9 ranked Light Heavyweight in the world according to the USA TODAY / MMA Nation Consensus MMA Rankings, while Silva, despite being inactive for over a year, sits at #15. Don't forget, this show has an early start time - prelims begin at 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT on Facebook, with the main card following at 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT on Fuel.
The interest in this fight has been squarely on Gustafsson. The Swede was originally scheduled to face Antonio Rogerio Nogueira in a classic veteran vs. up-and-comer match-up as the main event of this show. However, when Lil Nog went down to injury, Silva stepped in. This is the Brazilians first fight back after a 1 year long suspension, and it's definitely a tough return fight, as Gustafsson has been on a roll lately.
How do these two stack up?
Gustafsson: 25 years old | 6'5" | 76.5" reachSilva: 29 years old | 6'1" | 75" reach
What have these two done recently?
Gustafsson: W - Vladimir Matyushenko (KO) | W - Matt Hamill (TKO) | W - James Te Huna (Sub)Silva: NC - Brandon Vera | L - Rashad Evans (UD) | W - Keith Jardine (KO)
How did these two get here?
Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson joins Jon Jones and Phil Davis on the list of young talents rising up the Light Heavyweight ranks. And at a time when many of the long-time LHW names are fading away, that influx of new talent is much needed. Gustafsson is a 5 year pro who made his UFC debut in 2009. He's looked progressively better with every fight. His lone loss came against Phil Davis back at UFC 112 - he's 4-0 since, with all 4 fights ending via stoppage, and usually a pretty brutal stoppage. There's a lot of excitement over The Mauler, and this could be his big coming out party.
Thiago Silva finds himself in a very different place than his opponent. The Brazilian fighter made his UFC debut in 2007. He put together a perfect 13-0 record and was in a very similar position as Gustafsson is today when he faced Lyoto Machida at UFC 94. Machida snapped that perfect record with a nasty KO, and Silva's career has honestly never been the same. In the 3 years since the Machida loss, he's fought just 3 times, winning only once. He took a year off in 2010 to deal with a back injury, returned in 2011 to defeat Brandon Vera, and was quickly suspended for a year for using a banned substance and falsifying his post-fight drug test. This is his first fight back after the suspension. Silva had a mountain of hype once upon a time (a mountain that, in my eyes, was at least a bit undeserved), but now finds himself at a point of reckoning.
Why should you care?
Two options here: 1) Gustafsson emerges as a new potential main event young gun in the Light Heavyweight division, or 2) Silva pulls off a huge redemption win. Either one is a big moment. And if that's not enough for you, this should just be a hell of a fight too.
More UFC On Fuel TV 2 preview coverage from Bloody Elbow after the jump.
SBN coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 2
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Brian Stann Vs. Alessio Sakara Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel 2 Fight Card Staff Predictions
UFC On Fuel 2 Weigh-In Live Video And Coverage - Tim Burke
UFC On Fuel 2: Gustafsson Vs. Silva Betting Lines - Tim Burke
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Paulo Thiago Vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Dissection - Dallas Winston
Bad Boy Presents Bloody Elbow Radio - Episode 153: Brent Weedman, UFC On FUEL TV 2 Preview - Matt Bishop
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Dennis Siver Vs. Diego Nunes Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV 2: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Thiago Silva Looks For Relevance - Fraser Coffeen
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Brad Pickett Vs. Damacio Page Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Facebook Undercard Stream Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel 2: Alexander Gustafsson Says Thiago Silva Is 'Not A Good Sportsman' - Tim Burke
UFC On Fuel 2 Preview: Will Alexander Gustafsson Control Thiago Silva? - Kid Nate
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on Fuel TV: Main Card discussion
Link to prelims discussion submitted by swampskater [link] [45 comments]
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Read the full article at RedditUFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva | The Face-Off
HeavyMMA writers Duane Finley and Nate Lawson go head-to-head debating the Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva main event of Saturday's UFC on Fuel TV card in Sweden.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAWatch Sweden's UFC on Fuel TV 2 online today (April 14) | Live video stream/TV details
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is finally back!
And once again the world's leading mixed martial arts (MMA) league will air an entire fight card TODAY (April 14, 2012), this time with UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva," which will begin around 12:30 p.m. ET with the Featherweight fight between Jason Young against Eric Wisely that will air LIVE on Facebook, today's home for the entire UFC on FUEL TV 2 "Prelims" card.
Why such an early start time? Because UFC on FUEL TV 2 takes place from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, which is several hours ahead on the world clock.
Following the FUEL TV 2 "Prelims" on Facebook, fans can switch over to the FUEL TV network for the main card, headlined by a Light Heavyweight battle between Sweden's Alexander Gustafsson, taking on Brazilian bomber Thiago Silva, who returns from his steroid suspension to replace the injured Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
UFC on FUEL TV begins promptly at 3 p.m. ET this afternoon. You can call up your local cable and/or satellite provider or visit them online to find out which channel you should be tuning in to for tonight's mixed martial arts (MMA) extravaganza. You can even check if it's available to watch on your mobile device through the Android Market.
However, if you need your UFC on FUEL TV 2 results as soon as possible, and don't have a provider that carries the network, MMAmania.com will deliver up-to-the-minute results and live fight coverage, including round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of all the UFC on FUEL TV 2 action before, during and after the event RIGHT HERE.
More details on the UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card and line up, as well as viewing options for International fight fans, after the jump:
Main Event:
205 lbs.: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva
Main Card (FUEL TV):
185 lbs.: Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara 170 lbs.: Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada 135 lbs.: Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page 145 lbs.: Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes 170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
145 lbs.: Jason Young vs. Eric Wisely 170 lbs.: Papy Abedi vs. James Head 205 lbs.: Cyrille Diabate vs. Tom DeBlass 185 lbs.: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad 170 lbs.: Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen 155 lbs.: Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Reza Madadi
International fight fans who don't get FUEL TV will need to check their local television listings; however, "Gustafsson vs. Silva" will air LIVE in most parts of the world on UFC.TV.
Remember, too, that our round-by-round results of the under card fights on Facebook will begin to flow around 12:30 p.m. ET later today and run right on through to our main card FUEL TV coverage, which is set to start at 3 p.m. ET!
For more on UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" be sure to hit up our event archive right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC On Fuel TV 2 Fight Card Primer: Main Card
This Saturday, the UFC returns with UFC on Fuel TV 2. As always, we will take a look at the complete fight card and give you a quick run down of all the action. For this show, we've broken the primer down into three parts. Click here for the Facebook live stream prelims, and check back later for the Thiago Silva vs. Alexander Gustafsson main event. Remember, this show airs early on Saturday - prelim action on Facebook, starts at 12:30 p.m. ET / 9:30 a.m. PT, with the main card following at 3:00 p.m. ET / 12:00 p.m. PT.
The UFC has put together an intriguing card here with a lot of match-ups that should appeal to the hardcore fans. Things like the Featherweight debut of Dennis Siver, the 2nd UFC fight of Brad Pickett, and the debut of Siyar Bahadurzada all grab my attention. But for the casual fan, there's not quite as much of note here. The biggest name on the undercard (and, I would argue, on the entire show) is Brian Stann. But don't let any lack of name recognition dissuade you from watching - this has the potential to be a great show.
Rankings come courtesy of the USA Today / SB Nation Consensus MMA Rankings.
In-Depth Dissections:
Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara | Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada | Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes | DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire | Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page
#10 Brian Stann (11-4; 5-3 UFC) vs. Alessio Sakara (15-8 (1), 6-5 (1) UFC)
The semi-main event of the evening is this battle between Middleweight sluggers. Brian Stann looks to rebound here as he is coming off a UFC 136 loss to Chael Sonnen. That defeat was Stann's first loss since his drop down to Middleweight, putting him at 3-1 at 185. Prior to moving to Middleweight, Stann was a Light Heavyweight, and was a WEC Light Heavyweight champion. Stann trains with Greg Jackson, who has helped round out his game a bit, though the Sonnen fight showed that Stann remains firmly a striker. Thanks to his military background, Stann will always be "in the mix" and it will be interesting to see what happens should he win here.
Sakara is a UFC veteran who now trains out of American Top Team. He had a rough start to his UFC career, but seemed to turn it around and has put together a nice 3-1 streak in his last 4. But this is his first fight back in over a year as he suffered a torn ACL last year. Injuries have plagued him of late - since 2008 he's only fought once per year. Another stand-up artist, he seems hand-picked to get Stann back on track as the victim of an exciting highlight reel KO.
#19 Paulo Thiago (14-3; 4-3 UFC) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (20-4-1; UFC Debut)
Brazilian fighter Paulo Thiago burst onto the UFC scene at UFC 95 with a shocking KO win over Josh Koscheck. He immediately looked like a new force in the Welterweight division, but has since stumbled a bit, going 1-2 in his last 3. He's still in the top 25, but just barely, and is now looking to hold onto his relevance. Thiago's very public other job as a member of Brazil's special operative police force makes him a great story, but he needs to get back on track.
Siyar "The Killer" Bahadurzada is a Golden Glory trainee whose UFC debut has been a long time coming. After winning titles and tournaments in Shooto and United Glory, Siyar was lined up to make his Strikeforce debut last year, but contract issues held that up. Then, he was scheduled for UFC 142, but had to step out due to injury. Now he finally gets his shot in the UFC. He's an exciting fighter, though hasn't fully been tested against the UFC level of opponent. He could make a big splash here.
More main card fights after the jump.
SBN coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 2
Dennis Siver (19-8; 8-5 UFC) vs. #6 Diego Nunes (17-2; 2-1 UFC)
This fight marks the Featherweight debut of German kickboxer Dennis Siver. Last year, Siver made a big impact in the Lightweight division, putting together a great 8-1 run and looking poised to make a challenge for the Lightweight title. But a loss to Donald Cerrone put a halt to those plans. Now, Siver looks to get back in the win column at a new weight. It will be interesting to see how the stocky Siver makes the transition down to 145, but if he keeps his power, he'll be a real threat. Brazilian Diego Nunes welcomes him to the division, playing the same role for Siver that he played for Kenny Florian last summer. A training partner of champion Jose Aldo at the famed Nova Uniao camp, Nunes is a solid all around fighter. He's coming off a good win over Manny Gamburyan. As an interesting sidenote, while Nunes has been very successful lately, it's also been 4 years since he stopped an opponent.
DaMarques Johnson (16-9; 4-3 UFC) vs. John Maguire (17-3; 1-0 UFC)
This Welterweight fight is probably the one with the least sizzle on the main card. Johnson was a runner-up in season 9 of The Ultimate Fighter. Since then, he's had an average, if unremarkable UFC career. He's currently coming in off a win over Clay Harvison. Maguire makes his second UFC appearance here, having defeated Justin Edwards by unanimous decision at UFC 138. Including that Edwards win, he's on a 6 fight win streak. Maguire comes out of the UK, but has a BJJ base as opposed to the stand-up more often favored by British fighters. This is his biggest step up in competition.
#9 Brad Pickett (20-6; 0-1 UFC) vs. #20 Damacio Page (12-6; 0-1 UFC)
This Bantamweight contest opens up the show, and should do so with a bang. Pickett is a very talented fighter, far better than his 0-1 UFC record would indicate. That 1 loss was a swift defeat at the hands of Renan Barao that didn't show Pickett's great strengths. The 8 year veteran was 3-1 in the WEC, with wins over Ivan Menjivar and Demetrious Johnson. Despite his nickname of "One Punch," Pickett is actually a very talented wrestler, who used his takedowns to get that win over Mighty Mouse. Page is another WEC veteran; he was 3-2 there. The Greg Jackson trainee made the jump over to the UFC last year. He lost his UFC debut via a Brian Bowles guillotine, and has been inactive in the year since that fight. He's a solid journeyman kind of fighter, but not someone I see making a run to the top.
Bloody Elbow UFC on Fuel TV 2 coverage:
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Brian Stann Vs. Alessio Sakara Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel 2 Fight Card Staff Predictions
UFC On Fuel 2 Weigh-In Live Video And Coverage - Tim Burke
UFC On Fuel 2: Gustafsson Vs. Silva Betting Lines - Tim Burke
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Paulo Thiago Vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Dissection - Dallas Winston
Bad Boy Presents Bloody Elbow Radio - Episode 153: Brent Weedman, UFC On FUEL TV 2 Preview - Matt Bishop
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Dennis Siver Vs. Diego Nunes Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV 2: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Thiago Silva Looks For Relevance - Fraser Coffeen
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Brad Pickett Vs. Damacio Page Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV 2: Facebook Undercard Stream Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel 2: Alexander Gustafsson Says Thiago Silva Is 'Not A Good Sportsman' - Tim Burke
UFC On Fuel 2 Preview: Will Alexander Gustafsson Control Thiago Silva? - Kid Nate
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on Fuel TV 2 results live stream and play-by-play TODAY (April 14) for 'Gustafsson vs Silva'
Click the banner above or right HERE for up-to-the-minute results and blow-by-blow coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs Silva" from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Round-by-round results of the "Prelims" fights on Facebook will begin to flow around 12 p.m. ET TODAY (April 14, 2012) and run right on through to our main card FUEL TV coverage, which is set to start at 3 p.m. ET!
If you're going to leave comments and discuss the fights with all the other MMAmania.com readers be sure to do it on the main UFC on FUEL TV 2 results post and not this one. Comments in this thread are turned off.
Enjoy the show, Maniacs!
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva - Live Results And Play-By-Play For Facebook Stream
As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC on Fuel TV 2. Our live coverage will start with the prelim card on Facebook (12:30 p.m. ET) through the Fuel TV main card (3 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.
This post will cover live results and thoughts for the Facebook prelims.
In the "featured prelim" slot, Papy Abedi looks to pick up his first win when he faces James Head in a welterweight bout. Light heavyweight striker Cyrille Diabate takes on Tom DeBlass on the stream as well. Francis Carmont will be cornered by UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre for his bout with fellow middleweight Magnus Cedenblad. Local boy Reza Madadi looks to excite the crowd when he takes on Yoislandy Izquierdo in a lightweight bout. Rounding out the card is a welterweight bout between Simeon Thoresen and Besam Yousef and a featherweight bout between Jason Young and Eric Wisely.
Make sure to come back during this rare afternoon UFC event and share your thoughts as the fights go down.
SBN coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 2
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on FUEL TV 2 play by play and live results
STOCKHOLM - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from today's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event.
The event, which features a Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva light-heavyweight headliner, takes place at
Stockholm's Ericsson Globe Arena. The main card airs on FUEL TV 2, and
Facebook carries the prelims.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results
beginning at approximately 12:30 p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT (6:30 p.m. local time) for
the preliminary card and 3 p.m. ET for the main card.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 2 discussion thread
STOCKHOLM - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from today's
UFC on FUEL TV 2 event at Stockholm's Ericsson Globe Arena.
Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our UFC on FUEL TV 2 live-results post, and then discuss the event in the comments
section below.
Round-by-round updates and official results begin at approximately 12:30
p.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT (6:30 p.m. local time) for the preliminary card and 3 p.m.
ET for the main card.
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Read the full article at MMA Junkie‘UFC on FUEL: Gustafsson vs. Silva’ Post Weigh-In Interviews
FUEL TV’s Karyn Bryant interviews UFC on FUEL TV 2 headliners Alexander Gustafsson, Thiago Silva, and co-headliner Brian Stann shortly after the weigh-ins for the event, which took place this morning. More clips after the jump.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUFC on Fuel TV 2: Gustafsson vs. Silva Weigh-Ins (Video)
The UFC will hold is first ever event in Sweden tomorrow, bringing the UFC on Fuel TV 2: Gustafsson vs. Silva fight card to fight fans in the land of saucy meatballs and IKEA.
Today, all of the fighters competing on the card tipped the scales today at the Ericsson Globe Arena – the site of the fight as well – and all made weight on their first attempt, with the exception of Dennis Siver.
Siver weighed in one pound heavy for his featherweight debut, but shed the necessary pounds in the extra time allotted. For full weigh-in results, click here or check out the video below.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 will feature a light heavyweight tilt between surging young Swede Alexander Gustafsson and seasoned Brazilian competitor Thiago Silva. Middleweights Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara will be supporting them in the evening’s co-main event.
As a result of the event taking place in Sweden, it will air Stateside starting in the morning. Fuel.tv will host the preliminary card broadcast, which will begin at 12:30 p.m/9:30 a.m. ET/PT and lead into the main card broadcast on Fuel TV that starts at 3:00 p.m./12:00p.m. ET/PT.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh-in photos gallery for 'Gustafsson vs Silva' from Sweden
UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" is all set to pop off tomorrow (Sat., April 14, 2012) from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, featuring a light heavyweight war pitting rising star Alexander Gustafsson against the returning Thiago Silva.
Also on tap for the promotion's debut trip to Sweden is middleweight mash up between Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara, not to mention match-ups like Paulo Thiago vs. Sayir Bahadurzada, Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes and Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page.
Before we can get to the good stuff, however, every one of the competitors on tomorrow's fight card had to hit the scales to make sure they aren't carrying any extra baggage.
Thankfully, none of them were and everything is good to roll.
After the jump, you can check out photos (via UFC.com) from today's UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh-in event. For complete results click here, for staredowns click here and to watch the full UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh-in video click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaJames Te Huna Says He’s Fighting Brandon Vera at UFC on Fuel TV 4
A heavyweight bout between James Te Huna and Brandon Vera is in the works for UFC on Fuel TV 4 in July.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAVideo: UFC On FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva Weigh-Ins
Video from today’s UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh ins. The weigh-ins took place this morning at Stockholm’s Ericsson Globe Arena and featured all but one fighter making weight. UFC On FUEL TV 2 airs live from Stockholm tomorrow afternoon at approximately 12:30pm ET, with preliminary bouts airing on Facebook, with the main card action [...]
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertJames Te Huna Announces Brandon Vera as UFC on Fuel TV 4 Opponent
James Te Huna announced on Thursday evening that he will square off with fellow light heavyweight Brandon Vera at UFC on Fuel TV 4.
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Read the full article at SherdogFull UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh-in video for 'Gustafsson vs Silva' in Sweden
The UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" weigh-in event took place earlier today (Fri., April 13, 2012) from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, where all 24 competitors tipped the scale to make their respective bouts official for tomorrow's mixed martial arts (MMA) event.
In the video above, the first fighter (Eric Wisely) steps on the scale around the 13:48 mark, but it also includes the FUEL TV pre-fight coverage with Jay Glazer and Chael Sonnen, among others.
Hard-hitting light heavyweights Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva will square off in the UFC on FUEL TV 2 main event, looking to inch up the 205-pound contender ladder. In middleweight action, Brian Stann aims to cement his place "in the mix" by disposing of fellow 185-pound stalwart and former Italian boxer Alessio Sakara.
For complete UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" weigh in results click here and for staredowns click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV 2 Weigh-In Results: Gustafsson (205), Silva (205) Make Light Heavyweight Bout Official
The final pre-fight festivities took place today, as the entire 24 man roster stepped on the scales for tomorrow’s UFC on Fuel TV 2 event. Weigh-ins took place at the Ericsson Globe Arena, which is also the venue for tomorrow’s event.
All fighters, aside from Dennis Siver, made weight on their first attempt. The German kickboxer, who is making his featherweight debut, weighed in at 147 pounds. He has two hours to drop an additional pound to make the featherweight limit of 146 pounds.
Headliners Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva both weighed in at 205 pounds, making their light heavyweight main event official. The co-main event between middleweights Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara is also official, as Stann weighed in at 185, while Sakara weighed in at 186 pounds.
Tomorrow’s event begins around 1230 PM EST/930 AM PST on Facebook, with the main card moving over to Fuel TV at 3 PM EST/12 PM PST.
The weigh-ins results are as follows:
Main Card (Fuel TV)
Alexander Gustafsson (205) vs. Thiago Silva (205)
Alessio Sakara (186) vs. Brian Stann (185)
Siyar Bahadurzada (170) vs. Paulo Thiago (170)
Diego Nunes (146) vs. Dennis Siver (147)*
DaMarques Johnson (171) vs. John Maguire (170)
Damacio Page (135) vs. Brad Pickett (136)
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Papy Abedi (171) vs. James Head (170)
Tom DeBlass (205) vs. Cyrille Diabate (206)
Francis Carmont (186) vs. Magnus Cedenblad (185)
Yoislandy Izquierdo (155) vs. Reza Madadi (155)
Simeon Thoresen (170) vs. Besam Yousef (170)
Jason Young (145) vs. Eric Wisely (145)
*-Siver has two hours to make weight
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2, stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyAlexander Gustafsson vs Thiago Silva staredown pic from UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh ins in Sweden
The UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh in event went down earlier today for "Gustafsson vs. Silva," the upcoming network television event booked for this Saturday night (April 14, 2012) live from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
If you missed any or all of today's weigh ins, you can watch the full video replay here.
Leading the charge will be Sweden's own Alexander Gustafsson, who will try to inch his way closer to a Light Heavyweight title shot by disposing of fellow 205-pound thrasher Thiago Silva, who returns from a lengthy steroid suspension to get himself back "in the mix."
And his sunglasses were nowhere to be found!
Also going to war overseas is Brian Stann, as he takes on Italian boxer Alessio Sakara. Their relatively cordial staredown, after the jump.
Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara:
For complete UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh in results and video replay click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaAlexander Gustafsson, Thiago Silva on Point for UFC on Fuel TV 2 Headliner in Stockholm
Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva will square off as planned in the UFC on Fuel TV 2 headliner, as both men tipped the scales under the light heavyweight limit at Friday’s pre-fight weigh-ins.
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Read the full article at Sherdog
UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh-in results
All but one fighter made weight for UFC on FUEL TV 2, which can be seen live Saturday on Sportsnet ONE starting at 3 p.m. ET.
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Read the full article at sportsnet.caWatch the UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva Weigh-ins Live at 10 a.m. Eastern
Watch the UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva weigh-ins live from Stockholm, Sweden, here at HeavyMMA on Friday at 10 a.m. Eastern.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMABrandon Vera vs. James Te-Huna Scheduled for UFC on Fuel TV 4
Brandon Vera will look to continue his success in his second stint in the UFC, as the light heavyweight will take on Australian James Te-Huna at the yet-to-be announced UFC on Fuel TV 4 event. While unannounced, the event is expected to take place in July at a city and venue to be determined.
Vera (12-5-1NC) was set to take on Thiago Silva next month at UFC on Fuel TV 3, but had to withdraw from the bout due to injury. The matchup was unique because the two faced off at UFC 125 in January 2011, with Silva winning by decision. However, following the fight, Silva failed a drug test, and the bout was changed to a no contest. Despite being cut from the organization following the loss, Vera was able to return due to the post-fight circumstances. He returned to the UFC at UFC 137 in October, defeating Elliot Marshall in a closely contested fight.
Te-Huna fought for the third straight year in his home country of Australia, defeating Aaron Rosa at UFC on FX 2 in February. This bumped his record in the UFC to 3-1, which also includes wins over Ricardo Romero and Igor Pokrajac. The Australian was the one that broke the news of the fight, tweeting simply “I’m fighting Brandon Vera, UFC on Fuel 4″
UFC on Fuel TV 4 is expected to be announced within the next few weeks, possibly following this weekend’s event in Sweden on Fuel TV, the second in the channel’s history. Since the move to Fox and its programming, Fuel TV has seen its ratings improve exponentially, thanks largely to the UFC programming the channel now broadcasts.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on Fuel TV 2 weigh in results and video LIVE from Sweden for 'Gustafsson vs. Silva'
The official weigh in event for UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" is set to take place TODAY (April 13, 2012) live from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 10 a.m. ET.
As usual, MMAmania.com will provide up-to-the-second LIVE coverage of the UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh-ins below, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude. We've also embedded a LIVE video feed in the extended entry so you can watch the weigh ins online right here with all the other Maniacs.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 features native son Alexander Gustafsson in the headlining bout taking on Brazilian bomber Thiago Silva, who returns from his steroid suspension to replace the injured Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Other bouts booked for the overseas event include Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara (Middleweight) and Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (Welterweight), among others.
Check out complete UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh in results, as well as the live video feed from Sweden, after the jump:
205 lbs.: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva185 lbs.: Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara 170 lbs.: Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada 135 lbs.: Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page 145 lbs.: Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes 170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire145 lbs.: Jason Young vs. Eric Wisely 170 lbs.: Papy Abedi vs. James Head 205 lbs.: Cyrille Diabate vs. Tom DeBlass 185 lbs.: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad 170 lbs.: Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen 155 lbs.: Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Reza Madadi
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action tomorrow night (Sat., April 14), which is slated to air at 3 p.m. ET on FUEL TV. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 12:30 p.m. ET with the "Prelims" bouts on Facebook.
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 2 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaJames Te Huna says he's fighting Brandon Vera at UFC on FUEL TV 4
James Te Huna is ready to face "The Truth."
The Australian light heavyweight revealed via Twitter that he's been
booked to face Brandon Vera at UFC on FUEL TV 4.
The bout is the first announced for the card, which is expected to take
place July 14. A location for the event has yet to be determined.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 2 Weigh-In Video
All 24 fighters taking part in Saturday's UFC on FUEL TV 2 fights will first step on the scale on Friday morning at the UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh-in, and we'll have the live video here at MMAFighting.com.In the main event, rising light heavyweight star Alexander Gustafsson will face Thiago Silva. In the co-main event, middleweights Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara will square off in Stockholm, Sweden.The UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh-in takes place at 10 a.m. ET on Friday and the video is below.
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseUFC on Fuel TV 2 Gustafsson vs. Silva Weigh-In Video and Results (10AM EST)
Main eventers Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva will step on the scales at the Globen Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, as part of the official UFC on Fuel TV 2 weigh-in ceremony (10AM EST). UFC on Fuel TV 2 will take place tomorrow (Saturday) at the same venue, featuring 24 fighters from eight different countries. Facebook portion of the card will start at 12:30PM EST (18:30 local time), first UFC on Fuel TV bout starts at 3PM EST (21:00 local time).
Full UFC on Fuel TV 2 Fight Card:
Main Card (Fuel
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Read the full article at Low KickOfficial UFC on FUEL TV 2 Weigh-In-Results
UFC on FUEL TV, which is headlined by the light heavyweight bout between Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva and the middleweight bout between Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara, airs live on FUEL TV from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden at 3pm ET / 12pm PT. Fans who “like” the UFC on Facebook can also see prelim bouts at 12:30 pm ET / 9:30 am PT.MAIN EVENTAlexander Gustafsson (205) VS Thiago Silva (205)FUEL TV MAIN CARDAlessio Sakara (186) VS Brian Stann (185)Siyar Bahadurzada (170) VS Paulo Thiago (170)Diego Nunes (146) VS Dennis Siver (147*)John Maguire (170) VS DaMarques Johnson (171)Damacio Page (135) VS Brad Pickett (136)ONLINE FIGHTSJames Head (170) VS Papy Abedi (171)Tom DeBlass (205) VS Cyrille Diabate (206)Magnus Cedenblad (185) VS Francis Carmont (186)Yoislandy Izquierdo (155) VS Reza Madadi (155)Besam Yousef (170) VS Simeon Thoresen (170)Jason Young (145) VS Eric Wisely (145)*Siver will have to weigh in again to attempt to make 146 pounds
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Read the full article at UFCWatch the UFC on Fuel TV 2 Weigh-Ins LIVE Friday at 10 AM EST on MMAFrenzy.com
The final pre-fight festivities for UFC on Fuel TV 2 will take place tomorrow, as the weigh-ins for the UFC event in Stockholm, Sweden will take place from the Ericsson Globe Arena at 10 AM EST/7 PM PST. Headliners Alexander Gustafsson and Thiago Silva will be amongst the fighters stepping on the scale tomorrow for the event that takes place on Saturday.
Also appearing on the main card will be Brian Stann, Alessio Sakara, Paulo Thiago, Brad Pickett, amongst others.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 takes place on Saturday, with the preliminary card starting on Facebook around 1230 PM EST/930 AM PST.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC On FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva Pre-Fight Press Conference
MMA H.E.A.T. was on hand for the UFC On FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva pre-fight press conference. Taking part in the press conference were headliners Alexander Gustafsson, Thiago Silva, as well as Brian Stann, Alessio Sakara, and more. For more clips from Karyn’s trip to Sweden, the UFC on FUEL TV 2 open workouts, and [...]
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUFC On FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva Pre-Fight Interviews: Cedenblad, Carmont, Madadi
MMA H.E.A.T.’s Karyn Bryant chats with Magnus Cedenblad, Francis Carmont and Reza Madadi, as they prepare for their respective bouts at this Saturday’s UFC On FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva event. For more clips from Karyn’s trip to Sweden, the UFC on FUEL TV 2 open workouts, and much more, check out MMA H.E.A.T. More [...]
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUFC On FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva Pre-Fight Interview: Alessio Sakara
MMA H.E.A.T.’s Karyn Bryant chats with Alessio Sakara, who takes on Brian Stann in the co-main event of this Saturday’s UFC On FUEL TV 2 event. For more clips from Karyn’s trip to Sweden, the UFC on FUEL TV 2 open workouts, and much more, check out MMA H.E.A.T.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUFC On FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva Pre-Fight Interview: Thiago Silva
MMA H.E.A.T.’s Karyn Bryant chats with Thiago Silva, who makes his long awaited return to the cage to take on Alexander Gustfafsson in the main event of this Saturday’s UFC On FUEL TV 2 event. For more clips from Karyn’s trip to Sweden, the UFC on FUEL TV 2 open workouts, and much more, check [...]
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUFC On FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva Pre-Fight Interview: Alexander Gustafsson
MMA H.E.A.T.’s Karyn Bryant chats with Alexander Gustafsson, who takes on Thiago Silva in the main event of this Saturday’s UFC On FUEL TV 2 event. For more clips from Karyn’s trip to Sweden, the UFC on FUEL TV 2 open workouts, and much more, check out MMA H.E.A.T.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertAlexander Gustafsson vs Thiago Silva staredown pic from UFC on FUEL TV 2 press conference in Sweden
The UFC on FUEL TV 2 pre-fight press conference went down earlier today for "Gustafsson vs. Silva," the upcoming network television event booked for this Saturday night (April 14, 2012) live from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
If you missed any or all of today's presser, you can watch the full video replay here.
Leading the charge will be Sweden's own Alexander Gustafsson, who will try to inch his way closer to a Light Heavyweight title shot by disposing of fellow 205-pound thrasher Thiago Silva, who returns from a lengthy steroid suspension to get himself back "in the mix."
Yes, that's Silva, sporting his trademark shades in the photo above.
Also going to war overseas is Brian Stann, as he takes on Italian boxer Alessio Sakara. Their staredown, as well as a surprise smooch from one of the other competitors, after the jump.
Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara:
Reza Madadi gets a friendly kiss from Yoshihiro Nakao Yoislandy Izquierdo:
The full UFC on FUEL TV 2 pre-fight press conference right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 2 notebook: Sakara turns comedian, Stann chats chin, more
STOCKHOLM - The Ultimate Fighting Championship today held a traditional
pre-event press conference, this time in honor of Saturday's UFC on FUEL
TV 2 card.
While MMAjunkie.com previously interviewed five
of the day's six participating fighters, there were still a few notable
and entertaining moments from the ceremony.
Check out today's UFC on FUEL TV 2 pre-event press conference notebook
for Alexander Gustafsson's thoughts on taking the spotlight, Brian
Stann's strategy of letting opponents break their hands on his chin and
Alessio Sakara's struggles with pizza and pasta.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 2 open media workout photos gallery for 'Gustafsson vs Silva' in Sweden
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) shutterbug extraordinaire, Josh Hedges, was on the scene in Sweden this week to shoot several of the notable fighters who will compete on the UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" main card at the famed Pancrase gym for the event's open media workouts.
Naturally, the two men who will collide in the main event of the evening, Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva, were on the scene to promote their light heavyweight clash, as well as work up one of the last few real sweats prior to fight night (April 14, 2012) at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.
Hard-hitting middleweight brawlers Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara were also subjected to their share of flash bulbs, bobbing and weaving in what is widely-expected to be a punch-for-punch exchange until somebody drops.
Check out more great pics from the UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" open media workout after the jump, courtesy of Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC:
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva:
Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara:
Francis Carmont:Reza Madadi:
Remember: MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night (Sat., April 14), which is slated to air at 3 p.m. ET on FUEL TV. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 12:30 p.m. ET with the preliminary bouts on Facebook.
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 2 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV 2 Weigh-ins Streaming Live Friday at 10 a.m. ET
Watch the Friday, April 13, UFC on Fuel TV 2: Gustafsson vs. Silva weigh-ins live on MMAWeekly.com.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyLatest UFC on FUEL TV 2 odds and betting guide for 'Gustafsson vs Silva' in Sweden
It’s good to be back.
After a painful six-week hiatus, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will once again grace our television sets this Saturday (April 14, 2012) with its second mixed martial arts (MMA) event on FUEL TV, which will take place at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Light Heavyweight standouts Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva will headline UFC on FUEL TV 2, while international bangers will get to strut their stuff when Paulo Thiago welcomes Siyar Bahadurzada to the Octagon and Diego Nunes welcomes Dennis Siver to the Featherweight division.
All in all, we’ve got a hell of a night lined up. And, as always, there’s money to be made if you take the time do to a little digging.
Join us after the break for an in-depth look at the odds behind UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" as we examine the betting lines for the upcoming myriad MMA match ups:
UFC ON FUEL TV 2 ODDS FOR THE UNDER CARD:
Papy Abedi (-285) vs. James Head (+225)Jason Young (-150) vs. Eric Wisely (+120)Reza Madadi (-200) vs. Yoislandy Izquierdo (+160)Simeon Thoresen (-340) vs. Besam Yousef (+260)Francis Carmont (-250) vs. Magnus Cedenblad (+190)DaMarques Johnson (-115) vs. John Maguire (-115)Tom DeBlass (-205) vs. Cyrille Diabate (+165)
Thoughts: Overall, these odds seem fair. For the majority of the fights, I don’t see anything that can confidently produce a good profit. I do, however, feel that there’s money to be made on Madadi, Wisely and Maguire.
The odds were much better for "Mad Dog" earlier in the day, but even at -200, it’s a steal. Izquierdo just doesn’t have anywhere near the sort of grappling game or takedown defense you need to hang with Madadi, nor does he have the experience or strength of schedule. Both men will almost certainly have some ring rust, but Madadi will be fighting in his home country.
Go big on Madadi, straight or in a parlay.
Yes, Young is a great striker and yes, there’s an argument to be made that he beat Dustin Poirier. The fact remains that he’s been submitted three times, has never beaten anyone worth a darn, and is 2-3 in his last five appearances. He’s giving up size, experience and grappling ability to Wisely, who has faced and beaten far better.
Another one worth a fair investment on.
For some odd reason, Maguire was an underdog earlier in the day. Considering the grappling prowess he demonstrated in his UFC debut and Johnson’s horrendous inconsistency, even these odds seem too favorable to the latter. Nobody will argue that Johnson isn’t exciting, but he’s got seven submission losses and is taking on a damn good submissions specialist. Maybe the odds are skewed because Maguire was hurt against Edwards. I don’t know.
In any case, -115 is a steal. Get it while it’s hot.
UFC ON FUEL TV 2 ODDS FOR THE MAIN CARD:
Brad Pickett (-225) vs. Damacio Page (+175)Paulo Thiago (-170) vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (+140)Diego Nunes (-175) vs. Dennis Siver (+145)Brian Stann (-412) vs. Alessio Sakara (+325)Alexander Gustafsson (-225) vs. Thiago Silva (+196)
Thoughts: It may not have the biggest names, but this main card is loaded to the brim with the potential for fireworks. Let’s take a closer look.
Even at -225, Pickett strikes me as close enough to a lock to warrant a gamble. A lot is made of Page’s power, but under the ZUFFA banner, he has a grand total of one knockout. Further, he’s been out of action for more than one year and his submission defense is garbage. Pickett did get whooped on good by Renan Barao, but he’d also been out of it for a while and Renan is, for lack of a better word, a friggin’ monster. Page is outgunned on the feet in terms of technique and hopelessly outclassed on the ground.
Pickett is worth sticking in a parlay.
My advice for the next three fights is to stay clear. Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada is too close to call in my book, considering Siyar has been out for 10 months and is making his debut, which offsets his power advantage enough for me to keep my wallet shut. While I think Siver can handily beat Nunes, since the latter has no stopping power to speak of, Siver’s making the cut to 145 pounds for the first time, again prompting me to avoid his fight. With regard to Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara, my personal theory is that in a clash between two power-punchers of similar technical skill, pick the more durable one. Can Stann take Sakara’s best shot? Maybe. Can Sakara take Stann’s? No. Still, -412 is too far out there and Sakara’s chances too slim for his +325 to be worthwhile.
For all that’s going against him, I honestly think Silva is worth at least a small wager. I’m not sure if he can handle "The Mauler" standing, but I’m quite certain he has a huge advantage on the ground. Despite being out of the game for one year, he easily ragdolled a strong Greco-Roman practitioner in Brandon Vera, and what he did once he got him down was straight out of a snuff film. Further, while Gustafsson had little trouble shrugging off Matt Hamill’s takedown attempts, he did have his hands full with James Te Huna’s, which I attribute to the fact that James, unlike Hamill, is a threat standing.
And Silva is a pretty damn big threat standing.
It wouldn’t surprise me in the least to see Gustafsson paste him with a right hand, but I consider it sufficiently likely that Silva drags him down and beats the stuffing out of him to warrant putting money on it.
UFC ON FUEL TV 2 BEST BETS:
Parlay: Eric Wisely and John Maguire -- Bet $70 to make $217.70
Single Bet: Reza Madadi -- Bet $140 to make $70
Parlay: Reza Madadi and Brad Pickett -- Bet $60.34 to make $70
Single Bet: Thiago Silva -- Bet $40 to make $78.40
It’s springtime, the second season of "Game of Thrones" has started and the UFC is back. Times be good, Maniacs.
Remember that MMAmania.com will deliver live UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" results this Saturday afternoon, which is as good a place as any to talk about all the action inside the Octagon, as well as what you've got riding on the sportsbook.
See you then!
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaAlexander Gustafsson: UFC on Fuel TV Pre-Fight Video Interview
Alexander "The Mauler" Gustafsson talks to Todd Harris and Kenny Florian on Fuel TV's "UFC Tonight" about his Saturday main event against Thiago Silva and his growth as a fighter since his lone loss...
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 2's Brian Stann says military past now staying private
STOCKHOLM - Brian Stann has trotted out his Marine past for the benefit of his past two MMA employers on many occasions, including his upcoming fight with middleweight Alessio Sakara at Saturday's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event.
He's done it to the point where some fans have wondered if it's his only selling point.
But a recent appearance on FUEL TV's "UFC Ultimate Insider" proved too invasive even for him. Now, he's drawing boundaries as to what can and cannot be discussed.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieAriel Helwani Previews Saturday’s UFC On FUEL TV 2 Fight Card
From UFC Tonight, Ariel Helwani breaks down the fight card for this Saturday’s ‘UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva’ event.
UFC Tonight airs every Tuesday at 10pm ET/7pm PT on FUEL TV.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertFUEL TV Executive Lays Out Future Dates For UFC Events, TUF: Brazil
George Greenberg, the executive vice president and general manager of FUEL TV, confirmed several dates that will be important for UFC and MMA fans to remember in an interview with MMA Junkie’s Steven Marrocco.
Greenberg announced that The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil will begin airing in June on FUEL TV. Currently, the show can be seen on TUF.tv each Sunday night. Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort are the coaches.
The executive added that they are delaying showing the series so that The Ultimate Fighter: Live can be the lone TUF show on television in the U.S.
Three futures dates for live cards on FUEL TV were also announced by Greenberg. UFC on FUEL TV 4 will take place in July, UFC on FUEL TV 5 is set for September 4, and UFC on FUEL TV 6 will go down in November.
Photo credit: MMA Junkie
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUFC on Fuel TV 2: Will Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara be an all-out war?
This Saturday's UFC on Fuel TV card features a co-main event bout between Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara. Like its main-event counterpart, this fight features two strikers known to look for the knockout early and often. While all the makings for a toe-to-toe war are in place here, Stann believes the opposite may take place, saying the following on an interview on Fuel TV's UFC tonight:
"If we go toe-to-toe in this fight, I believe I have the advantage. I feel I have more power than anyone in the
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Read the full article at Low KickGreenberg: UFC on Fuel TV ‘is Going to Be a Ratings Juggernaut’
George Greenberg, vice president and general manager of Fuel TV, has seen huge leaps in rating percentages in the first quarter of 2012. But he believes this is just the start for thanks to a...
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAExec: UFC on FUEL TV events targeted for July, September and November
FUEL TV has already sketched out a schedule for three remaining UFC on FUEL TV events.
According to FUEL TV executive vice president and general manager George Greenberg, here's the rundown: UFC on FUEL TV 4 in July, UFC on FUEL TV 5 on Sept. 4, and UFC on FUEL TV 6 in November.
Host cities and venues haven't been determined.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieFUEL TV targets June for 'The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil' debut
"The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil" is expected to air for U.S. audiences on FUEL TV in June, FUEL TV executive vice president and general manager George Greenberg today confirmed.
Greenberg said FUEL TV decided to delay the debut of the first international season of the long-running reality series in order to avoid competition with "The Ultimate Fighter: Live."
"We don't want to take any air out of the room promotionally for 'TUF' on FX," the executive told MMAjunkie.com
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieTarget Dates Revealed for Remaining UFC on Fuel TV Events in 2012
Fuel TV executive George Greenburg reveals the tentative dates for the remaining 3 UFC on Fuel TV shows set to happen in 2012.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC On FUEL TV – Gustafsson vs Silva Teaser Trailer
The latest teaser trailer for this Saturday’s UFC On FUEL TV 2 event featuring Alexander Gustafsson taking on the returning Thiago Silva.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertBellator 64 TV Ratings Match Season High, but Future on Spike Holds the Key
The TV ratings for Bellator 64 on Friday night tied the Season 6 high for the promotion, drawing 175,000 viewers on MTV2, but the promotion is pinning its future on a move to Spike TV.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUltimate Fighter TV Ratings Drift Below 1 Million for the First Time
The Ultimate Fighter: Live, just five weeks into season 15, continues its downward trend in the TV ratings, drifting below one million viewers for the first time.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV 2 Fight Card Rumors
Fight card and rumors for the UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14, 2012 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh in results, information and details for 'Gustafsson vs Silva' on April 13 in Sweden
The official weigh in event for UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" is set to take place this Friday (April 13, 2012) live from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
And as we previously reported, you'll have to get your ass out of bed nice and early to watch them (sorry, West Coast). The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 10 a.m. ET.
As usual, MMAmania.com will provide up-to-the-second coverage of the UFC on FUEL TV 2 weigh-ins, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude.
Remember the weigh-in is FREE to attend and open to the public. Doors to the Ericsson Globe Arena will open at 1:30 p.m. local time (CET). In addition, UFC Fight Club members will be able to attend a special Q&A session with former Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz at 2 p.m. CET.
Here is the finalized UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card and line-up:
Main Event:
205 lbs.: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva
Main Card (FUEL TV):
185 lbs.: Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara 170 lbs.: Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada 135 lbs.: Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page 145 lbs.: Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes 170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
145 lbs.: Jason Young vs. Eric Wisely 170 lbs.: Papy Abedi vs. James Head 205 lbs.: Cyrille Diabate vs. Tom DeBlass 185 lbs.: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad 170 lbs.: Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen 155 lbs.: Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Reza Madadi
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night (Sat., April 14), which is slated to air at 3 p.m. ET on FUEL TV. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 12:30 p.m. ET with the preliminary bouts on Facebook.
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 2 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 2 results and LIVE fight coverage for 'Gustafsson vs Silva' on April 14 in Sweden
The drought is almost over, Maniacs.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is back in action this weekend from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, featuring UFC on FUEL TV 2: "Gustafsson vs. Silva" on April 14, 2012.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 features native son Alexander Gustafsson in the headlining bout taking on Brazilian bomber Thiago Silva, who returns from his steroid suspension to replace the injured Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Other bouts booked for the overseas event include Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara (Middleweight) and Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (Welterweight).
Remember that because of the difference in time zones, Saturday's show begins promptly at 12:30 p.m. ET live on Facebook with the televised main card kicking things off on FUEL TV at 3 p.m. ET. For more information on how (and when) to watch click here.
Below is the finalized UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card and line-up:
Main Event:
205 lbs.: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva
Main Card (FUEL TV):
185 lbs.: Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara 170 lbs.: Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada 135 lbs.: Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page 145 lbs.: Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes 170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
145 lbs.: Jason Young vs. Eric Wisely 170 lbs.: Papy Abedi vs. James Head 205 lbs.: Cyrille Diabate vs. Tom DeBlass 185 lbs.: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad 170 lbs.: Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen 155 lbs.: Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Reza Madadi
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night (Sat., April 14), which is slated to air at 3 p.m. ET on FUEL TV. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 12:30 p.m. ET with the preliminary bouts on Facebook.
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 2 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaTim Means Vs. Justin Salas Set For UFC on FX 3
Two UFC newcomers who both won their debut fights at UFC on Fuel TV 1 back in February, are now set to collide in Florida on June 8th, as Tim Means will face Justin Salas in a lightweight bout at UFC on FX 3, according to UFC.com.
Means, better known as "The Dirty Bird", is a New Mexico native and trains out of the Fit NHB team that was once home to Carlos Condit. A veteran of King of the Cage where he held the promotion's lightweight title until his UFC debut, Means employs an aggressive striking game which has earned him 12 knockouts in 17 career wins. Riding a nine-fight unbeaten streak, Means was signed by the UFC as a short-notice replacement and most didn't give him much of a chance against BJJ black belt, Bernardo Magalhaes, but Means proved the doubters wrong by absolutely dominating Magalhaes, busting him up on the feet and dropping heavy ground-and-pound on the mat en-route to lopsided decision win.
Salas was a highly-touted prospect and product of the Grudge Training Center in Colorado, also home to Nate Marquart, Shane Carwin, and Duane Ludwig among other notable fighters. After ranking as the #4 lightweight on Bloody Elbow's 2012 World MMA Scouting Report, Salas was signed by the UFC to face a fellow prospect and UFC debutante, Finland's Anton Kuivanen on the same Fuel TV card that saw Means make his debut in February. Salas successfully employed his strong wrestling skills to mitigate the striking and submissions of Kuivanen, and won a unanimous decision, but it wasn't much of an entertaining fight, and he'll have to show more of a killer instinct if he wants to make the most of his UFC contract.
Tim "The Dirty Bird" Means (17-3-1)W Bernardo Magalhaes (unam. decision) - UFC on Fuel TV 1W Tye Brown (TKO) - KOTC: Total DestructionW Mario Ramos (TKO) - KOTC: High Performance
Justin "J-Bomb" Salas (10-3)W Anton Kuivanen (unam. decision) - UFC on Fuel TV 1W Joe Ellenberger (unam. decision) - Victory Fighting Championship 36W Rob Emerson (unam. decision) - Full Force Fighting: Volume 1
UFC on FX 3 coverage
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowLatest UFC/MMA news and notes from around the web for the week of April 1, 2012
Welcome, Maniacs, to the weekly series where we help you catch up on some of the original reporting done by other sites in the vast MMA landscape. Like Douglas Lima, Roan Carneiro and Dhiego Lima pictured above, we can all "get along."
Teaming up with MMA sites like Low Kick, Cage Potato, Fight Opinion and The Fight Nerd, we'll provide an opportunity for all MMA fans to read some fresh and original voices in the sport.
This week, Bleacher Report speaks with UFC featherweight Jason Young, Low Kick interviews Todd Duffee and Five Ounces of Pain interviews top UFC welterweight prospect Rory MacDonald.
The full list of links is after the jump.
- Todd Duffee: I don't care about proving critics wrong (LowKick)
"Honestly, I d"n't care at this point. I just want to prove my friends, family and training partners right. Some people are going to love you for all the things they perceive you to be whether true or not, and some people are going to hate you for the same reasons.?
- UFC: Ultimate Submissions DVD review (The Fight Nerd)
We are talking back in the days when gloves and groin cups were optional, all the way up to the point where the sport had begun to branch out and begin to take on a life of its own in American households. Even with the greatness that is submissions, getting this DVD led to this ever-important question - was this DVD worth the lengthy wait, or should Zuffa have simply quit while they were ahead?
- UFC's current stance on testosterone: Not much of a plan (Fight Opinion)
The media heat about the testosterone issue is undoubtedly getting to the politicians & the promoters. The fighters who are the face of TRT usage have been rather stupid in handling the topic publicly. Keith Kizer even made the admission recently that Rampage's campaigning for testosterone usage has only increased interest in said usage as far as trying to get exemptions from various state athletic commissions.
- Payout Perspective: UFC on FOX deal 2012 Q1 performance review (MMA Payout)
Last year, UFC and FOX announced a huge 7 year TV deal worth as much as $90-$100 million per year, which would move UFC programming from Spike TV to FOX, FX, FSN's, and Fuel TV. Now that Q1 of 2012 has passed, we look back and analyze what type of impact UFC programming had on the FOX properties and how the new platforms have impacted the UFC.
- Jason Young talks UFC on Fuel and third chances (BleacherReport.com/MMA)
"In terms of Eric, I think I have a better overall game. I suppose we are pretty similar in some ways. He has a good knockout ratio, and I have always been known as a good standup fighter. He may have the edge in submissions so I will have to watch that carefully."
- Diego Sanchez interested in possible lightweight match when he returns (MMA Convert)
- NSAC will not change Alistair Overeem's last win over failed drug test (Fightline)
- Rory MacDonald: I'm not worried about him and I'm not worried about this fight (Five Ounces of Pain)
I hold no fear of standing toe-to-toe with this guy. He's the one who needs to worry about me, as I'm fairly certain I'll be better than he is in every single area of this fight. He's going to have to adjust to my style. I have many, many weapons in this fight and he will have to be cautious in everything he does. I'm not worried about him and I'm not worried about this fight.
- Looking ahead to UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs Silva (5thRound)
For those of you longing for some Octagon action, don't fret because we're just 12 days away from witnessing "UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva." The card will be available on free television, so hopefully that helps make up for the organization's extended hiatus. Alexander Gustafsson was slated to headline the show opposite Antonio Rogerio Nogueira until a knee injury forced Little Nog to withdraw from the scrap.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaPayout Perspective: UFC-FOX TV Deal Q1/2012 Performance Review
Last year, UFC and FOX announced a huge 7 year TV deal worth as much as $90-$100 million per year, which would move UFC programming from Spike TV to FOX, FX, FSN’s, and Fuel TV. Now that Q1 of 2012 has passed, we look back and analyze what type of impact UFC programming had on the FOX properties and how the new platforms have impacted the UFC.
FOX (112M households Q1 Ratings:
UFC on FOX:
UFC on FOX 1: Velasquez vs Dos Santos: 5.7M, 3.1 household rating (1 Hour Block, 1 Fight)
UFC on FOX 2: Evans vs Davis: 4.7M, 2.6 household rating (2.5 Hour Block, 3 Fights)
Q1 Average: 5.2M … Trend: Down
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FX (99M households) Q1 RATINGS:
TUF LIVE:
TUF Live Episode 1 – 1.3M
TUF Live Episode 2 – 1.1M
TUF Live Episode 3 – 1.2M
TUF Live Episode 4 – 1.054M
Q1 Average: 1.16M Viewers, Trend: Down
TUF Season Average Rating (last 5 seasons) on Spike TV:
TUF 14 Season on Spike TV (2011) Averaged 1.5M viewers
TUF 13 Season on Spike TV (2011) Averaged 1.3M viewers
TUF 12 Season on Spike TV (2010) Averaged 1.74M viewers
TUF 11 Season on Spike TV (2010) Averaged 1.65M viewers
TUF 10 Season on Spike TV (2009) Averaged 3M viewers
TUF Season Average (last 5 seasons) on Spike TV: 1.84M Viewers
Spike TV Comparable Trend: Down
UFC on FX:
UFC on FX 1: 1.3M
UFC on FX 2: 1.4M
Q1 Average: 1.35M Viewers, Trend: Flat
UFN Average Rating (last 5 events) on Spike TV:
UFN 25 on Spike TV (2011) Averaged 1.8M viewers
UFN 24 on Spike TV (2011) Averaged 2.2M viewers
UFN 23 on Spike TV (2011) Averaged 1.85M viewers
UFN 22 on Spike TV (2010) Averaged 1.2M viewers
UFN 21 on Spike TV (2010) Averaged 1.6M viewers
UFN Average (last 5 events) on Spike TV: 1.73M Viewers
Spike TV Comparable Trend: Down
UFC Primetime:
“UFC Primetime: Diaz vs. Condit” (Episode 1): 657,000 viewers
“UFC Primetime: Diaz vs. Condit” (Episode 2): 520,000 viewers
“UFC Primetime: Diaz vs. Condit” (Episode 3): 442,000 viewers
Q1 Average: 540,000 Viewers, Trend: Down
UFC Primetime Debut Episode Ratings (last 5 events) on Spike TV:
UFC Primetime: GSP vs Shields on Spike TV (2011): 610K viewers
UFC Primetime: Lesnar vs Velasquez on Spike TV (2010): 974K viewers
UFC Primetime: Rampage vs Evans on Spike TV (2011): 1.2M viewers
UFC Primetime: GSP vs Hardy on Spike TV (2010): 1M viewers
UFC Primetime: GSP vs Penn II on Spike TV (2009): 880K viewers
UFC Primetime Debut Episodes (last 5) Average on Spike TV: 933K Viewers
Spike TV Comparable Trend: Down, Flat
UFC on FX Prelims:
UFC 142 Prelims: 880K
UFC 143 Prelims: 1.4M
UFC 144 Prelims: 1.5M
Q1 Average: 1.26M, Trend: Up
UFC Prelims Average Rating (last 5 events) on Spike TV:
UFC 141 Season on Spike TV (2011) Averaged 1.8M viewers
UFC 139 Season on Spike TV (2011) Averaged 1.2M viewers
UFC 137 Season on Spike TV (2011) Averaged 1.1M viewers
UFC 136 Season on Spike TV (2011) Averaged 1M viewers
UFC 135 Season on Spike TV (2011) Averaged 1.6M viewers
Previous 5 UFC Prelims Average on Spike TV: 1.34M Viewers
Spike TV Comparable Trend: Flat
FX & SpikeTV: 2012 (Q1) Primetime Vs. 2011 (Q1) Primetime :
FX
- Men 18-49= -20%
- Men 18-34= -21%
Trend: Down
Spike
- Men 18-49 = +4%
- Men 18-34= +7%
Trend: Up
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FUEL TV (36M Households) Q1 RATINGS:
UFC on FUEL:
- UFC on Fuel TV 1: 217,000
UFC on Fuel Prelims:
UFC on FX1 Fuel Prelims: 148,000
UFC on FOX 2 Prelims: 144,000
UFC on FX 2 Fuel Prelims: 113,000
Q1 Average: 135,000, Trend: Down
UFC Tonight:
UFC Tonight Episode 1: 39,000
UFC Tonight Episode 2: 20,000
UFC Tonight Episode 3: 61,000
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Q1 Average: 63,000, Trend: Up
Overall Q1 Ratings Analysis (Fuel TV PR):
- Fuel TV is television’s fastest-growing cable network this year, according to figures released by Nielsen Media Research. In both the Total Day and Prime Time, the network recorded the largest percentage increases of total viewers among all rated, ad-supported cable networks in the first quarter of 2012.
- Fuel TV continued its unprecedented ratings increases in March, following the growth trend that began in January when Ultimate Fighting Championship® programming began to dominate key day-parts. February was the network’s most-watched month ever, featuring its first live UFC fight, which delivered the channel its most-watched program, most-watched Prime Time and most-watched week.
- Fuel TV aired 233 hours of UFC programming in February and added another 213 hours in March. FUEL TV telecast 646 hours of UFC programming in the first three months of 2012.
- Q1 2012 was FUEL TV’s most-watched in network history, finishing up +100% in Total Viewers and up +125% in M18-49 vs. Q1 2011
- Q1 Prime Time viewership increased +200% in Total Viewers and +260% among M18-49 vs. the same quarter last year
- Q1 Late Night increased +222% on Total Viewers and +275% among M18-49 compared to Q1 in 2011.
Payout Perspective:
Making a conclusion as to whether the UFC and FOX TV deal is a success or failure based on only the Q1 ratings would obviously be premature, but it also doesn’t mean we can’t start to look at the performance of UFC content on the FOX platforms.
The obvious observations here after Q1 has to be how much UFC has helped out Fuel TV, not only in terms of ratings, but also increasing their reach from 30M to 36M since the TV announcement was made back in 2011. However, Fuel TV at the end of the day only reaches 1/3 of the households that Spike TV reached while still being one of the lowest rated networks in cable TV, so unless Fuel’s reach picks up – doesn’t look like that will be the case until the end of the year at the earliest – the UFC will consistently be placing the majority of their content on a channel that only reaches a fraction of what Spike TV gets.
FOX is doing a great job at exposing the UFC product to the masses, but the last event was actually a big drop-off from the first event as every fight went into a decision and almost tripled the length of UFC on FOX 1. Not to mention that four shows a year is just not enough frequency for the casuals. Getting mainstream sponsors for the FOX events has also not been as easy as was expected when the deal was made last year. The ratings drop of the second show caused for the UFC to create “fun and exciting” match-ups for UFC on FOX 3 rather than book big names in hope that casuals will tune in and stick around for “fan-friendly” and exciting booked fights.
FX and the newly revamped “TUF Live” were a big part of the TV deal with TUF being the key platform the UFC uses to create future stars and PPV draws. So far, the show has been a disappointment (in terms of ratings) with all-time rating lows for the series. Dana White and the UFC brass predicted that they could very well reach 3 million viewers for TUF on FX if they were getting around 1.5 million on Spike TV without any promotion. Well, that prediction hasn’t panned out yet, even with heavy promotion leading up the the debut on FX. More shocking is that after UFC moved to FX, FX network’s M18-34 and M18-49 demos have decreased compared to Q1 2011 while Spike’s have gone up. FX dedicating Friday nights as “UFC Nights”, a day which is notorious for bad ratings and when the M18-34 demographic is not at home in front of their TV sets, has also not panned out for the UFC yet. Moving the content to mid-week could be a solution, but FX is happy enough with the Friday night ratings since it’s an improvement from what they get with non-UFC content, so it looks like the UFC will have to ride this out for the time being.
There is something to be said about the simplicity of being a UFC fan and being able to find all the content you needed on one network. Now, with multiple platforms designated with different UFC content, fans are having a difficult time migrating from Spike TV (who will continue to air UFC content through 2012) to multiple FOX platforms. FOX only shows UFC events 4 times a year, FX only on Fridays and sometimes on Saturday, while Fuel TV has designated days where they show no UFC content at all. The complexity for the typical MMA TV viewer has definitely increased since the deal, but regardless of TV programming, MMA fans can always count on tuning in on Saturday nights at least once a month to catch a big PPV event. That is a consistent and simple message the UFC has promoted for years and one that works. It still gets hundreds-of-thousands of UFC fans pumped up for a UFC weekend. Sometimes, simplicity can be bliss.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutPromotional Newcomer Tom DeBlass Meets Cyrille Diabate at UFC on Fuel TV in Sweden
Unbeaten UFC newcomer Tom DeBlass will step in for Jorgen Kruth on short notice to face Cyrille Diabate, pictured, at UFC on Fuel TV 2 in Sweden next week.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 2 prelims slated for Facebook with 12:30 p.m. ET start time
As expected, the preliminary card for next week's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event will stream on Facebook.
The online stream kicks off at 12:30 p.m. ET (9:30 a.m. PT), and the main card goes live on FUEL TV at 3 p.m. ET.
The early start time is due to the event's location overseas; UFC on FUEL TV 2, which features an Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva light-heavyweight headliner, takes place at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieMMA Odds Breaker: UFC on Fuel TV 3, UFC 146 & UFC 148 Picks
In this MMA Odds Breaker episode special guests Derrick Noble (pro MMA fighter) and Nick Thompson (retired pro MMA fighter) give their picks and analysis on the following 4 fights: UFC on Fuel TV 3: Chan Sung Jung vs Dustin Poirier UFC on Fuel TV 3: Jeremy Stephens vs Donald Cerrone UFC 146: Evan Dunham [...]
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Bellator’s Bjorn Rebney: Spike TV Wrote the Book on Televised MMA (MMAWeekly.com)
Bellator Fighting Championships may not be officially moving to Spike TV until 2013, but the plans and preparations are already in motion for the MMA promotion to land on the network. Spike TV officials, as well as the marketing department and the public relations staff, have been hard at work getting Bellator branded before they debut there in eight months. The relationship has already started to flourish and according to Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, they couldn’t be happier to be involved with the godfathers of televised MMA.
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Read the full article at Yahoo! SportsUFC on FUEL TV 2 poster for 'Gustafsson vs Silva' on April 14 in Sweden
The drought is almost over.
While there's been plenty of regional and International mixed martial arts (MMA) action over the past few weeks, fans of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) have been left high and dry since UFC 144 back on Feb. 25, 2012, as it marked the last live UFC event until the promotion makes its debut at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sat., April 14, 2012.
Now you have an official event poster to help whet your appetite.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 features native son Alexander Gustafsson in the headlining bout taking on Brazilian bomber Thiago Silva, who returns from his steroid suspension to replace the injured Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Other bouts booked for the overseas event include Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara (Middleweight) and Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (Welterweight).
Here is the current UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card and line-up:
Main Event:
205 lbs.: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva
Main Card (FUEL TV):
185 lbs.: Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara 170 lbs.: Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada135 lbs.: Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page 145 lbs.: Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes 170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
Preliminary Card (Webcast):
145 lbs.: Jason Young vs. Eric Wisely 170 lbs.: Papy Abedi vs. James Head 205 lbs.: Cyrille Diabate vs. Tom DeBlass 185 lbs.: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad 170 lbs.: Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen 155 lbs.: Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Reza Madadi
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 2, beginning with the "Prelims" bouts online at approximately 9:30 a.m. ET. In addition, we will also provide LIVE, real-time results of the main card action beginning at 3 p.m. ET on FUEL TV.
For the latest and greatest UFC on FUEL TV 2 news and notes check out our complete event archive right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC Tonight: Brian Stann Is Ready For Alessio Sakara
Brian Stann is ready, and excited, to put on a show with Alessio Sakara in Sweden at UFC on FUEL TV 2 on April 14th.
UFC Tonight airs every Tuesday at 10pm ET/7pm PT on FUEL TV.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUFC on FUEL TV 2 start time in Sweden and other details for 'Gustafsson vs Silva'
The early bird gets the Swedish worm.
Fight fans will have to makes sure they're up bright and early when Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heads to the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, as the UFC on FUEL TV 2 live prelims webcast starts promptly at 9:30 a.m. ET on April 14, 2012.
The "Gustafsson vs. Silva" televised main card is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 features native son Alexander Gustafsson in the headlining bout taking on Brazilian bomber Thiago Silva, who returns from his steroid suspension to replace the injured Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Other bouts booked for the overseas event include Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara (Middleweight) and Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (Welterweight).
When to watch:
Weigh ins: April 13 at 10 a.m. ET (Webcast)Prelims: April 14 at 9:30 a.m. ET (Webcast)Pre-fight show: April 14 at 2 p.m. ET (FUEL TV)Main card: April 14 at 3 p.m. ET (FUEL TV)
Here is the current UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card and line-up:
Main Event:
205 lbs.: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva
Main Card (FUEL TV):
185 lbs.: Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara170 lbs.: Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
Preliminary Card (Webcast):
135 lbs.: Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page145 lbs.: Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes145 lbs.: Jason Young vs. Eric Wisely170 lbs.: Papy Abedi vs. James Head205 lbs.: Cyrille Diabate vs. Tom DeBlass185 lbs.: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad170 lbs.: Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen155 lbs.: Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Reza Madadi
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 2 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaBellator Plans To Join Reality TV In 2013 With Move To Spike TV
Bellator Fighting Championships CEO Bjorn Rebney continues to push his company as hard as he can.
Next year, Bellator will move from MTV2 to Spike TV, and the fight promotion will also add in a reality television series, according to a recent press release by Bellator.
Bertran van Munster, who has won eight Emmy Awards and co-created The Amazing Race, will produce the hour-long show for Spike TV.
“We are thrilled to partner with an industry legend such as van Munster, whose creativity and ingenuity will expose Bellator to an expanded new audience next year on Spike,” Rebney said.
Van Munster had strong words for the fighters in Bellator, saying, “Some of the most physically-gifted and fascinating athletes in the world fight in Bellator, and I believe they make ideal subjects for an innovative new non-scripted series.”
Bellator plans to release further information in the coming months. With this addition, it seems Spike TV is planning to push Bellator as hard as they pushed the UFC, which can only create more interest in the sport.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertTom DeBlass replaces injured Jorgen Kruth at UFC on FUEL TV 2
Ring of Combat champion and undefeated UFC newcomer Tom DeBlass has replaced injured light heavyweight Jorgen Kruth and now meets Cyrille Diabate at next week's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event.
DeBlass recently announced the change, though officials haven't formally confirmed it.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 takes place April 14 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieBellator’s Bjorn Rebney: Spike TV Wrote the Book on Televised MMA
Bellator Fighting Championships may not be officially moving to Spike TV until 2013, but the plans and preparations are already in motion for the MMA promotion to land on the network.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyFUEL TV is Top-Growing Cable Network
FUEL TV, FOX Sports Media Group’s dynamic sports network for males, is television’s fastest-growing cable network this year, according to figures released by Nielsen Media Research. In both the Total Day and Prime Time, the network recorded the largest percentage increases of total viewers among all rated, ad-supported cable networks in the first quarter of 2012. FUEL TV continued its unprecedented ratings increases in March, following the growth trend that began in January when Ultimate Fighting Championship® programming began to dominate key day-parts. February was the network’s most-watched month ever, featuring its first live UFC fight, which delivered the channel its most-watched program, most-watched Prime Time and most-watched week. FUEL TV aired 233 hours of UFC programming in February and added another 213 hours in March. FUEL TV telecast 646 hours of UFC programming in the first three months of 2012. FUEL TV March 2012 Audience Highlights:• March 2012 was up +100% in Total Viewers and +167% in M18-49 vs. March 2011;• Prime Time viewership grew +209% on Total Viewers and +325% among M18-49 vs. March 2011; • Late Night is up +170% on Total Viewers and +600% among M18-49 vs. March 2011. FUEL TV First Quarter 2012 Audience Highlights:• Q1 2012 was FUEL TV’s most-watched in network history, finishing up +100% in Total Viewers and up +125% in M18-49 vs. Q1 2011; • Q1 Prime Time viewership increased +200% in Total Viewers and +260% among M18-49 vs. the same quarter last year; • Q1 Late Night increased +222% on Total Viewers and +275% among M18-49 compared to Q1 in 2011. "It is unbelievable how much impact the UFC has had on this network and its ratings,” says George Greenberg, Executive Vice President and General Manager, FUEL TV. "We’re thrilled to have the UFC as a partner driving this growth. With more upcoming live fights in April, May and through the year, we expect this trend to continue.” FUEL TV’s next Fight Week begins April 8 and culminates with network’s next live fight on Saturday, April 14 with UFC on FUEL TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva. In 2012, FUEL TV telecasts more than 2,000 hours of UFC programming, with more than 100 hours of live fights, weigh-ins, preliminary bouts, and pre- and postfight shows. In this year, FUEL TV offers more UFC programming than any network has ever offered. For a complete listing of FUEL TV shows, go to: http://www.fuel.tv/schedule/. For more information, go to www.fuel.tv, www.fuel.tv/ufc, on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/fueltv, and on Twitter at: @fueltv, #UFConFUELTV To find FUEL TV on your television, go to www.fuel.tv/getfueltv, or call 877-4 FUEL-TV.
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Read the full article at UFCUFC on Fuel TV 2 Predictions: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
After taking a long break, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will return on April 14, with the "UFC on Fuel TV 2" fight card. The event will be held at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Here are my predictions for the entire "UFC on Fuel TV 2"...
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Read the full article at Yahoo! SportsCyrille Diabate Draws Ring of Combat Champ Tom DeBlass for UFC on Fuel TV 2 in Sweden
Ring of Combat light heavyweight champion Tom DeBlass is expected to make his Octagon debut against striking specialist Cyrille Diabate at UFC on Fuel TV 2.
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Bellator reality show headed to Spike TV in 2013
Get ready to move over TUF, because there’s about to be a new MMA-based reality show in town!
According to an official announcement from Spike TV, the network will begin broadcasting a series focused on Bellator starting in 2013. To assist with production Emmy-winning reality show creator/executive Bertram van Munster will helm the effort. Spike TV will also feature live Bellator events next year making for a perfect marriage of programming.
“Some of the most physically-gifted and fascinating athletes in the world fight in Bellator, and I believe they make ideal subjects for an innovative new non-scripted series,” said Van Munster in a press release promoting the upcoming series.
No name or concept have been revealed yet though it’s likely the format will be similar to that of the Ultimate Fighter. TUF ran on Spike TV for fourteen seasons before the UFC’s contract with the network expired, allowing them to sign with FOX and take the groundbreaking brand to FX.
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Read the full article at Five Ounces of PainSpike TV Teams With Bellator for Planned MMA Reality Series
When Bellator Fighting Championships moves to the Spike TV cable network in 2013, a new reality series is being planned for release.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMASpike TV to air Bellator reality show in 2013
Spike TV announced today that it is collaborating with the co-creator of “The Amazing Race” to develop a reality show for Bellator Fighting Championships. The one hour unscripted show is set to debut in 2013 and feature Bellator fighters.
The network will work with Bertram van Munster, an eight-time Emmy Award winner most famously known for co-creating the widely popular “The Amazing Race.” The concept of the show is being withheld at this time.
Payout Perspective:
This should be very helpful for Bellator when it comes to Spike TV in 2013 when introducing its fighters to a broader audience. The concept of the reality series is a smart move because not only does it appeal to MMA fans, it could attract some crossover appeal. The partnership with van Munster does not mean that the Bellator fighters will be racing around the world (although that would be fun to watch), but it means that Spike is making sure that the show is done well and produced by a veteran with a good track record.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutFuel TV Hitting Record Ratings as UFC Cornerstone
The UFC's TV deal with the Fox family of networks didn’t include a true UFC channel, but Fuel TV has become the cornerstone network for UFC programming and it’s paying off.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklySpike TV to Broadcast Bellator Reality Show in 2013
As expected, Bellator Fighting Championships is getting into the reality TV game.Spike TV announced on Tuesday that it will team up with eight-time Emmy Award winner Bertram van Munster, the co-creator and executive producer of The Amazing Race on CBS, to produce a Bellator reality show. The show will air on the cable network in 2013. No further details about the show, including its air date, were announced at this time."Some of the most physically-gifted and fascinating athletes in the world fight in Bellator, and I believe they make ideal subjects for an innovative new non-scripted series," van Munster stated in a press release issued by Spike TV.Bellator will move from MTV2 to Spike TV in January 2013. Company CEO Bjorn Rebney has teased a new reality show in the past, as well as three-hour fight night broadcasts and highlight shows once the promotion moves to its new home next year."The concept of this ground-breaking new series will broadly appeal to not only mixed martial arts fans, but to reality show enthusiasts as well," stated Sharon Levy, Spike TV’s executive vice president of original programming.
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseBellator Developing Reality Show for Spike TV Debut in 2013
Bellator Fighting Championships will soon be in the reality TV business, and they've hired an 8-time Emmy award winner to lead the charge.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyBolstered by UFC Programming, Fuel TV Sees Record Growth
Thanks to its new run of UFC programming, Fuel TV is the fastest growing cable network in America and continues to see record growth in viewership.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMASpike TV’s MMA Uncensored Live Continues Strong Ratings Into Week 6
Spike TV's magazine style show MMA Uncensored Live has continued to post strong ratings into their sixth week on air.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyWe stopped by Gym 01 for the latest episode of WHOA! TV gyms and frankly we had a great time
Gyms across the world and especially the UK are full of colorful characters from all walks of life, but none quite like co-owner of Gym 01 Gareth Johnson. Take a journey with Gareth through his beautiful facility in Portsmouth as he hosts the WHOA! TV crew like the classy gentleman he is. In this special episode of WHOA! TV gyms, Gareth proves that he is second to none as a comedic tour guide/co-owner of a gym full of professional fighters. So please, sit back, relax, maybe drink a beverage of varying heat levels depending on your habitat, and watch the latest and fantastically entertaining episode of WHOA! TV gyms.
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Read the full article at Middle EasyCutman 'Stitch' Duran Picks Most Memorable KO on Fuel TV's 'UFC Tonight': Fan's Look (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Jacob "Stitch" Duran joined the regulars on Fuel TV's "UFC Tonight". He shared some of his best memories from his point of view as a cut man in the octagon. After seeing hundreds of fights, who does Stitch consider to be the most memorable knockout he's...
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TUF Brasil is a major hit
Amidst some nervous sky is falling vibes from the UFC and various critics regarding PPV buys, Zuffa must be happy about the performance of TUF Brazil. The season preimiere on Globo TV drew 8 million people, which is nearly seven million more than the live TUF on FX is pulling. That's pretty cool news for the UFC, as it seems Brazil's love affair with the UFC wasn't just a flash in the pan.Less cool: Globo TV's competition Rede Record leaked the finalists for this season on their R7 Portal site:
Many specialized MMA websites, and in addition, to the fans who anxiously waited for the results of the show that happens every Sunday on Globo, which debuted yesterday, March 25th were disgusted by a written piece titled "R7 anticipates the four finalists in the new MMA reality TV program from Globo; find out who the winners are."
This isn't the first time TUF results have been leaked. TUF 10 saw Kimbo Slice spoilers hit the web before the show aired and one of the reasons Dana White and Sherdog hate each other is over Sherdog revealing who the TUF 4 finalists were. Unfortunately for the Baldfather, he probably doesn't have the connections in the Brazilian TV industry to exact swift vengeance upon Rede Record. Maybe crushing them in the ratings department will suffice?
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Read the full article at FightlinkerTUF Brazil Debut Draws 12 Million Viewers, UFC President Calls Out Rival Network (MMAWeekly.com)
There’s no doubt that Brazil is becoming the mecca of the UFC when it comes to live audiences and TV ratings, and that continues to be true with the debut of The Ultimate Fighter in the South American country last week. Early estimations had the debut of the reality show, which landed on Globo TV Sunday night following the hugely popular Big Brother in Brazil, hitting the mark at around eight million viewers. Now, UFC president Dana White has revealed the real numbers for the show, and admits they aren’t easy to come by because TV ratings in...
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Read the full article at Yahoo! SportsBellator CEO Bjorn Rebney on Season Six and Beyond for the Rising Organization
For Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, the sixth season of Bellator is pivotal for the company’s success. Now three weeks in, he could not be happier with how the season has started.
After kicking off the season in Hammond, Indiana with the Featherweight championship fight between Joe Warren and Pat Curran, to last week in Laredo, Texas with Lloyd Woodard pulling off the giant upset with his win over Patricky “Pitbull” Freire, Rebney is ecstatic about taking his product around the country, specifically in cities that do not get to see world-class mixed martial arts that often.
Now three years and six seasons in, not only are the fighters improving dramatically, but the crowds are as well. With three consecutive sellouts, Bellator as a whole is doing exactly what Rebney set out to do when he started the organization- improving.
“I am really excited for the whole season,” Rebney said to MMAFrenzy.com. “We have continued to improve the quality of fighters that step into the cage. Specifically with these tournaments, when they go from 8 guys to 4, I look at the guys that remain and I am shocked at the amount of talent that is there. The talent really is amazing with the top-class fighters we are putting out there.”
“Not to mention, the crowds have been just as great. We sold out the show to kick off the season in Hammond, Indiana. Then we sold out the show Bossier City, Louisiana. While it was a smaller venue, a sellout is a sellout.”
Sellouts might become the usual for Bellator, with Viacom now owning a majority stake in the company. With the backing of a multi-billion dollar media corporation, Rebney’s excitement for the future has only continued to grow.
Viacom, which owns Bellator’s current home channel, MTV2, also owns Spike TV, which will be Bellator’s home as of 2013. While Bellator might still air some programming on MTV2, Rebney is looking forward to being able to tell everyone “Bellator is now on Spike TV.”
“The move to Spike TV is the realization of television dreams,” said Rebney. “They wrote the book on mixed martial arts programming. They understand the promotion, marketing, and advertising better than anyone else in television. They are the best and are the best at it.”
“That transition is spectacular for the Bellator brand, and to be able to say ‘Bellator is on Spike’ is as good as it gets from a worldwide television perspective. With Viacom owning MTV, MTV2, and Spike, along with many other channels, there will be all different kinds of engagement in basically cross-pollinating the Bellator brand, but the place where you will see all-things Bellator will be on Spike TV.”
Spike TV, which formerly broadcasted live UFC programming from 2005 to 2011, has a contract that allows them to broadcast previously-aired UFC content until the end of 2012. On January 1, 2013, the move to Spike TV for Bellator is official. But even with nearly a year to go before the move to Spike TV, Rebney has already seen the impact the support from Viacom has had on the company.
“All of the changes we have experienced have been for the better,” Rebney explained. “We now have the support of the smartest people in television, specifically in televising mixed martial arts. It has made my job easier, as I now have executives I can call for assistance whenever I need it. To be able to have that kind of support system, it is like having an all-star team of coaches, and I can go to them for help in anything I need. The evolution of this company, in terms of the brand, the promotion, the marketing, the production, the advertising, the public relations, and the interaction with the media, it just takes it to a whole new level.”
The beginning of that transition started when Rebney decided to move the company’s broadcasts from Saturday nights to Friday nights, a transition he could not be happier with. While the current season is currently airing on the same night as “The Ultimate Fighter: Live”, it is certainly less of a challenge than routinely going up against UFC pay-per-view events and Strikeforce events.
“We plan on continuing to air Bellator events on Fridays,” Rebney said. “Regarding The Ultimate Fighter and broadcasting on the same night, one of those programs is one where world-class fighters fight and the other is a reality program. It is a show I used to love watching on Spike TV, but they are two very different shows. Format-wise, they are about as different as they can get.”
Another transition that has been made is the preliminary card setup. This season, notable fighters local to the area that the event is taking place have garnered spots on the preliminary card. Notable fighters such as Sean McCorkle, Travis Wiuff and Shamar Bailey fought at Bellator 60 in Hammond, Indiana. That, too, is a transition that Rebney is happy to include on the season, and something he hopes to continue.
“We will continue to use that format, but it will be intermixed with other guys that we need to get back on track or guys we are trying to groom for future tournaments,” said Rebney. “Certain shows are so stacked that we will have to groom other guys to get fights for to prepare them for the summer series and for fall events, but there will still be plenty of events that we will be able to use local talent, as well.”
With the immediate success the moves the company has made, along with the moves the company will see in the near future, it is easy to see why Rebney is so excited about 2012 and beyond for Bellator.
Stay tuned for part 2 of the interview with Rebney, as he discusses other situations with Bellator, including the current situation with middleweight champion Hector Lombard, former lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez and his upcoming rematch with Shinya Aoki, and the status of heavyweight Blagoi Ivanov, who was recently stabbed at a bar in Bulgaria and has since been placed in a medically-induced coma.
That and more will be discussed in part 2 of the interview, which will be posted on Thursday.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC Drawing Strong Ratings For TUF Brazil, Dealing With Alleged Leak
The UFC has to be happy with the initial ratings for the debut showing of the first Brazilian installment of The Ultimate Fighter with coaches Wanderlie Silva and Vitor Belfort. According to Sherdog, the first episode drew 8 million viewers on Globo TV which is a very impressive 15% ratings bump from their normal programming.
That's an incredibly strong number when you realize that it's almost 8 times as many viewers as TUF is drawing on FX here in the U.S. and Brazil has just over half as many people as the U.S. Things are looking very good for this summer's UFC 147 Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen stadium show in Rio de Janeiro this summer.
There's one fly in the ointment however. Globo TV's rival R7 has apparently leaked the results of the tournament. Brazilian MMA site MMA Space reports and comments (translated by Orcus as are the tweets following):
The R7 Portal, a respectable communication medium owned by Rede Record, the second biggest TV network in Brazil, has shot themselves in the foot.
Many specialized MMA websites, and in addition, to the fans who anxiously waited for the results of the show that happens every Sunday on Globo, which debuted yesterday, March 25th were disgusted by a written piece titled "R7 anticipates the four finalists in the new MMA reality TV program from Globo; find out who the winners are."
MMA Space respects R7 and their articles, however, we believe that this attitude was very unfortunate, hurting thousands of their readers that will watch the reality show of their competitor, us included, who now have knowledge of the quarterfinal matches. It's like waiting in line for a movie and someone mentions that "the good guy dies in the end."
The UFC has dealt with this before in the U.S. but on a much smaller scale.
Nova Uniao coach Andre Pederneiras, who has a couple of fighters competing on the show, tweeted:
Notice to all MMA athletes from Nova Uniao, any interview with R7 and Rede Record are suspended due to recent reports
Ultimate Fighter Brazil coach Wanderlei Silva also tweeted:
The names are wrong.
Time will tell if R7's report is accurate or not but it's interesting to see how the massive mainstream popularity the UFC is suddenly enjoying in Brazil is coming at a cost in the form of irresponsible major media scrutiny. Esportes R7 is a major news outlet in Brazil. This isn't going to be like feuding with Sherdog.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on FUEL TV 3 gets sixth televised fight with Pokrajac-Maldonado co-headliner
A recently booked light-heavyweight fight between Igor Pokrajac and Fabio Maldonado, who's a replacement for Thiago Silva, is the sixth addition to UFC on FUEL TV 3's main card.
In fact, it's now slated as the night's co-headliner.
UFC on FUEL TV 3, which is dubbed "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier," takes play May 15 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax,
Va.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieTUF: Live TV Ratings Take a Slight Dip from Week 1
Only two-deep into the new jive-live format, the TV ratings for The Ultimate Fighter: Live have been solid according to FX officials, but have yet to take the series into new ratings territory.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card set, five bouts slated for televised main card
The lineup is set for May's UFC on FUEL TV 3 event.
The show, dubbed "Korean Zombie vs. Poirier," features a five-round title qualifier between featherweight contenders Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier.
Four other bouts are part of the night's FUEL TV-televised main card, which takes place May 15 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieBellator signs TV deal with Brazil's Esporte Interativo
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Read the full article at RedditJon 'Bones' Jones Vs Mario 'Marinho' Filho on Brazilian MMA Reality TV (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
UFC champion Jon 'Bones' Jones is comfortable in front of the camera doing commercials, appearing on talk shows and now--Brazilian reality TV. On the show, Jon spars with a Brazilian MMA fighter, who is much smaller than him and is wearing protective headgear.
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Read the full article at Yahoo! SportsRatings not quite what UFC boss Dana White predicted for Ultimate Fighter 15
When the UFC announced the Ultimate Fighter would go to a live format, UFC President Dana White predicted the numbers for the show on FX would be greatly exceed those on Spike TV. In one interview, White claimed he even believed the new TUF would generate three million viewers on its new broadcast home.
However, the season debut of TUF 15 took place last Friday and viewer-wise the show came up well short of White’s expectations.
According to a report from MMAJunkie the ratings for the show came in at 1.3 million viewers. The reality-based series was generating between 1.5 and 1.8 million on Spike TV.
However, as might be expected, the UFC had a different take on the situation, issuing a press release showing how well the debut had performed in comparison to the rest of the cable-television landscape while pointing out it still beat Spike TV’s attempt to counterprogram and Bellator 60.
The show will continue this week with the first normal episode in that the debut featured over two hours of live, one-round fights allowing winners to move into the TUF house. On this week’s episode coaches Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber will select their teams this week while also picking the first two competitors to battle it out in hopes of moving on to the quarterfinals.
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Read the full article at Five Ounces of PainFUEL TV Scores Big With Record-Breaking February
February proved to be a record-breaking month for FUEL TV, as the network continues to reap the benefits of UFC programming.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAFormer K1 kickboxer Jorgen Kruth makes his UFC debut fighting Cyrille Diabate at UFC on Fuel TV 2
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Read the full article at RedditUFC on FUEL TV 3: Fabio Maldonado vs Igor Pokrajac slated for May 15 in Fairfax
Fabio Maldonado, who was forced to withdraw from the UFC 142 fight card earlier this year due to injury, has been re-booked to face fellow light heavyweight slugger Igor Pokrajac at the UFC on FUEL TV 3 event booked for May 15, 2012, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
That's according to the Brazilian, who made mention of his latest pairing over at Tatame.com.
Maldonado (18-4) battered the belly of Kyle Kingsbury at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 13 Finale nearly six months ago, landing brutal body blows throughout their 15-minute bout. However, it wasn't enough to sway the judges, as he went on to lose a disappointing unanimous decision.
In his only other fight for the promotion, the former professional boxer finished James McSweeney via technical knockout at UFC 120 way back in Oct. 2010.
Is this going to be his breakout fight?
Pokrajac (24-8) is currently on a two-fight winning streak after recently knocking out Krzysztof Soszynski at UFC 140 back in December. He has good hands and a solid ground game, which accounts for his 21 finishes in 24 wins.
"The Duke" was originally paired off against Thiago Silva at UFC on FUEL TV 2, but an injury to Antonio Rogerio Nogueira got the Brazilian bruiser promoted to main event status opposite Alexander Gustafsson.
A quick line-up change, but still a couple of great fights.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 will be headlined by an electrifying featherweight fracas featuring Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung, the winner of which will go on to challenge Jose Aldo for the division's 145-pound strap.
Lightweight standouts Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens will also see action while bantamweights Jeff Curran vs Johnny Eduardo get down in the "Old Dominion."
More UFC on FUEL TV 3 news and notes right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaFabio Maldonado vs. Igor Pokrajac on for UFC on FUEL TV 3
What was originally scheduled to be a rematch between rivals Brandon Vera and Thiago Silva has become a battle of replacements between Fabio Maldonado and Igor Pokrajac.
Vera was forced out of his scheduled UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight with Silva due to injury, with Pokrajac stepping up to compete in his stead. Then Antonio Rogerio Nogueira got injured and pulled out of his UFC on FUEL TV 2 main event fight against Alexander Gustafsson and Silva got the call to bump up his schedule and take on the rising Swede. Maldonado signed on as his replacement, and here we are today.
33-year-old Cro Cop protege Igor Pokrajac (24-8) is riding a two-fight winning streak since dropping a decision to Stephan Bonnar back in 2010, having finished both Todd Brown and Krzysztof Soszynski. 3-3 in the UFC, The Duke will be looking to keep his momentum alive against Maldonado.
Seasoned Brazilian competitor Fabio Maldonado (18-4) will have his eye on rebounding from the unanimous decision to defeat he suffered against Kyle Kingsbury at the TUF 13 Finale last June when he takes on Pokrajac. The hard-hitting 31-year-old is 1-1 in the UFC, with a TKO win over James McSweeney in his UFC debut to balance the loss against Kingsbury.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 is slated to take place on May 15 from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on FUEL TV 3 poster for 'The Korean Zombie vs Poirier' on May 15 in Virginia
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is headed back to Virginia, this time with its third ever event set to air on FUEL TV featuring "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung taking on Dustin Poirier in the main event at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, on Tues., May 15, 2012.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 will be headlined by an electrifying featherweight fracas featuring Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung, the winner of which will go on to challenge Jose Aldo for the division's 145-pound strap. Or so they've been promised.
Lightweight standouts Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens will the rest of the main card will see Mike Easton vs. Yves Jabouin in a bantamweight battle and Jason MacDonald vs. Tom Lawlor in a middleweight mash up.
Be sure to check out out the complete UFC on Fuel TV 3: "The Korean Zombie vs. Poirier" fight card and rumors right here. And hit up our complete event archive for all the latest event-related news and notes you can handle right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaTUF Live Premiere TV Ratings Lower Than Past Premieres
The ratings are in for the first episode of "The Ultimate Fighter: Live," which debuted on FX on Friday night.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyTUF Live Premiere TV Ratings Lower Than Past Premieres
The ratings are in for the first episode of "The Ultimate Fighter: Live," which debuted on FX on Friday night.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyTUF Live Premiere TV Ratings Lower Than Past Premieres
The ratings are in for the first episode of "The Ultimate Fighter: Live," which debuted on FX on Friday night.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyTUF Live Premiere TV Ratings Lower Than Past Premieres
The ratings are in for the first episode of "The Ultimate Fighter: Live," which debuted on FX on Friday night.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyTUF Live Premiere TV Ratings Lower Than Past Premieres
The ratings are in for the first episode of "The Ultimate Fighter: Live," which debuted on FX on Friday night.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUltimate Fighter: Brasil Cast Revealed (MMAWeekly.com)
The first international edition of The Ultimate Fighter, launches March 25 in Brazil with The Ultimate Fighter: Brasil. The coaches, UFC middleweights Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva, were announced some time ago, but Globo TV on Monday finally announced the 32 competitors vying for a spot in the fighter house. Globo TV will air TUF: Brasil on Brazilian television. Fuel TV will air the series in the United States. There are 16 middleweight fighters and 16 welterweight fighters that will be paired up on the first episode of the show.
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Read the full article at Yahoo! SportsTATAME TV: Jose Aldo trains with fan in Rio
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Read the full article at RedditKimbo says you should watch TUF on FX instead of his own show on Spike TV tonight
My buddy Tor Hamer is a heavyweight boxer in New York City. Last Wednesday he knocked out a guy who looked a lot like Kimbo Slice. Most people in the audience that didn’t know either boxer started chanting “Kimbo” as a form of social lubricant accompanying their $8.50 rounds of draft beer. It goes to show you how far Kimbo has come as a byproduct of YouTube and Zuffa marketing. Even though Kimbo isn’t competing in MMA anymore, he’s still on the minds of fight fans around the country and Spike TV hired him to help counterprogram tonight’s season 15 opener of The Ultimate Fighter with their library of licensed footage from previous seasons. Luckily, the UFC has also hired Kimbo to tell you that you should tune into FX instead of Kimbo’s own show on Spike TV, effectively asking Kimbo to counterprogram himself. That’s so ballerish that it doesn’t even need to have it’s own ‘baller or buster’ poll. Here’s the video of Kimbo’s (sponsored) opinion on what you should watch tonight.
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Read the full article at Middle EasySpike TV and 345 Games to Launch First Bellator Based Video Game
Spike TV and 345 Games on Thursday announced they will combine efforts to launch "Bellator: MMA Onslaught" for Summer 2012.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklySix-fight main card official for April's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event
The six-bout main card for the UFC's sophomore effort on FUEL TV is now set.
Featuring a retooled main event of Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago
Silva, "UFC on FUEL TV 2: Gustafsson vs. Silva" takes place April 14 at
Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.
The event serves as the UFC's first-ever visit to Sweden. The night's
main card airs live in the U.S. on FUEL TV, and prelims are expected to
stream on Facebook. However, UFC executives have yet to officially
announce those plans.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 2 results and LIVE fight coverage for 'Gustafsson vs Silva' on April 14 in Sweden
We're just over a month away.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is poised to make its Swedish debut courtesy of yet another network televised fight card, emanating LIVE from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sat., April 14, 2012.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 features native son Alexander Gustafsson in the headlining bout taking on Brazilian bomber Thiago Silva, who returns from his steroid suspension to replace the injured Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Other bouts booked for the overseas event include Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara (Middleweight) and Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada (Welterweight).
Here is the current UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card and line-up:
Main Event:
205 lbs.: Alexander Gustafsson vs. Thiago Silva
Main Card (FUEL TV):
185 lbs.: Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara170 lbs.: Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
135 lbs.: Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page145 lbs.: Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes145 lbs.: Jason Young vs. Eric Wisely170 lbs.: Papy Abedi vs. James Head205 lbs.: Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth185 lbs.: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad170 lbs.: Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen155 lbs.: Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Reza Madadi
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 2, beginning with the "Prelims" bouts on Facebook at approximately Noon ET.. In addition, we will also provide LIVE, real-time results of the main card action beginning at 3 p.m. ET on FUEL TV.
For the latest and greatest UFC on FUEL TV 2 news and notes check out our complete event archive right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaCounter-programming alert: Spike TV uses Nate Diaz to challenge UFC on FOX 3
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing lightweight veteran and Ultimate Fighter (TUF) champion Nate Diaz to network television on Sat., May 5, 2012, at 8 p.m. ET.
So, too, is Spike TV.
While "Diaz vs. Miller" goes down live on FOX, from the IZOD Center in East Ruthorford, New Jersey, Spike will counter-program with a block of UFC programming featuring none other than the Stockton slugger.
From the release (via MMA Torch):
Featured during the run will be an episode of UFC Unleashed, featuring Diaz's bout against Marcus Davis from UFC 118. Then comes a replay of UFC Fight Night 15 from 2008, headlined by his bout against Josh Neer, and a replay of UFC Fight Night 19, headlined by his fight against Melvin Guillard.
And the war keeps going on and on and on and on.
The UFC opted for greener pastures on the FOX network (including FX and FUEL TV) after Spike TV balked at Zuffa's increased licensing fees during contract negotiations back in 2011.
With the end of the Spike TV "Prelims" specials and various other MMA-related programming, the network had a pretty sizable gap to fill in its efforts to retain the 18-34 demographic that tuned in for televised fisticuffs.
Enter Bellator.
While Bjorn Rebney and Co. won't be able to make their Spike TV debut until 2013, the network will try and keep fight fans satiated with a constant stream of UFC fights, which they still have at their disposal, thanks to a library licensing agreement that extends through the remainder of this year.
Anyone think this will put a dent in the ratings for the debut of UFC on FOX 3?
More on the "Diaz vs. Miller" event right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaThiago Silva Replaces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira In Main Event at UFC on Fuel TV 2
Thiago Silva has had his return to the UFC moved up. Originally expected to return to the UFC after a year-long layoff at UFC on Fuel TV 3 in May, Silva will now face Alexander Gustafsson at UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14th. Silva replaces Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, who was forced to withdraw from the main event due to a knee injury.
Silva (14-2-1) has not fought since UFC 125 in January 2011. He defeated Brandon Vera via decision, which was later turned to a no-contest, as Silva failed a post-fight drug test. Silva’s urine sample was found to be “inconsistent with human urine” according to the Nevada Athletic Commission. Because of the failed test, Silva was suspended for one year.
He was originally expected to return to a rematch with Vera at UFC on Fuel TV 3 on May 15th, but Vera withdrew from the fight due to injury. Vera’s replacement, Igor Pokrajac, was the next scheduled opponent for Silva. But now with Nogueira’s injury, Silva will return a month early, and will be facing a top contender in Alexander Gustafsson.
Gustafsson (13-1) will be fighting in front of his home country of Sweden at the event. He last fought at UFC 141, defeating Vladimir Matyushenko via TKO in the first round. At 5-1 in the UFC, the recently-turned 25 year old has quickly risen to the list of top contenders in the light heavyweight division. This will be his first fight in Sweden since he joined the UFC, and will be his first ever UFC main event.
The extent of Nogueira’s injury was not announced. This is the second fight in the last year that Nogueira has withdrawn from, as he was expected to face Rich Franklin at UFC 133 last August. However, weeks before the fight, Nogueira suffered a shoulder injury, which caused both to be pulled from the event.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 takes place on April 14th from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockhom, Sweden. Along with the main event between Gustafsson and Silva, the main card will feature a middleweight matchup between Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2, stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on FUEL TV 2: Thiago Silva vs Alexander Gustafsson booked with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira injured
Down with one Brazilian, up with another.
Unfortunately for Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, he's the one down, having suffered a knee injury in training that has forced him out of the UFC on FUEL TV 2 main event on April 14, 2012, in Sweden.
Stepping in to fill the void against Alexander Gustafsson is none other than Thiago Silva. This according to UFC.com:
Following a knee injury suffered in training for his April 14th bout against Alexander Gustafsson, Rogerio Nogueira has been forced to withdraw from the UFC on FUEL TV main event in Stockholm, Sweden. Stepping in for Lil' Nog will be another hard-hitting Brazilian, Thiago Silva, who is returning to the Octagon for the first time since January of 2011.
More on this breaking news in just a bit.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaStrikeforce TV Ratings Continue to Flounder; Can it Survive Dana White’s Exodus?
Strikeforce continues to flounder in TV ratings, at least compared to its elder sibling. Now that UFC president Dana White has withdrawn his support, can Strikeforce survive?
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FX 2 TV Ratings on a Slight Uptick
The UFC's TV ratings haven't gone gangbusters since making the move to the Fox family of networks, but UFC on FX 2 did represent upward momentum.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyFuel TV released a preview of the latest UFC Ultimate Insider featuring Dominick Cruz and Urijah...
Fuel TV released a preview of the latest UFC Ultimate Insider featuring Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber watching their second fight and disagreeing quite a bit on what they see.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowNate Quarry retires on Spike TV's MMA Uncensored Live
While combat sports fans hadn't seen hide nor hair of original Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 1 veteran Nate Quarry since a technical knockout loss to Jorge Rivera at UFC Fight Night 21 back in March 2010, he wasn't yet ready to call it a career.
Until now.
The co-host of Spike TV's "MMA Uncensored Live," who was on the brink of calling it quits as recently as last December, announced his retirement last night (March 1, 2012) from active competition, which means his loss to "El Conquistador" will serve as the last memory of him inside the Octagon.
Said Quarry (transcription via Bloody Elbow):
"It was 16 years ago that I saw the UFC on TV, and it changed my life. Everything I have besides my little girl has come from fighting. But after my last fight, when I came home and saw the look in my little girl's eyes and could see how upset she was at how damaged I was, that I knew I wanted to leave when I could still take care of her, and I didn't ever want to be one of those fighters that people said "Why is he still here?" I wanted to leave when people still wanted me to fight. So, I hate to say it but, I'm going to have to exit from fighting. I'm just glad that I get the opportunity to be here and continue the love for this sport that I've had, that has given me everything. So, thank you Spike TV, thank you to my hosts for giving me this opportunity. Thank you to the fans, and thank you to my little girl for making it so easy for me to follow my dream."
Quarry, who not only had his spine fused during the prime of his fighting career, also underwent facial reconstruction surgery following his loss to Rivera. The heavy-handed middleweight finishes his career at 12-4, with a UFC record of 7-3.
Hear more from Quarry on his journey through the UFC and beyond in our exclusive interview by clicking here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC’s ‘The Ultimate Fighter Live: The Preview’ Airs on Fuel TV at 11:30 p.m. Eastern
"The Ultimate Fighter Live: The Preview" premieres on Fuel TV at 11:30 p.m. Eastern on Thursday night, getting fans geared up for next week's TUF Live debut.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 3 tickets for sale soon for the Patriot Center in Fairfax on May 15
Tickets for UFC on FUEL TV 3, which was recently made official for the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 15, 2012, will go on sale to the general public on Fri., March 16, 2012, at 10 a.m. ET.
UFC Fight Club members and UFC Newsletter subscribers, naturally, will be able to scoop up tickets prior to them being available for public consumption thanks to two separate special presales.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 will be headlined by an electrifying featherweight fracas featuring Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung, the winner of which will go on to challenge Jose Aldo for the division's 145-pound strap.
Lightweight standouts Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens will also see action while Thiago Silva makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon against Igor Pokrajac.
Here is the UFC on FUEL TV 3 tickets sales schedule (all times ET):
UFC Fight Club presale: Weds., March 14 at 10 a.m.UFC Newsletter presale: Thurs., March 15 at 10 a.m. General tickets sale: Fri., March 16 at 10 a.m.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 tickets can also be purchased through StubHub.com (Note: StubHub often has seats available even if the event is "sold out"). It will also be available to watch on FUEL TV at 8 p.m. ET on fight night.
For the latest UFC on FUEL TV 3 news and notes check out our complete event archive right here. To check out the latest UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card and rumors click here.
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Read the full article at MMA Mania'Cro Cop: Final Fight' airs on Fight Now TV in the US on March 10th
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The "Cro Cop Final Fight" event on March 10 in Zagreb, Croatia has landed on TV in the United States. Fight Now TV will air the event live in its entirety on March 10.
Fight Now TV, "America's only 24-hour combat sports and entertainment channel" sent out a press release today, detailing their broadcast of "Cro Cop Final Fight." The stacked card is headlined by PRIDE, UFC and K-1 superstar, Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic against fellow K-1 star Ray Sefo. Along with the stacked card and main event, the legendary Michael Buffer will be doing the ring announcing duties. Actress, Jane Park, will be the official host and long time member of K-1, both as a fighter and as a referee, Nobuaki Kakuda will be the third man in the ring.
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Read the full article at Middle EasyGrant-Prater, Shalorus-Dos Anjos, Gashimov-Soto Added to UFC on Fuel TV 3
A trio of new matchups has been added to the UFC on Fuel TV 3 fight bill, promotion officials recently announced.
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC on Fuel TV 3 Official for May 15; Tickets On Sale March 16
UFC on Fuel TV 3 is official for May 15 in Fairfax, Va., with a main event featherweight title eliminator bout between Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMA'The Ultimate Fighter 15' preview shows debuts tonight on FUEL TV
A half-hour show previewing the upcoming live season of "The Ultimate Fighter" debuts tonight on FUEL TV.
"The Ultimate Fighter 15," which is the first season on FX and the first to feature live fights, begins next Friday, May 9.
Tonight's preview shows kicks off at 11:30 p.m. ET (8:30 p.m. PT) with UFC president Dana White, host/broadcaster Jon Anik, and "TUF 15" coaches Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieKamal Shalorus vs. Rafael dos Anjos Added to UFC on Fuel TV 3
The UFC on Fuel TV 3 card is quickly filling up, with the UFC announcing two more matchups for the May 15th card. First, a lightweight matchup between former WEC contender Kamal Shalorus and Brazilian Rafael dos Anjos. Also announced for the event is a bantamweight matchup between UFC newcomer Azamat Gashimov and Alex Soto. UFC on Fuel TV 3 takes place at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
For Shalorus (7-2-2), it has not been the easiest of transitions to the UFC. After starting his career 7-0-2, which included a 3-0-1 record in the WEC, “The Prince of Persia” has lost both of his bouts in the UFC, to Jim Miller and Khabib Nurmagomedov, respectively. This will be his second fight of 2012, after losing to Nurmagomedov at UFC on FX 1 in January.
dos Anjos (15-6) will also be looking to return to the win column, as he lost to Gleison Tibau at UFC 139 in November. This came after his highlight reel knockout of George Sotiropoulos at UFC 132 in July. dos Anjos actually fought at the last UFC event to take place at the Patriot Center (UFC Fight Night 20 in January 2010), where he defeated Kyle Bradley via unanimous decision.
Much like dos Anjos, Alex Soto (6-1-1) will be looking to rebound from a loss suffered at UFC 139. Soto, a part-time dolphin trainer, lost to Michael McDonald via first round knockout. Soto is also a former member of the military, as a member of the United States Army.
Soto will be taking on Azamat Gashimov (7-1), who will be making his UFC debut at the event. The Russian bantamweight actually trains part-time on the east coast, training at AMA Fight Club in Fairfield, New Jersey. AMA is home to fellow UFC fighters such as Jim and Dan Miller, along with Charlie Brenneman.
Both matches are expected to take place on the preliminary card of UFC on Fuel TV 3, which will be headlined by a featherweight battle between Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung.
Also featured at the event will be the return of Thiago Silva, as he takes on fellow light heavyweight Igor Pokrajac, along with a lightweight matchup between Donald Cerrone and Jeremy Stephens.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 3, stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com
Pictured: Rafael dos Anjos
Posted in: ufc, do, tv, anjo, fuel
Read the full article at MMA FrenzyKimbo Slice to Host March 9 ‘Ultimate Fighter Fridays’ Premiere on Spike TV
Kimbo Slice is returning to Spike TV. Network officials announced Tuesday that the bearded heavyweight, whose real name is Kevin Ferguson, will host the March 9 premiere of a new Friday night series showcasing the best moments from “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show.
Posted in: tv, spike, kimbo slice, slice, kevin ferguson
Read the full article at SherdogMorning Report: Spike TV and the Kimbo Slice Effect, Dakota Cochrane's Story
Kimbo Slice achieved web stardom in 2003. He made his MMA debut with a win over Ray Mercer in 2007. He parlayed that into the CBS spotlight, shattering ratings records with the first MMA event ever aired on American network primetime in 2008.
Somehow he wound up in the UFC, cast on season 10 of The Ultimate Fighter, again shattering rating records in 2009. Finally, he earned his Zuffa pink slip after losing to Matt Mitrione and subsequently retired from MMA in 2010.
Between those last four years, one question was asked ad nauseum by incredulous fight fans -- why? What was the appeal, and more prominently, why was it so ridiculously successful? How did someone with no working knowledge of MMA become the posterboy for MMA in the eyes of non-MMA fans?
Even now, two years later, he somehow remains relevant, like a lingering storm cloud that refuses to pass. Just look to Ariel Helwani's recent quest to discover ‘How Mainstream is MMA?' as proof.
So of course Spike TV tapped his services in their ratings crusade against Fox. And you know what else? It'll probably work. Check out all the details of the new deal, and catch up with all of yesterday's big news with the Morning Report.
5 MUST-READ STORIES
Spike uses Kimbo Slice to counter-program The Ultimate Fighter on FX. Spike TV tapped the services of the network's biggest-ever TV star in the war against Fox.
UFC on FX 2 predictions. Michael David Smith predicts the winners and losers of Friday's inaugural flyweight tournament.
UFC on FX 2: Fuel TV preliminary card dissection (part one). Dallas Winston returns with a quartet of his comprehensive visual breakdowns for UFC on FX 2's undercard, highlighting Kyle Noke vs. Andrew Craig, Mackens Semerzier vs. Daniel Pineda, Shawn Jordan vs. Oli Thompson, and Nick Penner vs. Anthony Perosh.
Dakota Cochrane discusses controversial past. The 25-year-old TUF hopeful addressed his pornographic past as he prepares to chase his UFC dream.
UFC 144 'Prelims' ratings. Saturday night's 'UFC Prelims' special on FX averaged 1.5 million viewers over the course of its two-hour broadcast.
MEDIA STEW
Sixteen months ago Ronda Rousey was just a 1-0 amateur fighter preparing to face Autumn Richardson in the Tuff-N-Uff quarterfinals. Crazy.
Check out Strikeforce's newest promo highlighting Rousey and Miesha Tate's greatest hits.
CNN recently profiled Mike Haskamp, the Legend FC co-founder who, in the midst of a recession, made the bold jump from U.S. investment banker to manager of his own Asian MMA promotion. (HT: Bloody Elbow)
Take a peek at slick counter-striker Yasuhiro Urushitani, who many consider to dark horse of the UFC flyweight tournament.
Looks like somebody was trying to pick up a few pointers on WWE's Monday Night Raw. (via @ACBattersby)
Sick of the criticism, Rampage finally shot back at Hendo.
@danhendo I was smart enough 2 take your belt
— Quinton Jackson (@Rampage4real) February 27, 2012
Wait... really? Why? What were the circumstances? This story needs to be told.
I cooked road kill raccoon during SERE school, and liked it. #TrueStory
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) February 28, 2012
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announced yesterday (Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2012):
- UFC on FUEL 3: Jeff Curran (33-14-1) vs. Johnny Eduardo (25-9)
FANPOST OF THE DAY
Today's Fanpost of the Day goes to BE reader hobbie (for the second day in a row!): 5 Strange, Sad, and Downright Weird Facts about UFC 144.
Because UFC 144 was a strange card - and not only because it was in Japan, land of Godzilla, holographic pop stars, and soiled panty vending machines. There are some strange factoids about this UFC that, were I to go back in time and tell you just a few years ago, would have you calling BS. Who travels time to brag about weird MMA facts, anyways?
So without further ado, here are 5 fun, surprising, and downright bizarre facts from (and about) UFC 144. Bust one of these gems out next time you're at a party and want to impress all the fine lookin' ladies with your knowledge of MMA trivia...yeah...that's how that works.
Found something entertaining, brutal, or bizarre you'd like to see in the Morning Report? Just send it to @shaunalshatti and we'll include it in tomorrow's post.
Posted in: ufc, mma, fx, vs, tv
Read the full article at AOL FanhouseSlice to host debut of Spike’s “Ultimate Fighter Fridays”
Kimbo Slice will host the premiere of Spike TV’s Ultimate Fighter Fridays which will show the best of the 14 seasons of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. Spike TV hopes to counterprogram FX’s TUF and Bellator by utilizing the former TUF 10 competitor.
Via Spike TV press release:
Kimbo will discuss never-before-revealed details of his experiences on the show and provide insight into what went on when the cameras weren’t rolling during the filming of the “The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.” Season 10 was the highest-rated of all the 14 seasons on Spike, delivering an average of 3.4 million viewers per week.
Every week, “The Ultimate Fighter Fridays” will feature the greatest episodes from the 14 seasons of “The Ultimate Fighter.” From Rashad Evans to Matt Serra, from Forrest Griffin to Kimbo Slice, “The Ultimate Fighter Fridays” on Spike TV will showcase all the incredible knockouts, unbelievable submissions, and tense drama from the hit Spike series. The network will air special-themed editions of “The Ultimate Fighter Fridays” with input from fans. To get their voices heard, fans can follow Spike on Facebook and Twitter to share what episodes they’d like to see.
Ultimate Fighter Fridays begin March 9th. Slice will host a night featuring Heavyweights from past TUF episodes.
Payout Perspective:
While some may not appreciate the counterprogramming tactics, Spike TV is taking advantage of the opportunity to utilize the UFC library. Having Kimbo Slice host the debut is another good move. Despite not being an ultimate fighter, Slice is a ratings grabber. Season 10 was one of the highest rated seasons in TUF history due to Slice. His May 2008 fight with James Thompson (remember the ear explosion) on CBS scored 1 million more viewers than UFC on Fox 1. Its a good way for Spike to kick off its Friday series.
Posted in: fighter, tv, spike, slice, friday
Read the full article at MMA PayoutKimbo Slice to Aid Spike TV’s Counter-Programming Efforts
Everyone’s favorite porn bodyguard turned internet brawler turned MMA fighter turned boxer Kimbo Slice will soon be making his triumphant return to the mixed martial arts world.
Not as a competitor, mind you, but as a television host. Slice has been tapped by Spike TV to help draw eyes away from the UFC’s new run of “The Ultimate Fighter” on FX by hosting “The Ultimate Fighter Fridays” on Spike.
Retiring from the sport at 4-2 as a professional, Slice did more for the sport’s mainstream popularity than many of its most accomplished stars, despite his relative lack of skill. The 38-year-old brawler attracted unprecedented audiences to MMA programming thanks to his internet popularity, his presence on the tenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” (which aired on Spike) contributing to make it the series’ highest-rated.
Since the UFC severed its ties with Spike TV to focus on expanding into the mainstream with the help of the FOX family of channels, Spike has used the UFC media library to which the network still has access to counter-program the promotion’s efforts on FOX, FX and FUEL TV. The network has actually drawn impressive ratings with the gambit and adding Slice to the mix should only increase their numbers.
“The Ultimate Fighter Fridays” will run for three hours and feature special themed episodes, full episodes and unused footage from seasons past, as well as Slice’s unique take on things having been a cast member on the show.
“The Ultimate Fighter Fridays” debuts on March 9 with an episode focusing on “The Ultimate Fighter 10″, on which Slice competed.
Posted in: fighter, spike tv, tv, spike, slice
Read the full article at MMA FrenzyBantamweights Jeff Curran, Johnny Eduardo to Meet at UFC on Fuel TV 3
Bantamweights Jeff Curran and Johnny Eduardo will likely return to the Octagon on May 15, squaring off at UFC on Fuel TV 3.
Posted in: ufc, tv, johnny, jeff, johnny eduardo
Read the full article at SherdogUFC on FUEL TV 3: Jeff Curran vs Johnny Eduardo possible for May 15 in Fairfax
Ribbit!
Jeff Curran, who's still in search of that elusive first win under the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) banner, will give it another shot when he throws hands opposite Johnny Eduardo at the upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 3 event scheduled for May 15, 2012, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
MMA Weekly brought word of the pending match-up earlier today.
"The Big Frog" (33-14) has two prior appearances inside the Octagon, but went down on points against Matt Serra at UFC 46 and then again to Scott Jorgensen at UFC 137.
Third time's a charm?
Eduardo (25-9) is also chasing his first UFC win, having snapped a streak of 11 straight victories by dropping a unanimous decision to Raphael Assuncao in his Octagon debut at UFC 134 last August.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 will be headlined by an electrifying featherweight fracas featuring Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung.
Lightweight standouts Donald Cerrone vs. Yves Edwards will also see action while Thiago Silva makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon against Igor Pokrajac.
For more UFC on FUEL TV 3 news and notes click here.
Posted in: ufc, vs, tv, eduardo, fuel
Read the full article at MMA ManiaJeff Curran vs. Johnny Eduardo slated for UFC on FUEL TV 3
A bantamweight bout between Jeff Curran and Johnny Eduardo has been slotted for a spring UFC event.
The 135-pound matchup will be part of UFC on FUEL TV 3.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 takes place May 15 at Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. The event's main card airs live on FUEL TV while preliminary-card fights are expected to stream on Facebook.
Posted in: ufc, card airs, tv, bantamweight bout, fuel
Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC 144 Prelims Another Uptick in TV Ratings
The TV ratings are in for the UFC 144 Prelims on FX, and things appear to be picking up as the UFC and Fox start to ramp up their seven-year partnership.
Posted in: ufc, rating, tv, tv ratings, prelim
Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC roundup: Cerrone's new opponent & TUF 15
The cast of the Ultimate Fighter 15 was revealed and Jeremy Stephens has stepped in to fight Donald Cerrone at UFC on FUEL TV 3 in May.
Posted in: ufc, jeremy stephens, tv, cerrone, roundup
Read the full article at sportsnet.caCerrone gets new opponent; TUF 15 cast revealed
The cast of the Ultimate Fighter 15 was revealed and Jeremy Stephens has stepped in to fight Donald Cerrone at UFC on FUEL TV 3 in May.
Posted in: ufc, jeremy stephens, tv, cast, cerrone
Read the full article at sportsnet.caFUEL TV confirms it'll televise 'The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil,' broadcast times TBA
FUEL TV will air the first international edition of the UFC's reality series - "The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil" - for U.S. audiences.
FUEL TV officials today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com they'll air episodes from the show, which debuts March 25 on Globo in Brazil.
However, they haven't finalized what day of the week what time the episodes will air.
Posted in: tv, brazil, fuel tv, fighter brazil, itll televise
Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 3: Jeremy Stephens vs Donald Cerrone booked for May 15 with Yves Edwards hurt
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will ask 155-pound standout Donald Cerrone to switch gears and prepare himself for a new opponent for the upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 3 event, scheduled for May 15, 2012, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
Yves Edwards, who went down with an undisclosed injury and was forced to bow out of the lightweight tilt, will be replaced by the always-dangerous Jeremy Stephens, according to a report from MMA Weekly.
Cerrone (17-4) saw his six-fight winning streak snapped at the hands of Nate Diaz, literally, when the lanky Stockton slugger outstruck him across three rounds, sending him to a convincing unanimous decision loss at the UFC 141: "Lesnar vs. Overeem" pay-per-view (PPV) event last December.
It was "Cowboy's" first defeat since falling to now-division champion Ben Henderson way back at WEC 48.
Also looking to get back into the win column is Stephens (20-7), who fell out of favor with the cageside judges in his close split decision defeat to Anthony Pettis last October.
His loss to "Showtime" snapped a two-fight winning streak and left him at 4-2 over his last six fights; however, the "Lil' Heathen" is a considerable threat to anyone in the lightweight division and hasn't been knocked out in 27 professional fights.
Here's a peek at the current UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card and line up.
Main Event:
145 lbs.: Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Fight Card:
155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens205 lbs.: Thiago Silva vs. Igor Pokrajac185 lbs.: Jason MacDonald vs. Tom Lawlor170 lbs.: Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah135 lbs.: Mike Easton vs. Yves Jabouin155 lbs.: Cody McKenzie vs. Aaron Riley185 lbs.: Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang
For more UFC on FUEL TV 3 news and notes click here.
Posted in: ufc, vs, lb, tv, stephen
Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC 144 Storylines: UFC Returns to Japan
MMAPayout will be taking a look at the storylines heading into UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson, which will be held at The Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Saturday February 25, 2012.
UFC Sells Out Long Awaited Return to Japan
UFC officials today told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) that ticket sales are still moving briskly for this weekend’s event at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan, and the fight card is expected to sell-out all of the nearly 20,000 available seats.
Furthermore, UFC officials are so encouraged by the buzz surrounding UFC 143 that plans for a return to Japan are already under consideration, and multiple annual visits – as well as a version of “The Ultimate Fighter” – are also possible. (MMAJunkie)
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson Misses Weight
Quentin “Rampage” Jackson missed weight by 5 pounds last night at UFC 144 weigh-ins. Jackson claims that this was due to an unspecified injury and as a result he will forfeit 20% of his show money to his opponent, Ryan Bader.
Ryan Bader seemed nonplussed by the fact Jackson missed weight by a considerable amount.(MMAPayout)
UFC Japan Sponsors Plus “Pay-to-Play” TV Deal with TV Tokyo, – Event Set To Air at 3AM in Japan
“This is why Dentsu backing UFC is so critical. A multi-year deal to promote shows in the country means nothing unless Dentsu, which has plenty of juice, can convince sponsors to back them to get the events on TV. If an outlet like TV Tokyo, which historically has plenty of pay-to-play examples for buying programming time, is taking a pass on the UFC… that spells trouble. WOWOW doesn’t cut it. You need a major broadcast TV network backing you or else you are going nowhere on a big scale in Japan.”
- TV Tokyo will air 90-minute highlight version of UFC Japan show from 3:15 AM to 4:45 AM JST after the show is done.
- Don Quijote & UFC Undisputed 3 are the TV sponsors.
- This was a last-minute deal by Dentsu. (FightOpinion)
MMAFighting Hit’s the Streets of Japan and Tests UFC Brand Strength and State of MMA
UFC 144 will mark the promotion’s first event in Japan in over 11 years, and its return to the “Land of the Rising Sun” has forced the MMA community to once again figure out just how healthy the Japanese MMA scene is. With that in mind, we hit the streets of Tokyo to find out whether the locals were UFC fans and why they think MMA has fallen on hard times in the country. (MMAFighting)
UFC 144 Marketing and Advertising
The UFC has been doing a pretty good job of sucking in those hardcore nostalgic MMA fans who hold Japanese MMA and their tradition in high regard. Although some may have wanted the UFC to be held in a white ring and have a ramp with Lenne Hardt announcing the fighters, Dana White was not shy to remind MMA fans and Media that this isn’t PRIDE and that the Japanese promotion who was top dog only a few years ago is dead.
Having said that, the posters released for UFC 144 have been great, adding some of that Japanese and PRIDE feel to them while maintaining the UFC’s brand. Key to the UFC this time around is to spread brand awareness and create some roots for future expansion into not only Japan, but Korea, Philipines, and China, who they feel have even more potential at the moment as untapped markets. At this time, it’s going to take a good amount of time and effort to elevate the MMA scene in Japan to what it once was.
UFC 144 Poster + UFC 144 Rampage Poster:
Japanese fighter Megumi Fujii Tweeted an anime version of the UFC 144 Japan poster:
Posted in: ufc, mma, japanese, tv, japan
Read the full article at MMA PayoutRampage misses weight, does it matter?
Quentin “Rampage” Jackson missed weight by 5 pounds last night at UFC 144 weigh-ins. Jackson claims that this was due to an unspecified injury and as a result he will forfeit 20% of his show money to his opponent, Ryan Bader.
Ryan Bader seemed nonplussed by the fact Jackson missed weight by a considerable amount.
Via Fuel TV:
Jackson told his side of the story and had a message for Rich Franklin who, as a Fuel TV analyst, was critical of Jackson missing weight.
Payout Perspective:
Unlike Anthony Johnson, Rampage will likely get a pass for failing to make weight. However, Jackson was one of the big attractions for this card and the weight issue could mean he’s not at 100% which could affect his performance. In the end, missing weight might not impact attendance or buy rates but will affect Jackson’s salary. It may also create a rivalry with Rich Franklin.
On another note, Fuel TV sent out the above interviews covering the situation. Its another way for Fox to promote its presence on Fuel TV.
Posted in: rampage, jackson, tv, weight, fuel
Read the full article at MMA PayoutHow to Watch UFC 142 Online, on TV, at a Bar or on Your Phone
Tonight's UFC 144 card sees UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar enter the Octagon to defend his title against Ben Henderson. That main event should be great, but there's plenty more action from top to bottom on this card.
So how do you make sure you don't miss a moment of the action?
Online
The night's action kicks off with one preliminary fight being featured on the UFC's Facebook page. The free prelim stream will kick off around 7:30 p.m. but may be moved slightly one direction or the other.
The UFC has an online PPV available at UFC.tv.
Yahoo! Sports offers an online PPV of the event as well which can be ordered directly from their event page.
The UFC's UStream page also offers an option to stream the PPV online.
YouTube is also an option for the online streaming PPV.
Television
Four preliminary bouts will play on FX TV starting at 8 p.m.
Almost every major cable or satellite carrier offers the PPV's in standard definition and hi-def. A list of carriers is available here.
Roku will be an option for watching the PPV on your TV.
The PPV show will also stream on XBox live, providing yet another option if you don't have satellite or cable.
Bar
The UFC has a list of all authorized bars and restaurants which will be showing the pay-per-view on a dedicated page.
Mobile
If you're all out of other options but have an iPhone or Android phone you are able to order the PPV on either platform. The iPhone app can be located here with the Android app available here.
SBN coverage of UFC RIO 142: Aldo vs. Mendes
Posted in: ufc, ppv, tv, page, option
Read the full article at Bloody ElbowSpike TV’s MMA Uncensored Live Draws 547,000
On Thursday night, Spike TV’s new MMA program- MMA Uncensored Live – drew an average of 547,000 viewers.
The debut airing on Spike TV earned a 0.4 HH rating, a 0.5 in M18-34, and a 0.62 in the M25-34. Overall, MMA Uncensored Live drew an average of 547,000 viewers.
The debut event on Spike TV focused on UFC 144′s return to Japan, where hosts Craig Carton, Nate Quarry and Mike Straka discussed the fall of one of MMA’s most famous promotions of all time, PRIDE Fighting Championships. Honorary guests for the evening were Dan Henderson and “mystery guest” Nick Diaz.
MMA Uncensored Live is scheduled to air Thursday nights on Spike TV at 11PM EST.
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MMA Uncensored Live Debut Episode:
SPIKE
Diaz, Hendo, and The Fall of Pride – Episode 101
www.spike.com
Spike Full Episodes
Spike Video Clips
Spike on Facebook
Posted in: mma, spike tv, tv, spike, mike straka
Read the full article at MMA PayoutTV Ratings for Spike TV’s MMA Uncensored Live
Spike TV premiered its new mixed martial arts magazine show, MMA Uncensored Live, on Thursday night, and the TV ratings are in.
Posted in: spike tv, rating, tv, tv ratings, thursday night
Read the full article at MMA WeeklyNick Diaz says he will fight again last night on Spike TV's MMA uncensored
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Posted in: night, nick diaz, nick, tekprodfx, tv
Read the full article at RedditT.J. Grant vs. Carlo Prater added to May's UFC on FUEL TV 3 event
A lightweight matchup between Canadian T.J. Grant
and Brazilian Carlo Prater has been added to UFC
on FUEL TV 3.
MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the booking, which was originally reported by MM-eh.ca.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 takes play May 15 in Fairfax, Va., likely at the city's
Patriot Center. The event's main card airs live on FUEL TV, and
Facebook is expected to stream the preliminary card.
Posted in: ufc, tv, fuel, mays ufc, mmehca ufc
Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FX 2's 11-bout lineup finalized with FUEL TV, Facebook prelim broadcasts
The Ultimate Fighting Championship's return to Australia will broadcast on FX, FUEL TV and Facebook.
MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the UFC on FX 2 broadcast plans with company officials.
In addition to the previously announced four-fight main card, a six-bout
preliminary card special featuring Aaron Rosa vs. James Te Huna airs
on FUEL TV and one bout, Shawn Jordan vs. Oli Thompson, streams on
Facebook.
Posted in: fx, facebook, tv, fuel, company officials
Read the full article at MMA JunkieSpike TV's 'MMA Uncensored Live' review for Feb. 22 cable debut with Nick Diaz
If you thought Spike TV was out of the mixed martial arts (MMA) programming business after severing ties with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), you were wrong.
Tonight (Feb. 22, 2012), the network launched a new MMA news program called "MMA Uncensored Live." It featured former UFC middleweight Nate Quarry, HD Net's Mike Straka (known primarily for his work on the hit program "Fighting Words") and Craig Carton (who is largely recognized for his sport radio show that he co-hosts with former NFL great "Boomer" Esiason) all served as anchors on the new show that aired at 11 p.m. ET on Spike TV.
The show joins the ranks of other MMA news programming such as HDNet's "Inside MMA," ESPN's "MMA Live" and FUEL TV's "UFC Tonight."
Interestingly enough, the promotional slogan for the new show is: "No Bias. No Boundaires. No B.S." Not that its inferring this is not the case for other shows in their genre (wink, wink).
After the jump, we'll recap the highlights of the latest MMA news broadcast to hit the airwaves:
The show kicked off with a round table set-up, circled by the aforementioned panelists: Quarry, Straka and Carton. The opening dialogue felt a bit forced and was led by a joke from Quarry about being glad to be on Spike without being punched in the face.
Comedic gold.
Without much of a transition, the show cut (almost immediately) to a live interview with UFC welterweight Nick Diaz that very well may have been the most awkward interaction between human beings ever.
Right off the bat, Carton lost the mercurial Diaz by leading with a question about his positive drug test after UFC 143. Diaz spent the next several minutes refusing to make look into the camera, giving short answers and just looking generally miserable to be there.
It did get better as the interview went on and Diaz seemed to loosen up a bit. However, the interview was generally pretty hard to watch.
After a break, the program took some viewer questions, did a brief UFC 144 preview and then transitioned to an interesting story that linked the fall of the Japanese based PRIDE organization to ties with the Yakuza mafia and other excursions in lawlessness.
The show wrapped up with an interview with Dan Henderson that pushed things over the originally alloted 30 minutes. Bad news for anyone who recorded the show via DVR or Tivo.
Overall, it wasn't a bad debut. I thought they did a decent job, gave good content and showed promise for future broadcasts. Its got some things to clean up, but hey, "Inside MMA" has been on the air for years and Kenny Rice still can't get the fact straight or pronounce the simplest of names.
It will certainly be interesting to see how things progress.
Did any of you Maniacs catch the the debut episode of "MMA Uncensored Live" on Spike TV? If so, what did you think?
Opinions, please.
Posted in: ufc, mma, show, spike tv, tv
Read the full article at MMA ManiaReport: TJ Grant vs Carlo Prater possible for UFC on FUEL TV 3
There's an interesting welterweight match-up brewing for the UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card featuring T.J. Grant vs. Carlo Prater, who are reportedly booked to throw down on May 15 at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
The gang up at MM-Eh.ca brought word of the pending bout earlier today.
Grant (17-5) is coming off an armbar submission victory over Shane Roller at UFC on Versus 6 last October. The Fit Plus jiu-jitsu wizard is consistently inconsistent, having racked up an Octagon record of 4-3 and never winning (or losing) two in a row since his 2009 debut.
He was expected to fight Jacob Volkmann at UFC 141 back in December, but was forced to pull out after banging up his elbow in Brazil.
The same place Prater was making a few headlines of his own.
"Neo" (30-10), of course, has been mired in ref-gate, when Mario Yamasaki disqualified Erick Silva for strikes to the back of Prater's head on the UFC 142 card earlier this year.
The sooner he gets another fight under his belt and puts that bout behind him, the better for everybody.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 will be headlined by an electrifying featherweight fracas featuring Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung.
Lightweight standouts Donald Cerrone vs. Yves Edwards will also see action while Thiago Silva makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon against Igor Pokrajac.
For more UFC on FUEL TV 3 news and notes click here.
Posted in: ufc, vs, tv, fuel, prater
Read the full article at MMA ManiaSpike TV to air “I am Bruce Lee”
Spike TV will be airing the documentary “I am Bruce Lee” on Wednesday, March 7th. In addition to the showing, Jon Jones, Dana White, Cung Le and Stephan Bonnar will be featured speaking about the influence Lee had on their lives and careers.
Via Spike TV press release:
A wide array of luminaries from the worlds of sports and entertainment are featured in the documentary, offering their perspective on Lee and his impact on their lives, careers and belief systems. Among those featured are Los Angeles Lakers superstar and five time NBA champion Kobe Bryant, the Boxing Writers Association of America’s “Fighter of the Decade” in the 2000s Manny Pacquiao, Academy Award nominated actor Mickey Rourke, Emmy Award winning actor Ed O’Neill, actress and MMA fighter Gina Carano, multiplatinum recording artist Taboo (Black Eyed Peas), UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones, and UFC President Dana White, who calls Lee the “Father of Mixed Martial Arts.” Other interviews featured in the film include celebrated writer and director Reginald Hudlin, professional skateboarder Paul Rodriguez, boxer Ray ‘Boom Boom’ Mancini, MMA fighters Cung Le and Stephan Bonnar.
The documentary will air March 7th at 9pm PT/ET.
Payout Perspective:
A good get for Spike TV. From what I hear the documentary is very good and will draw many viewers to the network. The inclusion of UFC stars commenting on the documentary also keeps the lines blurred as to Spike’s partnership with the UFC. We shall see if Spike continues to seek out programming like the Bruce Lee documentary to continue to feed into its target demographic.
Posted in: spike tv, tv, spike, lee, documentary
Read the full article at MMA PayoutThe MMA Tete-A-Tete: UFC 144 Discussion, Dana White Vs. Floyd Mayweather
Luke Thomas and I taped another installment of The MMA Tete-A-Tete: Coarsening the Discourse last week. As always you can see the whole collection on Luke's YouTube playlist. Here's part 1 of the discussion in which I debut my new Tom Landry model Stetson hat.
Part 2 is after the jump.
Topics discussed include:
Reviews of the fights and broadcast of UFC on Fuel TV
Jake Ellenberger's prospects as a title challenger
Dana White vs. Floyd Mayweather
UFC 144 and the UFC's business prospects in Japan
Britney Palmer in Playboy
Enjoy!
SBN coverage of UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson
As a supplement to our discussion of UFC 144 and the UFC's prospects in Japan, here's some commentary from Zach Arnold about the TV deal in Japan for the event:
The TV situation for UFC is not great at all in Japan. This is not their fault, at least not primarily so. With Godfather Ishii still hanging around trying to wine and dine fighters who K-1 owes money to by taking them out to high-end Italian restaurants, we know that the more things change the more they stay the same. Until the bad blood is flushed out of the industry in Japan, don’t expect TV networks to want to invest any sort of major capital into a fight promotion at this point. No TV executive wants to deal with the police breathing down their throat and making them justify why they are giving cash to convicted criminals. TV Tokyo announced that the UFC Japan show will air late Sunday night 3:15 AM JST to 4:45 AM JST. The network even admitted it was a last-minute line-up edition and will be sponsored by Don Quijote & UFC Undisputed 3. In other words, Dentsu couldn’t even manage to get a daytime or golden time pay-for-play deal on the smallest of the Japanese broadcast networks. Plus, the way the UFC Japan card is constructed, it’s not tailored for Japanese TV.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowHerman, Markes, De Fries, Rocha Issued Medical Suspensions After UFC on Fuel TV 1
Four fighters received medical suspensions from the Nebraska State Athletic Commission following last week’s UFC on Fuel TV 1, Sherdog.com confirmed Tuesday.
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC on FUEL TV medical suspensions and injuries for 'Sanchez vs Ellenberger' in Omaha
The Nebraska State Athletic Commission today issued its list of medical suspensions for the UFC on Fuel TV: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" event, which took place on Weds., Feb. 15, 2012, from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
Not much here to report.
Of the 18 fighters booked to throw down at the network-televised event, only four were given mandatory vacations when all was said and done (via MMA Weekly), including Ronny Markes, who busted up his hand in a split decision win over Aaron Simpson.
Markes will be riding the bench until his physician gives him the green light to continue.
Also earning some time off were Vagner Rocha, Phil De Fries, and Dave Herman, who were all finished by way of (T)KO in their respective bouts.
UFC on Fuel TV featured a thrilling three round main event between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger. While "The Dream" was able to keep himself awake against the power-punching "Juggernaut," the hometown hero proved to be too much for the former Ultimate Fighter and took home the unanimous decision win.
Also in action, Ronny Markes and T.J. Dillashaw both picked up decision wins while Stefan Struve and Stipe Miocic each took home knockout victories. See who scored the Fight Night bonuses right here.
For all the information you need to know from the UFC on FUEL TV event hit up our results and live blog right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV 1 Suspensions Nab Only 4 Fighters
The Nebraska State Athletic Commission on Tuesday revealed the UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger medical suspensions to MMAWeekly.com.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger: Four Fighters Given Medical Suspensions
Four fighters were issued medical suspensions after their fights at UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger last week in Omaha, Neb., including Ronny Markes, who is out indefinitely.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on Fuel TV 2 Four Fight Main Card Set for April 12th
After the UFC makes its third trip to Australia with UFC on FX 2 on March 3rd, it will be a while before the Octagon graces your television screen. In fact, it will be forty days off before it returns. But the UFC will return on April 12th with UFC on Fuel TV 2, as the organization will be making its debut in Stockholm, Sweden at the Ericsson Globe Arena.
With the additions of fights set for the preliminary card between featherweights Jason Young and Eric Wisely, along with Reza Madadi taking on Yoislandy Izquierdo in a lightweight matchup, the full 12 card lineup is set for the UFC’s second event on Fuel TV.
The card’s main event will feature a light heavyweight battle between Sweden’s own Alexander Gustafsson taking on Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
Also on the main card will be a middleweight matchup between Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara, along with Paulo Thiago taking on UFC newcomer Siyar Bahadurzada in a welterweight showdown.
Rounding out the main card will be another welterweight matchup, with DaMarques Johnson taking on John Maguire.
Like the first event on Fuel TV, the preliminary card is expected to be streamed live on Facebook.
Main Card (Fuel TV):
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara
Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada
DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
Preliminary Card:
Dennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes*
Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page
Papy Abedi vs. James Head
Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth
Magnus Cedenblad vs. Francis Carmont
Eric Wisely vs. Jason Young
Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen
Reza Madadi vs. Yoislandy Izquierdo
*-Not officially announced by the UFC
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2, stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzySpike TV Does Well With UFC On Fuel TV Counter-Programming
The UFC had their first live Fight Night on Fuel TV this past Wednesday. The ratings for the event were great -- for Fuel TV. The Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez headliner drew 315,000 viewers and the whole show averaged 217,000 viewers. Both those stats are records for Fuel TV whose previous biggest shows were live UFC preliminary bout coverage for UFC on FX 1 on Jan. 20 and UFC on Fox 2 on Jan. 28, averaging 148,000 and 144,000 total viewers, peaking at 237,000 and 212,000.
But the reality is that many UFC fans either don't get Fuel TV or don't know the UFC has left Spike TV. Spike aggressively counter-programmed UFC on Fuel TV with a marathon of old UFC fights featuring Diego Sanchez. According to the OC Register they did very well, averaging 678,000 viewers.
Spike TV has the rights to their UFC library through the end of 2012. They are expected to begin broadcasting Bellator Fighting Championships in 2013. Bellator is currently on MTV 2.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on Fuel TV 2 Gets New Opponent for Jason Young and Adds New Bout
Jason Young finally has a new opponent for his UFC on Fuel TV 2 fight, plus the UFC has added another lightweight tilt to the card.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV 1 Makes Fuel TV Ratings History
Following the UFC’s event debut on Wednesday with UFC on Fuel TV 1, Fuel TV officials have announced that Fuel TV enjoyed the highest ratings of the channel’s history. The event averaged 217,000 viewers throughout the three hour program. The event peaked near the end of the event, with the third round of the main event between Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez, which brought in 315,000 viewers.
Wednesday’s event comes just three months after the UFC’s debut on FOX, and less than one month than the debut on FX. Fuel TV has hosted preliminary card fights for both UFC on FX 1, which averaged 148,000 viewers, and UFC on Fox 2, which averaged 144,000 viewers.
Since the debut on Fox in November, Fuel TV has increased from 30 million subscribers to 36 million.
“We fully expected the UFC was going to deliver Fuel TV extraordinary ratings, and now we’re seeing it,” said George Greenberg, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Fuel TV. “We are beyond ecstatic about the audience and the impact the UFC is having on our network’s growth thus far. The sky’s the limit on where this network can go from here.”
Wednesday’s event in Omaha, Nebraska was the first of six events to be featured on Fuel TV in 2012. The next scheduled event on Fuel TV will take place on April 12th in Stockholm, Sweden. The card is headlined with a light heavyweight matchup featuring Sweden’s own Alexander Gustafsson taking on Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyBrittney Palmer Talks About Her Playboy Cover and Pictorial
FUEL TV’s Ariel Helwani caught up with Brittney Palmer to talk about her Playboy cover and pictorial.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertModest UFC TV Ratings Unlock Future for Fuel TV
To many networks, the UFC on Fuel 1 TV ratings were modest, but they were record-setting for Fuel, unlocking untapped potential for the extreme sports network.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger Broadcast Peaks with 315,000 Viewers
UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger drew an average of 217,000 viewers, while peaking at 315,000, setting a pair of records for a live event on Fuel TV.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMADiego "The Vampire Slayer" Sanchez UFC on Fuel TV Entrance
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Read the full article at RedditUFC on FUEL TV 1 ratings: Audience peaks with 315,000 viewers, shatters records
Earlier today, MMAjunkie.com reported that Wednesday's UFC on FUEL TV 1 event averaged 217,000 viewers, which set a UFC-FUEL TV record.
Now, FUEL TV has released additional information, including additional record-setting figures.
Chief among them? UFC on FUEL TV 1 peaked with a record 315,000 viewers during the night's main event between Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 1 ratings garner 217,000 viewers for 'Sanchez vs Ellenberger' event on Feb. 15
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) began its historic deal with FOX at the beginning of the year and just this past Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, held its first ever fight card broadcast on FUEL TV, which has turned into the unofficial UFC network.
The ratings are in for the UFC on FUEL TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" event , courtesy of Sherdog.com, and the show garnered 217,000 viewers for the three-hour broadcast.
For FUEL, a channel available in just 36 million homes, that's a smashing success. For the UFC, not so much.
The world's largest fight promotion's old channel, Spike TV, ran counterprogramming during the same three hour window consisting of repeat broadcasts of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 13 Finale and UFC Unleashed. Those shows together netted an average of 678,000 viewers.
All told, plenty of fight fans were watching UFC programming Wednesday night. Just not on the channel the powers that be would have liked them to.
UFC on Fuel TV featured a thrilling three round main event between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger. While "The Dream" was able to keep himself awake against the power-punching "Juggernaut," the hometown hero proved to be too much for the former Ultimate Fighter and took home the unanimous decision win.
Also in action, Ronny Markes and T.J. Dillashaw both picked up decision wins while Stefan Struve and Stipe Miocic each took home knockout victories. See who scored the Fight Night bonuses right here.
For all the information you need to know from the UFC on FUEL TV event hit up our results and live blog right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC On Fuel TV Averages 217,000 Viewers
The UFC's first full card effort on Fuel TV set a ratings record for the network. The show, which saw a very good main event between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger, outperformed the previous live airings of UFC undercard fights on Fuel.
Via MMA Fighting:
The UFC's debut event on FUEL TV, UFC on FUEL, averaged 217,000 viewers over the length of the three-hour broadcast, setting a new live-event ratings record for the fledgling network.
Wednesday's numbers mark a 46-percent increase from FUEL TV's previous ratings record of 148,000 viewers, earned by January's UFC on FX 1 preliminary card. UFC on Fox 2's live preliminary card averaged 144,000 viewers.
The "free preview week" for Fuel on many carriers would provide an obvious boost to the numbers, but how big of a boost is up for debate. Many major markets still did not have access to the free preview as it appeared your carrier had to already offer Fuel as part of a higher tier package. Markets such as Chicago's Comcast households did not get the preview as their carrier does not offer Fuel on any package currently offered.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on FUEL Ratings: Debut Event Draws Record-Setting 217,000 Viewers
The UFC's debut event on FUEL TV, UFC on FUEL, averaged 217,000 viewers over the length of the three-hour broadcast, setting a new live-event ratings record for the fledgling network.
Wednesday's numbers mark a 46-percent increase from FUEL TV's previous ratings record of 148,000 viewers, earned by January's UFC on FX 1 preliminary card. UFC on Fox 2's live preliminary card averaged 144,000 viewers.
The massive leap in ratings can likely be attributed numerous factors, but most notable among them is fact that the event took place during a FUEL TV free-preview week for numerous cable subscribers.
Ratings peaked as viewers tuned in to witness 26-year-old Jake Ellenberger force his name into title contention with a wild unanimous decision victory over Diego Sanchez. Beyond the headlining bout, four vicious stoppages lined the network broadcast, including Jonathan Brookins knockout win over Vagner Rocha which initially aired on Facebook.
Meanwhile, Spike TV continued their counter-programming crusade to successful results, drawing 694,000 viewers for a replay of The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale and 661,000 for a Diego Sanchez-themed episode of UFC Unleashed.
Spike TV is currently available in roughly 99 million homes around the United States, while FUEL TV's total rests closer to 35 million. Though recent trends have seen that number continue to climb since the Fox-family network switched to a UFC-centric programming schedule.
"If you want to compare (FUEL TV) to a platform like Spike three times our size, I can't help that," network executive vice president and general manager George Greenberg recently said. "But I can tell you, If you look at the FOX ratings and last FX ratings for the fight, and you look at what it's done to this place percentage-wise, we are absolutely killing it."
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseUFC on Fuel 1 Nets 217,000 Viewers; Spike TV Counters with 678,000
UFC on Fuel TV 1 earned an average of 217,000 viewers for its three-hour Wednesday night broadcast on the Fox-owned cable station.
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC On Fuel TV Live Gate And Attendance Figures
The UFC was in Omaha, Nebraska for Wednesday's debut UFC Fight Night on Fuel TV. MMA Weekly reported the gate and attendance figures as 6,283 attendees for a total of $405,895 in receipts.
MMA Mania points out that the numbers were down a bit from the UFC's last visit to Warren Buffett's hometown:
Those numbers are down from the promotion's previous trip to Omaha for UFC Fight Night 15: "Diaz vs. Neer," back on Sept. 17, 2008, which garnered 9,103 fans for a $700,000 live gate.
UFC on Fuel TV featured a headliner between welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez. Ellenberger survived a third round scare to garner a unanimous decision win. The co-main event saw heavyweight Stefan Struve get a second round TKO over Dave "Pee Wee" Herman.
The promotion handed out $50,000 Fight Night bonuses to Ivan Menjivar for Submission of the Night, Stipe Miocic for Knock Out of the Night and Sanchez and Ellenberger for Fight of the Night.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on FUEL TV 1 ratings: Debut event scores 217,000 viewers
Wednesday's UFC on FUEL TV 1 event drew 217,000 viewers, MMAjunkie.com today confirmed with industry sources.
That's a new live-event record for FUEL TV, which drew 148,000 viewers for the UFC on FX 1 preliminary card and 144,000 viewers for the UFC on FOX 2 prelims this past month.
Wednesday's event took place during a free-preview week for FUEL TV on many cable platforms.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 1 Draws Modest TV Ratings
The Ultimate Fighting Championship's first event on Fuel TV pulled in modest TV ratings, while Spike TV found continued success with its counter-programming.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV gate totals $405,895 with 6,283 in attendance for 'Sanchez vs Ellenberger'
UFC on Fuel TV, which took place at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska, on Feb. 15, 2012, tallied a live gate of $405,895, thanks to 6,283 fans in attendance, according to official figures from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) released yesterday (via Yahoo! Sports).
Those numbers are down from the promotion's previous trip to Omaha for UFC Fight Night 15: "Diaz vs. Neer," back on Sept. 17, 2008, which garnered 9,103 fans for a $700,000 live gate.
UFC on Fuel TV featured a thrilling three round main event between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger. While "The Dream" was able to keep himself awake against the power-punching "Juggernaut," the hometown hero proved to be too much for the former Ultimate Fighter and took home the unanimous decision win.
Also in action, Ronny Markes and T.J. Dillashaw both picked up decision wins while Stefan Struve and Stipe Miocic each took home knockout victories. See who scored the Fight Night bonuses right here.
For all the information you need to know from the UFC on FUEL TV event hit up our results and live blog right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel 1: 217,000 viewers
TV Sports Ratings tweeted the ratings for UFC on Fuel 1 Wednesday night scored 217,000 viewers. It was the UFC’s first live event on Fuel TV.
The ratings come during Fuel TV’s free preview week which should have helped with the number. In comparison, UFC’s first two prelims shows on Fuel grabbed 148K and 144K viewers. (h/t MMA Supremacy).
Payout Perspective:
Good ratings for a live, mid-week fight card. Certainly, the free preview helped out but the numbers can be seen as promising for the UFC on Fuel. The good numbers come despite the Spike TV counter-programming and the fact that some people are still programmed to think that live UFC events are on Spike.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutUFC on FUEL TV 1 results recap: A look back at the 'Sanchez vs Ellenberger' event in Omaha
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) went outside the box by bringing mixed martial arts (MMA) fans an event this past Wednesday evening (Feb. 15, 2012) in Omaha, Nebraska. It was also the first time FUEL TV played host to a full fight card.
UFC on FUEL TV 1 ransacked the Omaha Civic Auditorium with a fight card that featured a main event riddled with title implications.
When Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger went toe-to-toe, the first two rounds were brutally dominated by "The Juggernaut" and it looked like "The Dream" was in danger of being finished like so many of Ellenberger's past opponents.
In the third and final round, Sanchez turned things up a notch, mounting a comeback effort that lead to one of the more exciting fights we've seen in a while. Ultimately, it was too little too late, as Ellenberger earned the unanimous decision win.
After the jump, we'll take a closer look at the rest of the noteworthy moments from UFC on FUEL TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger."
It was a welterweight war that could have easily been a pay-per-view main event. The fans who were lucky enough to have a free Wednesday evening and FUEL TV were able to view it for free.
Both fighters emerged with badly damaged noses, a few scrapes and bruises and the respect of everyone who watched.
Afterwards, Sanchez echoed sentiments that were shared by many who watched the fight when he said: "I thought all main event were gonna be five rounds?!"
Later in the evening, UFC President Dana White went on record as saying that he blew it with this main event, and that from now on, all main events will, indeed, be five round affairs.
Ellenberger's win left fans and analysts wondering what would be next in his fighting future. There are a lot of options, but most of them are currently unavailable.
You can read about what a couple of our "experts" think may be next for Ellenberger here and here.
Ultimately, the decision will be up to Dana White and his main matchmakers. It might be Carlos Condit. Maybe it will be the winner of Johny Hendricks vs. Josh Koscheck. Maybe, it will be neither. We can only wait and see.
Read a full recap with in-depth analysis of the Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger fight at UFC on FUEL TV 1 here. For full fight video highlights of "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger," click here.
The co-main event showcased two big heavyweights as Stefan Struve took on relative newcomer to Octagon, Dave Herman.
The fight started off with Herman unleashing some powerful striking and making "The Skyscraper" look a little tentative.
The second round was a huge game changer, when Struve came out looking like a changed. After he used some of his trademark slapping kicks to keep Herman at bay and off balance, he spotted a hole, snuck in a huge uppercut that floored "Pee Wee," and it was all downhill from there.
Within seconds, Struve had stopped his opponent under an absolute storm of strikes, showing the world that he's a 265-pounder that should not be forgotten about.
Check out an informative synopsis of the Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman fight at UFC on FUEL TV 1 here. Watch full video highlights from "Struve vs. Herman" here.
Four of the nine fights on this card were finished by (technical) knockout or submission. As usual, the standouts of the night were given a big check for their efforts, this time to the tune of $50,000 each.
Possibly the biggest standout was Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger, which was given the nod for "Fight of the Night." It was the fifth time Sanchez has shared the honor.
Read the list of fight bonus award winners, including "Knockout of the Night," "Submission of the Night," and "Fight of the Night" here.
Those are just some of the finer points of UFC on FUEL TV 1 that made our mental scrapbook. How about you? What would your recap look like? Give us your rundown in the comments section.
For complete UFC on FUEL TV 1 results and a detailed recap of all the action click here. To check out a recap of the UFC on FUEL TV 1 prelim fights that were seen on Facebook, click here.
And just in case you want to get up to speed on the entire UFC on FUEL TV 1 fight card from top to bottom click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaThursday Water Cooler: Looking Back at UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
HeavyMMA's Duane Finley was on hand in Omaha, Neb., for the UFC's debut on Fuel TV on Wednesday night. Today, he looks back on the event and hands out some accolades.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAInjury forces Akira Corassani to withdraw from UFC on FUEL TV 2
Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 14's fast-talking featherweight Hamid Corassani has been forced to put his Octagon debut on hold, following an injury severe enough to boot him from the UFC on Fuel TV 2 event booked for April 14, 2012, at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Sherdog.com brought word of the line-up change earlier today.
Corassani (9-3) is perhaps best known for his phantom tap against Dustin Neace on the former Spike TV reality show. He was able to advance to the semifinals, but got choked out by eventual finalist Dennis Bermudez inside the first round.
He was not invited back to participate in the Dec. 3, 2011, TUF 14 live finale, but alas, he's getting a second shot (we think) when he gets all patched up and back into action.
That leaves Jason Young (8-5), who's trying desperately to climb out of an 0-2 hole, without a date to the big dance. "Shotgun" has yet to secure a win inside the Octagon, losing back-to-back decisions to Michihiro Omigawa and Dustin Poirier.
The promotion is expected to find Young a replacement in time for him to compete.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 features native son Alexander Gustafsson in the main event taking on longtime veteran and Brazilian banger Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Other bouts booked for the event include Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara and Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada.
For the latest UFC on Fuel TV 2 news and notes check out our event archive right here. To check out the latest UFC on Fuel TV 2 fight card and rumors click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC On Fuel TV: Dave Herman Finds His Limit Against Stefan Struve
UFC heavyweight Dave "Pee Wee" Herman has long been known as one of MMA's biggest underachievers. He made no secret of the fact that he didn't bother with training for the first three years of his MMA career. He got himself into a legal mess with Bellator that held up his career for two full years and he failed a drug test for marijuana that cancelled his UFC bout with Mike Russow. Despite all this, he managed to go 21-2 in his first 23 fights -- and one of those losses was a DQ for throwing illegal knees.
But against Stefan Struve on UFC on Fuel TV in Omaha, NE last night Herman found out there is a limit to how far he can get on physical abilities and confidence alone. He dominated Struve in the early parts of the fight, using his speed and athleticism to get off first and outstrike the gangly Dutchman.
But when Herman let the fight degenerate into a brawl in the second round he found that he had met his match. Struve was able to survive Herman's early blitz and when the donnybrook started, Struve outstruck Herman and put him on the ground where he got the finish.
It's time for Dave Herman to get serious about MMA. He might want to consider cutting weight and moving down to light heavyweight. As a 230lb heavyweight Herman is giving up a lot of size and he's no bigger than many of the LHW division's top fighters. It's an amazing feat to make it to the mid-tier of the UFC heavyweight division while coasting on sheer ability and balls, but if Herman wants to make something real out of his career, he's going to have to bear down and start working hard.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on Fuel TV 1: Sancez vs. Ellenberger Gate and Attendance Numbers
The Ultimate Fighting Championship released the gate and attendance figures for UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV 1 results recap: Winners and losers from the Feb. 15 event in Omaha
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) just conducted its first ever full fight card on FUEL TV as UFC on FUEL TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" sought to entertain the fans in attendance at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska, on Feb. 15, 2012.
The main event featured a very tough match up between welterweight top contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger. Mixed martial arts (MMA) fans and pundits expected the winner to catapult himself into "the mix," and possibly place themselves next in line for a title shot (after Carlos Condit, of course).
The main event rendered a bloody, all-out war that will go down as one of the better fights of the year. Both men emerged with what appeared to be broken noses, but not broken spirits.
In victory, Ellenberger not only proved his toughness, but also that he is ready to fight for the belt. It may not happen immediately, but the opportunity is coming.
Follow me after the jump and we'll discuss the big winners and lowliest of losers from UFC on FUEL TV 1:
WINNERS
Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger -- I know Ellenberger won, but I have trouble separating these two and calling either of them a loser. Call it a cop out. That's fine, but I'm not gonna do it. This was a fantastic fight. For two rounds, Ellenberger poured it on in dominating fashion. He dealt Sanchez a gruesome broken nose and all kinds of added punishment, to boot. But in the third round, Sanchez proved his heart by mounting a comeback effort that very nearly won him the fight. Ellenberger will go on to get a high profile fight and is now inches away from the title picture. I'm just saying that Sanchez should be right behind him.
Stefan Struve -- You can tell a lot about a fighter by how they overcome adversity. In the first round of his fight against Dave Herman, Struve looked overwhelmed. He was getting outstruck badly. He wasn't using his length. He was playing right into Herman's hands. In the second round, Struve came out like a totally new man. He scored a takedown early on that set the tone for the way the rest of the fight would go. Though "Pee Wee" was able to escape the first submission attempt, Struve poured it on, eventually getting a stoppage when Herman failed to respond under a barrage of punches.
Stipe Miocic -- Wow. After looking to be hurt early on, Miocic (aka: "Cro Cop Part II") responded with a furious flurry of punches that sent Philip De Fries to the canvas and caused the fight to be stopped at just 0:43 of the very first round. It almost as if De Fries' punches made him angry. He punished him for it and looked like an absolute monster in victory. I'm excited to keep seeing what this Croatian sensation is really capable of.
Jonathan Brookins -- After winning season 12 of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF), Brookins has been fairly inactive due to some injury problems. Last night, Brookins fought a very game opponent in Vagner Rocha who is capable of finishing a foe at any moment. It was Rocha's first fight at featherweight, and supposedly, he'd found his true and natural weight class. Early on, the two exchanged and Brookins looked very comfortable. Then it happened. Brookins clipped Rocha and pounced on him instantly. Rocha resorted to his jiu-jitsu roots and desperately went for a heel hook. As he did, he left his chin exposed. It was all Brookins needed, as he took advantage of the moment, landed several very hard punches from short distance and knocked out Rocha to notch a big win and get things back on track. Brookins is just a good dude; one of the nicer guys in MMA. Congrats.
Ivan Menjivar -- What a tough guy! After being very nearly finished by John Albert, Menjivar took the abuse, was patient, and used his experience to grab the submission victory. The win was the third in a row for "The Pride of El Salvador." He looks great at 135 pounds and it looks like the move to bantamweight was really the right one. Who says Jackson-trained fighters don't finish fights? Afterwards, he posed a question that is sure to be seen on t-shirts and internet memes all over when he asked: "What would Sakuraba do?" Good question, Ivan.
Ronny Markes -- After looking like he was in trouble in the first round, Markes did a great job of coming back, using leg kicks and an overall weight and strength advantage to control the fight. The move to middleweight looks like a good one, at least for now. It will be intriguing to see if the move lasts and what kind of impact the Nova Uniao will be able to make at 185 pounds.
T.J. Dillashaw -- Sometimes, you'll see fighters who lose on TUF, go home, start over, absorb the lessons they've learned during their time on the show and rebound as much better fighters upon their return. Thus appears to be the case for Dillashaw, the Alpha Male product and training partner of everyone's favorite "California Kid," Urijah Faber. Dillashaw's fight versus Walel Watson was an ambush. He bum rushed Watson from the opening horn and never backed off. Though he wasn't able to finish him, he did a tremendous job of pressing the pace and inflicting damage at every turn against a very good and seasoned fighter in Watson. In the third round, when Dillashaw got away from the success of his wrestling, Watson got vey close to putting him in a bad spot, maybe even finishing him. Kudos to Dillashaw for fighting through it and keeping his composure, on his way to earning a well earned decision victory.
Big Braveheart fan in the crowd -- At one point during the T.J. Dillashaw vs Walel Watson fight, a passionate fan (who had, no doubt, enjoyed his fair share of "beverage") screamed out "freedom!" Maybe I'm easily amused, but that cracked me up. We hear dumb "USA" chants at almost every event. People boo. people yell things about fighters mothers. But clutch movie quotes? That's a new one on me and I'm tipping my cap to you, random fan.
LOSERS
Dave Herman -- I was really excited when the UFC signed this guy. Every fight I've ever seen him in was a slugfest. Though it didn't totally live to the hype, his win over Jon Olav Einemo was a nice way to enter the Octagon. He looked to build on that against Stefan Struve, and for a round, it looked like he was going to. Unfortunately, he did exactly what his corner told him not to. He stood right in front of Struve and was not making good use of lateral movement. After getting caught with a massive uppercut and plummeting to the canvas, he had no answer at all for Struve who jumped all over him. I like Herman. He's a fun fighter and has body hair that rivals that of Andrei Arlovski. I just don't think he'll ever be a guy who makes a serious run at the title.
Vagner Rocha -- They say potential gets coaches fired. It also gets fighters cut sometimes. Though it's unlikely Rocha's loss to Jonathan Brookins will be worthy of him losing his job, it puts him on wobbly footing. Whenever you see a guy who can't quite pick a weight class, it makes you nervous. Is he a lightweight or a featherweight? Not sure. But if he's a featherweight, he's got a long way to go. His jiu-jitsu is famous. But MMA is more than that. You have to be well rounded, and so far, he hasn't looked that way.
Aaron Simpson -- I hate calling a loser here, because for a round and a half, I thought he looked fantastic. He was striking well and really controlling the fight. Things just took a turn for the worse for "A-train" halfway through the second round. Simpson couldn't get the fight to the ground and he looked flustered by that. In fact, it was Markes who actually did the better job of getting takedowns and using ground control. Overall, it just wasn't a strong showing for Simpson.
FUEL TV pre-fight show -- After watching the Facebook prelims, I flipped back over to FUEL TV to watch the pre-fight programming with Jay Glazer. Right when I switched over, I was treated to 10-plus solid seconds of a close-up camera shot of the fence, accompanying audio of Glazer waxing eloquently. As they transitioned back to their shot of the fellas in the booth, I was shocked to see that a cameraman or some type of assistant was cleaning the lens off with a cloth. You could see him. Right on camera. They didn't go to break. They didn't use a different camera. They just kept shooting as homeboy cleaned off the camera lens with a bright green cloth. It was one of the most amateur things I've ever seen. FUEL TV has really got to figure this out. I know they were a virtual throw-in with the FOX deal, but the FUEL TV aspect of things can't keep being this bush league. You never saw garbage like this with Spike TV.
For complete UFC on FUEL TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" results, including blow-by-blow details of all the action, click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaDana White: All Main Events Will Be Five Rounds Following UFC on FUEL TV 1
After an exciting end to an action-packed third round in the main event between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger, hundreds of fans went to Twitter proclaiming they wanted more. Many were actually expecting more and were surprised and confused that they were not about to get their wish.
Last June, the UFC announced that all main events would be scheduled for five rounds. However, due to scheduling issues such as contracts already being signed for three rounds and fighters withdrawing from fights, the first five round main event that was not for a title did not occur until UFC 138 in November. Since then, two main events have gone the distance- UFC 139 with “Shogun” Rua vs. Dan Henderson and UFC on FOX 2 with Rashad Evans vs. Phil Davis.
However, when the UFC signed a deal with FOX Sports, they only included five round main events on FOX, not FX or FUEL TV events. After last night’s main event on FUEL TV, which saw Diego Sanchez mount a comeback after being pummeled throughout the first two rounds, White immediately made the decision to have five round main events at every UFC event.
“We blew it tonight. It should have been a five-round fight,” White said at the post-fight press conference. “They will be five-round fights from now on.”
Because of contractual obligations, future main events, including Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann at UFC on FX 2 on March 2nd, and Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antonio Rogerio Noguiera at UFC on FUEL TV 2 on April 14th, will both be three round main events as scheduled. White did not announce whether UFC on FUEL TV 3 headliners Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung will be a three or five round matchup.
For more coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 1, stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger Highlights Video
Missed last night's three-round slugfest between Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez at the UFC on Fuel TV event in Omaha? Get caught up with Fuel's highlight reel.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV 1 Highlights for “Sanchez vs. Ellenberger”
In case you are one of the many fans that does not have FUEL TV, FOX Sports has released highlights of multiple matchups from last night’s UFC on FUEL TV 1 from Omaha, Nebraska. Highlights from the main event between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger, along with other main card matchups including Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman and Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes are included.
Also included are the “Knockout of the Night” and “Submission of the Night” winners. $50,000 was awared to Stipe Miocic for his first round knockout of Philip De Fries, while Ivan Menjivar won the submission bonus for his rear naked choke of John Albert.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on FUEL TV results recap from last night for 'Ellenberger vs Sanchez' in Omaha on Feb. 15
Promises, promises.
Diego Sanchez made several leading up to his UFC on FUEL TV 1 main event fight last night (Feb. 15, 2012) against Jake Ellenberger, which took place at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska. And the "Dream" lived up to at least one of them, if not more, on the first-ever televised main card on the FOX-owned network.
It was a dogfight.
In the early going, however, it seemed like a one-sided ass-kicking. Ellenberger was drilling Sanchez with clean, knee-buckling punches. However, as we all know, that means little when it comes to the Greg Jackson-trained mixed martial arts (MMA) zombie, who has a remarkable ability to absorb punishment and keep moving forward.
It certainly wasn't for lack of effort on the part of Ellenberger, who also mixed in takedowns and effective ground and pound. So when the third round arrived, it was clear that the hometown hero, Ellenberger, was way ahead on the judges scorecards.
Sanchez needed to go for broke and look to finish the fight early. And that's exactly what he (almost) did.
Sanchez reversed position late in the round and quickly took his opponent's back. He began to drill the side of Ellenberger's face with punches, and when the "Juggernaut" would attempt to escape, Sanchez would maneuver for a rear naked choke submission alongside the fence.
It was a desperate situation for Ellenberger, who looked visibly tired after 10 rounds of beating up Sanchez. But, with a few remaining seconds left in the round, he mustered up the strength to get to his feet and engage in one last flurry of hellish exchanges before the final horn blared.
Ellenberger survived Sanchez's valiant last-ditch effort. And, in the process, may have punched his ticket to an upcoming 170-pound interim title fight against Carlos Condit with division champion Georges St. Pierre still on the mend from knee surgery.
Rematch revenge with title implications on the line: It doesn't get much sweeter than that.
In the co main event, Stefan Struve and Dave Herman collided in a heavyweight showdown between two exciting fighters looking to crack into the upper echelon of the division.
"Skyscraper" not only accomplished that goal, but also cracked Herman's jaw with an uppercut in the second round that set up the eventual finish. Prior to the exchange, "Pee-Wee" appeared to be fighting his fight, keeping a safe distance from his 6'11" long-limbed counterpart and only getting close to deliver compact combinations, as well as kicks.
It appeared to be an effective strategy, but certainly not one that seemed like it was going to earn him his sixteenth professional (technical) knockout. Not against the dangerous Dutchman, anyway.
With time winding down in the second stanza, Struve uncorked a very large uppercut, which immediately buckled Herman's legs. Struve, noticing that Herman was clearly hurt, followed him to the canvas to deliver the fight-ending sequence that forced the referee in charge of the action to declare, "No Mas!"
That's now back-to-back wins for Struve, who has also won four of his last five. And not one of them, win or lose, has been boring. In fact, he's one of the more exciting, and young, 24, fighters in the division. One who might deliver another fan-friendly brawl if he can get his hands on another hot prospect some day soon.
Speaking of which ...
Two solid, up-and-coming heavyweight prospects, Philip De Fries vs. Stipe Miocic, hooked 'em up to determine who was a possible future division contender and who was just a pretender.
Miocic left zero room for doubt, nailing his English counterpart with a straight right counter in the early moments of the first round, which stunned De Fries and sent him wobbling back from his hard-charging attack. One that actually had the Croatian-American stunned, but in his haste to pour it on thick, De Fries forgot that there is nothing more dangerous than a wounded animal.
Noticing that De Fries was dazed, Miocic landed a few more shots that put him on the canvas. And from that point forward he put it on him like a champ, bashing his face repeatedly, uninterrupted, and leaving the referee no other choice but to intervene and stop it before it got even uglier.
What else would you expect from a former Golden Gloves boxing champion and Division 1 NCAA wrestler? It doesn't get much better than Miocic's pedigree on paper. The 29-year-old has so far lived up to the much-deserved hype.
And then some.
Whatever frustration T.J. Dillashaw had pent up following his flash knockout to John Dodson in The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 14 Finale back in Dec. 2011, he took out on Walel Watson last night for basically 15 straight minutes. Giving up what looked like a one-foot height advantage, the Team Alpha Male-trained fighter immediately looked to nullify that advantage by taking "The Gazelle" to the ground.
And that's exactly what he did, early and often, en route to a lopsided unanimous decision.
Dillashaw at one point in the second round was just pummeling Watson from all sides while in top control. He'd roll to his back to avoid the punishment, but then Dillashaw would attempt to end the fight with a rear naked choke. This scenario played out about a half-dozen times, with Watson able to defend rather brilliantly and easily.
It was maddening, really, because he was unable to muster any offense -- sans a brief submission-laded threat late in the third round -- and his defense was merely delaying the inevitable.
Also inevitable, most likely, is a post-fight employee review -- Watson has now dropped two straight bouts and three of his last five. Dillashaw, meanwhile, earns his first-ever UFC win and looked impressive in the process.
He'll be back soon. That, too, is inevitable.
Ivan Menjivar and John Albert kicked off the main card action, trading enough bombs, as well as submission attempts, in a fight that only lasted less than four minutes, but seemed to have enough action to pack an entire three-round fight.
It was a back-and-forth bantamweight brawl in which both fighters were in serious trouble at one point or another. In fact, Albert rocked "The Pride of El Salvador" with a face kick and then landed several knees that appeared to signal the beginning of the end.
With the referee appearing to itch his official trigger, on the verge of stopping the fight, Menjivar rose to his feet, slipped out of a guillotine choke and began to turn the tide. He soon took the back of the suddenly exhausted "Prince," angling for a rear naked choke and eventually securing it to earn an exciting come-from-behind victory.
That's now three straight wins for Menjivar since his return to the Octagon in April 2011. If he keep that streak alive in 2012 he might soon find himself in more meaningful 135-pound bouts -- against stiffer, more noteworthy competition -- sooner rather than later.
Because no good deed inside the eight-walled cage ever goes unpunished.
That's enough from us. Now it's your turn to discuss UFC Fuel TV 1: "Ellenberger vs. Sanchez" in the comments section below.
Is Ellenberger vs. Condit 2 a must? What's next for Sanchez? Is Struve-Miocic a fight you want to see? While we're at it, how about Dillashaw vs. Menjivar?
Let's hear it, Maniacs.
Be sure to also check out our complete UFC on Fuel TV 1 blow-by-blow coverage of the entire "Ellenberger vs. Sanchez" event right here.
While you're at it, check out our fight-by-fight recaps and immediate reactions for the UFC on Fuel TV 1 action:
Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
UFC on FUEL TV 1 results: Jake Ellenberger wins decision over Diego Sanchez in war
Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman
UFC on FUEL TV 1 results: Stefan Struve pounds out Dave Herman
Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes
UFC on FUEL TV 1 results: Ronny Markes wins close split decision over Aaron Simpson
Philip De Fries vs. Stipe Miocic
UFC on FUEL TV 1 results: Stipe Miocic knocks out Phil De Fries in the first round
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson
UFC on FUEL TV 1 results: TJ Dillashaw dominates Walel Watson en route to decision win
Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert
UFC on FUEL TV 1 results: Ivan Menjivar chokes out John Albert
And to checkout our complete UFC on Fuel TV 1 event archive click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV 1 results recap: Ronny Markes vs Aaron Simpson fight review and analysis
It was a battle of youthful size and exuberance versus veteran experience last night (Feb. 15, 2012) on the main card of UFC on Fuel TV 1 in Omaha, Neb., when Brazilian prospect Ronny Markes took on two-time All-American wrestler Aaron Simpson.
While the eight-fight Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran Simpson appeared to be in control early, scoring an impressive first round knockdown with a massive uppercut, it was Markes who would turn the tides in the later rounds.
Apparently, Octagon experience isn't everything.
So how was Markes able to bounce back? And what's next for both middleweights?
Follow me after the jump for our Ronny Markes vs. Aaron Simpson UFC on Fuel TV 1 post-fight review and analysis:
Early on, Markes looked to establish his leg kicks and wear Simpson down in the clinch. He was having his way until he was suckered into a punching exchange with "The A-Train." The Brazilian was stunned with a nice left hand and as he backed straight up, Simpson made him pay with thunderous uppercut which floored him.
To his credit, Markes didn't panic and was able to recover to the point where Simpson actually backed away from him on the ground and allowed him to get back to his feet.
In both rounds two and three, Markes wisely avoided punching exchanges as they simply aren't his strong suit yet. Instead, he muscled Simpson around against the fence with his huge size advantage (he looked like a light heavyweight in there). The Nova Uniao fighter also managed to score takedowns in the final two rounds and when he was forced to stand with Simpson, he made sure to attack with heavy leg kicks instead of getting suckered into a brawl.
In the end, Markes' ability to impose his will on Simpson was just barely enough as he was awarded a split decision victory (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
For Simpson, his stand-up looked solid, but he let himself get pushed around way too much last night. Markes was so big and so strong, he should have been avoiding the clinch but a majority of the fight took place there. He had his moments with his powerful punching, but not nearly enough of them in the final two rounds. He didn't do nearly enough to fend off Markes' clinch game or his takedowns.
There are several possibilities for a next fight. I'd like to see Simpson take on someone like Jason Miller, Cung Le or perhaps Tim Credeur. It would be nice to see him step in against a fellow veteran for once.
For Ronny Markes, that was a solid display of guts, coming back from getting hurt in the first round to impose his will in the latter two frames. His size is definitely something that's going to be very difficult to deal with and as long as he continues to train with a top camp like Nova Uniao, everything else will come. His punching still needs a lot of work as he doesn't use his hips or the rest of his body at all, but his leg kicks were solid. He's got perhaps the most energy sapping clinch in the middleweight division right now, he just needs to add some more variety to his attack. I think at 23 years old, he's got a pretty bright future.
I'd like to see Markes take on someone like Ed Herman or the upcoming winner of Constantinos Philippou vs. Court McGee. Let's see what this prospect is made of.
So what did you think, Maniacs?
Did you feel Markes did enough in the final two rounds to earn the nod? Where do you think both fighters should go from here?
Sound off!
For complete UFC on Fuel TV 1 results, including blow-by-blow, fight-by-fight coverage of the entire event as well as immediate post-fight reaction click here, here and here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 1 draws a reported 6,283 attendance for $406K live gate
OMAHA, Neb. - Wednesday's "UFC on FUEL TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger"
event drew a reported 6,283 attendees and generated a live gate of
$405,895.
UFC president Dana White revealed the figures at the evening's
post-event press conference, which MMAjunkie.com
attended.
Featuring a key welterweight contest between fast-rising contender Jake
Ellenberger and perennial crowd-favorite Diego Sanchez, UFC on FUEL TV
took place at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb. The main card aired
on FUEL TV following a preliminary card on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 1 bonuses and awards for 'Sanchez vs Ellenberger' in Omaha
UFC on FUELl TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska, has officially wrapped, which means it's time for those select fighters who went above and beyond in their respective fights to get a little extra grease for their efforts.
To the tune of $50,000 each.
The promotion dished out its standard post-fight monetary bonuses to four out of the 20 fighters on the card, and it's probably no surprise who's leaving "The Gateway to the West" with a second sack of simoleons.
The heavyweights brought the thunder tonight and thankfully delivered the "Knockout of the Night" in the process. Stipe Miocic survived an early onslaught from Philip De Fries to counter with a straight right down the pipe that put the Brit on his back for a sweet English nap.
All in just 43 seconds.
The "Submission of the Night" was an easy pick, considering only one of the 10 fights that took place ended by way of tapout. And that was thanks to Ivan Menjivar, who used a rear-naked choke to force a tap from John Albert after an incredible first round of action.
Finally, Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger were awarded "Fight of the Night" for their thrilling war of attrition that featured "The Juggernaut" running through "The Dream" for two rounds before fading late to give Sanchez a chance to get back in the fight. And while Carlos Condit has said he'll wait for Georges St. Pierre, a rematch against Ellenberger sounds about as good as it gets.
Stay tuned.
Here are the special fight bonuses for UFC on FUEL TV 1:
Knockout of the Night -- Stipe Miocic
Submission of the Night -- Ivan Menjivar
Fight of the Night -- Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
Again, each fighter received $50,000 extra for their performances in addition to their respective base salaries, which we will pass along as soon as possible.
For complete UFC on FUEL TV 1 results and blow-by-blow coverage of all the night's action click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV 1 Bonuses: Ellenberger, Sanchez, Menjivar, Miocic Earn $50,000
Four men walked away from UFC on Fuel TV 1 with an extra $50,000 on Wednesday night, as Jake Ellenberger, Diego Sanchez, Stipe Miocic and Ivan Menjivar each took home post-fight bonuses.
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Read the full article at Sherdog$50,000 Fighter Bonuses at UFC on Fuel TV 1
There were several solid performances at UFC on Fuel TV 1, but UFC officials awarded $50,000 “of the Night” post-fight bonuses to four outstanding performers.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV 1 results: Jake Ellenberger fends off late-charging Diego Sanchez
OMAHA, Neb. - Although Jake Ellenberger isn't guaranteed the next shot at interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit, he made one convincing case for it.
Ellenberger impressed early and then held off a late-charging Diego Sanchez to pick up a unanimous-decision victory in his home state.
The three-round bout headlined UFC on FUEL TV 1 at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb. It aired on FUEL TV following a preliminary card on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV: Jonathan Brookins Dominant with KO of Vagner Rocha
Jonathan Brookins capped off the preliminary card of UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger with a dominant knockout win over Vagner Rocha on Wednesday night.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on Fuel TV 1 Results: Struve Finish Herman
Stefan Struve snapped Daver Herman's three-fight win streak on Wednesday, winning by technical knockout.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV 1 results: Ronny Markes edges Aaron Simpson via split decision
OMAHA, Neb. - Not even Aaron Simpson's stellar wrestling could overcome Ronny Markes' exceptional size.
A former light-heavyweight, the well-rounded Brazilian made a successful middleweight debut and edged Simpson for a close split-decision victory.
The main-card bout was part of UFC on FUEL TV 1 at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb. It aired on FUEL TV following a preliminary card on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 1 Results: Miocic Delivers a Knockout, Remains Undefeated
Stipe Miocic held onto his undefeated record with a knockout win over Philip De Fries on the UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger fight card on Wednesday.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV 1 results: Stipe Miocic knocks out Phil De Fries in the first round
The UFC on FUEL TV 1 event taking place in Omaha, Nebraska, tonight (Wed., Feb. 15, 2012) saw a pair of undefeated heavyweights hook 'em up as Stipe Miocic threw leather with Philip De Fries.
The names may not mean a lot to casual fans and even some hardcores but the reality is we're talking about two big men who throw bombs. Eventually, someone falls down.
In this instance, it was De Fries.
That's because Miocic survived an early onslaught from the Brit to land a big straight right counter that he followed up with by running across the cage like a psycho while throwing hammers. Enough landed to nail the point home and the referee stepped in to give him the technical knockout win.
Wasn't much to this one, folks.
Perhaps most impressive for Miocic is the fact that he managed to battle through the adversity of being rocked early. He took a few hard shots on the chin but remained composed and came back to win after landing enough heavy shots of his own.
There was little grace and even less athleticism, but it was fun as all hell.
Remember, too, to check out MMAmania.com's ongoing coverage of the UFC on FUEL TV 1 main card action, which is rolling right along, by clicking here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 1 results: T.J. Dillashaw tops Walel Watson in epic beatdown
OMAHA, Neb. - It was one of the most lopsided decisions in UFC history, yet it still doesn't seem an appropriate representation of the fight's one-sided nature.
"The Ultimate Fighter 14" runner-up T.J. Dillashaw used takedowns and an
absolutely overwhelming ground game to batter fellow bantamweight Walel
Watson over three rounds.
The main-card bout was part of UFC on FUEL TV 1 at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb. It aired on FUEL TV following a preliminary card on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 1 results: Ivan Menjivar chokes out John Albert
The UFC on FUEL TV 1 event taking place tonight (Wed., Feb. 15, 2012) in Omaha, Nebraska, kicked off its main card with a bantamweight scrap pitting the explosive Ivan Menjivar against the unheralded but dangerous John Albert.
And boy was it fun.
The two athletic and awesome 135-pound scrappers met in the center of the cage and wasted little time getting down to the matter at hand, exchanging punches, kicks, submission attempts, all that good stuff.
Ultimately, though, it was Menjivar who proved too strong, as he locked in a tight rear-naked choke that forced a tap from the young but still-promising Albert. That marks three wins in a row at bantamweight for "The Pride of El Salvador."
These two came out banging, looking to get down to business as soon as the referee called for action. It wasn't long before the two were on the mat trading submission attempts, Albert working for a triangle then an armbar then a triangle again.
It was exhausting just to look at.
Then the two started working dueling ankle locks. That is until Albert got back to his feet and landed a few crushing blows that had Menjivar stumbling around the cage and covering up like he was hurt bad.
Albert pounced, of course, but couldn't finish the job.
To finish this awesomely insane fight, Menjivar managed to take Albert's back and sink the hooks in before grabbing hold of a rear-naked choke that forced a tap.
Couldn't ask for a much better start to the evening.
Remember, too, to check out MMAmania.com's ongoing coverage of the UFC on FUEL TV 1 main card action, which is rolling right along, by clicking here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 1 results: Wrestler Justin Salas outworks Anton Kuivanen
OMAHA, Neb. - A wrestling base and solid standup skills helped carry promotional newcomer Justin Salas to a unanimous-decision victory over fellow lightweight Anton Kuivanen.
Salas shook off an early stream of low kicks before scoring some key takedowns throughout the fight.
The preliminary-card bout was part of UFC on FUEL TV 1 at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb. It streamed live on Facebook prior to the night's main card on FUEL TV.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 1 results: Tim Means dominant over newcomer Bernardo Magalhaes
OMAHA, Neb. - An effective sprawl and accurate striking carried towering lightweight Tim Means to an impressive victory over fellow UFC newcomer Bernardo Magalhaes.
Stuffing takedowns throughout the fight, Means chipped away with knees, punches and elbows to earn a shutout unanimous-decision victory.
The preliminary-card bout kicked off UFC on FUEL TV 1 at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb. It streamed live on Facebook prior to the night's main card on FUEL TV.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV: Dave Herman vs Stefan Struve video fight talk
We're just a few short hours away from the heavyweight co-main event featuring Dave Herman vs. Stefan Struve, who do battle on tonight's UFC on FUEL TV fight card LIVE from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
Can "Pee-Wee" and his epic beard raze the "Skyscraper?" Hear both fighters make their case then let's hear your final predictions in the comments section below.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger Preliminary Card Live Blog
Catch full coverage of tonight's four-fight preliminary card for UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger here at HeavyMMA at 6:20 p.m. Eastern.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMADon't forget the UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger prelims start today at 3:20 PM PST/5:20 PM EST
You know that awkward moment when you realize you were raised on stolen cable throughout your childhood and that your father paid off the cable man to permanently rig your house with illegal television? Yeah, I'm going through that moment right now. Now I realize what all those generic beige boxes that sat on top of my television did. I'm sure you've repressed most of your horrible childhood, but I can assure that your father probably did the same. That's why you've pirated most of the software on your computer. You're just attempting to live up to the ethical standards established by your parents, piracy means nothing to you.
While we don't encourage piracy at MiddleEasy (even though your father does), we do suggest that you watch the UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger prelims today at 3:20 PM PST/5:20 PM EST. That's right, enjoy some free MMA with your Wednesday hump day and see the winner of TUF 12, Jonathan Brookins, take on the second guy to ever defeat Cody McKenzie, Vagner Rocha. While the MMA levels in your blood count are elevated, we also suggest you stick around for the main card which will air on Fuel TV at 5:00 PM PST/8:00 PM EST. There's no reason for you to miss a Diego Sanchez fight, so don't be that guy. Seriously, folks. After the fight, feel free to call up your father and tell him how he damaged your childhood by stealing basic cable.
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Read the full article at Middle EasyDon't forget the UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger prelims start today at 3:20 PM PST/6:20 PM EST
You know that awkward moment when you realize you were raised on stolen cable throughout your childhood and that your father paid off the cable man to permanently rig your house with illegal television? Yeah, I'm going through that moment right now. Now I realize what all those generic beige boxes that sat on top of my television did. I'm sure you've repressed most of your horrible childhood, but I can assure that your father probably did the same. That's why you've pirated most of the software on your computer. You're just attempting to live up to the ethical standards established by your parents, piracy means nothing to you.
While we don't encourage piracy at MiddleEasy (even though your father does), we do suggest that you watch the UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger prelims today at 3:20 PM PST/5:20 PM EST. That's right, enjoy some free MMA with your Wednesday hump day and see the winner of TUF 12, Jonathan Brookins, take on the second guy to ever defeat Cody McKenzie, Vagner Rocha. While the MMA levels in your blood count are elevated, we also suggest you stick around for the main card which will air on Fuel TV at 5:00 PM PST/8:00 PM EST. There's no reason for you to miss a Diego Sanchez fight, so don't be that guy. Seriously, folks. After the fight, feel free to call up your father and tell him how he damaged your childhood by stealing basic cable.
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Read the full article at Middle EasyUFC On Fuel TV: Sanchez Vs. Ellenberger - Live Results And Play-By-Play For Main Card
As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC on Fuel TV. Our live coverage will start with the Facebook prelim stream (roughly 6:20 p.m. ET) through the main card on Fuel (8 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.
This post will cover live results and thoughts for the Fuel TV main card.
Six fights make up the evening's main card with Diego Sanchez facing Jake Ellenberger in the night's main event. In the co-main event slot is a heavyweight bout between Stefan Struve and Dave Herman. Aaron Simpson will face Ronny Markes in a middleweight scrap. Heavyweights Stipe Miocic and Philip De Fries look to make some noise in a division that is seeing unprecedented depth. Two bantamweight bouts serve as the broadcast opener as T.J. Dillashaw faces Walel Watson and Ivan Menjivar takes on John Albert.
Make sure to come back during the event and share your thoughts as the event goes down.
SBN coverage of UFC on Fuel TV
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowSpike TV To Air Diego Sanchez Marathon Against UFC On Fuel
The counter-programming battle continues. Tonight as the UFC runs their UFC on Fuel TV show headlined by Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger in a key Welterweight fight, Spike TV will host "Fight Night on Spike Featuring Diego Sanchez" - a Diego Sanchez themed UFC Unleashed marathon. The Spike programming begins at 7 p.m. ET and will include Sanchez's fights with Clay Guida, Paulo Thiago, and David Bielkheden, along with various other non-Diego fights.
This isn't the first time Spike has counter-programmed new UFC content with related archival content. Since the UFC left Spike at the end of 2012, their former home has repeatedly used their rights to the UFC library to try and pull viewers in on UFC live event nights, often focusing on the fighters who will be seen live that night.
This Sanchez offering might be particularly successful as the UFC's show tonight is on Fuel TV, a channel in roughly one third the houses of Spike. Despite Fuel offering a free preview this week, there are going to be a lot of UFC fans who find themselves unable to watch tonight's fights. If those fans are craving some UFC, Spike has a perfect alternative for them. Smart move by Spike as they look to capitalize on Fuel's current weakness in the market.
For more on your options tonight, check out How To Watch UFC On Fuel TV Live Tonight.
SBN coverage of UFC on Fuel TV
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC On Fuel TV: Sanchez Vs. Ellenberger - Live Results And Play-By-Play For Facebook Undercard
As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC on Fuel TV. Our live coverage will start with the Facebook prelim stream (roughly 6:20 p.m. ET) through the main card on Fuel (8 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.
This post will cover live results and thoughts for the Facebook prelims.
The featured bout of the undercard sees Ultimate Fighter winner Jonathan Brookins square off with Vagner Rocha in a featherweight bout. Buddy Roberts will also be in action as he faces Sean Loeffler in middleweight action. Rounding out the undercard is a pair of lightweight bouts that see Anton Kuivanen take on Justin Salas and Tim Means battle Bernardo Magalhaes.
Make sure to come back during the event and share your thoughts as the event goes down.
SBN coverage of UFC on Fuel TV
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC On Fuel Fight Card Primer: Diego Sanchez Vs. Jake Ellenberger
The main event of the inaugural UFC on Fuel card will be a grinding welterweight battle. On one side of the cage you have a former top contender who went through some hard times (and an ill-fated drop to lightweight), but looks to be back at the top of his game. On the other side, you have a rising star that is coming off the biggest win of his career and needs a positive result here to possibly earn a rematch with the interim champion of his division. Diego Sanchez (23-4, 12-4 UFC) faces Jake Ellenberger (26-5, 5-1 UFC).
Ellenberger is currently ranked at number 3 at welterweight in the USA Today/BE Consensus Rankings, while Sanchez is back in the 12 position. Ellenberger could be in line for a potential title shot and rematch with Carlos Condit with a win, while Sanchez would work his way back into the top 10 and cement himself as a top contender once again. This welterweight UFC on Fuel fight will be the main event of the night, and will be aired live on, what else, Fuel TV. The TV broadcast begins at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
How do these two stack up?
Sanchez: 30 years old | 5'10" | 72" reachEllenberger: 26 years old | 5'9" | 73" reach
What have these two done recently?
Sanchez: W - Martin Kampmann (UD) | W - Paulo Thiago (UD) | L - John Hathaway (UD) Ellenberger: W - Jake Shields (TKO) | W - Sean Pierson (KO) | W - Carlos Eduardo Rocha (SD)
How did these two get here?
Diego "The Dream" Sanchez was the middleweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter 1, and this will be his 17th bout in the organization. He engaged in some of the most memorable UFC fights of 2006 and 2007, but couldn't get over the hump and earn a title shot. A drop to lightweight finally earned him that elusive chance at a belt in late 2009, but he was crushed by champion B.J. Penn and returned back to 170. Some bad lifestyle and investment choices had him down and out for a while, but he has rebounded of late with two straight wins (though the one over Martin Kampmann was iffy at best) and will look to try and claw his way back to the top tier at 170 with a win over Ellenberger tonight.
Jake "The Juggernaut" Ellenberger is a native of Omaha (where UFC on Fuel is taking place) and started out in the midwest regional circuit. He also competed in the IFL, Bodog, and Bellator before finally signing with the UFC in mid-2009. Ellenberger's first UFC bout was against current UFC interim welterweight champion Carlos Condit. Jake dropped Condit three times in the first round, but Condit managed to come back and squeak out an extremely close split-decision win. Since then though, Ellenberger has picked up five straight wins, four by KO/TKO, most recently taking out former Strikeforce middleweight champion and top-five welterweight Jake Shields by TKO in just 53 seconds. A win here is vital to maintain Jake's momentum towards a title shot.
Why should you care?
This is a top-level welterweight bout that will help sort out the confusing 170 pound division as it stands at the moment. Both of these guys like to scrap and are good everywhere, so it should be a very entertaining fight.
You can catch more UFC on Fuel preview content from Bloody Elbow after the jump.
SBN coverage of UFC on Fuel: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
UFC on Fuel TV: Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV: Stefan Struve Vs. Dave Herman Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV Sanchez Vs. Ellenberger: Staff Predictions - Matt Roth
How To Watch UFC On Fuel TV Live Tonight - Brent Brookhouse
Fuel TV Offers Free Preview That Includes UFC on Fuel Event - Tim Burke
UFC on Fuel Weigh Results - Everyone On Weight - Tim Burke
UFC On Fuel TV: Aaron Simpson Vs. Ronny Markes Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV: Stipe Miocic Vs. Philip De Fries Dissection - Dallas Winston
Why UFC On Fuel TV Is A Bad Strategic Move - Fraser Coffeen
UFC On Fuel: Sanchez Vs. Ellenberger Betting Lines - Tim Burke
UFC On Fuel TV: Jake Ellenberger Receives Key To The City Of Omaha - Matt Roth
UFC On Fuel TV: T.J. Dillashaw Vs. Walel Watson Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV: Facebook Preliminary Card Dissection - Dallas Winston
Diego Sanchez And The Dangerous Road Of Sports Fame - Brent Brookhouse
UFC on Fuel: Welterweight Division State of the Union - Fraser Coffeen
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on Fuel TV 1 Live Results and Play-by-Play
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Diaz vs. Ellenberger live results and play-by-play on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Omaha, Nebraska. The main event features Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV 1 Quick Results
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Diaz vs. Ellenberger quick results on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Omaha, Nebraska. The main event features Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyHow to watch UFC on FUEL TV tonight (Feb. 15) for 'Sanchez vs Ellenberger' live video stream/TV details
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will make yet another network television debut TONIGHT (Feb. 15, 2012), this time with UFC on FUEL TV: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger," which will begin around 6 p.m. ET with the lightweight fight of Bernardo Magalhaes vs. Tim Means, airing LIVE on Facebook, tonight's home for the entire UFC on FUEL TV preliminary card.
Following the Facebook "Prelims," fans can switch over to the FUEL TV network for the main card, headlined by a welterweight contendership fight featuring Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger.
UFC on FUEL TV begins promptly at 8 p.m. ET.
You can call up your local cable and/or satellite provider or visit them online to find out which channel you should be tuning in to for tonight's mixed martial arts (MMA) extravaganza.
However, if you need your UFC on FUEL TV results as soon as possible, and don't have a provider that carries the network, MMAmania.com will deliver up-to-the-minute results and live fight coverage, including round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of all the "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" action before, during and after the event RIGHT HERE.
More details on the UFC on FUEL TV fight card and line-up, as well as International viewing options, after the jump:
Main Event:
170 lbs.: Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
Main Card (FUEL TV):
265 lbs.: Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman185 lbs.: Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes265 lbs.: Philip De Fries vs. Stipe Miocic135 lbs.: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson135 lbs.: Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
145 lbs.: Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha185 lbs.: Sean Loeffler vs. Buddy Roberts155 lbs.: Anton Kuivanen vs. Justin Salas155 lbs:. Bernardo Magalhaes vs. Tim Means
Tonight's network television event, emanating from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska, will be available as part of the network's free preview. More on that right here.
Or find it at your local bar right here.
International fight fans can always head over to UFC.tv to stream the event right here.
To find out if this card is worth your time, you can catch up on all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 1 international broadcasts set; FUEL.tv to carry prelims worldwide
The UFC kicks off another new event series on Wednesday with UFC on FUEL TV 1.
The event, which features a Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
welterweight main event, airs in the U.S. on the FOX-owned channel FUEL
TV.
However, a number of other outlets have been secured to air the show in
international markets, and MMAjunkie.com today
learned that FUEL TV's official website, FUEL.tv, will carry the prelims
for fight fans around the globe.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 1 Live Results and Play-by-Play
UFC on FUEL TV 1 takes place tonight live from Omaha. MMAFrenzy will have live coverage of the event beginning with the Facebook card around 6:20 PM ET. Play-by-play fight coverage will begin with the start of the main card at 8 PM ET.
MAIN CARD (Fuel TV)
Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez
Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman
Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes
Stipe Miocic vs. Philip De Fries
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson
Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha
Buddy Roberts vs. Sean Loeffler
Anton Kuivanen vs. Justin Salas
Bernardo Magalhaes vs. Tim Means
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzySpike TV kicks off Diego Sanchez marathon tonight at 7p.m. ET
Don't get Fuel TV, but still fiending for your Diego Sanchez fix after his year long absence? Have no fear, Spike TV has got you covered.Tonight, Wednesday, February 15th, Spike TV brings you "The Dream" marathon, featuring some of Sanchez's most memorable battles inside the octagon.The winner of the UFC's inaugural season of The Ultimate Fighter, Sanchez has built an impressive 23-4 record as a professional, winning multiple "Fight of the Night" and "Fight of the Year" honors along the way. From
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Read the full article at Low KickUFC On Fuel Is A Smart Strategic Trade-Off
Yesterday our own Fraser Coffeen made the case against the UFC broadcasting live fight events on Fuel TV. His argument essentially boiled down to saying that because relatively few fans have Fuel TV (compared to Spike TV or FX), that it devalues the UFC brand by training fans to not mind missing some cards.
I disagree strongly.
While its not ideal to air a UFC card on a cable station with ~36million subscribers rather than the ~100 million or so subscribing to Spike TV or FX, it's a smart strategic trade off that will only strengthen the UFC brand over the long term.
First off, Fuel TV is virtually the UFC channel already. The station is airing UFC weigh-ins, some preliminary fights, multiple UFC post-fight an analysis shows and is expected to air the Brazilian season of The Ultimate Fighter.
This is programming that would only be available to a handful of UFC fans without the Fuel deal. The fact that this inexpensive and easily produced programming is getting great ratings for the network is just a bonus.
Fuel TV executive vice president and general manager George Greenberg spoke to MMA Fighting last week about the ratings the UFC is getting on the network:
"To say I'm jacked would be putting it mildly," he said.
When it comes to more specific numbers, Greenberg said that recent UFC on FUEL pre- and post-fight shows have fluctuated between 35,000 and 75,000 viewers. And during live fights on FUEL, as many as 250,000 have tuned in to witness the action.
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"If you want to compare it to a platform like Spike three times our size, I can't help that," he said. "But I can tell you, If you look at the FOX ratings and last FX ratings for the fight, and you look at what it's done to this place percentage-wise, we are absolutely killing it."
And if you don't think Fuel TV is a big step up from Facebook, check these numbers from Dave Meltzer's Wrestling Observer (subsription required):
The prelims on Fuel did a 0.35 rating and 144,000 viewers. That's roughly the same as the Fuel prelims did on 1/20 before the show that aired on FX. When UFC has had fights on Facebook, they averaged about 30,000 viewers so it's a big step up. With the exception of Ben Henderson vs. Clay Guida, which peaked at more than 120,000, no prelim fight in history on Facebook had ever topped 65,000.
Secondly, the UFC's strong performance on Fuel gives the promotion a very strong card in their relationship with Fox. Fox wants Fuel TV picked up by more cable providers. Having the UFC content not only boosts Fuel's ratings, it gives the channel a built-in activist base that is contacting their cable providers and asking for the station. That's big and is a big plus for the UFC in their relationship with Fox, especially when they're struggling to provide big headliners for Fox.
All-in-all, it's not perfect, but nothing is. UFC on Fuel is a win for fans, the network and the promotion.
SBN coverage of UFC on Fuel TV
More Bloody Elbow coverage of UFC on Fuel TV after the jump.
UFC on Fuel: Welterweight Division State of the Union - Fraser Coffeen
Diego Sanchez And The Dangerous Road Of Sports Fame - Brent Brookhouse
UFC On Fuel TV: Facebook Preliminary Card Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV: T.J. Dillashaw Vs. Walel Watson Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV: Jake Ellenberger Receives Key To The City Of Omaha - Matt Roth
UFC On Fuel: Sanchez Vs. Ellenberger Betting Lines - Tim Burke
UFC On Fuel TV: Stipe Miocic Vs. Philip De Fries Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC On Fuel TV: Aaron Simpson Vs. Ronny Markes Dissection - Dallas Winston
UFC on Fuel Weigh Results - Everyone On Weight - Tim Burke
Fuel TV Offers Free Preview That Includes UFC on Fuel Event - Tim Burke
How To Watch UFC On Fuel TV Live Tonight - Brent Brookhouse
UFC On Fuel TV Sanchez Vs. Ellenberger: Staff Predictions - Matt Roth
UFC On Fuel TV: Stefan Struve Vs. Dave Herman Dissection - Dallas Winston
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on FUEL TV results live stream and play-by-play TONIGHT (Feb. 15) for 'Sanchez vs Ellenberger'
Click the banner above or right here for up-to-the-minute results and blow-by-blow coverage of UFC on FUEL TV: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger."
Round-by-round results of the "Prelims" fights on Facebook will begin to flow around 6 p.m. ET tonight (Feb. 15, 2012) and run right on through to our main card FUEL TV coverage, which is set to start at 8 p.m. ET!
If you're going to leave comments and discuss the fights with all the other MMAmania.com readers be sure to do it on the main UFC on FUEL TV results post and not this one. Comments in this thread are turned off.
Enjoy the show, Maniacs!
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV 1 Weigh-In Video: Ellenberger vs. Sanchez
The UFC has released video of the entire weigh-in event for UFC on Fuel TV 1. Weigh-ins took place yesterday at the Omaha Civic Auditorium, which is also the site of tonight’s event. Headliners Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez both weighed in at 170 pounds to make their main event official.
Joining them as the co-main event is a heavyweight matchup between Stefan Struve (256) and Dave Herman (234)
Watch the UFC on Fuel TV 1 weigh-in video below (the weigh-ins begin around 18:00) and stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com for complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 1.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyHow To Watch UFC On Fuel TV Live Tonight
There have been a lot of inquiries to our writers as to what methods are available to watch UFC on Fuel TV tonight. The show is main evented by a very solid bout between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger, but Fuel's limited availability has many fans worried that they'll miss the action.
To start, the evening's undercard will stream on Facebook with the UFC currently listing the start time for the action as 6:20 p.m. ET. That stream is as easy as going to the UFC's Facebook page and giving it a like.
For the evening's main card, the action will be available on Fuel TV only, with no online stream. While normally that would mean massively decreased numbers over regular live UFC events, Fuel is having a free preview week. For information on the free preview weekend there is a page set up by Fuel.
In addition to current providers which offer Fuel such as DirecTV, Dish Network and Verizon FiOs offering the station without having to pay for an upgraded package, they also list participating providers such as Comcast, AT&T UVerse, Charter and Time Warner Cable.
It does seem that there are actually only a small segment of those carriers airing the free preview, however. Chicago, Denver, Atlanta and Boston area Comcast customers have all informed me that they are not getting the free preview. But the markets that already carry Fuel (a limited number of Comcast markets..etc) are airing the free preview.
It appears that even with the free preview only roughly 43 million households will have access to Fuel.
If you fall into a situation where Fuel is not available, you can always check the official UFC list of bars that show their events and get out of the house and do something with yourself.
Feel free to share your provider, area and if you have access to the Fuel show tonight in the comments.
SBN coverage of UFC on Fuel TV
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on FUEL TV 1 play by play and live results
OMAHA, Neb. - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight's UFC on FUEL TV 1 event.
The event, which features a key welterweight matchup between top
contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger, takes place at Omaha
Civic Auditorium in Omaha,
Neb. The main card airs on FUEL TV and Facebook streams the prelims.
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results
beginning at approximately 6:20 p.m. ET (5:20 p.m. CT local time) for
the preliminary card and 8 p.m. ET for the main card.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 1 discussion thread
OMAHA, Neb. - MMAjunkie.com is on scene and reporting live from tonight's UFC on FUEL TV 1 event at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb.
Be sure to follow along with the latest card updates in our UFC on FUEL TV 1 live-results post, and then discuss the event in the comments section below.
Round-by-round updates and official results begin at approximately 6:20 p.m. ET (5:20 p.m. CT local time) for the preliminary card and 8 p.m. ET for the main card.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV weigh in photos gallery for 'Ellenberger vs Sanchez' on Feb. 14 in Omaha
UFC on Fuel TV: "Ellenberger vs. Sanchez" is all set to pop off tomorrow night (Weds., Feb. 15, 2012) from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb., featuring a welterweight bout between Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez.
The winner of the match could have the inside track on a future fight against newly-crowned 170-pound champion, Carlos Condit, while reigning division kingpin, Georges St. Pierre, continues to recover from recent knee surgery.
An exciting heavyweight showdown between Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman is also on tap, serving as the co-main event for the first-ever complete mixed martial arts (MMA) event to be featured on the FOX-owned network.
Before we can get to the good stuff, however, every one of the competitors on tomorrow night's UFC on Fuel TV fight card had to hit the scales in the "Gateway to the West" to make sure they aren't carrying any extra baggage.
Thankfully, none of them are and all 10 bouts are now official.
After the jump, you can check out photos (via UFC.com) from today's UFC on FUEL TV weigh-in event. For complete results click here, for staredowns click here and to watch the full UFC on FUEL TV weigh-in video click here.
Jake Ellenberger
Diego Sanchez
Stefan Struve
Ronny Markes
Aaron Simpson
Walel Watson
T.J. Dillashaw
Phil De Fries
Stipe Miocic
Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC on FUEL TV, beginning with the "Prelims" bouts on Facebook scheduled for around 6:20 p.m. ET. In addition, we will also provide LIVE, real-time results of the main card action as it happens throughout the evening tomorrow night!
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaFuel TV Offers Free Preview That Includes UFC on Fuel Event
A lot of fans are interested in watching tomorrow night's UFC on Fuel card, but either don't want to have to pay for a new channel to watch the UFC, or don't even have the channel offered by their cable provider. Well this is no help to the latter, but it might interest the former - Fuel is offering a free preview this week. Here's a snippet of the press release:
LOS ANGELES, CA - FUEL TV (www.fuel.tv), FOX Sports Media Group's dynamic sports network for males, offers a special free preview February 13-19, making it possible for millions of mixed martial arts fans to watch FUEL TV's first-ever live main card event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, "UFC ON FUEL TV: SANCHEZ VS. ELLENBERGER," on February 15 at 8:00 PM ET.
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Multiple distributors in select areas are participating in the FUEL TV special Free Preview. From February 13 - 19, consumers can check directly with their local provider or go to www.fuel.tv/getfueltv to see who is participating.
It has been said that this will be available to about eight million homes, in addition to the 36 million that currently have access. Not a huge number, but better than nothing.
SBN coverage of UFC on Fuel: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger Full Weigh-in Video
Here's Tuesday's full UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger weigh-in video, courtesy of UFC.com.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV 1 Play-by-Play: Stipe Miocic vs. Phil De Fries
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Diaz vs. Ellenberger play-by-play for Stipe Miocic vs. Phil De Fries on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV 1 Play-by-Play: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Diaz vs. Ellenberger play-by-play for T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV 1 Play-by-Play: Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Diaz vs. Ellenberger play-by-play for Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV 1 Play-by-Play: Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Diaz vs. Ellenberger play-by-play for Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV 1 Play-by-Play: Buddy Roberts vs. Sean Loeffler
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Diaz vs. Ellenberger play-by-play for Buddy Roberts vs. Sean Loeffler on Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyFull UFC on FUEL TV weigh in video for 'Ellenberger vs Sanchez' in Omaha
In cased you missed it earlier this afternoon (Tues., Feb. 14, 2012), watch the full UFC on FUEL TV: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" weigh in video above, which took place at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
The first fighter tips the scale around the 10-minute mark.
Both fighters scheduled to compete in the main event tomorrow night (Feb. 15, 2012), Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez, hit the welterweight mark on the button, coming in at en even 170 pounds.
In fact, all 20 fighters set to compete on the UFC on Fuel TV 1 fight card made weight without incident, including Stefan Struve and Dave Herman, who will collide in a heavyweight showdown in the co-featured fight of the night.
For complete UFC on Fuel TV weigh in results click here and for staredown pics click here.
And remember, too, that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC on FUEL TV, beginning with the "Prelims" bouts on Facebook scheduled for around 6:20 p.m. ET. In addition, we will also provide LIVE, real-time results of the main card action as it happens throughout the evening this upcoming Wednesday.
In the meantime, be sure to check out our complete UFC on Fuel TV 1 event archive right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 1's ultra-busy Walel Watson: 'I don't believe in taking time off'
Tomorrow, UFC bantamweight Walel Watson will fight his third fight in five months. And that's exactly the way the 27-year-old likes it.
"They're coming to me for fights, and I'm saying yes," Watson told MMAjunkie.com Radio about his fight with T.J. Dillashaw at UFC on FUEL TV 1.
Watson and Dillashaw meet on the main card of UFC on FUEL TV 1, which takes place Wednesday at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb., and airs live on FUEL TV.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger Weigh-in Results
UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger weigh-in results from Omaha, Nebraska.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyJabouin to take on Easton at UFC on FUEL TV 3
Canadian bantamweight Yves Jabouin will take on rising contender Mike Easton at UFC on FUEL TV 3 in May.
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Read the full article at sportsnet.caWatch Today’s UFC on Fuel TV 1 Weigh-ins Live on MMAFrenzy.com at 5 PM EST
Weigh-ins for tomorrow’s UFC on Fuel TV 1 will take place today at the Omaha Civic Auditorium starting at 5 PM EST. Check back later today, as MMAFrenzy.com will be airing the weigh-ins LIVE, along with posting the results.
The card is headlined by a welterweight battle between Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger and Diego “The Dream” Sanchez.
Other matchups include heavyweights Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman and Stipe Miocic vs. Philip De Fries, along with a middleweight showdown between Aaron Simpson and Ronny Markes.
Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert was recently promoted to the main card, which begins on Fuel TV at 8 PM EST. The preliminary card will air live on Facebook, beginning at 5 PM EST.
MAIN CARD (Fuel TV)
Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez
Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman
Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes
Stipe Miocic vs. Philip De Fries
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson
Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha
Buddy Roberts vs. Sean Loeffler
Anton Kuivanen vs. Justin Salas
Bernardo Magalhaes vs. Tim Means
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyWhy UFC On Fuel TV Is A Bad Strategic Move
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Read the full article at RedditUFC on FUEL TV weigh in video results LIVE from Omaha for 'Sanchez vs Ellenberger'
The official weigh in event for UFC on FUEL TV: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" is set to take place today (Tues., Feb. 14, 2012) LIVE from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 5 p.m. ET.
As usual, MMAmania.com will provide up-to-the-second coverage of the UFC on FUEL TV weigh-ins, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude.
"Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" will be headlined by a welterweight war featuring top division contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger facing off for a spot in the crowded 170-pound title chase. Stefan Struve and Dave Herman are also set to return to the Octagon for a heavyweight showdown in the co-featured fight of the night.
Complete UFC on FUEL TV weigh in results and live video feed after the jump:
Main Event:
170 lbs.: Diego Sanchez ( ) vs. Jake Ellenberger ( )
Main Card (Fuel TV):
265 lbs.: Stefan Struve ( ) vs. Dave Herman ( ) 185 lbs.: Aaron Simpson ( ) vs. Ronny Markes ( ) 265 lbs.: Philip De Fries ( ) vs. Stipe Miocic ( ) 135 lbs.: T.J. Dillashaw ( ) vs. Walel Watson ( )
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
135 lbs.: Ivan Menjivar ( ) vs. John Albert ( ) 145 lbs.: Jonathan Brookins ( ) vs. Vagner Rocha ( ) 185 lbs.: Sean Loeffler ( ) vs. Buddy Roberts ( ) 155 lbs.: Anton Kuivanen ( ) vs. Justin Salas ( ) 155 lbs:. Bernardo Magalhaes ( ) vs. Tim Means ( )
**Live video feed available later today.
For those fortunate enough to be in "The Big O" today, remember the weigh-in is FREE to attend and open to the public. Doors to the weigh-in will open at 1:30 p.m. CT. In addition, UFC Fight Club members will be able to attend a special Q&A session with welterweight contender Johny Hendricks at 2 p.m. local time.
Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night (Weds., Feb. 15), which is slated to air at 8 p.m. ET on FUEL TV. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 6 p.m. ET with the preliminary bouts on Facebook.
It's going to be a fun night of fights so don't miss it. And remember to check us out for all the pre, during and post-fight UFC on FUEL TV coverage you can handle.
For all the latest news and notes on "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" be sure to hit up our event archive right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaWatch the UFC on Fuel TV 1 Weigh-ins Live
Watch the Tuesday, Feb. 14, UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger weigh-ins live on MMAWeekly.com. The fighters are slated to step on the scale at 5 p.m. ET / 2 p.m. PT
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyMorning Report: Cesar Gracie And Carlos Condit Speak, UFC on Fuel TV Nears
Now that Cesar Gracie and Carlos Condit have said their peace, the Condit-Diaz ruckus appears to have finally hit a lull. With that said, it's almost required I mention there are quality fights on Wednesday for the first time in a long time. Catch up on the latest from UFC on Fuel TV and the rest of the MMA world with the Morning Report.
5 MUST-READ STORIES TO START YOUR DAY
Cesar Gracie: Nick Diaz was surprised he tested positive. Gracie spoke publicly for the first time since Diaz's failed drug test on The MMA Hour.
Carlos Condit wanted Nick Diaz rematch all along. Condit denies he only accepted a rematch with Nick Diaz after discovering Diaz's failed drug test.
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson dissection. Dallas Winston analyzes UFC on Fuel TV's featured bantamweight tilt.
Mike Kyle reportedly withdraws from March 3 bout against Gegard Mousasi. For the second time in as many tries, Kyle vs. Mousasi has reportedly been cancelled.
War Machine sentencing hearing: complete transcript. Bloody Elbow has a full transcript of War Machine's controversial hearing, including Judge Valerie Adair's unprompted accusations of steroid abuse.
MEDIA STEW
An extended look at next weekend's lightweight championship.
UFC on Fuel TV's Dave Herman finishes Michal Kita in the most ridiculous way.
Joe Lauzon films the UFC Primetime crew for his first UFC 144 video blog.
Chael Sonnen predicts the winner of Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger.
Royler Gracie and C.M. Punk break down the legendary triangle choke Royce Gracie tapped Dan Severn with at UFC 4.
Another reason to love Jared Shaw.
Dave Herman shows off his new half-hipster, half-hobo look while sharing a laugh with Stefan Struve. (via @NimaSafapour)
Marcus Aurelio sure was happy after his 25 second knockout at BFL 13. (HT: MiddleEasy)
Somebody please tell me why B.J. Penn looks exactly the same now as he did when he was 17.
my friend Greggie texted me this pic. me at 17, first cauliflower ear :) #oldschool twitter.com/bjpenndotcom/s…
— BJ PENN (@bjpenndotcom) February 14, 2012
In case you're wondering, he did this all day long.
Time for a healthy post-gym snack WITH MY SWORD!!!!!!!! twitter.com/amirMMA/status…
— Amir Sadollah (@amirMMA) February 14, 2012
In a zombie apocalypse, I'm sticking with Tim Kennedy.
#ThatAnnoyingFeeling When you realize that you will never be able to fix all the mistakes they make in @WalkingDead_AMC #JustGiveMeAGun
— Tim Kennedy (@TimKennedyMMA) February 13, 2012
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announced yesterday (Monday, Feb. 13, 2012):
- UFC on Fox 3: Alan Belcher (17-6) vs. Rousimar Palhares (14-3)
- UFC on Fuel TV 1: John Albert (7-1) vs. Ivan Menjivar (23-8) promoted to main card
- UFC on Fuel TV 3: Mike Easton (12-1) vs. Yves Jabouin (17-7)
- Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey: Mike Kyle reportedly (19-8-1) out with injury against Gegard Mousasi (32-3-2)
FANPOST OF THE DAY
Today's FPOTD belongs to BE reader Benjamin Cole: Predicting A Collegiate Wrestler's Development.
We've all heard Joe Rogan say it over and over (and over) again: Wrestling is the best base for MMA. By the sheer numbers of top level fighters that were previously top level wrestlers, this seems to be the case. As professional MMA is becoming a more attractive option for top collegiate wrestlers, I think we can see trend of how these All-Americans develop into mixed martial artists.
Generally speaking (of course, there's always outliers), we're seeing wrestlers go down one of two paths of development as fighters, and which path they choose can be predicted by looking at their wrestling style. Top level wrestlers, at least for the first several years into fighting, tend to develop either their striking, throwing powerful punches that knockout their foe, or their jiu jitsu, using their already strong takedowns to submit opponents. "Duh," you might be thinking. Of course fighters develop striking or jiu jitsu. The key is, though, that I think whichever path the wrestler chooses depends on their wrestling style. The best way to explain my point is with real examples. A few videos after the jump...
Found something entertaining, brutal, or bizarre you'd like to see in the Morning Report? Send it to @shaunalshatti and we'll include it in tomorrow's post.
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseUFC on FUEL TV 1's Loeffler to Roberts: Don't use teammate Condit's game plan
Sean Loeffler waited 10 years to get a shot in a major promotion.
It ended in fewer than three minutes.
Then he got cut from Bellator, and he thought everything was over. He was wrong, though. Six first-round wins later, the UFC came calling with a preliminary-card fight streamed on Facebook against another octagon newcomer at UFC on FUEL TV 1.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieLatest UFC on FUEL TV odds and betting guide for 'Ellenberger vs Sanchez' in Omaha
Contenders and bruisers and prospects ... Oh my!
This Wednesday night (Feb. 15, 2012), Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will debut its first-ever mixed martial arts (MMA) event on FUEL TV from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
And to ensure the promotion makes a good first impression, it has loaded the fight card from top to bottom with talent.
In the main event, Jake Ellenberger will square off with Diego Sanchez with an interim welterweight title shot potentially hanging in the balance, while Stefan Struve will welcome Dave Herman back to the Octagon in what is sure to be a spectacular heavyweight affair.
For the degenerate gamblers among us, MMAmania has got all bases covered.
Join us after the break for an in-depth look at the odds behind UFC on FUEL TV: "Ellenberger vs. Sanchez" as we examine the betting lines for the upcoming MMA match ups:
UFC On FUEL TV Under Card Odds:
Bernardo Magalhaes (-225) vs. Tim Means (+175)Justin Salas (-135) vs. Anton Kuivanen (+105)Sean Loeffler (-125) vs. Buddy Roberts (-105)Jonathan Brookins (-225) vs. Vagner Rocha (+175)Ivan Menjivar (-270) vs. John Albert (+210)
Thoughts: These are some seriously intriguing "Prelims" -- every single one of these bouts has an interesting storyline and/or the potential for exciting back-and-forth action. In this case, your best bets are most likely Salas and Brookins.
I’ve been a fan of Kuivanen since I first started researching his previous fights. And while I really want to see him win this one, his takedown defense just doesn’t seem sufficient to ward off a wrestler of Salas’ caliber, nor does he have the sort of vicious guard necessary to convince me of his chances of winning off his back. He’s the better striker of the two by a fair margin, but he hasn’t shown much propensity for one-hitter-quitters or, really, the kind of power needed to make Salas hesitant about closing the distance.
The American is a safe bet.
Rocha’s Brazilian jiu-jitsu credentials are top-notch. When Pablo Popovitch -- who placed second in the ADCC Absolute division this year -- has you teaching jiu-jitsu at his gym, you’re doing something right. The issue is that his wrestling is pretty, well, bad. His stand up is nonexistent and his shots weak. And while that may cut it against the likes of Cody McKenzie, Brookins is a whole ‘nother animal. The latter is also a pretty poor striker, but he dictates position extremely well and has the know-how to, at the very least, survive on top of Rocha.
Stuff a parlay with our long-haired friend.
UFC On FUEL TV Main Card Odds:
T.J. Dillashaw (-255) vs. Walel Watson (+195)Stipe Miocic (-500) vs. Philip De Fries (+350)Aaron Simpson (-115) vs. Ronny Markes (-115)Dave Herman (-140) vs. Stefan Struve (+110)Jake Ellenberger (-325) vs. Diego Sanchez (+250)
Thoughts: Interesting collection of bouts. Let’s look a little more closely.
I willingly retract my precious slamming of Watson’s stand up skills. He’s definitely improved and now uses his height well. The problem here is that he won’t get a chance to use it -- Dillashaw will take him down hard and often, and I question Watson’s ability to finish off his back. He’s got those long limbs, sure, but his best trick seems to be a solid series of front headlocks, and Alpha Male’s front headlock series is second-to-none. He could conceivably worm a forearm deep enough to choke Dillashaw out, but I don’t see it happening.
Put Dillashaw in a parlay.
I will be absolutely stunned if Miocic doesn’t completely wipe the floor with De Fries. While the latter is ostensibly a submission specialist, his takedowns are incredibly telegraphed and he didn’t seem capable of much offense once on the ground. Against a Division I collegiate wrestler like Miocic, who also possesses huge power in all four limbs, that’s just not good enough. Still, anything can happen, and -500 just has too little of a return for my taste.
Leave this one alone.
While I was extremely impressed by Markes’ defeat of Karlos Vemola, Simpson still strikes me as a good bargain. Markes’ weight cut worries me. Sure, he’s doing it of his own volition and he looked soft against Karlos, but it’s still 20 pounds lighter than he usually fights. Simpson can’t seem to finish anyone these days, but he still packs huge power and a phenomenal wrestling game that’s let him go toe-to-toe with the likes of Mark Munoz. While Markes’ wrestling looked excellent against Vemola, Karlos can’t set up his shots and has some of the least-technical standup you’re likely to find. Simpson can wrestle and strike at once, and this ability will propel him over Markes.
Go big on "A-Train."
I’m probably going to regret this, as Struve is painfully inconsistent, but he’s the best underdog pick on the card. Herman hasn’t been in the cage since July and has really beaten nobody of note besides maybe Michal Kita. Further, he just plain doesn’t seem to give a toss, while Struve has been doing everything in his power to improve. He’s getting bigger every fight and looks to have finally figured out how to use that crazy reach of his. Further, while Herman can undoubtedly get him down, Struve has a nasty guard. While I can’t recommend putting too much on him based on his past inconsistency, a moderate bet on Struve wouldn’t be the worst idea.
In all honesty, this strikes me as perhaps the single worst stylistic match up at welterweight for Sanchez. He’s fighting someone bigger and stronger, with comparable wrestling and the ability to put away anyone in the 170-pound division with one punch. Sanchez's defense is atrocious, he’s been out of the cage for 11 months, and I am of the firm belief that Martin Kampmann defeated him. The only reason I’m not telling you to put everything and the kitchen sink on Ellenberger is because of the latter’s questionable cardio. It wouldn’t surprise me in the least if he’s improved it drastically since his fight with John Howard, but Sanchez pushes an obscene pace, one that could definitely get to the "Juggernaut" if he doesn’t, as I think he will, flatten Sanchez in the first round. Further, Sanchez's judge-hypnotizing powers seem to be at their peak, which makes this one I can’t recommend betting on.
The style match up is too bad for me to bet on "The Dream" and the line’s too skewed to bet on Ellenberger. Leave this one alone.
My UFC on FUEL TV Best Bets:
Single Bet: Stefan Struve -- Bet $40 to make $44
Parlay: T.J. Dillashaw and Jonathan Brookins -- Bet $100 to make $101.09
Parlay: Justin Salas and Aaron Simpson -- Bet $45.05 to make $101.56
Nothing gives you the energy to make it to the weekend like some mid-week caged violence.
Remember that MMAmania.com will deliver live UFC on FUEL TV results this Wednesday, which is as good a place as any to talk about all the action inside the Octagon, as well as what you've got riding on the sportsbook.
See you then, Maniacs!
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC On Fuel TV: Jake Ellenberger Receives Key To The City Of Omaha
This Wednesday, Jake Ellenberger meets Diego 'The Dream' Sanchez in the octagon for the UFC's first event on Fuel TV which takes place in Omaha, Nebraska. While a win over Sanchez would elevate Ellenberger's career, it is unlikely that a victory will be as memorable as receiving the key to his hometown.
Ellenberger is seen as a hometown hero, a fighter who was born and raised in Omaha and continues to help the community as an assistant coach to the University of Nebraska-Omaha's wrestling team. The ceremony was headed by David Dover, the deputy Chief of Staff to Mayor Jim Suttle.
Dover had the following to say:
On behalf of Mayor Jim Suttle, the City of Omaha is proud to recognize Jake as a hometown hero, as both a former US Marine and an outstanding athlete.
The elated Ellenberger added:
I'm honored to be recognized by the city I grew up in and fight for. It's extra pressure to fight in your hometown with all your family and friends in the front row, but I know the support from the local fans will be awesome.
The UFC on Fuel TV prelims kick off on Facebook at 6:20 PM ET. The prelims are headlined by a fight between Jonathan Brookins and Vagner Rocha. The main card has a start time of 8:00 PM ET / 5:00 PM PT.
SBN coverage of UFC on Fuel TV
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowKenny Florian Previews UFC on Fuel TV 1 (Video)
UFC fighter and broadcaster Kenny Florian breaks down Wednesday's UFC on Fuel TV 1: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyFuel TV Brings 100 Hours of Free Preview UFC Content for Fight Week
Fuel TV will bring more than 100 hours of UFC content to subscribers and non-subscribers alike this week with a free preview week.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAJohn Albert vs. Ivan Menjivar promoted to UFC on FUEL TV 1 main card
It looks like John Albert's wish to be a main-card fighter has come true sooner than expected.
A bout between Albert and fellow bantamweight Ivan Menjivar has promoted from the preliminary card to the main card of Wednesday's UFC on FUEL TV 1 event.
FUEL TV officials today confirmed the addition, which brings the FUEL TV-televised main card to six bouts, with MMAjunkie.com.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 3: Mike Easton vs Yves Jabouin on tap for May 15 in Fairfax
"Hulk" smash? Or "Tiger" style?
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently added a Bantamweight brawl to its upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card, as Mike Easton and Yves Jabouin will sling leather on May 15, 2012, at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
The mounties up north at UFC Canada brought word of the pending match-up earlier today.
Easton (12-1) is thus far perfect in two fights under the ZUFFA banner, coming off a close unanimous decision victory in a spirited contest opposite Jared Papazian last month at UFC on FX in Nashville.
Jabouin (17-7) improved his record to 2-1 inside the Octagon after squeaking past Walel Watson via split decision at the UFC 140 pay-per-view (PPV) back in December.
Here's what the UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card and line-up looks like to date:
Main Event:
145 lbs.: Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Fight Card:
155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Yves Edwards205 lbs.: Thiago Silva vs. Igor Pokrajac185 lbs.: Jason MacDonald vs. Tom Lawlor170 lbs.: Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah135 lbs.: Mike Easton vs. Yves Jabouin155 lbs.: Cody McKenzie vs. Aaron Riley185 lbs.: Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 3 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaYves Jabouin vs. Mike Easton Added to UFC on Fuel TV 3
Sporting similar two fight win streaks in the UFC, bantamweight contenders Yves Jabouin and Mike Easton will now match up against each other at UFC on Fuel TV 3. The matchup will likely take place on the undercard of the May 15th event at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia.
Jabouin (17-7) will fight at 135 pounds for the third time, after making his debut in the new division at UFC 134 in August 2011. He has won both fights at bantamweight, winning both by split decision. The Haitian-Canadian has been fighting since 2001, but never sustained success at featherweight since making his WEC debut in October 2009. He now holds a 3-3 (2-1 UFC) record since that debut, winning all three fights by decision.
Easton (12-1) will fight for the third time in his UFC career, coming off of a win over Jared Papazian at UFC on FX 1 in January. The Alliance MMA team member will be fighting on familiar grounds, having fought in Fairfax five consecutive times from 2007 to 2009.
UFC on Fuel TV 3 will be headlined by a featherweight battle between Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung.
UFC on Fuel TV 3 will also host a lightweight showdown between Donald Cerrone and Yves Edwards, while other announced matchups include Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald, and Thiago Silva taking on Igor Pokrajac.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyProgramming alert: UFC on FUEL TV part of network's free preview from Feb. 13-19
Good news for fight fans expecting to be left in the dark this Wednesday night.
The upcoming UFC on FUEL TV: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" fight card, emanating from the Omaha Civic Auditorium on Feb. 15, 2012, in Omaha, Nebraska, will be available as part of the network's free preview beginning TONIGHT (FEB. 13) at 7 p.m. ET with "UFC Reloaded."
As the network says, now's the time to UFC'it.
On Fight Night, the network will be airing five straight hours of LIVE fight programming, including a one-hour live Prefight Show (7:00 PM ET), three hours of live fighting, and a one-hour live Postfight show (11:00 PM ET). In addition, the network presents an entire Fight Week featuring all the best UFC programming including signature shows like "UFC Tonight," "UFC Ultimate Insider," "Best of Pride," "UFC Champions Roundtable" and more.
More details, after the jump.
"As a salute to UFC fans, FUEL TV will telecast an unprecedented amount of UFC programming - more than 100 hours' worth - this week," says George Greenberg, Executive Vice President and General Manager, FUEL TV. "If you're a UFC fan, this is a must-see week highlighted by an amazing must-watch live fight on Wednesday night. Fans should check with their local television provider to see if the special preview is available so they can take advantage FUEL TV's Fight Week upgrade opportunity."
UFC on Fuel TV 1 will be headlined by a welterweight war featuring top division contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger facing off for a spot in the crowded 170-pound title chase. Stefan Struve and Dave Herman are also set to return to the Octagon for a heavyweight showdown in the co-featured fight of the night.
For more on UFC on Fuel TV: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" be sure to check out our complete event archive right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaWHOA! TV is the number 1 rated show on UK Sky TV! Whoa!
WHOA! TV is blasting through the UK television rankings like the Kool-Aid Man of dope MMA coverage, and now it's official, our MiddleEasy network brothers have shot to the top of Sky's ratings list and are number one on the channel within two months of debuting. Since WHOA! TV is dominating the UK MMA scene, SKY decided to put together some sweet ads for them. They come in red, yellow or blue, kind of like the movie Hero. We are so proud of our guys across the pond we decided you should gaze upon one of their new, slick adverts. Grats again guys.
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Read the full article at Middle EasyMike Easton vs. Yves Jabouin added to UFC on FUEL TV 3
A bantamweight bout between Mike Easton and Yves Jabouin has been added to the UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card.
UFC-Canada officials today announced the fight.
UFC on FUEL TV 3 takes play May 15 in Fairfax, Va., likely at the city's Patriot Center. The event's main card airs live on FUEL TV, and Facebook is expected to stream the preliminary card.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieWhy You Should Care About UFC on FUEL TV 1
I've heard all the excuses already. I know many of you don't get FUEL TV. I know many of you don't get FUEL TV in high definition. And yes, even among you mixed martial arts (MMA) faithful, you haven't heard about many of the fighters competing on Wednesday's UFC on FUEL TV card.
What's so great about this card, then? A lot, actually.
I'm not going to pretend this card is can't-miss UFC action. This isn't the card of the year even if there is much to admire here. If it were, it wouldn't be on FUEL TV. But there's more than enough of the good stuff that if you can find a way to watch, you should.
The obvious elephant in the room is access to Fuel. The channel is only in 35 million homes. However, for many cable packages that carry the channel, standard definition is offered. I'll admit as a DirecTV subscriber, my enthusiasm being higher for this card is probably directly related to my ability to get the channel in high definition (HD). Either way, this is clearly a problem that's dampening enthusiasm.
So let me offer a few reasons why you should find a way - go over to a friend's house, irately call your cable provider - to watch Wednesday night's fights:
The main event. Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez is a fantastic scrap. Ellenberger is one or two wins away from a title shot, a particularly physical fighter and well-rounded, experienced competitor. Diego Sanchez, I suspect, is going to have his hands full with Ellenberger, but is borderline impossible to put away, psychotically driven and supremely experienced against two division's top talent. This fight has fireworks written all over it. Both also have a lot to lose should they falter and neither is particularly known for retreating when the stakes were high.
The co-main event. I'd like to see Stefan Struve exercise better risk management in his fights and expect to see that as he matures in age. Against Dave Herman, though, I suspect he will attempt to joust more than jab. If you're into wild exchanges, there's something here for you. And if you're like me and believe Herman is a terribly underrated heavyweight talent, this is also a good benchmark to evaluate his progress.
Free prelims. Even if you don't have Fuel, you likely have a Facebook account. That means you can catch the prelims as easily as the next guy. No excuses here.
Ronny Markes' middleweight debut. This Nova Uniao beast holds a win over Paulo Filho and notched a victory in his UFC debut over Karlos Vemola. While he wasn't wildly impressive, he did show a wide array of talents and poise over three hard-fought rounds. He's re-tooling now by dropping to middleweight, which is incontestably a thinner division than light heavyweight. He'll face the talented Aaron Simpson, who despite his age is still a sturdy challenge for any rising prospect. This is one fighter whose growth deserves closer attention.
Stipe Miocic returns. Another prospect who just needs some seasoning to show us the true depth of his talents. Miocic is former Division I wrestler and Golden Gloves champion who is undefeated in his MMA run at heavyweight. How far he can go is anyone's guess, but the Strong Style Fight Team product has many of tools to make a big impact in the heavyweight division.
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson. When Urijah Faber was in town for UFC on Versus 6 in Washington, D.C., he told me (and could not have been more emphatic) that Dillashaw was a force to be reckoned with. Sure, the Team Alpha Male bantamweight fell short against John Dodson, but there's no shame in that loss. He's aggressive, naturally gifted and fights with a mean streak. Watson, on the other hand, has commanded attention in his two UFC bouts. He blasted through Joseph Sandoval at UFC on Versus 6 and lost a very controversial split decision a UFC 140 to Yves Jabouin. Both of these bantamweights fight aggressively and have hugely contrasting styles. It's an excellent pairing of two noteworthy prospects who need wins over the each other to make the next move up the promotional ladder.
Two preliminary card bouts. I'm not going to pretend every fight on this card is a sensational pairing. But there are two that stand out on the preliminary card: Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert and Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rohca. Menjivar is a bit of an aging veteran, but also a sleeper in the bantamweight division. Albert has his hands full. Brookins vs. Rocha offers a good contrast in styles and another loss for either fighter could be disastrous. Both have to bring it.
Wednesday night fights. Listen, Saturday will always be the best night for fights, but I can't imagine I'm alone in thinking weekday fights with a talented roster of prospects is boatloads of fun. In part, that's what made WEC fights on Versus such a welcome departure from the typical Saturday night routine. Perhaps most importantly, prospect fight cards like this (the Ellenberger vs. Sanchez fight itself notwithstanding) don't require the same media churn a UFC 143 does. Sure, the results are meaningful, but they don't have to be analyzed and over analyzed again. There's a lot on the line, but not nearly as much. Frankly, that's a good thing. Throw in the fact the fights also end earlier in the evening and it's hard to see how any of this could be a bad thing.
No one can know in advance if fights will deliver. All we can ask is that promoters line up a fight card with reasonably meaningful bouts with the appropriate, available talent in match-ups that have likelihood to deliver. If we're measuring this fight card by that standard, the inaugural UFC fight night on FUEL TV is one not to miss.
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseFuel TV to offer over 100 hours of UFC coverage during free preview this week
We are a little over two months into the UFC’s seven year deal with the FOX television families and one of the biggest complaints about the deal is the fact that Fuel TV is not readily available to many fans of mixed martial arts.
Overall the channel is available to approximately 36 million homes in the United States, a far cry from the 100 million homes that received the UFC’s former partner, Spike TV.
This week Fuel TV will, at least temporarily, remedy that situation as they will offer a
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Read the full article at Low KickFUEL TV Preview Week Feb. 13-19
FUEL TV (www.fuel.tv), FOX Sports Media Group’s dynamic sports network for males, offers a special free preview February 13-19, making it possible for millions of mixed martial arts fans to watch FUEL TV’s first-ever live main card event of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, “UFC ON FUEL TV: SANCHEZ VS. ELLENBERGER,” on February 15 at 8:00 PM ET. On Fight Night, the network will be airing five straight hours of LIVE fight programming, including a one-hour live Prefight Show (7:00 PM ET), three hours of live fighting, and a one-hour live Postfight show (11:00 PM ET). In addition, the network presents an entire Fight Week featuring all the best UFC programming including signature shows like “UFC Tonight,” “UFC Ultimate Insider,” “Best of Pride,” “UFC Champions Roundtable” and more. “As a salute to UFC fans, FUEL TV will telecast an unprecedented amount of UFC programming - more than 100 hours’ worth - this week,” says George Greenberg, Executive Vice President and General Manager, FUEL TV. "If you’re a UFC fan, this is a must-see week highlighted by an amazing must-watch live fight on Wednesday night. Fans should check with their local television provider to see if the special preview is available so they can take advantage FUEL TV’s Fight Week upgrade opportunity.” FUEL TV leads up to the February 15 live main card fight featuring welterweight Diego Sanchez taking on hometown favorite Jake Ellenberger in Omaha, Nebraska with a live weigh-in show on February 14 at 5:00 PM ET. During Fight Week, fans can also tune-in to programs including “UFC Tonight,” the official weekly news and information show of the UFC and “UFC Ultimate Insider,” which delivers unprecedented access, including in-depth profiles of the UFC’s biggest stars, tell-all features, and compelling backstage footage. In 2012, FUEL TV telecasts more than 2,000 hours of UFC programming, with more than 100 hours of live fights, weigh-ins, preliminary bouts, and prefight and postfight shows. FUEL TV offers more UFC programming than any network has ever offered. Multiple distributors in select areas are participating in the FUEL TV special Free Preview. From February 13 - 19, consumers can check directly with their local provider or go to www.fuel.tv/getfueltv to see who is participating. For a complete listing of FUEL TV shows, go to: http://www.fuel.tv/schedule/. For more information, go to www.fuel.tv, www.fuel.tv/ufc, on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/fueltv and on Twitter: @FUELTV, #UFConFUELTV To find out FUEL TV on your television, go to www.fuel.tv/getfueltv, or call 877-4 FUEL-TV.
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Read the full article at UFCUFC on Fuel TV: ‘Sanchez vs. Ellenberger’ Preview – The Undercard
Here’s a conundrum for you: This Wednesday night is UFC on Fuel TV: “Sanchez vs. Ellenberger”, which, of course will air on Fuel TV – a channel about eleven people in the world have access to. And, unlike the past bouts that have been broadcast on Fuel TV and on FOX Deportes concurrently, that doesn’t seem to be the case this time around. The main card is only being shown on Fuel TV. However, the prelims for this event will be shown on Facebook. So it seems as if, in some perverse twist of reality, there’s going to be a UFC event were the preliminary bouts attract more eyeballs than the main card itself. (Remember: I don’t have Fuel TV; therefore, my eyeballs will be on my computer monitor, then on the punching bag at the gym later that night.) What then to do about a preview? Dare I prognosticate on a roster where I’ll only be able to post a live play-by-play on the bottom half of a card? Ah, what the heck, why not. Some of you out there will be checking out the prelims on Facebook, and maybe even a few of you out there in the Land of Oz, Middle Earth and Neverland have access to Fuel TV and can watch the main card. If that’s the case, consider this a very special gift just for you.
-Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert – Albert crapped out of TUF 14 when he went up against eventual winner John Dodson, but that doesn’t mean he sucks at fighting. It just means that he sucks when it comes to fighting on reality television. (Actually, Albert TKO’d Dustin Pague at the TUF 14 Finale, so he really does have some skill and ability.) Menjivar, meanwhile, has been fighting so long, he’s one of the few fighters out there eligible to compete and collect Social Security checks (which is weird because he lives in Canada) at the same time. Therefore, the crux of this matchup can be summed up in one sentence: Young buck ex-TUFer takes on veteran old schooler for no marbles whatsoever. By virtue of being younger and hungrier, I give the edge to Albert and could see him pulling off the decision. Or I could see Menjivar squeaking by like he did against Nick Pace.
-Vagner Rocha vs. Jonathan Brookins – Brookins won TUF 12 handily with the help of his tight, albeit somewhat shallow, jiu-jitsu game, then dropped one to Erik Koch. Jiu-jitsu black belt Rocha caught a beatdown from Don Cerrone in his UFC debut, but rebounded with a no-nonsense submission over one-dimensional TUF never-was Cody McKenzie. What we have here, then, is a pairing between two strong grapplers who aren’t too comfortable slugging it out – which probably means we’ll be subjected to three rounds of uncomfortable slugging it out that inspires no one to take up jiu-jitsu for its “completeness as a style”. I don’t envision Brookins taking Rocha’s back and choking him out, even though that’s his modus operandi, and I don’t envision Rocha winning any positional games. No, this is going to play out on the feet, one tentative jab at the air at a time.
-Buddy Roberts vs. Sean Loeffler – A King of the Cage champ and product of the West Coast scene, the middleweight Loeffler is making his debut sporting the ability to nail submissions and score knockouts. Roberts is making his first venture into the Octagon as well, and as a product of Team Greg Jackson, he should be well-prepared. As Roberts leans more towards the striking end of the spectrum, this one has the potential to be a good standup conflict… or it could be a lesson in nervous man-huggery against the cage. Either way, it could be entertaining for what it is, and I see Loeffler having the advantage based on experience alone. Watch for him to take the decision.
-Anton Kuivanen vs. Justin Salas – Hey, another pair of newcomers, only these two are lightweights. Kuivanen is supposedly some hot potato grappling specialist from Finland (as if that means something – Finland isn’t exactly tearing up the MMA world). Salas, on the flipside, is a former Division 1 wrestler who’s grinded out wins against UFC vet Rob Emerson and a bunch of guys you’ve never heard of. Do the Finnish even know what wrestling is? I have no clue, but regardless, Kuivanen better be prepared to work from his back, ‘cause that’s where Salas is putting him.
-Tim Means vs. Bernardo Magalhaes – Magalhaes is a Brazilian who’s spent his career fighting in Australia, which is kind of weird when you think of it, and akin to, say, an American spending his entire career fighting in the Finland scene. Anyhoo, Means is a King of the Cage champ, too, and favors busting dudes in the face. I can’t really say how this one will turn out, as being a top fighter in Australia means diddly-squat when it comes to fighting here in the States, but if I had to pick a winner, I’d say Means takes the decision. Being a KOTC champ does have quantitative value.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertFuel TV free preview week hopes to attract more viewers
MMA Junkie reports Fuel TV will have a free preview week which coincides with Fuel TV’s first UFC event this week. The network hopes that the additional exposure will equate to more subscriptions.
This week’s free preview will give 43 million homes the opportunity to see Fuel TV programming. This includes this week’s UFC on Fuel 1 event Wednesday. Fuel TV execs hope that the preview will increase awareness of the network. Since the UFC-Fuel relationship began on New Year’s day, execs for the network have been pleased with the numbers.
Via MMA Junkie:
“Percentage-wise in primetime, we’re actually killing it,” said George Greenberg, FUEL TV’s executive vice president and general manager. “Our target audience of men 18-49 since January, it’s up over 80 percent. Our primetime viewers are up almost 230 percent.”
From the outset of the new deal, FX and FUEL TV have been targeted as the major beneficiaries of UFC programming. FUEL TV is set to offer 2000 hours of programming this year including six live events and pre- and post-event shows, and Greenberg said his hope is to have more.
Payout Perspective:
The hope is that major TV carriers will pick up Fuel as a network when the network is set to renegotiate this fall. As Dana White points out in the article, its the hope that the Fuel TV ratings, fueled (pun intended) by UFC programming, will attract carriers to pick up the network. Although the Fuel ratings are lower than Spike TV, it looks like the UFC-Fuel relationship has impacted the network in a positive way. This week’s preview should help garner more interest in the channel.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutUFC on FUEL TV 3: Sadollah vs Lopez, Riley vs McKenzie and Yang vs Tavares set for May 15 in Virginia
The UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card, scheduled to take place on May 15, 2012, from the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, is quickly filling out.
The promotion recently announced the addition of three more contests to the cable broadcasted event, including Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 7 winner Amir Sadollah taking on Jorge Lopez in a welterweight war.
Also booked for the card is a lightweight battle pitting the returning Aaron Riley, who had previously had his jaw broken by Anthony Ferguson, against Cody McKenzie, who is hanging on to his job by a thread after back-to-back submission losses.
Finally, a middleweight tilt is set for the card, as Dongi Yang will try to rebound from his recent loss to Court McGee against Brad Tavares, who is also trying to erase his first career defeat, which he suffered at the hands of Aaron Simpson in July of last year.
Here's how the UFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card looks with these additions:
Main Event:
145 lbs.: Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Fight Card:
155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Yves Edwards205 lbs.: Thiago Silva vs. Igor Pokrajac185 lbs.: Jason MacDonald vs. Tom Lawlor
Preliminary Card:
170 lbs.: Amir Sadollah vs. Jorge Lopez155 lbs.: Aaron Riley vs. Cody McKenzie185 lbs.: Dongi Yang vs. Brad Tavares
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 3 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 'Prelims' preview and predictions for 'Ellenberger vs Sanchez' (Part 2)
Hump day? This upcoming Wednesday night (Feb. 15, 2012) is going to be more like THUMP day.
With its live "Prelims" broadcasts for UFC on FX airing on FUEL TV, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is taking the next step in establishing the lesser-known FOX-owned network as a legitimate base of operations with an entire major mixed martial arts (MMA) event featured on the channel for the first time ever.
Leading the way are welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez, squaring off in a bout that may place one or the other in position to face either the division's interim champion, Carlos Condit, or its true kingpin, Georges St. Pierre, in the near future.
In addition, heavyweight Dave Herman will return to the Octagon against the ever-exciting Stefan Struve, while prospects Stipe Miocic and Philip De Fries will look to take the next step up the heavyweight ladder at the expense of one another.
Yesterday, we took a look at the first two bouts of the UFC on FUEL TV "Prelims" special that will stream live on Facebook right here. Follow me after the jump for breakdowns of the remaining to bouts on the UFC on FUEL TV: "Ellenberger vs. Sanchez" under card, which will take place at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
145 lbs.: Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha
A member of Team St. Pierre on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 12, Jonathan Brookins (12-4) -- whose long hair and general mannerisms most likely left baby boomers around the nation shaking their heads and muttering "Get a job, hippie" under their breath -- stunned the competition with a grappling game that proved just about unstoppable. Despite fighting above his natural weight, he managed to secure a spot in the Finale against St. PIerre's top pick, Michael Johnson, and after surviving a terrible first round, stormed back to win a decision.
While he hit a roadblock in the form of Erik Koch, who outstruck Brookins while refusing to be taken down, the former World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) veteran would make quite a statement by defeating ADCC competitor, Vagner Rocha (7-2).
Replacing fellow grappling ace Rani Yahya, Rocha -- a Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructor working under grappling great Pablo Popovitch -- made his Octagon debut at UFC 131, replacing Mac Danzig against the vicious Donald Cerrone. Things didn’t go so well for "Ceara," who was crushed with leg kicks and easily stuffed every time he attempted a takedown. In his sophomore effort, however, he soundly dominated TUF 12 alum Cody McKenzie, submitting the guillotine ace with a rear-naked choke.
Dropping down to featherweight, Rocha could do great things if he can bring his world-class grappling game to bear.
What makes this fight fascinating to me is both men’s complete lack of any sort of a stand up game. Frankly, they both absolutely stink at punching people, which means we’re going to either get a hilariously incompetent kickboxing match or, preferably, an excellent grappling match.
Rocha has legitimately excellent jiu-jitsu, but seems entirely bereft of the wrestling necessary to utilize it. Brookins may have no striking game to speak of, but he is a very good wrestler with the jiu-jitsu chops to give a significant portion of the division fits on the ground. As good as Vagner ostensibly is on the ground, his inability to dictate position will be too big an obstacle to overcome. He could certainly threaten Brookins once they’re on the ground, forcing Jonathan to play conservatively, but he’s going to find himself on the wrong end of a clear decision.
Prediction: Brookins via unanimous decision
185 lbs.: Buddy Roberts vs. Sean Loeffler
The Greg Jackson-trained Buddy Roberts (11-2) scored an impressive victory in his most recent endeavor, a three-round decision win over 6'5" Tony Lopez, who regularly competes at heavyweight. The win was Roberts' fifth straight and only the second time in his career he's gone to the judges.
Roberts has a nice mix of knockouts and submissions (four and five, respectively) to his credit, proving him a threat anywhere the fight goes, and great things could be in his future if he takes out the experienced Sean Loeffler (25-5).
Loeffler's last 17 bouts have ended in the first round. In total, only four of his 30 bouts have gone past five minutes. Five of his last six have ended inside 60 seconds (13 in total). "The Destroyer" has been in the cage with the likes of Bellator contender Bryan Baker and UFC veteran Edgar Garcia. But, as gaudy as his record is, he'll need to score a dominant win over the rising Roberts to prove himself more than just another Jason Reinhardt.
As impressive as Loeffler's stats are, the fact is that he has what I call "Fulton Syndrome:" If you go to his Wikipedia page and check his record, there will be a big fat "LOSS" next to everyone with a page. His record is padded as all hell with incompetents, so much so that it's impossible to tell how good he really is.
Judging by the Baker fight, though, I think it's safe to say "not very."
Tony Lopez is a very legitimate win for Roberts, especially considering the size difference. Further, he's successfully gone five rounds before, which should prove a significant advantage over Loeffler.
Maybe I'm wrong and maybe Loeffler really is the type of fighter than can wear a 25-5 record with some sense of legitimacy, but I don't see it. Roberts pounds him out on the ground sometime in the late first or early second round.
Prediction: Roberts via technical knockout
That's a wrap. Be sure to check back tomorrow for the UFC on FUEL TV: "Ellenberger vs. Sanchez" complete odds and betting guide.
See you then!
Remember, too, that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC on FUEL TV, beginning with the "Prelims" bouts on Facebook scheduled for around 6:20 p.m. ET. In addition, we will also provide LIVE, real-time results of the main card action as it happens throughout the evening this upcoming weekend.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV: Jake Ellenberger vs Diego Sanchez fight video prediction with Martin Kampmann
Top Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) welterweight Martin Kampmann provides his expert breakdown of the upcoming UFC on FUEL TV main event between Jake Ellenberger vs Diego Sanchez, which takes place at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb., on Feb. 15, 2012.
For more on UFC on Fuel TV 1: "Ellenberger vs. Sanchez" be sure to check out our complete event archive right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV 3 Fight Card Adds a Trio of Bouts
The UFC on Saturday night announced a trio of new bouts for its UFC on Fuel TV 3 event slated for May 15 in Fairfax, Va. Verbal agreements are in place for all three fights.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on Fuel TV 3 Adds Sadollah-Lopez, Riley-McKenzie, and Yang-Tavares
Three more fights have been added to UFC on Fuel TV 3, as Amir Sadollah will take on Jorge Lopez in a welterweight matchup, Aaron Riley will fight in his hometown against fellow lightweight Cody McKenzie, and middleweights Dongi Yang and Brad Tavares will square off at the May 15 event in Fairfax, Virginia, the UFC announced tonight.
UFC on Fuel TV 3 is headlined by rising featherweights Dustin Poirier and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung and also includes Donald Cerrone vs. Yves Edwards, Thiago Silva vs. Igor Pokrajac.
For the latest UFC on FX 3 coverage stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyLopez vs. Sadollah, McKenzie vs. Riley, Tavares vs. Yang added to UFC on FUEL TV 3
Three more bouts have been added to May's UFC on FUEL TV 3 event, as Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah, Cody McKenzie vs. Aaron Riley and Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang have all been announced for the card.
UFC officials released the bookings late Saturday night.
Featuring a headliner between Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung, UFC on FUEL TV 3 takes play May 15 at Patriot Center in Fairfax, Va. The event's main card airs live on FUEL TV, and Facebook is expected to stream the preliminary card.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 'Prelims' preview and predictions for 'Ellenberger vs Sanchez' (Part 1)
Don't know who he is?
After obliterating Jake Shields back at UFC Fight Night 25 in Sept. 2011, Jake Ellenberger returns to the cage once again, headlining the first-ever UFC on FUEL TV card opposite the resurgent Diego Sanchez at the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb., on Weds., Feb. 15, 2012.
In addition, fight night bonus magnets Stefan Struve and Dave Herman will collide in a heavyweight tilt in the co main event, while hard-hitting Aaron Simpson will welcome Nova Uniao prospect Ronny Markes to the middleweight division.
But before all that, we've got a nice set of "Prelims" to tide us over before the main card dish is served.
Join us after the jump for the first part (of two) of our look at the UFC on FUEL TV "Prelims" that will air LIVE on Facebook, featuring a clash between two of the brightest prospects at lightweight and a pair of streaking champions.
155 lbs.: Anton Kuivanen vs. Justin Salas
Regarded as one of the top prospects on the European circuit, Finland’s Anton Kuivanen (16-4) has been on an absolute tear lately, winning nine straight and 12 of his last 13. His impressive list of victims includes the likes of Ivan Buchinger (18-3) and Brazilian grappling menace Thiago Meller. The well-rounded Kuivanen has demonstrated a very crisp striking game with solid grappling credentials to back it up, stopping four opponents with strikes and tapping out eight.
The highly-touted Salas would make a fine addition to the furious Finn’s trophy case and certainly send a message to the stacked Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight division.
Another man considered one of the finer prospects in mixed martial arts (MMA), former Wyoming wrestler Justin Salas (9-3) actually made his 2006 MMA debut on less than two weeks notice. While Salas -- who had never trained in the sport before -- lost via armbar, knocking his opponent out in the rematch just six months later. Recently, he has bloomed into a true contender, defeating UFC veteran Rob Emerson and dangerous bruiser Joe Ellenberger (brother of the event headliner). Replacing C.J. Keith, Salas will look to prove more than just another solid wrestler in a division saturated with them by defeating one of Europe’s finest.
Kuivanen breaks the European prospect mold in several ways -- he’s faced stiff competition and has considerable cage experience. He has trained out of American Top Team before and proven himself exciting, well-rounded, and full of potential.
Where he doesn’t break the mold enough, though, is in his takedown defense.
He’s an excellent grappler, and while his takedown defense has looked solid, "solid" isn’t enough against someone with the wrestling chops of Salas, who held his own against a powerful wrestler in Ellenberger. Against Brit Tim Radcliffe, Kuivanen found himself controlled for most of the first round, though a busted orbital forced Radcliffe to bow out. He just hasn’t faced the sort of fighter with the ability to dictate position that Salas has.
Both of these prospects have very bright futures and I look forward to seeing how they do on the big stage. I’m rooting for Kuivanen, but Salas’ ability to dictate position should be enough to overcome Kuivanen’s striking advantage and secure a decision win for the American.
Prediction: Salas via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Tim Means vs. Bernardo Magalhaes
A former King of the Cage champion, Tim Means (16-3-1) has been on an absolute rampage since his 2005 loss to Spencer Fisher, going 14-1-1 in his last 16 bouts with 13 finishes. Replacing the viciously-unpronounceable Yoislandy Izquierdo after "Cuba’s" contract issues with his former promotion forced him out of the fight, "The Dirty Bird" has kept himself busy, fighting 10 times in the past two years. Most recently, he took out Tye Brown in 30 seconds on Jan. 21, 2012, and, if he can extend his current streak of first-round stoppages to four on short notice, could put the rest of the division on notice.
He’s not the best finisher out there, but grappling expert Bernardo Magalhaes (11-1) known how to win. The owner of the CFC lightweight championship, "Trekko" owns wins over the likes of Legend FC veteran Adrian Pang. Magalhaes, a top control specialist, has nine decision wins to his name, having last finished an opponent back in 2009. If he can impose his game, he can certainly be a headache for anyone he fights, and stifling the dangerous means would do wonders for his stock.
I tried to make Magalhaes sound awesome in the last paragraph, but I didn’t have much with which to work. Frankly, the man is a very boring figher. He seems content to sit in top position and throw wimpy little strikes to simulate activity, occasionally passing guard and doing nothing from there. I couldn’t bring myself to finish watching one of his recent fights for research purposes, it was so bad.
Means is coming in on very short notice and I haven’t found footage of him, but he strikes me as more than capable of putting down Bernardo. Tim hits hard: 12 of his wins are via knockout, while Magalhaes’s stand up seems to comprise entirely of mediocre leg kicks and occasionally flailing forward into a takedown attempt. Yes, Means fought less than a month ago, but it was a 30-second affair, which shouldn’t impact his conditioning in the least.
There’s a good chance we’ll see an abysmally boring fit of positional dominance from "Trekko," but Tim has the goods to connect with something brutal before he gets a chance.
Prediction: Means via first-round technical knockout
Stop by tomorrow for part two of our, "UFC on FUEL TV 'Prelims' preview and predictions for 'Ellenberger vs Sanchez,'" which comprises two more breakdowns.
See you then!
Remember, too, that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC on FUEL TV, beginning with the "Prelims" bouts on Facebook scheduled for around 6:20 p.m. ET. In addition, we will also provide LIVE, real-time results of the main card action as it happens throughout the evening this upcoming weekend.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaDustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung Given Main Event Status at UFC on Fuel TV 3
A featherweight bout between contenders Chan Sung Jung and Dustin Poirier is official for the main event of UFC on Fuel TV 3 on May 15 in Virginia.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on Fuel conference call highlights with Fuel TV Vice President George Greenberg
Since signing a major network deal with FOX, Fuel TV has been making the transition into the UFC channel, featuring weigh-ins, UFC Primetime, Best of Pride, preliminary fights and much, much more.
Starting next week, Fuel TV will become a "must-have" channel for all UFC fans.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) will be making it's official event debut on Fuel TV this upcoming Wednesday night (February 15, 2012) with UFC on Fuel TV: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger," from Omaha, Nebraska.
In advance of the big event, George Greenberg, the Vice President of Fuel TV, participated in a special media conference call earlier today to field questions about ratings, the channel and plans for the future between UFC and Fuel TV.
We've got some select quotes from Mr. Greenberg, including his thoughts and expectations after the jump.
On changes for Fuel TV
"We've changed the demographic base from 12-34 and moved on to 18-49. We're gonna broadcast over 2,000 hours in 2012 and the following year could see as much as 2,500 hours of UFC-themed broadcasts."
On ratings and expectations
"We've had an 80 percent increase in the target demographic of men ages 18-49, and a near 230 percent increase in overall primetime ratings from past ratings periods. To say I'm jacked would be putting it mildly."
On why they're holding the event mid-week
"This worked best for the UFC as far as scheduling fights. For us, the night of the week really doesn't matter. We've got a preview with an additional 8 million cable homes plugged in. This is our coming-out party."
On gaining new subscribers
"When contracts come up, that's when deals are renegotiated. With an additional 8 million homes next week, we're going to be able to reach 43 million people."
On how UFC fans can help
"If UFC fans unite...you can make a huge impression on your satellite or cable provider. It's gonna get easier as time goes on. I realize it's frustrating because of all the quality events that are out there right now...In all the sports I've been around, I haven't seen a more loyal, more passionate fan base than UFC fans."
On comparisons to Spike TV
"If you want to compare it to a platform like Spike three times our size, I can't help that. But I can tell you, If you look at the FOX ratings and last FX ratings for the fight, and you look at what it's done to this place percentage-wise, we are absolutely killing it."
So, Maniacs.
Are you one of the lucky eight million people who will be receiving the free preview week of Fuel TV? What do you think of the UFC's foray into Fuel thus far?
Sound off!
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 3 fight card and rumors for May 15 in Fairfax
Event: UFC on FUEL TV 3Date: May 15, 2012Location: Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia
Main Event:
145 lbs.: Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Fight Card:
155 lbs.: Donald Cerrone vs. Yves Edwards205 lbs.: Thiago Silva vs. Igor Pokrajac185 lbs.: Jason MacDonald vs. Tom Lawlor
More to come!
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 3 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaFUEL TV exec: Preview weekend adds 8 million homes, UFC spiking numbers
A free preview week set to coincide with the UFC's first fight card
broadcast on FUEL TV will bring to 43 million the number of homes in
which the channel is available, a FUEL TV executive today told MMAjunkie.com.
But even with the current subscriber base, which stands at 36 million,
FUEL TV is "jacked" about ratings drawn by UFC programming.
"Percentage-wise in primetime, we're actually killing it," said George
Greenberg, FUEL TV's executive vice president and general manager. "Our
target audience of men 18-49 since January, it's up over 80 percent. Our
primetime viewers are up almost 230 percent."
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieDustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung Booked for UFC on Fuel TV 3 Main Event
Before the first UFC on Fuel TV event takes place next Wednesday in Omaha, the third installment, UFC on Fuel TV 3, now has a main event, as rising featherweights Dustin Poirier and Chan Sung Jung will battle in the main event of the May 15 card in Fairfax, Virginia.
Poirier (12-1) picked up his fourth consecutive UFC victory this past Saturday at UFC 143, defeating Max Holloway via first-round submission. The former lightweight remains undefeated at featherweight after making the move to 145 pounds in January 2011. He was set to take on another top contender in Eric Koch at UFC 143, but Koch withdrew due to injury.
Following his win over Holloway, Poirier called out “The Korean Zombie” and mentioned how exciting a fight the two could put on.
Jung (12-3) was last seen in the Octagon at UFC 140 in December, nearly setting a record for fastest knockout in UFC history. Although he narrowly missed out on the record by just a few tenths of a second, his 7-second knockout of Mark Hominick was still the biggest win of his career. After a successful 2011, which also saw him pull of an unprecedented submission, the Twister, the “Korean Zombie” has made it known he wants a title shot in 2012.
This will be the first main event for both fighters.
UFC on Fuel TV 3 will also host a lightweight battle between Donald Cerrone and Yves Edwards, while other announced matchups include Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald, and Thiago Silva taking on Igor Pokrajac.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyLet's watch episode 1 of Whoa TV's Powerful Submissions
In conjunction with MiddleEasy WHOA! TV proudly presents our brand new series #Powerful Submissions. We start with Matt Hughes, no...the other Matt Hughes.
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Read the full article at Middle EasyFUEL TV offers free preview week, UFC on FUEL TV 1 included
Still haven't made the commitment to adding FUEL TV to your cable lineup
but looking for a way to watch next week's UFC on FUEL TV 1 event?
Don't worry, the new broadcast partner of the UFC has you covered.
FUEL TV officials recently announced that they are offering a
free-preview week from Feb. 13 to Feb. 19, which means even
non-subscribers can tune in to watch the Feb. 15 event.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 3 Fight Card Rumors
UFC on Fuel TV 3 fight card rumors and start times at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, on May 15, 2012.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FUEL TV 1 results and live fight coverage for 'Sanchez vs Ellenberger' on Feb. 15 from Omaha
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently put the finishing touches on its upcoming cable broadcasted fight card from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska, on Wed., Feb. 15, 2012.
UFC on FUEL TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" will be headlined by a welterweight war featuring top division contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger facing off for a spot in the crowded 170-pound title chase. Stefan Struve and Dave Herman are also set to return to the Octagon for a heavyweight showdown in the co-featured fight of the night.
That's not all.
Check out the current UFC on FUEL TV 1 fight card and line up:
Main Event:
170 lbs.: Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
Main Card (Fuel TV):
265 lbs.: Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman185 lbs.: Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes265 lbs.: Philip De Fries vs. Stipe Miocic135 lbs.: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
135 lbs.: Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert145 lbs.: Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha185 lbs.: Sean Loeffler vs. Buddy Roberts155 lbs.: Anton Kuivanen vs. Justin Salas155 lbs:. Bernardo Magalhaes vs. Tim Means
MMAmania.com will provide LIVE blow-by-blow, round-by-round coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 1, beginning with the cable telecast on Feb. 15. In addition, we will deliver up-to-the-minute quick results of all the under card action much earlier on fight night.
We're still a one week away from showtime; therefore, feel free to share your thoughts and predictions for "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" in the comments section below. And remember that MMAmania.com will be the spot for the latest news and event-related highlights before, during and after the event.
To get up to speed on all the news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 1 check out our extensive event archive right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 2 main card set with four bouts
One week before the UFC's debut UFC on FUEL TV event, the promotion has
already prepared the main-card lineup for the series' second show.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 takes place April 14 at Ericsson Globe Arena in
Stockholm. The main card airs on FUEL TV (live on Saturday afternoon in
the U.S.), and prelims are expected to stream on Facebook.
Headlining the event is a light heavyweight bout between Alexander
Gustafsson and veteran Antonio Rogerio
Nogueira.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 1 Trailer Video for “Sanchez vs. Ellenberger” on Feb. 15
The UFC’s first event on Fuel TV is now just one week away and the first trailer has arrived for next Wednesday’s UFC on Fuel TV event in Omaha, Nebraska, which is headlined by welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on FUEL TV weigh in results, information and details for 'Sanchez vs Ellenberger' on Feb. 14 in Omaha
The official weigh in event for UFC on FUEL TV: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" is set to take place next Tuesday (Feb. 14, 2012) live from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
The first fighter is expected to tip the scale at 5 p.m. ET.
As usual, MMAmania.com will provide up-to-the-second coverage of the UFC on FUEL TV weigh-ins, as well as provide a detailed recap of the festivities as soon as they conclude.
"Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" will be headlined by a welterweight war featuring top division contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger facing off for a spot in the crowded 170-pound title chase. Stefan Struve and Dave Herman are also set to return to the Octagon for a heavyweight showdown in the co-featured fight of the night.
Here is the current UFC on FUEL TV fight card and line-up:
Main Event:
170 lbs.: Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
Main Card (Fuel TV):
265 lbs.: Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman185 lbs.: Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes265 lbs.: Philip De Fries vs. Stipe Miocic135 lbs.: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
135 lbs.: Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert145 lbs.: Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha185 lbs.: Sean Loeffler vs. Buddy Roberts155 lbs.: Anton Kuivanen vs. Justin Salas155 lbs:. Bernardo Magalhaes vs. Tim Means
For those fortunate enough to be in "The Big O" next week, remember the weigh-in is FREE to attend and open to the public. Doors to the weigh-in will open at 1:30 p.m. CT. In addition, UFC Fight Club members will be able to attend a special Q&A session with welterweight contender Johny Hendricks at 2 p.m. local time.
Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action on fight night (Weds., Feb. 15), which is slated to air at 8 p.m. ET on FUEL TV. The latest quick updates of the live action will begin to flow earlier than that around 6 p.m. ET with the preliminary bouts on Facebook.
It's going to be a fun night of fights so don't miss it. And remember to check us out for all the pre, during and post-fight UFC on FUEL TV coverage you can handle.
For all the latest news and notes on "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" be sure to hit up our event archive right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaMorning Report: Condit vs. Diaz II on the Horizon, Anderson Silva Wrestles with Indigenous Tribes
After hurtling through four events in four weeks, it almost felt weird to not have some fights lined up for the weekend. But then this happened and things got crazy. Catch up on the UFC's biggest rematch since Edgar-Maynard with the Morning Report.
5 MUST-READ STORIES TO START YOUR DAY
Dana White: Carlos Condit accepts rematch with Nick Diaz. It was bound to happen. Carlos Condit is traveling to Las Vegas on Friday in hopes of finalizing a rematch with Nick Diaz.
UFC vs. Pride was one of the most fun times of Dana White's life. The UFC President reflected back on the only organization he ever considered a competitor.
Greg Jackson considering cornering Jon Jones vs. Rashad Evans. The Jones-Jackson-Evans love triangle got a little more complicated earlier this week.
Spike TV counters UFC on Fuel TV with Diego Sanchez marathon. Like a jilted lover, there appears to be no end in sight for Spike TV's war against Fox.
UFC 143 judo chop: Dustin Poirier's mounted triangle armbar. T.P. Grant explains the cataclysmic difference between a white belt and a purple belt.
YESTERDAY'S MEDIA GUMBO
Pat Barry name-drops Dragon Ball Z and Phil Davis calls his shot for Evans vs. Jones.
Anderson Silva ventures out to fight with the indigenous tribes of Brazilians in this Globo TV report. Only a matter of time until Chael sees this and promptly has a field day with it.
Joe Rogan weighs in with his take on Condit-Diaz and the difficulty of judging from a commentator's perspective. (HT: Bloody Elbow)
Minnesota's own Brock Lesnar returns home to present freshman standout Logan Storley with the 2011 Junior Hodge Trophy. (HT: MMA Mania)
Nothing new here, but a great clip for your daily dose of violence. The enigma of Badr Hari retires as only he could, brutally rematching Gokhan Saki at 'It's Showtime' late last month.
The UFC finally uploaded their new pay-per-view intro (but no embedding allowed, of course), so for anyone that missed it the first time around, click the image below to watch.
Pat Barry's entire Twitter feed looks like he's yelling at you.
@HypeOrDiePat BarrySHOULD NEVER TRUST A MAN WITH 3 DUCK TAPED WOMEN HELD HOSTAGE IN HIS CLOSET EITHERFeb 07 via Twittelator Favorite Retweet Reply
Probably a little bit of A and a little bit of B.
@JoeLauzonJoe Lauzon Is it ironic or just predictable when following a state trooper for 10 minutes before he pulls into a Dunkin Donuts? Feb 07 via HootSuite Favorite Retweet Reply
Except rice milk. That stuff is weirdly delicious.
@MiguelTorresMMAMiguel Angel Torres They say alcohol doesn't fix problems, well neither does milk. Feb 07 via txt Favorite Retweet Reply
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Here's what was announced yesterday (Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012):
Carlos Condit reportedly agreed to rematch Nick Diaz
UFC on Fox 3: Danny Castillo (13-4) vs. John Cholish (8-1)
UFC on Fuel TV 2: Akira Corassani (9-3) vs. Jason Young (8-5) confirmed
FANPOST OF THE DAY
Today's FPOTD belongs to BE reader Benjamin Cole: UFC Pay-Per-Views at Bars: The People You See.
In my years as an avid MMA fan, I've been lucky enough to attend two live UFC events. With that said, I've only attended two live events. I'm a young guy; my friends like watching MMA, and I love drinking beer. So where does that leave me? Spending anywhere from 6 to 15 or more hours per month sitting in a bar, usually craning my neck staring at a flat screen TV, either sipping or slamming an adult beverage.
The past several years spent watching UFC events in bars have been glorious. I love the atmosphere and I love those Saturday nights. With this experience, I've become accustomed to seeing the same little slices of fandom, almost entirely regardless of the bar. Without further ado, the following are the people or groups that I (and, I'm assuming, most BE readers) typically observe in their natural, violence-lusting, habitat.
Found something entertaining, brutal, or just plain bizarre for the Morning Report? Send it to me at @shaunalshatti and we'll include it in tomorrow's post.
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseDonald Cerrone vs. Yves Edwards Set for UFC on Fuel TV 3 on May 15
Lightweights Donald Cerrone and Yves Edwards will look to bounce back from December losses when they’re scheduled to square off at what is now UFC on Fuel TV 3 on May 15 in Fairfax, Virginia.
The matchup was announced on Tuesday’s edition of UFC Tonight on Fuel TV and is expected to be featured on the event’s main card.
Cerrone (17-4) dropped a unanimous decision to Nate Diaz in the co-main event of UFC 141 to snap a six-fight win streak, while Edwards (41-18-1) was topped by The Ultimate Fighter 13 winner Tony Ferguson at The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale after winning four of his last five.
UFC on Fuel TV 3 also includes Thiago Silva vs. Igor Pokrajac and Jason MacDonald vs. Tom Lawlor. A June 22 event in Atlantic City is now expected to be UFC on FX 3.
For the latest UFC on FX 3 coverage stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Donald Cerrone
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyCounter-programming alert: Spike TV uses Diego Sanchez to challenge UFC on FUEL TV
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing welterweight veteran and Ultimate Fighter (TUF) champion Diego Sanchez to cable television on Weds., Feb. 15, 2012, at 8 p.m. ET.
So too, is Spike TV.
While "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" goes down live on FUEL TV, from the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, Spike will counter-program with a UFC: "Unleashed" marathon featuring none other than "The Nightmare Dream."
From today's release:
Diego Sanchez gained prominence in the mixed martial arts world as the middleweight champ in the first season of "The Ultimate Fighter" on Spike TV in 2005. In seven years, Sanchez has emerged as one of the most exciting fighters in the world and Spike TV will honor "The Dream" with a special evening featuring many of his best bouts on Wednesday, February 15 (7:00pm ET-12:00 Midnight/ 4:00pm-9:00pm PT).
The UFC: "Unleashed" Diego Sanchez marathon will include fights against Clay Guida (as well as the entire TUF 9 Finale), Paulo Thiago and David Bielkheden.
The UFC opted for greener pastures on the FOX network (including FX and FUEL TV) after Spike TV balked at Zuffa's increased licensing fees during contract negotiations back in 2011.
With the end of the Spike TV "Prelims" specials and various other MMA-related programming, the network had a pretty sizable gap to fill in its efforts to retain the 18-34 demographic that tuned in for televised fisticuffs.
Enter Bellator.
While Bjorn Rebney and Co. won't be able to make their Spike TV debut until 2013, the network will try and keep fight fans satiated with a constant stream of UFC fights, which they still have at their disposal, thanks to a library licensing agreement that extends through the remainder of this year.
Anyone think this will put a dent in the ratings for the debut of UFC on FUEL TV?
More on the "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" event right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaSpike TV Continues UFC Counter Attack Tactics with ‘Unleashed: Diego Sanchez’
As the UFC steps up the amount of its programming on the Fox family of networks, its former partners at Spike TV are continuing to counter-program them every step of the way.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklySpike TV counter-programs UFC on FUEL TV 1 with Diego Sanchez 'Unleashed' marathon
In its latest counter-programming move, Spike TV will air a Diego
Sanchez fight marathon opposite next week's UFC on FUEL TV 1 event.
Sanchez headlines the Feb. 15 event, which airs live on FUEL TV, in a
welterweight bout with fast-rising contender Jake Ellenberger.
During the event time, Spike TV airs a five-hour "UFC Unleashed: Diego Sanchez" marathon featuring the fighter's past UFC bouts.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC 143 Prelims Nearly Double TV Ratings on FX
Is the UFC finally gaining some traction on FX? Possibly. The UFC 143 preliminary telecast produced substantially higher TV ratings than the UFC 143 prelims did.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC ‘Ultimate Insider’ Premieres Tuesday Night on Fuel TV
The UFC's new "Ultimate Insider" show premieres Tuesday night at 10:30 p.m. Eastern on Fuel TV with host Jon Anik.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAAkira Corassani vs. Jason Young official for UFC on FUEL TV 2
A featherweight matchup between "The Ultimate Fighter 14" cast member
Akira Corassani and Brit Jason Young is now official for the prelims of April's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event
in Sweden.
MMAjunkie.com originally passed on news of the contest in January.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 takes place April 14 at Ericsson Globe Arena in
Stockholm. The main card airs on FUEL TV (live on Saturday afternoon in
the U.S.), and as MMAjunkie.com first reported, the prelims are expected
to stream on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 1 Fight Card Set for “Ellenberger vs. Sanchez” on Feb. 15
The lineup for next Wednesday’s UFC on Fuel TV 1 event in Omaha, Nebraska is now set, as a bantamweight matchup between T.J. Dillashaw and Walel Watson recently filled the five-fight main card on Fuel TV.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 is headlined by welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez, while the main card also includes heavyweights Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman, middleweights Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes, and heavyweights Stipe Miocic vs. Philip De Fries.
The event’s five-fight preliminary card will stream on Facebook.com/UFC immediately before the 8pm ET Fuel TV broadcast.
The complete UFC on Fuel TV 1 fight card features:
MAIN CARD
Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez
Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman
Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes
Stipe Miocic vs. Philip De Fries
T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson
PRELIMINARY CARD
Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert
Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha
Buddy Roberts vs. Sean Loeffler
Anton Kuivanen vs. Justin Salas
Bernardo Magalhaes vs. Tim Means
Pictured: Jake Ellenberger
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyDillashaw vs. Watson rounds out UFC on FUEL TV 1's five-fight main card
A bantamweight matchup between "The Ultimate Fighter 14" finalist T.J.
Dillahsaw and two-time UFC vet Walel Watson is the fifth and final main-card bout of next week's UFC on
FUEL TV 1 event.
The bout was announced in January, but its position on the evening's fight card was only recently revealed.
UFC on FUEL TV 1 takes place Feb. 15 at the 10,000-seat Omaha Civic
Auditorium in Nebraska. Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger clash in the
welterweight headliner.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 1 video trailer for 'Sanchez vs Ellenberger' on Feb. 15 in Omaha
The next time Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hits the airwaves, it will do so with its first ever event on FUEL TV, as "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" is scheduled to take place on Wed., Feb. 15, 2012, from the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska, at 10 p.m. ET.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 will be headlined by a welterweight war featuring top division contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger facing off for a spot in the crowded 170-pound title chase. Stefan Struve and Dave Herman are also set to return to the Octagon for a heavyweight showdown in the co-featured fight of the night.
Be sure to check out out the complete UFC on Fuel TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" fight card and rumors right here. And hit up our complete event archive for all the latest event-related news and notes you can handle right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaYou thought you took last night's decision hard, then you saw this guy kick in his flatscreen
Well I suppose this is one way to miss Madonna's Super Bowl halftime show. Break your TV. If you missed the decadent halftime show promoting world peace and sexual promiscuity, I can break it down real fast for you: it was pretty bad but the UFC gladiator found a job as one of Madonna's many, many consorts...that's about it.
But more importantly; if this guy kicking his flatscreen after the welterweight title fight decision last night isn't from the 209 then we commend you, overzealous and clearly violent fan. In fact, Layzie was so moved by the video below of this gentleman bullying his TV after that he wants to help you buy a new TV somehow. Maybe by setting up a Paypal account or something. If we all pitch in like $2 we can help this passionate man get another television to abuse. You know the saying: many hands make light work.
That said I can't help but feel like the TV should have been circling out more to the middle of the living room. He should have known that guy wanted him to just stand there and take his shots straight on. That wasn't smart telly, you were just broadcasting a title fight and you blew it. Should have listened to the gameplan. I mean the guy did nothing but walk the TV down and hit it. Come on.
Layzie is serious about the TV if you're out there reading this, violent and passionate TV kicking guy. Contact him.
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Read the full article at Middle EasyWith Izquierdo out, Means faces Magalhaes at UFC on FUEL TV 1
Yoislandy Izquierdo will soon fight in the UFC, but it won't be at UFC on FUEL TV 1.
UFC officials recently announced that Izquierdo has withdrawn from the
Feb. 15 event, and Tim Means now faces Bernardo
Magalhaes in a lightweight bout on the evening's
preliminary card.
UFC on FUEL TV 1 takes place Feb. 15 at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha,
Neb. The main card airs on FUEL TV, and prelims stream on Facebook.
Posted in: ufc, tv, fuel, omaha neb, izquierdo
Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 1 Adds Newcomers Magalhaes vs. Means
Lightweight Tim Means has replaced Yoislandy Izquierdo and will make his Octagon debut against fellow newcomer Bernardo Magalhaes at UFC on Fuel TV 1 on February 15 in Omaha, Nebraska, the UFC recently confirmed.
Means (16-3-1) is riding a seven fight win streak that includes six wins in King of the Cage, where he was the lightweight champion, while the Brazilian-born, Australian-based Magalhaes (11-1) has won five-straight, including five-round title wins over Adrian Pang and Robert Lisita in Australia’s CFC.
Izquierdo was pulled from the card as he remains in a contract dispute with Florida-based Championship Fighting Alliance, according to MMAjunkie.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 is headlined by welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez and also includes heavyweights Stefan Struve and Dave Herman and Stipe Miocic vs. Philip de Fries.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 1 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Bernardo Magalhaes
Posted in: ufc, tv, magalhae, fuel, robert lisita
Read the full article at MMA FrenzyNo one watched the UFC on FOX 2 prelims on FUEL
Welcome to 2012. The majority of the UFC’s TV programming hours are now relegated to FUEL TV, which is located so far into TV Siberia that they have to cart away the UFC's waste with an above-ground sewer. FUEL can be seen in only 36 million homes as opposed to Spike TV’s 100 million, so we had to expect some kind of drop in viewership after the switch. But not even the most cynical among us could have foreseen the audience going down quicker than a mob of Boston altar boys. When Fightlinker outdraws a UFC countdown special, it ain’t great, but at least that’s not an actual fight. When no one tunes in to watch live content for which the UFC and FOX are paying hard cash money, however, you know things are really bad. UFC 142's prelims on FX drew 880,000 viewers, which was lower than any live prelims that Spike TV showed, but not by a drastic amount. That could be chalked up to viewer confusion about the new network or fans going out and trying to get laid for once or some other such valid reason. But the two sets of FUEL prelims aired so far each drew fewer people than yesterday’s riveting episode of Cupcake Wars by a factor of 6. Only 144,000 people watched the UFC on FOX prelims on FUEL, and only 148,000 watched the FUEL prelims for UFC on FX earlier this month. This is a far steeper drop than could be explained by the network’s Matt Serra-like reach. Even though the UFC hopes to make people switch providers just to receive its programming, this can only lead to new distribution deals for cable's lowest-rated network so quickly. And even when new deals are inked for distribution of FUEL TV, it may only be available on some providers as part of some crappy sports tier that no one wants to pay for. In the meantime, random tuners-in will be less likely to see and stay with UFC programming, and therefore fewer new Affliction shirt-wearing, PPV-buying fans will be created. But don’t even THINK about streaming UFC on FUEL prelims - Dana White might send the FBI after you.
Posted in: ufc, tv, prelim, fuel, fuel prelims
Read the full article at FightlinkerUFC On Fox: Evans vs. Davis Prelims On Fuel TV Draws 144,000 Viewers
The preliminary broadcast for UFC On Fox: Evans vs. Davis drew 144,000 viewers on Fuel TV on Saturday.
Posted in: ufc, fox, viewer, tv, fuel tv
Read the full article at Heavy MMACountdown to UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit Premieres Tonight on Fuel TV
Can't get enough of this week's UFC 143 pay-per-view? You can catch "Countdown to UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit" Tuesday night on Fuel TV.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAFUEL TV’s Jay Glazer & Kenny Florian Recap UFC on FOX 2
Jay Glazer and Kenny Florian recap UFC on FOX 2 on FUEL TV.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertSeven Ways of Looking at UFC on FOX 2
Filed under: UFCThe UFC returns to network TV with the UFC on FOX 2 tonight in Chicago, and there are plenty of questions, concerns, predictions and pointless musings to occupy us until then. Here are seven of them, in no particular order.
I. Will the average network TV viewer even know what to make of this Chael Sonnen character? Imagine you're John Q. Public, flipping through the channels on a Saturday night in search of one of those shows where people either sing or dance or lose weight, and instead you stumble upon this guy with the jawline talking like a slightly more coherent Ric Flair in his pre-fight interview. Then he goes out and climbs in a cage to fight some guy who sounds like the chimney sweep from Mary Poppins, all while the dude from Fear Factor shouts into a microphone about how exciting it is. If you've never seen this before, would you have any clue what to make of it? Would you even know whether it was real? Would you keep watching it in an effort to figure it out? Or would you conclude that this is the latest terrifying development in a modern world that becomes more alien to you with each new day, and resolve to keep flipping through the channels until you find some calming program about whales and cheetahs and crap? I can honestly say that I have no idea how some first-time viewers will solve this little crisis, but I'm betting that it will result in some hilarious phone calls and emails to younger, hipper relations as they attempt to figure it all out.
II. Consider the appearance of Phil Davis' Penn State singlet at Friday's weigh-ins as a friendly reminder to Rashad Evans. Let Yahoo's resident wrestling nerd, Maggie Hendricks, explain:
So that singlet is Penn State's championship singlet, one that only gets broken out if a guy wrestles in the finals. Since Davis wrestled in the NCAA finals twice, he has at least one. Most schools have them, but PSU's is very recognizable because they don't have a ton of singlet options, like other schools. As a fellow Big 10er, Evans would know that. Wearing that one, and not Penn State's more traditional dark blue singlet, was a sly way of Davis saying, "Yes, I am the better wrestler."
Somewhere in the darkest room of his mind -- likely one he doesn't like to enter -- Evans probably knows that Davis would beat him in a wrestling match. He also knows that they aren't scheduled for a wrestling match on Saturday night, as does Davis. It's just a question of which of them is using this wrestler jock nonsense as a head game, and which is starting to buy into it.
III. Ratings-wise, the UFC has a lot riding on a bunch of grapplers. Of the six fighters slated for the FOX portion of the fight card, only Michael Bisping cannot be fairly described as a ground specialist, and most people expect that to be his undoing in this fight. That sets us up for a different kind of night than the first UFC on FOX event, where viewers were treated to a microwave fight between two hard-hitting heavyweights. Anybody can understand big guys punching each other in the head, but will the network TV audience appreciate the jiu-jitsu prowess of Demian Maia or the tricky takedowns of Chael Sonnen? Ideally, ratings should climb over the course of the two-hour broadcast as we near the main event, but that may depend on what kind of show the first two fights put on, and how viewers respond. Is America ready to appreciate technical grappling? Will they geek out over a half-guard sweep and call all their friends to tell them to put on FOX right now? I'm not so sure. But again, this is what FOX signed up for. Now they're going to get it.
IV. Have you complained to your cable provider about not carrying FUEL TV yet? That's where tonight's UFC prelims will be broadcast, and yet it's still available it just a fraction of the homes that Spike TV is. That's caused some griping from fans who don't get FUEL, which might be precisely the point. Back when the UFC was negotiating a new TV deal, a Spike TV executive I spoke with shrugged off the possibility of reaching a new agreement with the UFC, saying, "The UFC wants their own channel." With FUEL -- an obscure cable network with programming that seems to consist of little more than kids on snowboards doing their best to act "extreme" -- they sort of have it. Maybe that alone will convince some people to actually care that it isn't an option with their cable provider.
V. February 21, 2009. That's the last time Demian Maia submitted an opponent in an MMA fight. That opponent just happened to be Chael Sonnen, and the triangle choke finish netted Maia his fourth Submission of the Night bonus. Since then Maia has lost two fights by decision and one by knockout. He's also won four fights by decision, but used his jiu-jitsu sparingly in all those efforts. Has the competition just gotten that much better, or has Maia turned away from the skills that got him here in an effort to become more well-rounded? Probably a little of both. But if Maia could submit Sonnen and make it look easy, he could probably do the same to many, many others.
VI. Don't look now, but Mike Russow is undefeated in the UFC. How did this happen? Well, he edged out Justin McCully in his UFC debut, then took a tremendous beating from Todd Duffee before landing the one magical punch that changed everything. Finally, he got a doctor's stoppage win over Jon Madsen last spring, making him a perfect 3-0. That makes Russow perhaps the best, least heralded heavyweight on the roster -- at least on paper. It should be interesting to see how long that lasts.
VII. Chris Weidman did it. He dropped 32 pounds in 11 days and got himself ready to take on the biggest opportunity of his young career. My question is, in doing that, did he leave himself any time and energy to prepare for the fighting portion of this bout? Granted, he's a professional and he's in the gym all the time -- I get that. But Maia can be a tricky guy to prepare for. If you have to put so much effort into losing all that weight, you might leave yourself very little opportunity to work on things like game plan and strategy. That's not to say he can't win on the skills he had when he got the call from the UFC. It just means he probably didn't have a chance to add any more arrows to the quiver. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseUFC on Fox 2 carries huge implications (Yahoo! Sports)
The second UFC show on prime-time network TV will determine not only blockbuster fights, but the overall health of the TV format.
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Read the full article at Yahoo! SportsFeatherweights Siver, Nunes Targeted for UFC on Fuel TV 2 in Sweden
Former lightweight contender Dennis Siver will likely make his featherweight debut against Diego Nunes at UFC on Fuel TV 2.
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC on FUEL TV 1 main card set with four bouts
The main card is set for the debut UFC on FUEL TV event.
UFC on FUEL TV 1 takes place Feb. 15 at Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Neb. The main card airs on FUEL TV, and prelims stream on Facebook.
Headlining the event is a welterweight bout between Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieReport: Dennis Siver vs Diego Nunes (not Ross Pearson) fight possible for UFC on FUEL TV 2
The rematch between Dennis Siver vs. Ross Pearson will have to wait.
That's because "The Real Deal" has been replaced with fellow featherweight Diego Nunes, welcoming the German kickboxer to the 145-pound division at UFC on FUEL TV 2, which is set to take place at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 14, 2012.
MMA NYTT -- the same outlet that announced the now-scrapped Siver-Pearson rematch -- today revealed that the featherweight fight was in the works for the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion's second entry into the cable television network's live sports programming schedule.
Siver (19-8) had quietly assembled a four-fight win streak at 155-pounds; however, Donald Cerrone put an end to his consecutive victories with a first round strangulation at UFC 137 last October. That was apparently enough for the powerful lightweight to want to shed an additional 10 pounds and ply his trade against smaller competition.
Nunes recently re-entered the win column with a unanimous decision victory over Manny Gamburyan at UFC 141: "Lesnar vs. Overeem" in Dec. 2011.
A loss to Kenny Florian in his previous bout momentary dashed the championship-challenging hopes of the talented Nova Uniao-trained fighter, but "The Gun" can get right back in the mix with a solid effort against the well-known Siver.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 features native son Alexander Gustafsson in the main event taking on longtime veteran and Brazilian banger Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Other bouts booked for the event include Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara and Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada, among others.
For the latest UFC on Fuel TV 2 news and notes check out our event archive right here. To check out the latest UFC on Fuel TV 2 fight card and rumors click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaDennis Siver vs. Diego Nunes Added to UFC on Fuel TV 2
Former lightweight contender Dennis Siver will make his featherweight debut at UFC on Fuel TV 2 after all, but will face Diego Nunes at the April 14 event in Stockholm, Sweden after a rumored rematch with Ross Pearson failed to come together.
The Siver vs. Nunes matchup was first reported by MMANytt.se.
Siver (19-8) won four-straight over the likes of George Sotiropoulos and Matt Wiman before falling to Donald Cerrone at UFC 137 in October, prompting the German’s move down to 145-pounds, while Nunes (17-2) rebounded from a loss to contender Kenny Florian with a unanimous decision over rival Manny Gamburyan last month at UFC 141.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 is headlined by light heavyweight contenders Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Dennis Siver
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyDennis Siver Will Fight at UFC on Fuel TV 2, but not Ross Pearson
Dennis Siver is still slated to fight at UFC on Fuel TV 2 in Sweden in April, but it won't be a rematch against Ross Pearson as first reported.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC on FX 1: 1.3 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that the UFC on FX’s debut scored 1.3 million viewers on Friday night. The prelim bouts on Fuel, which preceded the FX show, received 148,000 viewers.
In comparison, Spike TV ran UFC counterprogramming at the same time as UFC on FX which garnered an average of 700,000 viewers.
According to MMA Junkie the ratings for UFC on FX received a 1.19 average among men 18-49 and a 1.21 for men 18-34.
Payout Perspective:
If you look at it with the glass half full, there were a lot of UFC fans watching its product Friday night. But, its with the UFC’s current tv partner we are concerned with here. The numbers are lower for FX right now in comparison to recent Spike TV live programming. This may be unfair to compare considering that the UFC is in its infancy stages of its new TV deal and we have a quirky situation with Spike maintaining the UFC library. There is the other argument that the switch from Friday to Saturday may be an issue. However, this spring Friday night will be the night for MMA as Bellator sets up shop on Fridays opposite the UFC on two channels.
Based on its low attendance and gate, the ratings fall in line with the fact that this event fell victim to being an event in the midst of a blitz of bigger UFC events. We shall see how Fox markets its product on FX to ensure more viewers are directed to its Friday live events.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutDon't forget, UFC on Fuel TV prelims start at 3:00 pm PST TODAY
I'm mainly writing this article to remind myself that the UFC on Fuel TV prelims go down today at 3:00 pm PST on Fuel.TV. This is the first time Fuel has ever broadcast any MMA event on their website, so you may want to expect moments of frustration while watching the event. Granted, we could be wrong. In fact, we're probably wrong. Assuming UFC has full control over the Fuel TV stream, there shouldn't be a problem. Admit it, you didn't know prelims started at 6:00 pm EST/3:00pm PST. that's why MiddleEasy exists -- to digitally slap you in the face with information.
It's tough to mention Melvin Guillard without referencing Simon Phoenix from Demolition Man. He's the guy that gave birth to the look, and since then Kevin Randleman brought it to MMA and handed the sacred style to Guillard. I'm sure there was some platinum blonde ceremony that went on behind closed doors between the two. Imagine if that wasn't even Melvin Guillard's hair, but some alien symbiont that resides entirely on the top of Guillard's head. This alien symbiont feeds on Guillard's 'explosiveness' and 'natural athleticism.' It's clear that this alien symbiont is racist.
UFC on Fuel TV prelims, today at 3:00 pm PST on Fuel.TV -- don't miss it!
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Read the full article at Middle EasyFrench MMA media is accusing Fuel TV of rigging UFC polls to not favor France
I've personally witnessed a French guy drop an entire lit shot of Absinthe on his pants and casually brush the fire off as he repeated a Dave Chappelle joke. This same French guy was also friends with this other French guy who used to rob parked cars on the streets of Pontypridd, Wales solely for coats and jackets. His name is Guilherm and five years ago he accompanied me when I had a rather interesting experience with a seed known as Hawaiian Baby Woodrose. After the 'event,' I wrote about it on Erowid so feel free to read about one of the (many) times when I was completely out of my mind.
It appears that the notable French MMA site, Riddum.com, is accusing Fuel TV of rigging the polls for the most recent edition of UFC Tonight. Sure I could summarize the accusation, but I'll just let Thomas V., chief editor at Riddum.com tell you what's going down in an email he sent.
Hello,
I am the chief editor at Riddum.com, a leading French MMA news website. I would like to bring your attention on an injustice that happened this week that angered thousands of MMA fans - which you may want to share with your readers.
The UFC Tonight crew (FUEL TV) blatantly rigged the results on the poll - Where Would You Like To See The UFC Go Next ? - that offered 4 options: China, France, New York, and Russia. They announced New York as the winner with 52% of the votes and France with 31%, which is completely FALSE. France is the actual winner, receiving most of the votes.
You can view the real poll results on Facebook or with this screenshot (taken on January 17 before the airing of UFC Tonight, Episode 3):
Hundreds of fans immediately protested the results on FUEL TV's Facebook page and Twitter. FUEL TV finally responded back on Facebook, claiming that the poll results were collected on January 12 at 5 pm PT, so basically less than 2 days after the poll was launched and 5 days before the results were announced, which is ridiculous for anyone to do...but let's say they actually did that. According to them, at that time, New York was leading the poll - yet another lie from FUEL TV.
At that time (2 pm ET / 5 pm PT), France was already leading the poll with almost 1,000 votes. We mobilized the French-speaking MMA community on January 12 at 3.40 pm ET / 12:40 pm PT to vote. The poll was promoted on Riddum.com and shared on Facebook. At 4:52 pm ET / 1:52 pm PT (see my comment below), France was far ahead with almost 500 votes and New York had about 120 votes.
France continued to be the number 1 choice hours before the alleged time (5 pm PT) the poll results were collected, as evidenced above.
Here is the show's host, Todd Harris, witty response to one of our readers:
Thousands of fans mobilized to make their voices heard and tell the world they want the UFC in France, where MMA is still banned. We shared and promoted their poll, only to get lied to and robbed in the end.
Feel free to contact me should you have any further questions.
Cheers,
Thomas V. Riddum.com
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Read the full article at Middle Easy“UFC Tonight” draws 61,000 viewers on Fuel TV
MMA Junkie reports that UFC Tonight on Fuel TV drew an average of 61,000 viewers on Tuesday night. It triples the viewership of the show from last week.
UFC Tonight, the UFC’s news magazine show, debuted January 3rd with a 39,000 viewer average. Last week’s edition scored a low of 20,000 viewers.
Via MMA Junkie:
In 2011, FUEL TV was cable’s lowest-rated channel. However, thanks largely to the UFC’s new partnership with the channel, which airs live fights and an array of other UFC programming, FUEL TV has expanded from a meager 30 million U.S. homes to approximately 36 million in just a matter of months. (By comparison, the UFC’s former longtime home, Spike TV, is available in approximately 100 million.)
While the growth process has proved problematic for some hardcore UFC fans who don’t have FUEL TV in their programming lineup, the cable channel has seen an immediate impact in its viewership. According to FUEL TV officials, the channel has seen a 56 percent gain in total viewers over the first two weeks of 2011 and a 75 percent increase in viewers in the coveted male 18-49 demographic.
Payout Perspective:
The spike (no pun intended) in ratings is a good sign that fans are finding the show. As we’ve indicated here before, there will be some growing pains with the new Fox platforms as fans get used to the new channel. It will be interesting to see if the ratings continue to rise, remain steady, or fluctuate depending on the events and subjects covered by the show.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutNewest 'UFC Tonight' draws series record 61,000 viewers
The third episode of the UFC's new weekly news show, "UFC Tonight," drew
a series-record 61,000 viewers to the FOX-owned FUEL TV.
MMAjunkie.com recently learned of the figures through an industry source.
The new benchmark is more than the previous two episodes' viewership
combined and also marks a 281 percent increase in viewership from the
same timeslot in the previous year, according to FUEL TV officials.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieHDNet to be Rebranded as AXS TV
Beginning Summer of 2012, HDNet will be rebranded as AXS TV, a joint venture between HDNet, AEG, Ryean Seacrest Media, and CAA Establish.
HDNet, AEG, Ryan Seacrest Media, and Creative Artists Agency (CAA) today announced a joint venture that will rebrand HDNet/HDNet Canada to launch AXS TV (pronounced: access). Scheduled to debut this summer, AXS TV will leverage the global reach and portfolio of content opportunities of its partners to create live entertainment and lifestyle programming. Capitalizing on AEG’s unrivaled presence in live events and affiliation with more than 100 of the industry’s pre-eminent venues worldwide, AXS TV will provide viewers with exclusive behind-the-scenes access to live concerts and music festivals, red carpet premieres, award shows, parties, pop culture events, and in-depth interviews with the people and artists who make live entertainment so uniquely fascinating.
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HDNet’s signature programming including HDNet Fights, Inside MMA, award-winning Dan Rather Reports, Sunday concert series, and select non-scripted series will continue on AXS TV.
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As part of their agreement with the joint venture, DISH will offer a variety of unique music services to their subscribers.
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“I’m incredibly excited to be in business with AEG, Ryan Seacrest, and CAA,” said Mark Cuban, Co-Founder and Chairman, HDNet. “This is a major step on our way to offering more live programming than any other entertainment and lifestyle network. And our partnership with DISH to offer unique subscriber services will allow AXS TV to change the value proposition between networks, distributors, and subscribers. AXS TV will unquestionably be able to leverage our unique assets to do things no other network will be able to replicate.”
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With production facilities at AEG’s owned and operated L.A. LIVE (which includes venues such as STAPLES Center, Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, Club Nokia and The GRAMMY Museum’s Clive Davis Theater), as well as their access to their worldwide network of the busiest venues of all sizes, AXS TV will have the inside track to programming that will connect audiences with the complete live experience. From show creation and development to rehearsals, sound-check and performance and right thru the after-party, viewers will get an immersive look into their favorite acts touring today, AXS TV will span the globe to bring viewers the best live entertainment events.
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AEG is very pleased to be involved with Mark Cuban and HDNet and equally as proud to have partners like Ryan Seacrest Media and CAA,” said Timothy J. Leiweke, President & CEO, AEG. “The live business continues to grow and expand and the ability to give fans the opportunity to experience live in a different way is something we have been looking for a way to do for years.”
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“As part of a point of emanation for content, we are excited to provide the resources of L.A. LIVE, the O2 and our London campus among the many assets we are bringing into the partnership. In addition, we are excited that AXS TV will have a host studio at L.A. LIVE. This is a natural tie-in for our ticketing platform, axs Ticketing, as well as our facilities around the world.
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This is a platform for all agents, all promoters and all managers. It is not the creation of an AEG channel. It is about the fans and bringing the live experience to them,” Leiweke added.
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Representatives of the joint venture also announced that DISH, the nation’s third largest pay-TV provider, has agreed to expand its carriage of the rebranded HDNet by offering it in the America’s Top 120 programming package, bringing millions more DISH customers access to the rebranded channel and resulting in AXS TV reaching well over 35 million North American households.
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In addition to the increased distribution of the re-branded network, DISH will begin offering a large selection of AXS-branded Video On Demand concerts starting on March 15, 2012. Capitalizing on AEG’s unrivaled presence in the promotion of live events and nationwide network of clubs, DISH will work with AEG to offer unique ticketing opportunities for DISH viewers of AXS TV. Amenities include special ticketing opportunities, premium seating, private viewing areas and food & beverage specials. Starting August 1, 2012, DISH and AXS TV will launch AXS Headliner Club, an online audition site providing local bands and musicians the opportunity to audition to perform at an AEG-affiliated club or theater.
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“AXS TV brings DISH subscribers a premier TV destination for concert-goers to watch the most popular concert acts and provide opportunities for unique ticket sales at venues near them,” said Joe Clayton, CEO, DISH. “The new DISH is all about ‘more music, more movies, and more magic.’ So, we’re pleased to provide a majority of our subscribers front row seats to this innovative channel.”
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AXS TV will continue to be available on HDNet’s existing distributors including DIRECTV, Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Charter, NCTC-member systems, Suddenlink and Shaw (in Canada).
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Ryan Seacrest Media holds an ownership stake in AXS TV, and will provide access to multi-media platforms, and celebrity and brand relationships, as well as assist in the corporate brand development for AXS TV. As part of the deal, Ryan Seacrest Productions, an independent entertainment production company, will also develop and produce programming for AXS TV.
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“Over the last year, we’ve been diligently working with our partners AEG and CAA to strategize and explore how we could deliver quality live entertainment and lifestyle programming to a large audience. HDNet is the perfect partner to help us translate our vision into a reality, giving us an instant reach into 35 million homes when we rebrand the channel and launch AXS TV,” said Ryan Seacrest. “Mark Cuban and Tim Leiweke bring a tremendous amount of entrepreneurial experience and spirit to this venture, and I’m confident our collective collaboration will make AXS a success,” he added.
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CAA will access its extensive experience, expertise, and relationships in entertainment to help create valuable content relationships for the network and provide strategic advisory services in the areas of corporate development, marketing, technology, and brand integration and sponsorship, among others. Seacrest is represented by CAA.
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“We have worked closely with AEG and Ryan Seacrest to conceptualize a new network that could benefit from our combined resources and create a new distribution opportunity for artists and content creators and their high-quality entertainment and lifestyle programming,” said David O’Connor, Managing Partner, CAA. “Mark Cuban and his HDNet make a terrific partner for this venture, and we look forward to joining forces to help build AXS into a premier cable destination for entertainment enthusiasts.”
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Financial terms of the new venture were not disclosed.
Payout Perspective:
According to the press release, HDNet’s current signature programming – including MMA programming such as HDNet Fights and Inside MMA – will continue to air on AXS TV. It also appears that AXS TV will leverage the global reach and portfolio of content of its partners to focus on live entertainment and lifestyle programming, which fighting events (MMA), Music (Concerts), and Movies.
Another important piece of information is DISH has agreed to expand it’s carriage of AXS TV by offering it in the America’s Top 120 programming package, giving millions more DISH customers access to the rebranded channel, which will increase the reach of the channel to 35 million. AXS TV will be available to DirecTV, Comcast, Verizon, AT&T, Charter, NCTC-member systems, Suddenlink and Shaw (in Canada), which are the current HDNet carriers.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutNewcomers Izquierdo, Magalhaes Set for UFC on Fuel TV in Omaha
Unbeaten newcomer Yoislandy Izquierdo will meet fellow debuting lightweight Bernardo Magalhaes at UFC on Fuel TV in Omaha next month.
Posted in: ufc, tv, fuel tv, omaha, bernardo magalhaes
Read the full article at Heavy MMAWith FUEL TV contracts stunting growth, UFC boss advises switch to DirecTV
Does your local cable provider not offer FUEL TV in HD?
Switch to DirecTV, says UFC president Dana White.
"The bottom line is DirecTV has FUEL TV, and it's in HD," White told
MMAjunkie.com. "If you are a hardcore UFC fan, and
you are in either Time Warner or Comcast - and you want it now and you
want it in HD - you have to switch to DirecTV."
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 2 Fight Card: Nogueira vs. Gustafsson
Filed under: UFCThe UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card, headlined by Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Alexander Gustafsson, takes place April 14 and marks the live debut of the UFC in Sweden.
The event airs live from the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm on FUEL TV and Facebook.
The current lineup is below.
FUEL TV Card - 10 p.m. ET
Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Paulo Thiago
DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire
Facebook Preliminary Card
Jörgen Kruth vs. Cyrille Diabate
Magnus Cedenblad vs. Francis Carmont
Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page
James Head vs. Papy Abedi
Akira Corassani vs. Jason Young*
Simeon Thoresen vs. Besam Yousef
*not yet officially announced
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseUFC Inks Middleweights Loeffler, Roberts for UFC on Fuel TV
UFC officials Tuesday announced that middleweight newcomers Sean Loeffler and Buddy Roberts will square off Feb. 15 as part of UFC on Fuel TV “Ellenberger vs. Sanchez.”
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC on Fuel TV in Omaha Adds Newcomers Justin Salas, Anton Kuivanen
A pair of newcomers will make their promotional debuts at UFC on Fuel TV in Omaha next month. Justin Salas, who beat Jake Ellenberger's twin brother Joe in October, will debut against Anton Kuivanen...
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC on FUEL TV adds Kuivanen vs Salas and Loeffler vs Roberts for Feb. 15 in Omaha
The UFC on FUEL TV fight card continues to take shape as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently made a pair of bouts official for its network telecast on Feb. 15, 2012, live from Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
UFC.com has it:
Two lightweights will get their chance in the UFC's toughest division as they make their debuts next month. Anton Kuivanen will fight Justin Salas at the February 15 FUEL TV event in Omaha. The Finnish Kuivanen has finished half of his 16 wins by submission and is currently on a 9-fight win streak. He'll look to make it ten against Colorado's 9-3 Salas.In a middleweight bout that same night, Sean Loeffler will take on Buddy Roberts. Roberts is an 11-2 veteran who fights out of Jackson's in Albuquerque, NM; fellow finisher Loeffler has stopped his last six opponents.
UFC on Fuel TV will be headlined by a welterweight war featuring top division contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger facing off for a spot in the crowded 170-pound title chase.
Here is the current UFC on FUEL TV fight card and line-up:
Main Event:
170 lbs.: Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
Main Card (Fuel TV):
265 lbs.: Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman185 lbs.: Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes265 lbs.: Philip De Fries vs. Stipe Miocic
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
145 lbs.: Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha135 lbs.: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson135 lbs.: Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert185 lbs.: Sean Loeffler vs. Buddy Roberts155 lbs.: Anton Kuivanen vs. Justin Salas155 lbs.: Yoislandy Izquierdo vs. Bernardo Magalhaes
For all the latest and greatest news and notes on UFC on Fuel TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV 2 in Sweden Sells Out in 3 Hours
UFC on Fuel TV 2, the UFC’s first event in Sweden on Saturday, April 14 in Stockholm, sold out in just 3 hours when tickets went on sale over the weekend, making it the fastest selling European event in UFC history.
“People have been telling me how big of a market Sweden was for the UFC and today, the fans went out and proved it,” UFC President Dana White said in a statement. “I love taking the UFC to new markets. I can’t wait to get to Stockholm in April because we’re going to put on a great event!”
UFC on Fuel TV 2 is headlined by light heavyweight contenders Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and also includes Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara, Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada, and Brad Pickett vs. Damacio Page.
For the latest UFC on Fuel TV 2 news and UFC on Fuel TV 2 rumors stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzySource: UFC 142 Watched by 23 Million on Brazilian TV
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Read the full article at RedditNewcomers Justin Salas vs. Anton Kuivanen Added to UFC on Fuel TV 1
A lightweight matchup between newcomers Justin Salas and Anton Kuivanen has been added to next month’s UFC on Fuel TV 1 event, which takes place on February 15 in Omaha, Nebraska, the UFC announced today.
Finland’s Kuivanen (16-4) has finished 12 of his 16 wins, including 8 submissions and 4 knockouts, and is currently on a 9-fight win streak, while Salas (9-3) recently beat Joe Ellenberger, the brother of UFC welterweight Jake Elleberger, for his fifth-straight win in Oct.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 is headlined by welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez and also includes heavyweights Stefan Struve and Dave Herman and Stipe Miocic vs. Philip de Fries.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 1 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
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Read the full article at MMA Frenzy'TUF: Brazil' likely to air on FUEL TV on same day as Brazil's broadcasts
RIO DE JANEIRO - FUEL TV's airing of the first international edition of "The Ultimate Fighter" reality series shouldn't have much of a delay.
Following Saturday's UFC 142 event, UFC president Dana White told MMAjunkie.com that "TUF: Brazil" likely will air on FUEL TV in the U.S. on the same day it debuts on Globo in Brazil.
The show is expected to begin filming in the next few weeks with a TV debut in March.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden sells out in three hours
Tickets for the UFC's debut event in Stockholm sold out in just three hours after the public on-sale period, UFC officials today.
The event, UFC on FUEL TV 2, takes place April 14 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm.
The arena can accommodate approximately 15,000 fans.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieCounter-programming alert: Spike TV uses Melvin Guillard to challenge UFC on FX
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing lightweight veteran Melvin Guillard to cable television on Fri., Jan. 20, 2012, at 9 p.m. ET.
So too, is Spike TV.
While UFC on FX 1: "Guillard vs. Miller" goes down on the FX channel, live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee, Spike will counter-program with a UFC: "Unleashed" marathon featuring none other than "The Young Assassin."
From today's release:
Spike TV will celebrate the career of one of mixed martial arts' most exciting fighters, Melvin "The Young Assassin" Guillard, with a five hour primetime "UFC Unleashed: Melvin Guillard" marathon on Friday, January 20 (7:00pm-12:00 Midnight ET/4:00pm-9:00pm PT). Guillard, a standout member of "The Ultimate Fighter 2" in 2005, has had an array of exciting fights throughout his career.
The UFC: "Unleashed" Melvin Guillard marathon schedule includes the following bouts:
7pm ET/4pm PT - Guillard vs Josh Neer8pm ET/5pm PT- Guillard vs Rick Davis9pm ET/6pm PT - Guillard vs. Shane Roller10pm ET/7pm PT - Guillard vs Waylon Lowe11pm ET/8pm PT - Guillard vs. Rich Clemente
The UFC opted for greener pastures on the FOX network (including FX and FUEL TV) after Spike TV balked at Zuffa's increased licensing fees during contract negotiations back in 2011.
With the end of the Spike TV "Prelims" specials and various other MMA-related programming, the network had a pretty sizable gap to fill in its efforts to retain the 18-34 demographic that tuned in for televised fisticuffs.
Enter Bellator.
While Bjorn Rebney and Co. won't be able to make their Spike TV debut until 2013, the network will try and keep fight fans satiated with a constant stream of UFC fights, which they still have at their disposal, thanks to a library licensing agreement that extends through the remainder of this year.
Anyone think this will put a dent in the ratings for the debut of UFC on FX?
More on the "Guillard vs. Miller" event right here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaSpike TV Counter Programming UFC on FX 1
The recent split between the UFC and Spike TV has been anything but amicable. The latest salvo in the war is Spike counter programming UFC on FX 1: Guillard vs. Miller.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyRoss Pearson vs. Dennis Siver Not Slated for UFC on Fuel TV 2
Featherweight Ross Pearson hasn’t been offered a rematch with Dennis Siver for UFC on Fuel TV 2, but The Ultimate Fighter 9 winner still hopes to fight at the April 14 event in Stockhold, Sweden.
“To put it straight iv not signed a fight with Siver, I know nothing about it, but I would love to fight in Sweden whoever it will be!!,” Pearson wrote on Twitter.
Pearson earned a unanimous decision over Siver in their first meeting in early 2010 and a potential rematch between the former lightweights was first reported on Wednesday after Siver recently announced plans to drop to 145-pounds.
Siver (19-8) won his next four fights before losing by first-round submission to Donald Cerrone at UFC 137 in October, while Pearson (13-5) made his featherweight debut with a decision win over Raphael Assuncao last month at UFC 141 after losing 2 of his last 3 fights.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 is headlined by light heavyweight contenders Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on Fuel TV 2 event in Stockholm Sold Out in One Hour
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Read the full article at RedditRoss Pearson vs. Dennis Siver II not happening at UFC on FUEL TV 2
Ross Pearson isn't fighting Dennis Siver at UFC on FUEL TV 2, event sources today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com.
In fact, the fighters were never approached about the fight.
Reports surfaced of the possible rematch on Wednesday, and an official UFC Twitter account even made mention of the bout. But no dice, sources today said.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieNewcomers Buddy Roberts, Sean Loeffler Meet at UFC on Fuel TV 1
Middleweight newcomers Buddy Roberts and Sean Loeffler are set to meet in their Octagon debuts at UFC on Fuel TV 1 on February 15 in Omaha, Nebraska, according to MMA Weekly.
Roberts (11-2), a member of Team Jackson/Winkeljohn, brings a five-fight win streak into his UFC debut with back-to-back decisions following three-straight finishes, while Loeffler (25-5) has won six-straight and 12 of his last 13, with his only loss coming in Bellator’s middleweight tournament against Bryan Baker.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 is headlined by welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez and also includes heavyweights Stefan Struve and Dave Herman and Stipe Miocic vs. Philip de Fries.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 1 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyPearson-Siver 2, Corassani-Young Added to UFC on Fuel TV 2
Ross Pearson and Dennis Siver are set to run it back on April 14, only this time 10 pounds lighter.
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Read the full article at SherdogAkira Corassani vs. Jason Young Booked for UFC on Fuel TV 2
A featherweight matchup between Sweden’s Akira Corassani and England’s Jason Young has been booked for UFC on Fuel TV 2, which takes place on April 14 in Stockholm, Sweden, according to MMANytt.
Corassani (9-3) will be making his Octagon debut after advancing to the semifinals of The Ultimate Fighter 14, while Young (8-5) has dropped back-to-back UFC fights against Dustin Poirier and Michihiro Omigawa.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 is headlined by light heavyweight contenders Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira and also includes Dennis Siver vs. Ross Pearson and Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Akira Corassani
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyReport: Ross Pearson vs Dennis Siver rematch possible for UFC on FUEL TV 2
Score, meet settle.
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has added yet another high stakes match-up for its upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card, the second entry into the cable television network's live mixed martial arts (MMA) programming on April 14 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Featherweight striker Ross Pearson will try to make it two in a row against fellow former lightweight Dennis Siver when they hook 'em up in a 145-pound rematch, according to a report from MMA NYTT.
Pearson (13-5) is fresh off a close unanimous decision win over Junior Assuncao at UFC 141 just last month, his first win at featherweight after Edson Barboza convinced him to head south for the winter.
Now that the Brit has proven he's "The Real Deal" at 145, can he spoil the German kickboxer's featherweight debut in a rematch from their UFC Fight Night 21 contest?
Siver (19-8) had quietly assembled a four-fight winning streak at 155-pounds; however, Donald Cerrone put an end to his consecutive dubyas with a first round strangulation at UFC 137 last October.
Who will be the better man at the lighter weight?
UFC on Fuel TV 2 features native son Alexander Gustafsson in the main event taking on longtime veteran and Brazilian banger Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Other bouts booked for the event include Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara and Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada.
For the latest UFC on Fuel TV 2 news and notes check out our event archive right here. To check out the latest UFC on Fuel TV 2 fight card and rumors click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 2: Akira Corassani vs Jason Young booked for April 14 in Sweden
Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 14's fast-talking featherweight Hamid Corassani is getting a second lease on his ZUFFA life.
That's because the Swedes over at MMA NYTT bring word that "Akira" will make his Octagon debut at the UFC on FUEL TV 2 event, booked for April 14, 2012, at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Corassani (9-3) is perhaps best known for his phantom tap against Dustin Neace on the former Spike TV reality show. He was able to advance to the semifinals, but got choked out by eventual finalist Dennis Bermudez inside the first round.
He was not invited back to participate in the Dec. 3, 2011, TUF 14 live finale, but alas, he's getting a second shot when the gang heads overseas.
Opposing him is Jason Young (8-5), who's trying desperately to climb out of an 0-2 hole. "Shotgun" has yet to secure a win inside the Octagon, losing back-to-back decisions to Michihiro Omigawa and Dustin Poirier.
Third time's the charm?
UFC on Fuel TV 2 features native son Alexander Gustafsson in the main event taking on longtime veteran and Brazilian banger Antonio Rogerio Nogueira. Other bouts booked for the event include Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara and Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada.
For the latest UFC on Fuel TV 2 news and notes check out our event archive right here. To check out the latest UFC on Fuel TV 2 fight card and rumors click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaAkira Corassani vs. Jason Young added to UFC on FUEL TV 2
Another countryman has been added to April's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event in Sweden.
"The Ultimate Fighter 14" cast member Akira Corassani meets fellow featherweight Jason Young at the overseas show.
UFC officials confirmed the fight with Swedish site mmanytt.se. MMAjunkie.com subsequently confirmed it with event sources.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieDennis Siver vs. Ross Pearson Rematch Set for UFC on Fuel TV 2 in Sweden
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Read the full article at RedditDennis Siver vs. Ross Pearson Rematch Set for UFC on Fuel TV 2 in Sweden
Former lightweight contender Dennis Siver will make his featherweight debut in a rematch against Ross Pearson at UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14 in Stockholm, Sweden, according to MMANytt.
Siver and Pearson squared off for the first time in March 2010, with Pearson earning a unanimous decision in the “Fight of the Night” at UFC Fight Night 21.
Siver (19-8) won his next four fights before suffering a first-round submission to Donald Cerrone at UFC 137 in October, while The Ultimate Fighter 9 winner Pearson (13-5) moved down to 145-pounds with a decision win over Raphael Assuncao last month at UFC 141 after losing 2 of his last 3 fights.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 is headlined by light heavyweight contenders Alexander Gustafsson vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Dennis Siver
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on Fuel TV 2 tickets on sale soon for event at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Sweden on April 14
Tickets for UFC on Fuel TV 2, which will take place at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, on April 14, 2012, will go on sale to the general public on Fri., Jan. 13, 2012, at 9 a.m. CT.
UFC Fight Club members and UFC Newsletter subscribers, naturally, will be able to scoop up tickets prior to them being available for public consumption.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 has yet to receive its headlining bout, but it's widely rumored that native son Alexander Gustafsson, who has openly campaigned for a slot on the card, will be the man to main event the show. Now to just find him a suitable opponent. Bouts actually booked for the event include Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara and Paulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada.
Here is the UFC on Fuel TV 2 tickets sales schedule (All times CET):
UFC Fight Club presale: Weds., Jan. 11, 2012, at 11 a.m.
UFC Newsletter presale: Thurs., Jan. 12, 2012, at 9 a.m.
General tickets sale: Fri., Jan. 13, 2012, at 9 a.m.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 tickets can be purchased through StubHub.com (Note: StubHub often has seats available even if the event is "sold out"). It will also be available to watch on Fuel TV at 10 p.m. ET on fight night.
For the latest UFC on Fuel TV 2 news and notes check out our event archive right here. To check out the latest UFC on Fuel TV 2 fight card and rumors click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaFive fights confirmed for UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden
Five previously reported fights are now official for UFC on FUEL TV 2.
The event takes place April 14 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
The night's main card airs on FUEL TV (live on Saturday afternoon in the U.S.), and as MMAjunkie.com first reported, some prelims are expected to stream on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieNewcomers Bernardo Magalhaes vs. Yoislandy Izquierdo Set for UFC on Fuel TV 1
Lightweights Bernardo “Trekko” Magalhaes and Yoislandy Izquierdo are set to square off in their UFC debuts at UFC on Fuel TV 1 on February 15 in Omaha, Nebraska, according to Sherdog.
The Brazilian-born, Australian-based Magalhaes (11-1) is riding a five-fight win streak that includes five-round title wins over Adrian Pang and Robert Lisita in Australia’s CFC, while Izquierdo (6-0), a teammate of UFC bantamweight Alex Caceres, is 6-0 in regional action in Florida.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 is headlined by welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez and also includes heavyweights Stefan Struve and Dave Herman and Stipe Miocic vs. Philip de Fries.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 1 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Bernardo Magalhaes (via Sherdog)
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Read the full article at MMA Frenzy‘Ultimate Fighter’ Brazil To Air on Fuel TV
Everyone has wondered where the new 'Ultimate Fighter' in Brazil would air in the United States, but it appears we have our answer.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyDana White: The Ultimate Fighter Brazil Will Air on Fuel TV
Dana White was on ESPN 1100 in Las Vegas and dropped some very interesting news about programming. The Ultimate Fighter Brazil is set to air on Fuel TV according to the UFC president.
Via MMA Fighting:
"The UFC has so much content that even Spike, if you look at what a huge percentage of their content we used to be, we still needed more," White said. "The Ultimate Fighter Brazil will air on Fuel TV. All this unique content that we're doing in other parts of the world, Fuel TV is going to take. I've been saying for the last six months, if you're a UFC fan and you really love the UFC, it's impossible not to have Fuel."
It will be interesting to watch the show and see how much they stick to the formula of the American broadcast for the international seasons or if each will have its own distinct flavor.
The season is set to be coached by Brazilian MMA stars Vitor Belfort and Wanderlei Silva.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC on Fuel TV: Bernardo Magalhaes vs Yoislandy Izquierdo likely for March 15 in Omaha
The UFC on FUEL TV fight card continues to take shape as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is close to signing Bernardo Magalhaes vs. Yoislandy Izquierdo for its upcoming network telecast on Feb. 15, 2012, live from the Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
Sherdog.com brought word of the pending bout earlier today.
Magalhaes cut his teeth primarily under the Cage Fighting Championship (CFC) banner, amassing an 11-1 record but only finishing two opponents in 11 of his wins.
Opposing "Trekko" is Izquierdo, undefeated at 6-0 in his career and most recently getting his hands dirty in the Championship Fighting Alliance (CFA) promotion.
This will also be "Cuba's" Octagon debut.
Here is what the UFC on Fuel TV fight card and line-up looks like thus far.
Main Event:
170 lbs.: Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
Main Card (Fuel TV):
265 lbs.: Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman265 lbs.: Philip De Fries vs. Stipe Miocic
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
185 lbs.: Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes145 lbs.: Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha135 lbs.: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson135 lbs.: Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert155 lbs.: Bernardo Magalhaes vs Yoislandy Izquierdo
**Fight card and line up subject to change**
For all the latest and greatest news and notes on UFC on Fuel TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaTUF Brasil headed to Fuel TV
Fuel TV is fast becoming “UFC TV” as the sports network continues to fill up with programming related to the UFC and MMA in general. Already highlighted by UFC Tonight, live events, Best of PRIDE, and more, word has now surfaced indicating the channel will also host TUF Brasil as well when the show airs later this year.
UFC President Dana White revealed the information while serving as a guest on ESPN Radio.
Little other information was provided in terms of specific times/dates but regardless it means hardcore MMA fans will be tuning in weekly at some point in hopes of getting a glimpse at the next great Brazilian talent.
TUF Brasil will feature teams of featherweights and middleweights competing in respective tournaments with the hope of winning a UFC contract and the honor of being the first TUF Brasil champion. Legendary middleweights Wanderlei Silva and Vitor Belfort will serve as coaches and eventually face off after the season concludes.
PHOTO CREDIT – UFC
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Read the full article at Five Ounces of PainUFC on FUEL TV 2: Siyar Bahadurzada vs Paulo Thiago booked for April 14 in Sweden
First you saw him as "Mayhem" Miller's assistant coach on The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 14, now you'll see him as a UFC fighter.
Golden Glory welterweight Siyar Bahadurzada will finally make his Octagon debut when he takes on Brazilian supercop Paulo Thiago at the UFC on FUEL TV 2 event, booked for April 14, 2012, at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
MMA NYTT brought word of the pairing earlier today.
Bahadurzada (20-4) recently ran roughshod over the competition in the Ultimate Glory Welterweight Tournament, capturing the crown and knocking out all three of his opponents in the process.
Aside from terrorizing the ranks on the International scene, the Afghan native is the current Shooto 183-pound champion and hasn't lost since Jorge Santiago heel-hooked him back in 2008.
That kind of experience has earned him a pretty stiff test in his UFC debut.
After a rough 2010, Thiago (14-3) was able to get back into the win column with a unanimous decision nod over David Mitchell at UFC 134 back in August, returning him to good standing after consecutive losses to Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann.
Does a win over Bahadurzada put him back "in the mix?"
Here is the current UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card and line-up:
170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire185 lbs.: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad170 lbs.: Papy Abedi vs. James Head185 lbs.: Alessio Sakara vs. Brian Stann205 lbs.: Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth170 lbs.: Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen170 lbs.: Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Paulo Thiago
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 2 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaPaulo Thiago vs. Siyar Bahadurzada Added to UFC on Fuel TV 2
A welterweight bout between Paulo Thiago and Siyar Bahadurzada has been booked for UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14 in Stockholm, Sweden after injuries recently forced both fighters to withdraw from separate matchups at UFC 142, according to MMA Nytt.
Thiago (14-3) scored a unanimous decision over David Mitchell at UFC 134 in his home country of Brazil in August to rebound from losses to Diego Sanchez and Martin Kampmann, while Bahadurzada (20-4-1), a native of Afghanistan who now fights out of The Netherlands, will be making his UFC debut following six-straight wins in Europe and Brazil.
The UFC on Fuel TV 2 fight card is currently topped by middleweights Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Paulo Thiago
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzySiyar Bahadurza vs. Paulo Thiago added to UFC on FUEL TV 2
Siyar Bahadurzada meets Paulo Thiago at April's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event in Sweden.
MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the booking with event
sources. UFC officials first confirmed them with Swedish site
mmanytt.se.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 takes place April 14 at Ericsson Globe Arena in
Stockholm, Sweden. The entire card is expected to air on the FOX-owned
FUEL TV.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieSiyar Bahadurzada vs. Paulo Thiago added to UFC on FUEL TV 2
Welterweight Siyar Bahadurzada meets Paulo Thiago at April's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event in Sweden.
MMAjunkie.com today confirmed the booking with event
sources. UFC officials first confirmed the matchup with Swedish site
mmanytt.se.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 takes place April 14 at Ericsson Globe Arena in
Stockholm, Sweden. The entire card is expected to air on the FOX-owned
FUEL TV.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV adds TJ Dillashaw vs Walel Watson and Jonathan Brookins vs Vagner Rocha for Feb. 15 in Omaha
The UFC on FUEL TV fight card continues to take shape as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently made a pair of bouts official for its network telecast on Feb. 15, 2012, live from Omaha Civic Auditorium in Omaha, Nebraska.
UFC.com has it:
T.J. Dillashaw will jump from the finals of last season's Ultimate Fighter into the UFC's bantamweight division by taking on the crafty Walel Watson on the FUEL TV card.Also at that event, two great grapplers will battle it out as TUF 12 winner Jonathan Brookins takes on BJJ black belt Vagner Rocha. Rocha was originally scheduled to face Mike Brown in January; however Brown was injured and forced to withdraw from that event.
Dillashaw (4-1) was pasted by John Dodson at The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 14 Finale last December while "The Gazelle" (9-3) had trouble convincing the judges he was better than Yves Jabouin at UFC 140 in Toronto.
Brookins (12-4) came up empty against Erick Koch at UFC Fight Night 25 back in September, the same place that saw "Ceara" (7-2) choke out TUF castaway Cody McKenzie.
Here is the current UFC on FUEL TV fight card and line-up:
Main Event:
170 lbs.: Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger
Main Card (Fuel TV):
265 lbs.: Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman265 lbs.: Philip De Fries vs. Stipe Miocic
Preliminary Card (Facebook):
185 lbs.: Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes145 lbs.: Jonathan Brookins vs. Vagner Rocha135 lbs.: T.J. Dillashaw vs. Walel Watson135 lbs.: Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert
UFC on Fuel TV will be headlined by a welterweight war featuring top division contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger facing off for a spot in the crowded 170-pound title chase.
For all the latest and greatest news and notes on UFC on Fuel TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaFuel TV Boasts Ratings for New Year’s Day UFC Marathon & “UFC Tonight” Debut
Fuel TV officially kicked off the new year by airing a 24-hour UFC marathon on New Years Day, followed by airing the debut of “UFC Tonight” on January 3rd. The UFC programming greatly improved Fuel TV’s usual poor ratings for comparable time-slots.
From Multichannel:
Fuel TV’s New Year’s Day 24-hour marathon of UFC programming helped the network generate its highest watched primetime block ever, said network officials.
The UFC programming — part of a seven-year deal between the mixed martial arts outfit and Fuel TV owner Fox Sports– also generated the second most watched day in network history, with the network’s total day average up +378% vs. the January 2011 Sunday average, according to Fuel Tv officials.
Fuel TV had its highest-watched Primetime night ever, up +493% vs. the 2011 Sunday average. The top show of the day was UFC Bad Blood at 7:00 p.m. ET. It was the fourth most-watched show on Fuel TV among Households since the network became nationally rated.
MMAJunkie has the ratings for the “UFC Tonight” debut on Fuel TV:
This week’s series debut of “UFC Tonight” earned 39,000 viewers on FUEL TV, MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed with industry sources.
That’s nearly three times FUEL TV’s usual audience size, which averaged approximately 15,000 viewers in 2011.
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Still, FUEL TV remains a premium-subscription option on many cable platforms, and officials face an uphill battle in expanding the channel’s reach. A well-produced “Countdown to UFC 141″ special, for example, garnered just 15,000 viewers for its debut and 1,000 viewers for a subsequent replay – despite the Dec. 30 event being one of the UFC’s biggest shows of 2011.
Payout Perspective:
It’s a step in the right direction for both the UFC and Fuel TV, but it’s apparent that this partnership will need to blossom within the next few years in order to benefit the UFC. The end game for Fuel TV is to get the UFC and MMA fanbase to pressure cable/satellite providers to carry Fuel TV in order to continue increasing the reach of the lowest rated cable network in 2011.
The next key date for Fuel TV will be February 15, when UFC on Fuel TV makes it’s debut from the 10,000-seat capacity Omaha Civic Auditorium in Nebraska. Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger are set as the main event while Dave Herman and Stefan Struve will meet in the night’s co-main event .
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Notes from the press releases:
- NYE UFC Marathon: Generated the second most watched day in network history, with the network’s total day average up +378% vs. the January 2011 Sunday average.
- NYE UFC Marathon: Fuel TV had its highest-watched Primetime night ever, up +493% vs. the 2011 Sunday average.
- NYE UFC Marathon: The top show of the day was UFC Bad Blood at 7:00 p.m. ET. It was the fourth most-watched show on Fuel TV among Households since the network became nationally rated.
- “UFC Tonight” Debut: The debut of “UFC Tonight” garnered 39,000 viewers on FUEL TV, nearly three times FUEL TV’s usual audience size, which averaged approximately 15,000 viewers in 2011.
- “Countdown to UFC 141″ special: Garnered just 15,000 viewers for its debut and 1,000 viewers for a subsequent replay – despite UFC 141 being one of the UFC’s biggest shows of 2011.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutBrookins vs. Rocha, Watson vs. Dillashaw Booked for UFC on Fuel TV 1
With their original opponents sidelined, featherweights Jonathan Brookins and Vagner Rocha will now square off at UFC on Fuel TV 1, while a bantamweight bout betweenWalel Watson and TJ Dillashaw has also been booked for the February 15 event in Omaha, Nebraska, the UFC announced Thursday.
Brookins (12-4), who was originally slated to face Rani Yahya at the event, dropped a unanimous decision to Erik Koch in his return to 145-pounds in September after winning The Ultimate Fighter 12 at lightweight the previous December.
Rocha (7-2), who was scheduled to face Mike Brown later this month at UFC on FX 1, submitted Cody McKenzie for his first UFC win in September after coming up short against Donald Cerrone in June.
Watson (9-3) was outpointed by Yves Jabouin last month at UFC 140 after knocking out Joseph Sandoval in just 77-seconds in his Octagon debut in October, while Dillashaw suffered a first-round TKO to John Dodson in the finals of The Ultimate Fighter 14 in December.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 is headlined by welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez and also includes heavyweights Stefan Struve and Dave Herman and Stipe Miocic vs. Philip de Fries.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 1 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Jonathan Brookins
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyTwo Lighter Bouts Added to UFC on Fuel TV 1
Thursday was a busy one for UFC matchmakers. The promotion announced several bouts throughout the day before adding two lighter weight fights to UFC on Fuel TV in the evening.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyFUEL TV's New Year's Day UFC marathon 'scores a ratings KO'
You never get a second chance to make a first impression.
Luckily, for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), the first impression of its new television partnership with FUEL TV (via FOX) was a good one.
And then some.
In August 2011, the UFC signed a seven-year deal with FOX, making it the flagship network of the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion, which went into full effect on Jan. 1, 2012. The very first "unofficial" sampling of what this marriage would look like came on Nov. 12, 2011, when Junior dos Santos defeated then-heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez at UFC on FOX 1 in Anaheim, California.
Though FUEL TV played a minor role in the UFC on FOX 1 build-up, the network featured 24 hours of action-packed UFC programming to kick off the New Year. So, just how well did the UFC on FUEL TV marathon do from a numbers perspective?
Check out the ratings after the jump:
Here are some key points (from an official press release distributed earlier today):
Sunday, January, 2012 was the second most-watched day in network history with Total Day average up +378% vs. the January 2011 Sunday average.
FUEL TV had its highest-watched Primetime night ever, up +493% vs. the 2011 Sunday average.
The top show of the day was "UFC Bad Blood" at 7:00 PM ET. It was the fourth most-watched show on FUEL TV among Households since the network became nationally rated.
George Greenberg, FUEL TV's Executive Vice President and General Manager, felt that the New Year's marathon was the first step of many exciting steps to come for the partnership:
"FUEL TV's New Year's Day Marathon of UFC programming was essentially Day 1 of FOX's seven-year relationship with the UFC. We are confident that this exceptional and powerful programming, our cross-network promotional strategy, along with a great working relationship with UFC management, will continue to drive growth for UFC and FUEL TV over the long term."
FUEL TV is certain to play a pivotal role in the future, regarding how MMA fans see the UFC on television.
On Feb. 15, the first-ever UFC on FUEL TV fight card will showcase a "dream" headline fight between Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger, LIVE from CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
In 2012, FUEL TV will telecast more than 2,000 hours of UFC programming, with more than 100 hours of live fights, weigh-ins, preliminary bouts, and pre and post-fight shows. In fact, in 2012, FUEL TV will offer more UFC programming than any network has ever offered.
No hard feelings, Spike TV.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaPair Of Bouts Added To UFC On FUEL TV 2
A pair of bouts have been added to "UFC on FUEL TV 2" in Sweden, including Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth and Simeon Thoresen vs. Besam Yousef.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC Marathon a Ratings Bonanza for Fuel TV
Fuel TV is counting on its UFC programming to significantly improve the networks reach among viewers, and its New Year's Day marathon was a solid start.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC Primetime Returns for UFC 143; UFC on Fuel TV 1 Prelims on Facebook; UFC on Fuel TV 2 Airs Live
The UFC’s programming lineup for the coming months is taking shape, as UFC Primetime will debut on FX for Nick Diaz vs. Carlos Condit at UFC 143, UFC prelims will return to Facebook for UFC on Fuel TV 1, and UFC on Fuel TV 2 will air live from Sweden, according to MMAjunkie.
With UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre sidelined for most of 2012, Diaz and Condit will square off for the interim welterweight title at UFC 143 and UFC Primetime will preview the Feb. 4 headliner with a three-part special debuting on FX at 11pm ET on Jan. 20, Jan. 27, and Feb. 3.
Though most UFC prelims in 2012 and beyond will air on Fuel TV or FX, the prelims from UFC on Fuel TV 1 on February 15 will stream on Facebook ahead of the event’s three-hour main card on Fuel TV at 8pm ET, which is headlined by Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger. Fuel TV will also air a pre-fight show at 7pm ET, a post-fight show at 11pm ET, and the UFC on Fuel TV 1 weigh-ins at 5pm ET on Feb. 14.
Finally, UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14 in Stockholm, Sweden will air live in the U.S. on Fuel TV at 3pm ET/noon PT. Rising light heavyweight and Swedish native Alexander Gustafsson is rumored as a possible headliner for the event, which is currently led by Brian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara.
For the latest UFC news and UFC rumors stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Nick Diaz
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card and rumors for April 14 in Sweden
Event: UFC on FUEL TV 2Date: Sat., April 14, 2012, at 3 p.m. ET on FUEL TVLocation: Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden
Current fight card and rumors:
170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire185 lbs.: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad170 lbs.: Papy Abedi vs. James Head185 lbs.: Alessio Sakara vs. Brian Stann205 lbs.: Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth170 lbs.: Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen
*Fight card and line-up subject to change.
For all the latest and greatest news and notes for UFC on FUEL TV 2 click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 1 to feature both TV fights and Facebook bouts
The UFC isn't ditching its live streams of preliminary-card fights just yet.
FUEL TV officials today confirmed with MMAjunkie.com that next month's UFC on FUEL TV 1 event will include some fights that stream for free on Facebook prior to the televised main card.
However, most bouts from the Feb. 15 card will air live as part of the cable channel's three-hour broadcast.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieSweden's UFC on FUEL TV 2 airs live on April 14 beginning at 3 p.m. ET
Keeping with officials' promise for overseas shows, April's UFC on FUEL TV 2 event in Sweden will air live in the U.S.
FUEL TV officials today confirmed the plans with MMAjunkie.com.
The event, which takes April 14 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, airs live in the U.S. from 3-6 p.m. ET (noon to 3 p.m. PT). It kicks off at 9 p.m. local time.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV 2 Adds Diabate vs. Kruth, Yousef vs. Thoesen
Two more matchups are set for UFC on Fuel TV 2, as light heavyweights Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth and welterweights Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen are slated for the April 14 event in Stockholm, Sweden, according to MMA Nytt.
Diabate (17-8-1) was submitted by Anthony Perosh in November to fall to 2-2 in the UFC following a loss to Alexander Gustafsson and wins over Steve Cantwell and Luiz Cane. Sweden’s Kruth (5-0) comes to the UFC with a 71-14 kickboxing record and a perfect 5-0 MMA record with five first-round stoppages in his home country.
Yousef (6-0) and Thoresen (16-2-1) are both UFC newcomers hailing from Sweden and Norway respectively, with Yousef a perfect 6-0 in The Zone FC in his native country, while Thoresen has won 5 of his last 6 on the European circuit.
The UFC on Fuel TV 2 fight card is currently topped by middleweights Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Cyrille Diabate (via UFC.com)
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyBrian Stann vs Alessio Sakara booked for April 14 at UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) gets another main card match-up for its upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card, the second entry into the cable television network's live mixed martial arts (MMA) programming on April 14 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
Hard-hitting middleweight Brian Stann will try to get back into the win column when he takes on former Italian boxer Alessio Sakara, according to a report from MMA NYTT.
Stann (11-4) saw his three-fight win streak come to an abrupt halt at the hands of Chael Sonnen, who cut off the oxygen at UFC 136: "Edgar vs. Maynard 3" back in October 2010.
Sakara (15-8) is also coming off a loss, a three round beatdown at the expense of Chris Weidman last March as part of the UFC on Versus 3 event in Louisville, Kentucky.
Here's how the UFC on FUEL TV fight card is shaping up:
170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire185 lbs.: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad170 lbs.: Papy Abedi vs. James Head185 lbs.: Alessio Sakara vs. Brian Stann205 lbs.: Cyrille Diabate vs. Jorgen Kruth170 lbs.: Besam Yousef vs. Simeon Thoresen
For more on the upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 2 event click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaBrian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara Slated for UFC on Fuel TV 2
After both having three-fight win streaks snapped, middleweights Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara will look to get back on track when they’re expected to square off at UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14 in Stockholm, Sweden, according to MMA Nytt.
Stann (11-4) scored wins over Mike Massenzio, Chris Leben, and Jorge Santiago before falling to top contender Chael Sonnen at UFC 136 in October for just the second loss in his last seven fights.
Sakara (15-8) scored a first-round knockout of James Irvin in early-2010 for his third-straight win, but was sidelined for nearly a year before dropping a unanimous decision to Chris Weidman last March and was then forced out of an August matchup against Jorge Rivera with a knee injury.
The UFC on Fuel TV 2 fight card also includes Papy Abedi vs. James Head andDaMarques Johnson vs. James Maguire.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyBrian Stann vs. Alessio Sakara slated for UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden
Two top middleweights looking to gain some momentum in the division will meet in April.
Fresh off pivotal losses, contenders Brian Stann and Alessio Sakara look to regroup when they meet in the headliner of UFC on FUEL TV 2.
MMAjunkie.com today confirmed with event sources that verbal agreements are in place for the fight, which takes place in Sweden.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieFrancis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad Added to UFC on Fuel TV 2
A middleweight bout between Sweden’s Magnus Cedenblad and France’s Francis Carmont is slated for UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14 in Stockholm, Sweden, MMAjunkie reports.
Cedenblad (10-3) has won seven-straight following a 3-3 start to his MMA career, with all but one of the wins on European circuit coming by submission or TKO. Carmont (17-7), a teammate of welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre, scored a unanimous decision over Chris Camozzi in his UFC debut at UFC 137 for his sixth win in a row.
The UFC on Fuel TV 2 fight card also includes Papy Abedi vs. James Head and DaMarques Johnson vs. James Maguire.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Francis Carmont (via UFC.com)
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on FUEL TV 2: Papy Abedi vs James Head on tap for April 14 in Sweden
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is starting to fill some of the slots on its upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 2 fight card, the second entry into the cable television network's live mixed martial arts programming on April 14 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
As expected, Papy Abedi (8-1) will see action when he takes on fellow UFC sophomore James Head (7-2), according to a report from MMA Fighting.
Abedi made his Octagon debut at UFC 138: "Leben vs. Munoz," where hard-hitting welterweight slugger Thiago Alves handed "Makambo" the first loss of his professional career by way of first round rear naked choke.
Head is also coming off a submission loss, having been strangled by former Ultimate Fighter (TUF) contestant Nick Ring at UFC 131: "Dos Santos vs. Carwin" back in June 2011.
Here's how the UFC on FUEL TV fight card is shaping up:
170 lbs.: DaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire185 lbs.: Francis Carmont vs. Magnus Cedenblad170 lbs.: Papy Abedi vs. James Head185 lbs.: Alessio Sakara vs. Brian Stann
For more on the upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 2 event click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaMagnus Cedenblad vs. Francis Carmont slated for UFC on FUEL TV 2
Swedish middleweight Magnus Cedenblad has signed with the UFC and will make his promotional debut on home soil.
The fighter recently announced via Twitter that he's signed with the UFC.
Now, he's expected to meet French fighter and Francis Carmont in April at the newly announced UFC on FUEL TV 2 event, which takes place in Sweden.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieSanchez vs. Ellenberger Headlines Fuel Debut in February
UFC® on FUEL TVWednesday, Feb. 15, 2012Omaha Civic Auditorium, Omaha, NELive on FUEL TV at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT TICKETS ON SALE THIS FRIDAY, JAN. 6 - 10 A.M. CTLas Vegas, Nevada – The Octagon® returns to Omaha, Neb. on Wednesday, Feb. 15, as the Ultimate Fighting Championship® presents an intense welterweight bout between top contenders Diego Sanchez and Omaha native Jake Ellenberger. Sanchez, the season one winner of The Ultimate Fighter®, and Ellenberger, a winner of five straight, will collide at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. It will be the first UFC main card featured live on FUEL TV, as a part of a three-hour broadcast beginning at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. FUEL TV will begin the night with a one-hour Pre-Fight show starting at 7 p.m ET/4 p.m. PT and will wrap the night with a one-hour Post-Fight show at 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT. Coverage of the fight kicks off on FUEL TV February 14 with the live Weigh-ins at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT. In addition to the three-round, welterweight main event, UFC® on FUEL TV will feature a pair of exciting heavyweight bouts, as 6-foot-11 Stefan Struve battles the hard-hitting Dave Herman, while Stipe Miocic meets Phil De Fries in a bout between two unbeaten rising stars.“The welterweight division is stacked with contenders and Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger want to prove that they deserve a shot at the title,” UFC President Dana White said. “Diego is known as one of the most exciting fighters in the sport and Jake has knocked out four out of his last five opponents. This is a great fight for the fans in Omaha and it’s going to make for an awesome main event on FUEL TV.” Tickets for UFC® on FUEL TV are priced at $150, $100, $75, $50, and $35, and go on sale to the public on Friday, Jan. 6 at 10 a.m. CT. Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster locations, online at ticketmaster.com and charge-by-phone at 800-745-3000. Tickets can also be purchased at CenturyLink Center Omaha box office. A special internet ticket pre-sale will be available to UFC newsletter subscribers Thursday, Jan. 5, starting at 10 a.m. CT. To access this presale, users must register for the UFC newsletter through UFC.com. Diego “The Dream” Sanchez (fighting out of Albuquerque, N.M.) first made a name for himself as an aggressive, free-swinging contestant on season one of The Ultimate Fighter® nearly seven years ago. Today, Sanchez (25-4) remains one of the most exciting competitors in the UFC and he’ll look to extend his winning streak to three in Omaha. With a chance to move firmly into the 170-pound title picture, the 30-year-old sees 2012 as his year to capture a UFC title.“I am expecting an electric atmosphere for my fight against Jake Ellenberger in the UFC on FUEL TV card,” Sanchez said. “Not only is Omaha in the heart of some of the best wrestling in the U.S., but it is also Ellenberger's home. I have never been more ready for a fight in my career. Fans are going to see a focused and well-rounded Diego Sanchez stepping into the Octagon. I promise they will like what they see.”Fresh off a devastating knockout win over former title challenger Jake Shields in just 53 seconds last Sept., Jake “The Juggernaut” Ellenberger (fighting out of Omaha, Neb.) looks to extend his winning streak to six in his native Omaha when he fights Sanchez. A training partner of top middleweight Mark Munoz, the 26-year-old Ellenberger (26-5) owns wins over Shields, Sean Pierson, Carlos Eduardo Rocha, John Howard and Mike Pyle in his UFC career. His collision with Sanchez on Feb. 15 is one he believes will propel him into top contender status.“Sanchez has fought a lot of great fighters and he brings a lot of good tools to the table, but he won’t beat me,” Ellenberger said. “I’ve always prepared for the worst and hoped for the best. I always look to finish fights as fast as I can, just being prepared as I can. But I can see a TKO in the first or second round.”In his last trip to the Octagon, Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve (fighting out of Beverwiijk, The Netherlands) submitted Pat Barry in dramatic fashion to earn the highly-coveted Submission of the Night bonus. Looking to make it two in a row, the 6-foot-11, 235-pound Dutchman now has his sights set on a dominant finish in Nebraska. Still, the 23-year-old Struve (26-5) knows he must be wary of the finishing ability of his heavy-handed opponent.“I think I’m the more technical striker,” Struve said. “He’s got KO power, but he still has to prove that against higher caliber fighters. Maybe his wrestling is better, but if he wants to take me down, he’s gonna have to work from my guard.”Standing 6-foot-4 and weighing in at 242 pounds, heavyweight Dave Herman (fighting out of Temecula, Calif.) has been fortunate enough to train alongside former PRIDE® and STRIKEFORCE® champion Dan Henderson. The insight from “Hendo” has certainly paid off, as the 27-year-old has amassed a 21-2 record, including a knockout win over John-Olav Einemo in his UFC debut in June. He’ll look to continue his ascent when he meets the battle-tested Struve at the Omaha Civic Auditorium.“He is good striker, with a long reach and long legs,” Herman said. “But I've been training at Team Quest in Temecula, one of the best MMA teams in the world, and with Daniel Woirin, whom I believe is the best Muay Thai coach in the world. I will be in the best shape of my career for this fight. I will be ready.”A bout between unbeaten heavyweights Stipe Miocic (fighting out of Euclid, Ohio) and Phil De Fries (fighting out of Sunderland, England) will also take place in the Cornhusker State. The 29-year-old Miocic (7-0) made his UFC debut at UFC 136, besting hard-nosed heavyweight Joey Beltran. Meanwhile, the 25-year-old De Fries (8-0, 1 NC) kicked off his UFC career at UFC 138 in November by defeating the durable Rob Broughton. In February, the two will lock horns in a darkhorse candidate for Fight of the Night.Additional bouts will be announced at www.ufc.com in the weeks to come. All bouts live and subject to change.For a complete listing of FUEL TV shows, go to: http://www.fuel.tv/schedule. For more information, go to www.fuel.tv and www.fuel.tv/ufc. To find FUEL TV on your television, go to www.fuel.tv/getfueltv, or call 877.4FUEL-TV.About Ultimate Fighting Championship®Owned and operated by Zuffa, LLC, and headquartered in Las Vegas, Nev., UFC® is the world’s premier MMA organization and produces over 12 UFC live Pay-Per-View events annually around the globe. This year, FOX will broadcast four fights annually. In spring 2012, The Ultimate Fighter®, UFC’s signature weekly reality TV show, debuts on FX. UFC content is also distributed commercially to bars and restaurants through Joe Hand Promotions in the U.S. Globally, UFC programming is broadcast in 150 countries, territories and jurisdictions, reaching over one billion homes worldwide, in 21 different languages. UFC® also boasts a powerful presence online, with UFC.com attracting over seven million unique visitors per month, while also possessing one of the most powerful social media followings in all of professional sports. To date, UFC has over seven million fans on Facebook and over 460,000 followers on Twitter. In addition, UFC President Dana White is one of the most accessible and most followed executives in sports with more than 1.8 million followers on Twitter. On January 22, 2011, UFC continued to set trends in social media, becoming the first major sports league to stream live, broadcast quality action on Facebook. Ancillary businesses include best-selling DVDs, a magazine, the best-selling UFC “Undisputed” videogame franchise distributed by THQ, UFC GYM®, UFC Fight Club affinity program, UFC Fan Expo® festivals, branded apparel, trading cards, and articulated action figures. About Omaha Civic AuditoriumFrom Elvis to Prince, national political debates to famous boxing matches, the Omaha Civic Auditorium has seen it all. Opening in 1954 as Omaha’s first arena and convention center, the facility continues to host sports, concerts, special events, trade shows, exhibitions and more. The Omaha Civic Auditorium home teams include the USHL Omaha Lancers Hockey Team and the IFL Omaha Beef Indoor Football Team. The facility is owned by the City of Omaha and managed by the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority. About FUEL TV FUEL TV is the only cable and satellite television network that features the exciting world of adrenaline and thrill-seeking sports including MMA, surfing, motocross, snowboarding, skateboarding BMX, wakeboarding and more. This new generation of sports provides a rich landscape of some of the most vibrant and action-packed television entertainment in the world. With more hours of UFC coverage than any other network, FUEL TV is the place to be for live fights, weigh-ins, prelims, pre- and post-fight coverage, specials and events you won’t see anywhere else. See why adrenaline sports fans call FUEL TV the channel they never turn off. FUEL TV, part of FOX Sports Media Group, was launched July 1, 2003 and is seen in more than 36 million U.S. homes and can be accessed by broadband, mobile devices and other digital platforms such as iTunes®. FUEL TV programming is available in more than 50 countries around the world with 24/7 channels operating in Australia and Europe. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call 877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit www.fuel.tv.
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Read the full article at UFCPapy Abedi vs. James Head Booked for UFC on Fuel TV 2
Paby Abedi and James Head will look to earn their first UFC wins when they’re scheduled to meet in a welterweight bout at UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14 in Stockholm, Sweden. MMAFighting first reported the bout earlier today.
Abedi (8-1), who has lived in Sweden since 1997 and currently fights out of Stockholm, was submitted by Thiago Alves in his Octagon debut at UFC 138 in November after winning his first eight fights on the European circuit.
Head (7-2) will move down to 170-pounds after falling to Nick Ring at UFC 131 in June following a notable win over UFC veteran Gerald Harris.
A welterweight matchup between DaMarques Johnson and John Maguire is also slated for the UFC on Fuel TV 2 fight card.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on Fuel TV 2 Confirmed for April 14 in Stockholm, Sweden
As expected, the UFC will visit Sweden for the first time with UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14 at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, the UFC officially confirmed today.
No matchups have been announced for the event, but a welterweight bout between DaMarques Johnson and John Maguire is slated for the card.
Rising light heavyweight and Swedish native Alexander Gustafsson is another likely candidate to fight at UFC on Fuel TV 2 after scoring a first-round knockout of Vladimir Matyushenko this past weekend at UFC 141 for his fourth-straight win.
UFC on Fuel TV 2 follows UFC on FX 2, which airs in the U.S. on March 2 from Sydney, Australia, and UFC 145 on March 24 in Montreal, Canada.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Ericsson Globe Arena
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on Fuel TV tickets for sale soon for 'Sanchez vs. Ellenberger' at CenturyLink Center in Omaha on Feb. 15
Tickets for UFC on Fuel TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger," which will take place at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., on Feb. 15, 2012, will go on sale to the general public on Fri., Jan. 6, 2012, at 10 a.m. CT.
UFC Fight Club members and UFC Newsletter subscribers, naturally, will be able to scoop up tickets prior to them being available for public consumption.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 will be headlined by a welterweight war featuring top division contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger facing off for a spot in the crowded 170-pound title chase. Stefan Struve and Dave Herman are also set to return to the Octagon for a heavyweight showdown in the co-featured fight of the night.
Here is the UFC on Fuel TV 1 tickets sales schedule (All times CT):
UFC Fight Club presale: Weds., Jan. 4, 2012, at 10 a.m.
UFC Newsletter presale: Thurs., Jan. 5, 2012, at 10 a.m.
General tickets sale: Fri., Jan. 6, 2012, at 10 a.m.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 tickets can be purchased through StubHub.com (Note: StubHub often has seats available even if the event is "sold out"). It will also be available to watch on Fuel TV at 10 p.m. ET on fight night.
For the latest UFC on Fuel TV 1 news and notes check out our event archive right here. To check out the latest UFC on Fuel TV 1 fight card and rumors click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC 141 ratings for 'Prelims' on Spike TV attract 1.8 million viewers
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Spike TV saved the best for last with their hour-long UFC 141 "Prelims" special that led into the "Lesnar vs. Overeem" pay-per-view (PPV) event on Dec. 30, 2011.
Almost.
The final episode on the network reeled in 1.8 million viewers, which is good enough for second-best in 26 total broadcasts, according to MMAWeekly.com. UFC 126, which featured Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly and Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa, earlier this year sits in the top spot with 2 million viewers.
Regardless, those are solid ratings for the UFC 141 special, considering the bouts -- Ross Pearson vs. Junior Assuncao and Anthony Njokuani vs. Danny Castillo -- were not memorable contests. Competitive, certainly, but two fights that didn't necessarily set the mixed martial arts (MMA) world on fire.
Pearson -- who was making his featherweight division debut -- took the decision over Assuncao, while Castillo wrestled his way to victory over "The Assassin."
In 2012, the promotion will begin to air its "Prelims" specials on FX and FUEL TV, thanks to a landmark network television deal with FOX Sports that concludes in 2019.
For complete UFC 141: "Lesnar vs. Overeem" results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here and here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on FUEL TV 1 poster for 'Sanchez vs Ellenberger' on Feb. 15 in Omaha
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is gearing up for its first-ever event on the FUEL TV network, coordinating a mixed martial arts (MMA) show that will take place at CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., on Feb. 15, 2012, airing live at 9 p.m. ET.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 will be headlined by a welterweight war featuring top division contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger facing off for a spot in the crowded 170-pound title chase. Stefan Struve and Dave Herman are also set to return to the Octagon for a heavyweight showdown in the co-featured fight of the night.
Be sure to check out out the complete UFC on Fuel TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" fight card and rumors right here. And hit up our complete event archive for all the latest event-related news and notes you can handle right here.
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Read the full article at MMA Mania‘UFC Tonight’ Debuts Today on Fuel TV
Fuel TV's new weekly UFC news show, "UFC Tonight," debuts at 10 p.m. Eastern on the cable channel that will deliver 2,000 hours of UFC content in 2012.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAFuel TV’s 24-Hour UFC New Year’s Day Marathon
In 2012, Fuel TV telecasts more than 2,000 hours of UFC programming, kicking the year off with 24 hours of UFC programming on New Year's Day.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyFuel TV stream ? for those who don't have fuel TV
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Read the full article at RedditChael Sonnen just had his own tv show 1st ep January 3
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Read the full article at RedditFUEL TV Schedules 24-hour New Year’s Day UFC Marathon
In 2012, FUEL TV telecasts more than 2,000 hours of UFC programming,
with more than 100 hours of live fights, weigh-ins, preliminary bouts,
and pre- and post-fight shows. In the New Year, FUEL TV offers more UFC
programming than any network has ever offered.“On January 1, FUEL TV becomes the
number-one television destination for UFC fans," says George Greenberg, FUEL TV Executive Vice
President and General Manager. For a complete listing of
FUEL TV shows, go to: http://www.fuel.tv/schedule/. For more
information, go to www.fuel.tv and www.fuel.tv/ufc.To find out FUEL TV on your television, go to www.fuel.tv/getfueltv, or call 877-4 FUEL-TV. FUEL TV Schedule UFC 24-hour New Year’s Day MarathonJanuary 1, midnight ET/9 pm PT * 8 am ET/5 am PT * 7 pm ET/4 pm PTUFC Reloaded 1 (UFC 79 Nemesis)Missed
that one Pay-Per-View everyone's always talking about? Not to worry
because FUEL TV is bringing you some of the biggest and most memorable
events in UFC history, featuring exclusive, never-before-seen, footage
and much, much more. You may know the result, but the epic battles on
“UFC Reloaded” will keep you on the edge of your seat. There will be 14
episodes in 2012.January 1, 3 am ET/midnight PT * 11 am ET/8 am PT * 7 pm ET/4 pm PTUFC Bad Blood: Liddell vs. OrtizOnce
friends, now bitter enemies. UFC superstars Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell
and "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz waged intense battles in
and out of the Octagon. The 90-minute special “UFC Bad Blood: Liddell
vs. Ortiz,” gives an all-access look at the epic feud forged in heated
competition over the UFC Championship, and fueled by personal conflict
outside of the cage. Through new, exclusive interviews, rare
behind-the-scenes footage, and hard-hitting action from their historic
fights, you can re-live the rivalry that helped launch the Ultimate
Fighting Championship into the mainstream and made Chuck Liddell and
Tito Ortiz household names that will be forever linked. January 1, 4:30 am ET/1:30 am PT * 12:30 pm ET/9:30 am PT * 8:30 am ET/5:30 am PTUFC Champion's Roundtable with Jay Glazer In
this FUEL TV produced half-hour special, Jay Glazer chats all things
UFC with current and past champions Jon "Bones" Jones, Frank Mir, Chuck
Liddell and Forrest Griffin. Watch this intimate discussion about the
UFC's meteoric rise, what it means to be a champion and many other
topics. January 1, 5 am ET/2 am PT * 1 pm ET/10 am PT * 9 pm ET/6 pm PTUFC Unleashed®“UFC
Unleashed®” features the best fights from the UFC vault! With 12,
one-hour specials over 2012, “UFC Unleashed®“ brings viewers the big
names and epic battles they want to see. January 1, 6 am ET/3 am PT * 2 pm ET/11 am PT * 10 pm ET/7 pm PTUFC Ultimate Knockouts™“UFC
Ultimate Knockouts™“ brings viewers the greatest knockouts in MMA
history, delivered by fighters who refuse to leave results in the hands
of the judges ... or even allow their opponent a chance to tap out. In
this two-hour special, these warriors seek not just to win, but to
dominate … with one devastating strike!
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Read the full article at UFC11 for 11: No. 1 UFC-Fox television deal
The number one business story of the year was the UFC-Fox deal as mixed martial arts entered the mainstream with its 7 year, $90 million television rights deal.
The deal was an upgrade from its $35 million a year deal with Spike TV. The longtime relationship between the UFC-Spike relationship deteriorated this year with passive aggressive moves. Spike debuted UFC 132’s Countdown show during the middle of the day instead of its usual primetime placement. It also counterprogrammed UFC’s live Versus card in June with a marathon featuring main eventer (at the time) Nate Marquardt. And, of course, there is the issue of the UFC library rights.
Fox immediately marketed the UFC’s November 12th debut with promos during MLB and NFL games. It also ran its UFC Primetime show on an NFL Sunday to encouraging ratings.
The UFC on Fox Payout Perspective details the huge ratings Fox received for the 1 hour program which featured approximately 1 minute of actual fight action. It was the most watched UFC event ever.
FOX TV Rating Breakdown (Quarterly):
- UFC on FOX (9:00 pm-9:15 pm): 5.25 million viewers
-UFC on FOX (9:15 pm-9:30 pm): 5.48 million viewers
-UFC on FOX (9:30 pm-9:45 pm): 7.09 million viewers
-UFC on FOX (9:45 pm-10:00 pm): 4.88 million viewers
- Overall: Average of 5.7M viewers watched the fight live or via DVR playback within the same day. (Nielsen)
Via UFC press release:
The hour-long UFC on FOX premiere scored a 3.1/5 household rating/share, with 5.7 million viewers making it the most-watched UFC event ever and the most-watched professional fight of any kind on any network since 2003 when 7.0 million tuned in to watch Lewis-Klitschko on HBO. Velasquez-dos Santo is also the highest-rated and most-watched professional fight of any kind on a broadcast network for OSCAR DE LA HOYA’S FIGHT NIGHT on FOX. (4.3/6, 5.9 million viewers) in 1998.
FOXSports.com, one of the world’s leading sports web sites with almost 30 million unique visitors monthly, also delivered substantial viewing for UFC-related video. On Saturday, FOXSports.com tallied an impressive 257,000 total live streams for the nine undercard matches, while all UFC content during and around the event generated over 1 million streams. Other than Super Bowl-related content, this was the biggest video event in FOXSports.com history.
The number of live streams on FOXSports.com is notable as its not usual that we see these numbers for the UFC Facebook streams. It shows the impressive numbers the UFC put up on multiple platforms.
In addition to Fox and online, Fuel TV and Fox Deportes had solid ratings for the UFC’s debut. Spike TV also put up huge numbers as it played past UFC fights of JDS and Cain opposite UFC on Fox.
We will see how the UFC-Fox relationship does in its first full year. UFC on Fox 2 is set for January 28th and Spike TV is set to counter as well. It will be interesting to see how the UFC will do on Fuel and FX. We’ve already seen a potential problem with Fuel TV as the UFC 141 Countdown show only garnered 15,000 viewers for its debut. Hopefully for Fuel TV, its January 1 UFC marathon will raise awareness that it is the new home for UFC programming.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutUFC confirmed UFC: Sweden event in Stockholm, Swedenfor UFC on Fuel TV 2 on april 14th
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Read the full article at RedditWe have a 60" tv streaming friday's fight and a fridge full of liquor. Bay Area redditors invited. PM for details.
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Read the full article at RedditUFC on Fuel TV 2 Fight Card Rumors
Fight card and rumors for the UFC on Fuel TV 2 on April 14, 2012 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyDaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire Slated for UFC on FUEL TV 2 in Sweden
The UFC is expected to visit Sweden for the first time with UFC on FUEL TV 2 on April 14 in Stockholm, and a welterweight matchup between TUF 9 runner-up DaMarques Johnson and England’s John Maguire is the first fight slated for the card, according to Heavy MMA.
Johnson (15-9) scored a first-round knockout of Clay Harvison at UFC on Fox 1 in November to bounce back from a loss to Amir Sadollah, while Maguire (17-3) topped Justin Edwards in his Octagon debut at UFC 138 in November.
UFC on FUEL TV 2 follows UFC on FX 2, which airs on March 2 from Sydney, Australia and is headlined by Thiago Alves vs. Martin Kampmann, and UFC 145 on March 24 in Montreal, Canada, which does not yet have a main event.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 2 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: DaMarques Johnson
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyDaMarques Johnson vs. John Maguire at UFC on Fuel TV 2 in Sweden
The UFC's first trip to Sweden has its first matchup.
Sources close to the event today confirmed to MMAjunkie.com that welterweights DaMarques Johnson and John Maguire are set to meet at UFC on FUEL TV 2. Heavy first reported the bout.
Although not officially announced, UFC on FUEL TV 2 takes place April 14 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieFight Day: Dana White Talks Spike TV, Diaz/Cerrone, Overeem vs. NSAC And More
We catch up with Dana at his Las Vegas office to talk the Spike TV war, the Cerrone/Diaz confrontation, Overeem vs. the NSAC and much more in this 14-minute interview.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMARecord-low FUEL TV ratings for 'Countdown to UFC 141' don't concern UFC boss
The tepid TV ratings garnered on FUEL TV for "Countdown to UFC 141" don't worry UFC president Dana White.
The preview shows have often been used to gauge the potential success of
a pay-per-view event, and with the latest episode attracting just
15,000 eyeballs, it suggests a beating at the till despite the presence
of blockbuster draw Brock Lesnar.
"It wasn't alarming at all," White told MMAjunkie.com. "Those are the type of ratings that network pulls."
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Read the full article at MMA Junkie“Best of PRIDE” to begin in 2012 on FUEL TV
The UFC bought out PRIDE in hopes of promoting fights in the company and keeping it alive and well. Instead, they decided to absorb the most attractive fighters and brought them to the UFC.
However, PRIDE didn’t totally die, as Zuffa began airing Best of PRIDE shows on Spike TV, and now, with the UFC headed to FOX Networks, the show will continue its run on FUEL TV.
The first Best of PRIDE on FUEL TV takes place January 3 at 7L00 p.m. EST with eleven episodes running in the following weeks on Thursday nights with Kenda Perez returning as host.
Among those fights and fighters to be highlighted, the first episode will include Fedor Emelianenko against Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic, as well as with Mark Coleman meeting Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. Others to be shown include Dan Henderson, Wanderlei Silva, and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson.
The UFC purchased PRIDE in 2007, but said they were falsely told information in regards to the financial stability of the promotion before buying it.
PHOTO CREDIT – PRIDE
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Read the full article at Five Ounces of PainFUEL TV debuts 'Best of PRIDE' on Jan. 3 with Emelianenko vs. 'Cro Cop'
Nearly one year to the day after Spike TV debuted 'Best of PRIDE,' the series will make a similar introduction on FUEL TV.
FUEL TV officials recently announced 'Best of PRIDE' will make its first appearance on the channel on Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
MMAjunkie.com has learned that current plans include for the debut episode to include Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipovic, Quinton "Rampage" Jackosn vs. Ricardo Arona, Dan Henderson vs. Renzo Gracie, Wanderlei Silva vs. Ikuhisa Minowa and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Mark Coleman.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieFuel TV Announces 24 Hour UFC Programming Marathon For New Years Day
Fuel TV will officially kick off the new year by airing a 24-hour marathon of UFC programming on New Years Day, which will feature five show premieres. This will also officially kickoff the partnership between Fuel TV and the UFC, which Fuel claims will air more UFC programming than any network ever.
FUEL TV (http://www.fuel.tv), FOX Sports Media Group’s dynamic entertainment and sports network for males, officially kicks off the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) on FUEL TV January 1 with a 24-hour marathon of UFC programming featuring five show premieres. In 2012, FUEL TV telecasts more than 2,000 hours of UFC programming, with more than 100 hours of live fights, weigh-ins, preliminary bouts, and pre- and post-fight shows. In the New Year, FUEL TV offers more UFC programming than any network has ever offered.
“We’re beyond excited for the monster launch of the UFC on FUEL TV and can’t wait for the ball to drop on New Year’s so we can finally unveil all this incredible programming,” says George Greenberg, FUEL TV Executive Vice President and General Manager. “On January 1, FUEL TV becomes the number-one television destination for UFC fans. We’re going to deliver amazing live fights, FOX-style pre- and post-fight shows with expert commentary, insightful news shows with exclusive material and powerful documentaries that followers of the UFC have never seen before.”
“We’re excited that FUEL TV will become the ultimate destination for UFC programming in 2012,” says Dana White, UFC President. “We knew when we made the partnership with the FOX Sports Media Group that FUEL TV would allow us to put on more programming than every other network. If you’re a fan of the UFC, you’ve got to have FUEL TV.”
In addition to five shows premiering on January 1, FUEL TV launches “UFC Tonight,” the official news and information show of the UFC hosted by Todd Harris, on Tuesday, January 3 at 10:00 PM ET. The first Live UFC Weigh-in (UFC RIO™: ALDO vs. MENDES) is Friday, January 13 at 1:00 PM ET, followed by the first Post-Fight Show on Saturday, January 14 at 1:00AM ET. FUEL TV features the first Preliminary Bouts for UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLER on Friday, January 20 at 6:00 PM ET.
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NOTE: Fuel TV’s New Year UFC marathon will repeat the above mentioned programing (8 hours block) for the entire day.
Payout Perspective:
This will be a great way for Fuel TV to kickoff the New Years and celebrate the recently signed TV deal with the UFC. Fuel TV is a network who’s purpose is to draw the young male demographic by airing entertainment and sports programming geared towards that demo. A deal with the UFC stands to benefit Fuel TV greatly, as it hopes to increase it’s reach from the 36 million homes that was previously estimated before signing the TV deal with the UFC. Since then, Dana White claims that the channel has increased it’s reach by 11% and that now 38 million homes have access to the channel. Via Yahoo Sports:
“I think that was part of Fox’s strategy in signing the UFC. They’ve gone up 11 percent since we signed the deal with Fox, and they’re in 38 million homes.”
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While White is confident that more cable and satellite providers will add Fuel, it won’t hurt for fans to call and politely ask for it.
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“I think it’s already happening. The announcements that we made have people [expletive] at their cable companies since we made the announcement.”
Besides being in about 64 million homes less than Spike TV, Fuel and FOX are banking on the UFC’s popularity and their hardcore loyal fanbase to make the switch from Spike and increase the channel’s reach and low ratings. That task will not be an easy one in 2012, as Spike TV will still own the UFC’s library which prevents Fuel TV to air any old footage that has already aired on Spike TV until 2013. Even more daunting, Spike TV also plans to use UFC programming to counter-program the UFC on FOX, FX, and Fuel TV events by featuring fighters that those platforms will be promoting for upcoming events. This will adversely affect a number of UFC fans who consider the UFC to be synonymous with Spike still, giving them a reason to delay the inevitable transition to a FOX platform to catch live UFC programming outside of PPV’s.
All things considered, business is business for the Viacom owned network. Spike TV President Kevin Kay said it best in a recent interview with Sherdog. “The deal [is] there’s a tail-end year of the library, and we pay for it. And we pay a good price for it. So we have to use it, and we’d be foolish not to use it…That’s our job. Our job is to use this library and monetize it.”
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutUFC on Fuel TV 1 Adds Stipe Miocic vs. Philip De Fries
Undefeated heavyweight prospects Stipe Miocic and Philip De Fries will square off at UFC on Fuel TV 1 on February 15 in Omaha, Nebraska, the UFC announced today.
Both fighters remained unbeaten with successful Octagon debuts, as Miocic (7-0) topped Joey Beltran at UFC 136 in October, while De Fries (8-0) beat Rob Brought last month at UFC 138 in his native England.
UFC on Fuel TV 1 is headlined by welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez and also includes heavyweights Stefan Struve and Dave Herman.
For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 1 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Stipe Miocic
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on FUEL TV adds Philip De Fries vs Stipe Miocic and Ivan Menjivar vs John Albert for Feb. 15 in Omaha
The UFC on FUEL TV fight card continues to take shape as Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) recently made a pair of bouts official for the network telecast on Feb. 15, 2012, live from CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Nebraska.
UFC.com has it:
"Undefeated heavyweights will collide as verbal agreements are in for 8-0 Phil De Fries versus 7-0 Stipe Miocic on February 15 in Omaha, Nebraska," said UFC President Dana White. Bantamweight contender, Ivan "The Pride of El Salvador" Menjivar will be squaring off with last season's Ultimate Fighter alumni, John "Prince" Albert.
Philip De Fries vs. Stipe Miocic will likely set the wheels in motion for one of these two up-and-coming 265-pounders, who could add some much needed depth to a division short on future contenders.
Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert will likely do the same for the bantamweight division, one that may need some fresh blood after Dominick Cruz and Urijah Faber settle their differences early next year.
Here is the current UFC on FUEL TV fight card and line-up:
170 lbs.: Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger265 lbs.: Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman145 lbs.: Jonathan Brookins vs. Rani Yahya185 lbs.: Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes265 lbs.: Philip De Fries vs. Stipe Miocic135 lbs.: Ivan Menjivar vs. John Albert
UFC on Fuel TV will be headlined by a welterweight war featuring top division contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger facing off for a spot in the crowded 170-pound title chase.
For all the latest and greatest news and notes on UFC on Fuel TV 1: "Sanchez vs. Ellenberger" click here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaHeavyweights Added to UFC on Fuel TV 1 Card
As 2011 comes to a close, the inaugural UFC on Fuel TV fight card grows bigger, literally. UFC officials on Wednesday announced the addition of a heavyweight bout.
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Read the full article at MMA Weekly“Ultimate Fridays” to run opposite TUF-Bellator
Spike TV announced that it would air episodes from the past 14 episodes of The Ultimate Fighter on Fridays. The programming move runs opposite FX’s “The Ultimate Fighter” and Bellator on MTV2.
Via Spike TV press release:
Spike TV, the recognized home of mixed martial arts on television, has announced a new three-hour programming block debuting on Friday, March 2 (9:00 PM – Midnight, ET/PT) featuring the greatest episodes from the 14 seasons of “The Ultimate Fighter.” From Rashad Evans to Matt Serra, from Forrest Griffin to Kimbo Slice, “The Ultimate Fighter Fridays” on Spike TV will showcase all the incredible knockouts, unbelievable submissions, and tense drama from the seven years of the hit Spike series. The network will air special-themed editions of “The Ultimate Fighter Fridays” with input from fans via Facebook and Twitter. Details will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
I originally thought that Bellator moving to Friday night was a smart move because it could own Friday night. I was wrong as TUF will be on FX on Friday night and now Spike TV will air reruns of past TUFs. An interesting question posed by some is whether airing TUF on Friday would impact Bellator ratings.
John Morgan of MMA Junkie tweeted that a Spike TV executive stated the network chose Friday night because, “Spike has to monetize the library the UFC prefers we keep and run.” An obvious jab at the UFC.
Payout Perspective:
Spike TV’s programming decision will definitely impact both Bellator and TUF. Although reruns, many people will want to see the early seasons which include Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell, Rich Franklin and Randy Couture.The move appears to be a direct counter to TUF on FX rather than Bellator on MTV2 in the continued bad breakup between the two.This spring will be full of MMA Fridays and it will be interesting to see who will win the ratings war.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutAlbert, Menjivar Official For UFC on FUEL TV 1
A bantamweight tilt between John Albert and Ivan Menjivar is official for "UFC on FUEL TV 1" on February 15 in Nebraska.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMASpike TV counterprogramming TUF with TUF
If the escalating battle between Spike TV and the UFC wasn’t already of the “No Holds Barred” variety it may be soon, as the longtime home of the world’s foremost MMA promotion has announced it will run a new show called Ultimate Fighter Fridays where highlights from the past fourteen seasons of TUF will run head-to-head against the reality show’s spring debut on FX.
According to Spike TV each three-hour block (9:00 PM EST – 12:00 AM EST/PST) will feature the most memorable episodes/fights in Ultimate Fighter history. Fans will also be able to add their input via social media sites Twitter/Facebook.
Ultimate Fighter Fridays is the latest move in a series by Spike TV to counterprogram against the UFC after Dana White and company packed up shop to head over to FOX’s greener pastures. Similarly to what was done with UFC on FOX 1 and Cain Velasquez/Junior dos Santos, the cable channel already has plans to broadcast a marathon of UFC Unleashed episodes featuring work from many of the fighters booked to compete in January at UFC on FOX 2.
TUF 15 is set to air in early March with bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz heading one team and popular rival Urijah Faber the other. Each weekly offering will feature a new “real time” format where video will involve footage from the previous seven days and two contestants will fight live on FX to conclude each episode.
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Read the full article at Five Ounces of PainMailbg: Is Spike outfoxing itself? (Yahoo! Sports)
Spike TV announced a plan to counter-program the UFC in 2012 which may be more bold than smart.
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Read the full article at Yahoo! SportsCounter-programming alert: Spike TV targets Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 15 on Friday nights in 2012
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 15 to its new home on the FX channel beginning March 9, 2012.
Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will coach opposite his arch rival and number one contender to the 135-pound title, Urijah Faber, in the two-hour season premiere with subsequent episodes airing every Friday night for the following 13 weeks.
The new format, promised to overhaul what many fans felt had gone stale after 14 seasons on Spike TV, will also feature LIVE fights on a weekly basis.
In other words, shit just got real.
As expected, Spike will take full advantage of its licensing rights to the UFC tape library and air weekly "Best of" compilations from TUF seasons past -- directly opposite TUF 15 in an attempt to lure away the casual fan who might not know any better.
Here's what to expect.
Spike TV, the recognized home of mixed martial arts on television, has announced a new three-hour programming block debuting on Friday, March 2 (9:00 PM – Midnight, ET/PT) featuring the greatest episodes from the 14 seasons of "The Ultimate Fighter." From Rashad Evans to Matt Serra, from Forrest Griffin to Kimbo Slice, "The Ultimate Fighter Fridays" on Spike TV will showcase all the incredible knockouts, unbelievable submissions, and tense drama from the seven years of the hit Spike series. The network will air special-themed editions of "The Ultimate Fighter Fridays" with input from fans via Facebook and Twitter. Details will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
The UFC is headed for greener pastures on the FOX network (including FX and FUEL TV) after Spike balked at Zuffa's increased licensing fees during contract negotiations earlier this year.
With the end of the Spike TV "Prelims" specials and various other MMA-related programming, the network had a pretty sizable gap to fill in its efforts to retain the 18-34 demographic that tuned in for televised fisticuffs.
Enter Bellator.
While Bjorn Rebney and Co. won't be able to make their Spike TV debut until 2013, the network will try and keep fight fans satiated with a constant stream of UFC fights, which they still have at their disposal.
Anyone think this will put a dent in the ratings for the debut of TUF 15?
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaSpike TV to counter-program FX's new 'TUF' seasons with reality-show reruns
In what likely will result in intended marketplace confusion, Spike TV will take full advantage of its UFC library rights and will counter-program news episode of "The Ultimate Fighter" with past seasons of the reality series.
Spike TV today announced the plans, dubbed "The Ultimate Fighter Fridays."
The weekly three-hour programming blocks will go head-to-head with new seasons of "TUF," which soon debut on new broadcast partner FX.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieSpike TV to Air 'The Ultimate Fighter Fridays' During TUF 15 on FX
Filed under: MMA Media Watch, UFC, Bellator, NewsSpike TV announced on Tuesday that beginning Friday, March 2, from 9:00 p.m. to midnight ET/PT it will air highlights from the past fourteen seasons of The Ultimate Fighter. "The Ultimate Fighter Fridays," as they are calling it, will air at the same time as TUF 15 live on FX, which debuts March 9.
The move comes as no surprise as Spike aired UFC programming on its network at the same time as the UFC's debut on FOX and has already announced that they will do the same during the UFC's second show on FOX on Jan. 28.
Interestingly enough, though, Bellator Fighting Championships, which is owned by Spike TV's parent company, Viacom, will debut its sixth season on MTV2 on March 2, as well. However, according to David Schwarz, Spike TV's Vice President of Communications, MTV2 has not decided which time slot it will use to air Bellator events. That could very well be based on the time slot FX uses to air TUF 15 next year.
"We have to monetize the library," Schwarz said when asked about Spike's decision to counter UFC programming on FOX. "The UFC prefers that we keep the library and run the library."
Spike has the right to air old UFC programming for one more year before its contract with the promotion expires. The UFC could buy back the library to prohibit this from happening, but UFC president Dana White has already stated publicly that he is not interested in doing so.
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseDana White Named Broadcasting & Cable Magazine 2011's Top Sports TV Executive
UFC President Dana White has been named 2011 Sports TV Executive Of The Year by Broadcasting & Cable Magazine and is on the cover of their December issue.
White has had quite a year, helping orchestrate the UFC's seven-year deal with Fox which will see the MMA organization run four events on "big" Fox with secondary programming featuring live events and compilation programs spilling over to FX, Fuel TV and other Fox family outlets.
Fuel will become the unofficial home of the UFC with over 2000 hours per year of original and archived programming, driving demand among MMA fans who don't yet have it.
He also helped facilitate a deal with Showtime to extend the Strikeforce brand for another two years in a deal announced Thursday, keeping another source of revenue alive while keeping competition off the pay-cable channel. In addition, Spike TV has one more year on their contract, giving the UFC more exposure on a major ad-supported cable network.
In the cover story (available online for subscribers), White addresses pay-per-view numbers being down and what that means for the future.
We are down, but not quite that much. We're in this funk right now. We are in this weird transition from Spike to Fox. If we were still deep in our Spike deal, I would be programming a lot of things on that network right now that I am not. So we are in this weird position between injuries and the transition period from Spike to Fox. We're not concerned. We had a lot of great main events lined up, and the list of injuries is crazy. We lost 10 main events [in 2011] to injury.
The 42-year-old White has never won the award before.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowThis 2011 WHOA! TV Mixtape is pretty slick...
All of my favorite hip-hop songs are used in this video, so I intend to let this clip play in the background for most of the day. I used a picture of BAMMA ring girl, Stacey Hannant, to show my love and appreciation for the UK. I lived there for four years, then all of my possessions were jacked in the Gatwick airport just as I was going back to the US. For all I know, the guys at WHOA! TV stole my luggage and used the songs in my iPod to make this slick WHOA! TV mixtape. Damn them if that's true. Regardless, watch this 2011 WHOA! TV mixtape staring a plethora of individuals in the MMA industry. Also, British MMA needs more IAMX -- and less thieves stealing my luggage.
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Read the full article at Middle EasyUFC on Fuel TV 1 Adds Simpson vs. Markes, Brookins vs. Yahya
Two more matchups are official for the UFC on Fuel TV 1 fight card, as middleweights Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes and featherweights Jonathan Brookins vs. Rani Yahya are set for the February 15 event in Omaha, Nebraska, the UFC announced Wednesday.Simpson (11-2) has rebounded from back-to-back losses to Chris Leben and Mark Munoz with a three-straight wins, including his most-recent victory over Eric Schafer at UFC 136, while Markes (12-1) topped Karlos Vemola in his Octagon debut at UFC on Versus 6 for his fifth-straight win.Brookins (12-4) returned to 145-pounds with a loss to Erik Koch at UFC Fight Night 25 after winning The Ultimate Fighter 12 at lightweight, while Yahya (16-7) won his UFC debut over Mike Brown before falling to top contender Chad Mendes at UFC 133.UFC on Fuel TV 1 is headlined by welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez and also includes heavyweights Stefan Struve and Dave Herman.For complete coverage of UFC on Fuel TV 1 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.Pictured: Aaron Simpson
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC on FUEL TV 1 adds Simpson vs. Markes, Brookins vs. Yahya
Two more bouts are slotted for February's UFC on FUEL TV 1 event, officials today announced.
They include middleweights Aaron Simpson vs. Ronny Markes and featherweights Jonathan Brookins vs. Rani Yahya.
UFC on FUEL TV 1, which is the first UFC event to air on the FOX-owned cable station, takes place Feb. 15 in Omaha, Neb. The 18,000-seat CenturyLink Arena is likely to host.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on FUEL TV kicks off on Jan. 1 with 24-hour New Year's marathon
Gimme FUEL, gimmie fire, gimmie the fights that I desire.
Ultimate Fighting Championship's (UFC) relationship with Spike TV is almost fully in the rearview mirror now that the year 2012 is nearly upon us. That's because the world's largest fight promotion will kick off its new year with a bang on its brand new home, FUEL.
Executive Vice President and General Manager George Greenberg is excited:
"We're beyond excited for the monster launch of the UFC on FUEL TV and can't wait for the ball to drop on New Year's so we can finally unveil all this incredible programming. On January 1, FUEL TV becomes the number-one television destination for UFC fans. We're going to deliver amazing live fights, FOX-style pre- and post-fight shows with expert commentary, insightful news shows with exclusive material and powerful documentaries that followers of the UFC have never seen before."
No one ever accused Mr. Greenberg of not being an ambitious fellow.
The UFC will indeed hit FUEL TV airwaves -- and they'll hit hard -- to kick off the new year with a 24-hour marathon block of programming. Not only that, they'll have a bevy of new show premieres all throughout the month of January.
In short, get ready, fight fans, we're getting everything we desire.
All the show details after the jump (via official press release), including the 24-hour block of programming on Jan. 1 and all the dates and times of show premieres and live events scattered throughout the month.
New Year's Day Marathon:
January 1, 12:00 AM ET
UFC Reloaded 1 (UFC 79 Nemesis)
Missed that one Pay-Per-View everyone's always talking about? Not to worry because FUEL TV is bringing you some of the biggest and most memorable events in UFC history, featuring exclusive, never-before-seen, footage and much, much more. You may know the result, but the epic battles on "UFC Reloaded" will keep you on the edge of your seat. There will be 14 episodes in 2012.
January 1, 3:00 AM ET
UFC Bad Blood: Liddell vs. Ortiz
Once friends, now bitter enemies. UFC superstars Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell and "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz waged intense battles in and out of the Octagon. The 90-minute special "UFC Bad Blood: Liddell vs. Ortiz," gives an all-access look at the epic feud forged in heated competition over the UFC Championship, and fueled by personal conflict outside of the cage. Through new, exclusive interviews, rare behind-the-scenes footage, and hard-hitting action from their historic fights, you can re-live the rivalry that helped launch the Ultimate Fighting Championship into the mainstream and made Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz household names that will be forever linked.
January 1, 4:30 AM ET
UFC Champion's Roundtable with Jay Glazer
In this FUEL TV produced half-hour special, Jay Glazer chats all things UFC with current and past champions Jon "Bones" Jones, Frank Mir, Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin. Watch this intimate discussion about the UFC's meteoric rise, what it means to be a champion and many other topics.
January 1, 5:00 AM ET
UFC Unleashed®
"UFC Unleashed®" features the best fights from the UFC vault! With 12, one-hour specials over 2012, "UFC Unleashed®" brings viewers the big names and epic battles they want to see.
January 1, 6:00 AM ET
UFC Ultimate KnockoutsTM
"UFC Ultimate KnockoutsTM" brings viewers the greatest knockouts in MMA history, delivered by fighters who refuse to leave results in the hands of the judges ... or even allow their opponent a chance to tap out. In this two-hour special, these warriors seek not just to win, but to dominate ... with one devastating strike!
(Note: The January 1 schedule repeats this eight-hour block the rest of the day.)
Other UFC Show Premieres:
January 3, 7:00 PM ET
Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships®
Peer into the PRIDE® vault as FUEL TV brings viewers some of the greatest mixed martial artists in history, featuring classic wars from Japan's MMA glory days. In 12, one-hour shows, watch as many of today's biggest UFC stars like Anderson "The Spider" Silva, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, and Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira first rose to prominence in the PRIDE ring. Viewers get to relive all of the classic battles in the "Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships®."
January 3, 10:00 PM ET
UFC Tonight
"UFC Tonight" is the official weekly news and information show of the UFC. With in-depth event coverage and analysis, jaw-dropping highlights, exclusive fighter interviews before and after bouts, and segments unavailable anywhere else, "UFC Tonight" is a fan's number-one source for the latest happenings in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. This weekly, half hour show is hosted by Todd Harris, with analyst Kenny Florian, Insider Ariel Helwani and features from Jay Glazer.
January 10, 6:00 PM ET
UFC Best of 2011
Each year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship gets more exciting than the last. Re-live the thrilling action of the best bouts, the greatest knockouts and submissions, and other incredible highlights of the previous 12 months in this three-hour special, as we breakdown top contenders in each weight class, rising stars, and the warriors currently dominating the sport.
January 10, 9:00 PM ET
Countdown to UFC RIOTM: ALDO vs. MENDES
"Countdown to UFC" sets the stage for the UFC's biggest fights with exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access to fighter training camps. Over 14 episodes of this series, witness the intense preparation, hear each fighter's opinion of their opponent, and get expert analysis on the match-up - all leading up to the big fight.
Live UFC Programs on FUEL TV in January:
January 13, 1:00 PM ET
Live UFC Weigh-in: UFC RIOTM: ALDO vs. MENDES
UFC's biggest and baddest stars weigh-in and face-off live before a night of epic battles inside the Octagon.
January 14, 1:00 AM ET
UFC on FUEL TV: Post-Fight Show - UFC RIOTM: ALDO vs. MENDES
Jay Glazer and today's top MMA analysts recap the night's bouts, serve up exclusive fighter interviews, and talk about 'what's next' for the winners and losers after the big fight in this one-hour show.
January 19, 5:00 PM ET
Live UFC Weigh-in: UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLER
UFC's biggest and baddest stars weigh-in and face-off Live before a night of epic battles inside the Octagon®.
January 20, 6:00 PM ET
UFC on FUEL TV: Preliminary Bouts - UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLER
Witness the next generation of UFC stars rise as FUEL TV kicks off a night of unforgettable action, featuring three hours of MMA's hungriest and most promising fighters. If you want to see the battles that make up-and-coming fighters into household names, you don't want to miss the prelims on FUEL TV.
January 20, 11:00 PM ET
UFC on FUEL TV: Post-Fight Show - UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLER
January 27, 5:00 PM ET
Live UFC Weigh-in: UFC on FOX
January 28, 5:00 PM ET
UFC on FUEL TV: Preliminary Bouts - UFC on FOX
January 28, 10:00 PM ET
UFC on FUEL TV: Post-Fight Show - UFC on FOX
January 31, 9:00 PM ET
Countdown to UFC® 143: DIAZ vs. CONDIT
There you have it, Maniacs. White knuckle tight.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC 140 'Prelims' ratings average 808,000 viewers on ION TV
ION TV's "UFC Prelims" special for UFC 140: "Jones vs. Machida" on Dec. 10, 2011, averaged 808,000 viewers, down from the 1.2 million viewers for UFC 139 back on Nov. 19. That's largely because the "Shogun vs. Henderson" event "Prelims" were broadcast on Spike TV.
Starting in 2012, the preliminary card broadcasts will be moving to FUEL TV full time.
The four-fight broadcast from the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ran the gamut of fight finishes. Igor Pokrajac blasted his way past Krzysztof Soszynski with a 35 second knockout while Constantinos Philippou had his way with Jared Hamman, knocking him out inside the first round.
Also shown was a rear-naked choke submission victory notched by Dennis Hallman over John Makdessi in the first round of their catchweight contest. Finally, Yves Jabouin earned a close split decision over Walel Watson.
"UFC Prelims" for Dec. 10 pulled in ratings of 0.55 in the key males 18-49 and 18-34 demographics.
For complete UFC 140 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here and here.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaUFC on Fuel TV set for January 1st
A 24 hour marathon of UFC programming featuring five show premieres will kick off 2012 as the UFC goes full force on Fuel TV. Fox Sports Media Group announced the debut via press release today.
Fuel will host the first UFC live weigh-ins on Friday, January 13th and Fuel will have the prelim bouts for January 20th’s UFC on FX the following Friday.
Via Fox Sports Media Group:
In 2012, FUEL TV telecasts more than 2,000 hours of UFC programming, with more than 100 hours of live fights, weigh-ins, preliminary bouts, and pre- and post-fight shows. In the New Year, FUEL TV offers more UFC programming than any network has ever offered.
Payout Perspective:
Despite not going through with a UFC Network, it appears that the UFC will have a de facto network with Fuel TV. The 24 hour marathon is a good way to kick off the programming. There are no bowl games on January 1 as the usual glut of games will occur on January 2nd. The NFL will have games on Sunday, January 1st although only a few games will mean that much considering its the last day of the regular season. It will be interesting to see how the UFC and Fox will advertise as most people do not know where the Fuel channel is. For instance, on DirecTV, the channel is in the 600s. We’ll see if channel placement is a barrier for some casual viewers.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutFuel TV Plans to ‘Market the Hell’ Out of the UFC
The UFC may have signed a deal with Fox, but the real home for the most programming will end up being on the Fox owned Fuel TV.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyFuel TV Plans to ‘Market the Hell’ Out of the UFC
The UFC may have signed a deal with Fox, but the real home for the most programming will end up being on the Fox owned Fuel TV.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyFUEL TV to air six 2012 UFC events, will become home for 'UFC Prelims' specials
While the broadcast partnership between the UFC and FOX continues to
crystalize, FUEL TV executive vice president George Greenberg sees big
things for his FOX affiliate.
One-quarter of the cable channel's hours will be allotted to the UFC
starting in 2012, and plans to host the recently announced "The Ultimate
Fighter: Brazil" are in process. The partnership officially kicks off
on the New Year when FUEL hosts a marathon of UFC programming.
"We're very much looking forward to Jan. 1 when the UFC lands on FUEL TV," Greenberg said.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieMailbag: Fox fuels up on UFC coverage (Yahoo! Sports)
Fuel TV will all but become the "UFC Network" when the New Year dawns.
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Read the full article at Yahoo! SportsUFC 142 Prelims to Air on FX
Filed under: UFC, MMA Fighting Exclusive, NewsUFC will make its debut on FX on Jan. 14 when the network airs the UFC 142 prelims, a FUEL TV official confirmed with MMAFighting.com on Tuesday.
FUEL TV, who shares the same parent company, FOX, as FX, will broadcast the majority of UFC prelim bouts in 2012, however, the UFC 142 undercard will air on the network's sister channel, FX.
FUEL TV will air the weigh-ins live and a post-fight show immediately following the event.
The UFC 142 main card, headlined by Jose Aldo vs. Chad Mendes for the UFC featherweight title, airs live on pay-per-view. The event will take place at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Below is a look at the full card:
Main card:
Jose Aldo (c) vs. Chad Mendes -- UFC featherweight title
Vitor Belfort vs. Anthony Johnson
Mike Massenzio vs. Rousimar Palhares
Siyar Bahadurzada vs. Erick Silva
Edson Barboza vs. Terry Etim
Prelims:
Sam Stout vs. Thiago Tavares
Mike Pyle vs. Paulo Thiago
Fabio Maldonado vs. Stanislav Nedkov
Rob Broughton vs. Ednaldo Oliveira
Felipe Arantes vs. Antonio "Pato" Carvalho
Yuri Alcantara vs. Michihiro Omigawa
For more on FUEL TV's extensive lineup of UFC programming in 2012, click here.
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseUFC on FUEL TV Kicks Off With 24-Hour Marathon On Jan. 1
If you’re one of the lucky few who actually get FUEL TV, you’re going to have plenty of UFC programming to watch on New Year’s Day and the rest of January.
FUEL TV and the UFC announced today that they’re kicking off their new broadcast partnership with a 24 hour-marathon of UFC programming on Jan. 1.
“We’re beyond excited for the monster launch of the UFC on FUEL TV and can’t wait for the ball to drop on New Year’s so we can finally unveil all this incredible programming,” says George Greenberg, FUEL TV Executive Vice President and General Manager. “On January 1, FUEL TV becomes the number-one television destination for UFC fans. We’re going to deliver amazing live fights, FOX-style pre- and post-fight shows with expert commentary, insightful news shows with exclusive material and powerful documentaries that followers of the UFC have never seen before.”
“We’re excited that FUEL TV will become the ultimate destination for UFC programming in 2012,” says Dana White, UFC President. “We knew when we made the partnership with the FOX Sports Media Group that FUEL TV would allow us to put on more programming than every other network. If you’re a fan of the UFC, you’ve got to have FUEL TV.”
FUEL TV will be will be premiering five shows on Jan. 1. Then on Jan. 3, FUEL will launch the UFC’s official news and information show, UFC Tonight, which will be hosted by former WEC play-by-play announcer Todd Harris and Kenny Florian. Other programming such as weigh-in, prelim and post-fight specials for UFC 142, UFC on FX 1, UFC on FOX 2 will also broadcast on the network in January.
Check out the full schedule below.
FUEL TV Schedule UFC 24-hour New Year’s Day Marathon
January 1, 12:00 AM ET
UFC Reloaded 1 (UFC 79 Nemesis)
Missed that one Pay-Per-View everyone’s always talking about? Not to worry because FUEL TV is bringing you some of the biggest and most memorable events in UFC history, featuring exclusive, never-before-seen, footage and much, much more. You may know the result, but the epic battles on “UFC Reloaded” will keep you on the edge of your seat. There will be 14 episodes in 2012.
January 1, 3:00 AM ET
UFC Bad Blood: Liddell vs. Ortiz
Once friends, now bitter enemies. UFC superstars Chuck “The Iceman” Liddell and “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” Tito Ortiz waged intense battles in and out of the Octagon. The 90-minute special “UFC Bad Blood: Liddell vs. Ortiz,” gives an all-access look at the epic feud forged in heated competition over the UFC Championship, and fueled by personal conflict outside of the cage. Through new, exclusive interviews, rare behind-the-scenes footage, and hard-hitting action from their historic fights, you can re-live the rivalry that helped launch the Ultimate Fighting Championship into the mainstream and made Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz household names that will be forever linked.
January 1, 4:30 AM ET
UFC Champion’s Roundtable with Jay Glazer
In this FUEL TV produced half-hour special, Jay Glazer chats all things UFC with current and past champions Jon “Bones” Jones, Frank Mir, Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin. Watch this intimate discussion about the UFC’s meteoric rise, what it means to be a champion and many other topics.
January 1, 5:00 AM ET
UFC Unleashed®
“UFC Unleashed®” features the best fights from the UFC vault! With 12, one-hour specials over 2012, “UFC Unleashed®“ brings viewers the big names and epic battles they want to see.
January 1, 6:00 AM ET
UFC Ultimate Knockouts™
“UFC Ultimate Knockouts™“ brings viewers the greatest knockouts in MMA history, delivered by fighters who refuse to leave results in the hands of the judges … or even allow their opponent a chance to tap out. In this two-hour special, these warriors seek not just to win, but to dominate … with one devastating strike!
(Note: The January 1 schedule repeats this eight-hour block the rest of the day.)
Other UFC Show Premieres in January:
January 3, 7:00 PM ET
Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships®
Peer into the PRIDE® vault as FUEL TV brings viewers some of the greatest mixed martial artists in history, featuring classic wars from Japan’s MMA glory days. In 12, one-hour shows, watch as many of today’s biggest UFC stars like Anderson “The Spider” Silva, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, and Antônio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira first rose to prominence in the PRIDE ring. Viewers get to relive all of the classic battles in the “Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships®.”
January 3, 10:00 PM ET
UFC Tonight
“UFC Tonight” is the official weekly news and information show of the UFC. With in-depth event coverage and analysis, jaw-dropping highlights, exclusive fighter interviews before and after bouts, and segments unavailable anywhere else, “UFC Tonight” is a fan’s number-one source for the latest happenings in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. This weekly, half hour show is hosted by Todd Harris, with analyst Kenny Florian, Insider Ariel Helwani and features from Jay Glazer.
January 10, 6:00 PM ET
UFC Best of 2011
Each year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship gets more exciting than the last. Re-live the thrilling action of the best bouts, the greatest knockouts and submissions, and other incredible highlights of the previous 12 months in this three-hour special, as we breakdown top contenders in each weight class, rising stars, and the warriors currently dominating the sport.
January 10, 9:00 PM ET
Countdown to UFC RIO™: ALDO vs. MENDES
“Countdown to UFC” sets the stage for the UFC’s biggest fights with exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access to fighter training camps. Over 14 episodes of this series, witness the intense preparation, hear each fighter’s opinion of their opponent, and get expert analysis on the match-up – all leading up to the big fight.
LIVE UFC Programs on FUEL TV in January:
January 13, 1:00 PM ET
Live UFC Weigh-in: UFC RIO™: ALDO vs. MENDES
UFC’s biggest and baddest stars weigh-in and face-off live before a night of epic battles inside the Octagon.
January 14, 1:00 AM ET
UFC on FUEL TV: Post-Fight Show – UFC RIO™: ALDO vs. MENDES
Jay Glazer and today’s top MMA analysts recap the night’s bouts, serve up exclusive fighter interviews, and talk about ‘what’s next’ for the winners and losers after the big fight in this one-hour show.
January 19, 5:00 PM ET
Live UFC Weigh-in: UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLER
UFC’s biggest and baddest stars weigh-in and face-off Live before a night of epic battles inside the Octagon®.
January 20, 6:00 PM ET
UFC on FUEL TV: Preliminary Bouts – UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLER
Witness the next generation of UFC stars rise as FUEL TV kicks off a night of unforgettable action, featuring three hours of MMA’s hungriest and most promising fighters. If you want to see the battles that make up-and-coming fighters into household names, you don’t want to miss the prelims on FUEL TV.
January 20, 11:00 PM ET
UFC on FUEL TV: Post-Fight Show – UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLER
January 27, 5:00 PM ET
Live UFC Weigh-in: UFC on FOX
January 28, 5:00 PM ET
UFC on FUEL TV: Preliminary Bouts – UFC on FOX
January 28, 10:00 PM ET
UFC on FUEL TV: Post-Fight Show – UFC on FOX
January 31, 9:00 PM ET
Countdown to UFC® 143: DIAZ vs. CONDIT
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertFuel TV Schedules 24-Hour UFC Marathon For Jan. 1
Fuel TV kicks off 24 hours of UFC programming on Jan. 1st with a replay of UFC 79, featuring the epic battle between Chuck Liddlell and Wanderlei Silva.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAUFC kicking 2012 off with 24-hour marathon on FUEL TV
The UFC’s run on FUEL TV will kick-start on January 1 with a 24-hour marathon of UFC programming, including the debuts of five shows – UFC Reloaded 1, UFC Bad Blood: Liddell vs. Ortiz, UFC Champion’s Roundtable with Jay Glazer, UFC Unleashed, and UFC Ultimate Knockouts.
FUEL TV will also have weigh-ins for UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes, along with pre/post-fight interviews, preliminary cardsm and UFC Tonight, an official news and information show of the UFC.
“We’re beyond excited for the monster launch of the UFC on FUEL TV and can’t wait for the ball to drop on New Year’s so we can finally unveil all this incredible programming,” FUEL TV’s George Greenberg said.
UFC president Dana White, who was one of the chief architects behind the UFC and FOX Network coming together earlier this year, said, “We’re excited that FUEL TV will become the ultimate destination for UFC programming in 2012. If you’re a fan of the UFC, you’ve got to have FUEL TV.”
A live event is already planned for February 15 on FUEL TV with bouts including Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger and Stefan Struve vs. Dave Herman.
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Read the full article at Five Ounces of PainUFC on Fuel TV Kicks Off with 24-Hour Marathon
The Ultimate Fighting Championship kicks off more than 2,000 hours of yearly programming with a 24-hour marathon of UFC programming on Fuel TV.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC® On Fuel TV Launches January 1
LOS ANGELES, CA - FUEL TV (www.fuel.tv), FOX Sports Media Group’s dynamic entertainment and sports network for males, officially kicks off the Ultimate Fighting Championship® (UFC®) on FUEL TV January 1 with a 24-hour marathon of UFC programming featuring five show premieres. In 2012, FUEL TV telecasts more than 2,000 hours of UFC programming, with more than 100 hours of live fights, weigh-ins, preliminary bouts, and pre- and post-fight shows. In the New Year, FUEL TV offers more UFC programming than any network has ever offered.“We’re beyond excited for the monster launch of the UFC on FUEL TV and can’t wait for the ball to drop on New Year’s so we can finally unveil all this incredible programming,” says George Greenberg, FUEL TV Executive Vice President and General Manager. “On January 1, FUEL TV becomes the number-one television destination for UFC fans. We’re going to deliver amazing live fights, FOX-style pre- and post-fight shows with expert commentary, insightful news shows with exclusive material and powerful documentaries that followers of the UFC have never seen before.”“We’re excited that FUEL TV will become the ultimate destination for UFC programming in 2012,” says Dana White, UFC President. “We knew when we made the partnership with the FOX Sports Media Group that FUEL TV would allow us to put on more programming than every other network. If you’re a fan of the UFC, you’ve got to have FUEL TV.”In addition to five shows premiering on January 1, FUEL TV launches “UFC Tonight,” the official news and information show of the UFC hosted by Todd Harris, on Tuesday, January 3 at 10:00 PM ET. The first Live UFC Weigh-in (UFC RIO™: ALDO vs. MENDES) is Friday, January 13 at 1:00 PM ET, followed by the first Post-Fight Show on Saturday, January 14 at 1:00AM ET. FUEL TV features the first Preliminary Bouts for UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLER on Friday, January 20 at 6:00 PM ET.For a complete listing of FUEL TV shows, go to: http://www.fuel.tv/schedule/. For more information, go to www.fuel.tv and www.fuel.tv/ufc To find out FUEL TV on your television, go to www.fuel.tv/getfueltv, or call 877-4 FUEL-TV. FUEL TV Schedule UFC 24-hour New Year’s Day MarathonJanuary 1, 12:00 AM ETUFC Reloaded 1 (UFC 79 Nemesis)Missed that one Pay-Per-View everyone's always talking about? Not to worry because FUEL TV is bringing you some of the biggest and most memorable events in UFC history, featuring exclusive, never-before-seen, footage and much, much more. You may know the result, but the epic battles on “UFC Reloaded” will keep you on the edge of your seat. There will be 14 episodes in 2012.January 1, 3:00 AM ETUFC Bad Blood: Liddell vs. OrtizOnce friends, now bitter enemies. UFC superstars Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell and "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz waged intense battles in and out of the Octagon. The 90-minute special “UFC Bad Blood: Liddell vs. Ortiz,” gives an all-access look at the epic feud forged in heated competition over the UFC Championship, and fueled by personal conflict outside of the cage. Through new, exclusive interviews, rare behind-the-scenes footage, and hard-hitting action from their historic fights, you can re-live the rivalry that helped launch the Ultimate Fighting Championship into the mainstream and made Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz household names that will be forever linked. January 1, 4:30 AM ETUFC Champion's Roundtable with Jay GlazerIn this FUEL TV produced half-hour special, Jay Glazer chats all things UFC with current and past champions Jon "Bones" Jones, Frank Mir, Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin. Watch this intimate discussion about the UFC's meteoric rise, what it means to be a champion and many other topics. January 1, 5:00 AM ETUFC Unleashed®“UFC Unleashed®” features the best fights from the UFC vault! With 12, one-hour specials over 2012, “UFC Unleashed®“ brings viewers the big names and epic battles they want to see. January 1, 6:00 AM ETUFC Ultimate Knockouts™“UFC Ultimate Knockouts™“ brings viewers the greatest knockouts in MMA history, delivered by fighters who refuse to leave results in the hands of the judges ... or even allow their opponent a chance to tap out. In this two-hour special, these warriors seek not just to win, but to dominate … with one devastating strike! (Note: The January 1 schedule repeats this eight-hour block the rest of the day.)Other UFC Show Premieres in January: January 3, 7:00 PM ETBest of PRIDE Fighting Championships®Peer into the PRIDE® vault as FUEL TV brings viewers some of the greatest mixed martial artists in history, featuring classic wars from Japan's MMA glory days. In 12, one-hour shows, watch as many of today's biggest UFC stars like Anderson "The Spider" Silva, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, and Antônio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira first rose to prominence in the PRIDE ring. Viewers get to relive all of the classic battles in the “Best of PRIDE Fighting Championships®.”January 3, 10:00 PM ETUFC Tonight“UFC Tonight” is the official weekly news and information show of the UFC. With in-depth event coverage and analysis, jaw-dropping highlights, exclusive fighter interviews before and after bouts, and segments unavailable anywhere else, “UFC Tonight” is a fan’s number-one source for the latest happenings in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. This weekly, half hour show is hosted by Todd Harris, with analyst Kenny Florian, Insider Ariel Helwani and features from Jay Glazer.January 10, 6:00 PM ETUFC Best of 2011 Each year, the Ultimate Fighting Championship gets more exciting than the last. Re-live the thrilling action of the best bouts, the greatest knockouts and submissions, and other incredible highlights of the previous 12 months in this three-hour special, as we breakdown top contenders in each weight class, rising stars, and the warriors currently dominating the sport. January 10, 9:00 PM ETCountdown to UFC RIO™: ALDO vs. MENDES“Countdown to UFC” sets the stage for the UFC's biggest fights with exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes access to fighter training camps. Over 14 episodes of this series, witness the intense preparation, hear each fighter's opinion of their opponent, and get expert analysis on the match-up - all leading up to the big fight. LIVE UFC Programs on FUEL TV in January: January 13, 1:00 PM ETLive UFC Weigh-in: UFC RIO™: ALDO vs. MENDESUFC's biggest and baddest stars weigh-in and face-off live before a night of epic battles inside the Octagon. January 14, 1:00 AM ETUFC on FUEL TV: Post-Fight Show – UFC RIO™: ALDO vs. MENDESJay Glazer and today's top MMA analysts recap the night's bouts, serve up exclusive fighter interviews, and talk about 'what's next' for the winners and losers after the big fight in this one-hour show.January 19, 5:00 PM ETLive UFC Weigh-in: UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLERUFC's biggest and baddest stars weigh-in and face-off Live before a night of epic battles inside the Octagon®. January 20, 6:00 PM ETUFC on FUEL TV: Preliminary Bouts – UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLERWitness the next generation of UFC stars rise as FUEL TV kicks off a night of unforgettable action, featuring three hours of MMA's hungriest and most promising fighters. If you want to see the battles that make up-and-coming fighters into household names, you don't want to miss the prelims on FUEL TV. January 20, 11:00 PM ETUFC on FUEL TV: Post-Fight Show – UFC® on FX: GUILLARD vs. MILLERJanuary 27, 5:00 PM ETLive UFC Weigh-in: UFC on FOX January 28, 5:00 PM ETUFC on FUEL TV: Preliminary Bouts - UFC on FOX January 28, 10:00 PM ETUFC on FUEL TV: Post-Fight Show - UFC on FOX January 31, 9:00 PM ETCountdown to UFC® 143: DIAZ vs. CONDITFUEL TVFUEL TV is the only cable and satellite television network that features the exciting world of adrenaline and thrill-seeking sports including MMA, surfing, motocross, snowboarding, skateboarding BMX, wakeboarding and more. This new generation of sports provides a rich landscape of some of the most vibrant and action-packed television entertainment in the world. With more hours of UFC coverage than any other network, FUEL TV is the place to be for live fights, weigh-ins, prelims, pre- and post-fight coverage, specials and events you won’t see anywhere else! See why adrenaline sports fans call FUEL TV the channel they never turn off. FUEL TV, part of FOX Sports Media Group, was launched July 1, 2003 and is seen in more than 36 million U.S. homes. FUEL TV programming is available in more than 50 countries around the world with 24/7 channels operating in Australia and Europe. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call 877-4 FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit www.fuel.tv.FOX Sports Media GroupFOX Sports Media Group (FSMG) is the umbrella entity representing News Corporation’s wide array of multi-platform US-based sports assets under Chairman & CEO David Hill. Built with brands that are capable of reaching more than 100 million viewers in a single weekend, FSMG includes ownership and interests in linear television networks, digital and mobile programming, broadband platforms, multiple web sites, joint-venture businesses and several licensing partnerships. FSMG now includes FOX Sports, the sports television arm of the FOX Broadcasting Company; Fox’s 19 regional sports networks, their affiliated regional web sites and FSN national programming; SPEED and SPEED2; Fox Soccer Channel and Fox Soccer Plus; FUEL TV; and Fox College Sports. In addition, FSMG also includes FOX Sports Interactive Media, which comprises FOXSports.com on MSN, whatifsports.com and scout.com, reaching almost 30 million unique visitors monthly. Also included are Fox’s interests in joint-venture businesses FOX Deportes, Big Ten Network and STATS, LLC, as well as licensing agreements that establish the FOX Sports Radio Network, FOX Sports Skybox restaurants and FOX Sports Grills.
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Read the full article at UFCMMA Link Club: Don’t have the UFC boss humbled on national TV
Miguel Torres got fired for a very simple reason by Dana White.
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Read the full article at Fight OpinionOne FC has new TV deal with Global TV (MNC Group) in Indonesia starting in 2012
Can One FC be the leader of the Asian MMA scene in the next 5-10 years?
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Read the full article at Fight OpinionHerman vs. Struve Official For UFC Debut On FUEL TV
A light heavyweight bout between Stefan Struve and Dave Herman is official for the main card of "UFC on FUEL TV 1" this February in Nebraska.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMASpike TV counters UFC on Fox 2
Spike TV will counterprogram the UFC’s second appearance on Fox January 28th. “UFC Unleashed: Evans vs. Davis” will feature past fights from Rashad Evans and Phil Davis as well as Mark Munoz, Chael Sonnen and Michael Bisping.
The TV lineup via Spike TV press release:
4:00pm ET/re-airs at 9pm PT – UFC Unleashed – Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
5:00pm ET/re-airs 10:00pm PT – UFC 137 – Phil Davis vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
7:00pm ET/ 4:00pm PT – UFC Unleashed – Chael Sonnen vs. Renato Sobral (UFC 55)
8:00pm ET/ 5:00pm PT – UFC Unleashed – Mark Munoz vs. Kendall Grove (UFC 112)
9:00pm ET/ 6:00pm PT– UFC Unleashed – Rashad Evans vs. Brad Imes (“The Ultimate Fighter 2” finale)
10:00pm ET/ 7:00pm PT – UFC Unleashed – Rashad Evans vs. Rampage Jackson (UFC 114)
11:00pm ET/ 8:00pm PT – UFC Unleashed – Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida (UFC 98)
Payout Perspective:
As it did with UFC on Fox 1, Spike TV is utilizing its access to the UFC library with some of the best fights from fighters featured on UFC on Fox 2. The counterprogramming drew 719,000 viewers on Spike TV during the UFC on Fox 1 broadcast. Thus, it makes sense for Spike TV to utilize the UFC library once again. Certainly, some viewers will be confused while others will watch as most of these fights are fresh in the minds of MMA fans and either you heard about a fight but never saw it or did not purchase the PPV. The UFC Unleasheds will give viewers a chance to catch up on the UFC and/or set their DVRs. Will this programming hurt the UFC on Fox 2 ratings?
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutSpike TV to counter-program UFC on FOX 2 with Evans-Davis special
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Read the full article at RedditCountdown To UFC 140 ‘Jones vs. Machida’ Full Episode
Here’s the full episode of Countdown to UFC 140 if you missed on TV.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertSpike TV to counter-program UFC on FOX 2 with Evans-Davis special
Spike TV today further clarified what we already knew: The gloves are off.
After counter-programming the first UFC on FOX event and scoring approximately 800,000 viewers, Spike TV also will counter-program the second one.
Spike TV will run a "UFC Unleashed" marathon featuring UFC on FOX 2
headliners Rashad Evans and Phil Davis on Jan. 28 to counter FOX's live
event broadcast that same night.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieSpike TV president Kevin Kay says The Ultimate Fighter 13 was a bust because it "wasn't the Brock...
Spike TV president Kevin Kay says The Ultimate Fighter 13 was a bust because it "wasn't the Brock Lesnar the audience expected." Kid Nate's analysis and commentary is at MMA Nation.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowSeven Ways of Looking at the TUF 14 Finale
Filed under: UFCThe final season of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV is in the books, and only Saturday night's TUF 14 Finale stands between us and the end of an era. Don't get misty on me just yet, though. Blink away those tears and enjoy some thoughts, questions, predictions and observations before it all comes crashing down.
I. The UFC and Spike TV are going to kick each other in the balls all the way to the bitter end. That's how White characterized Spike's decision to counter-program one of the UFC's events on Versus, and he hinted that he might find a way to land a groin strike of his own before it was all over. This week, with a live TUF Finale set to air on the network, he has. No open workouts. No media events at all to promote the show. If UFC.com was your only source of information, you probably wouldn't even know Spike TV was still a network, let alone one that's airing tonight's UFC event. I realize that it's strictly business, but it still feels a little sad. These two were so young and so in love once. There was a time when the UFC and Spike needed and appreciated one another. Now, with the relationship coming to an end, it feels like the fighters on this card are children caught in the crossfire of a bitter divorce.
II. And how are the fighters holding up during this nasty split? Depends who you ask. "Mayhem" Miller is so used to the old Strikeforce way of doing things, he didn't even notice what an usual fight week this was (until we told him). Michael Bisping, on the other hand, definitely notices. He also seems not totally thrilled about fighting on a Spike TV card in the cramped Pearl at the Palms rather than on a pay-per-view in a big arena, but he's too much of a company man to complain publicly. The TUF finalists? They're just happy to be here; they don't know any better. In the grand scheme of things, this probably won't change anyone's life. One way or another, the fights that are worth seeing will get seen, and the UFC and Spike will both move on. As Miller said when I talked to him for this SI.com story, "They have their own battles. My battle is in a pair of tight shorts."
III. Speaking of "Mayhem," the man is so oddly calm heading into this fight that I fear he might have to change his nickname. Granted, Jason "Mild Disorder" Miller doesn't sound anywhere near as cool, but the wildman we used to know seems to have given way to a mature, responsible individual. It's weird, and even he thinks so. This is the same guy who used to dive on tables full of drinks at L.A. nightclubs. Now he almost seems like someone you'd trust to watch your kids, or at least your dog. Maybe it's a consequence of age. Maybe the trials and tribulations of his last year with Strikeforce matured him a little. If Miller can shed some of the mercurial behavior that's cost him in his career, yet keep the same fire in the cage, he might really go places in the UFC.
IV. Bisping, on the other hand, is about as calm as a hurricane. But then, anybody who attended Friday's weigh-ins already knew that. He looked like he was about to explode when he stepped out on the stage, and the incessant boos didn't do much to settle his spirits. Bisping's an emotional guy, so maybe it will help him to go out there with a little extra fury in his fists. Then again, this is a five-rounder. If it goes into the late rounds with Miller grinding away at him, you have to wonder whether he might expend all that emotional energy too soon.
V. If you're betting against Diego Brandao's takedown defense, you might want to think twice. He's been at Greg Jackson's gym working with some excellent wrestlers of late, and the guys in that camp feel that his takedown defense has come a long way even in the short time since the show. That makes it seem unlikely that Dennis Bermudez will get by on wrestling alone in this fight. Even if he does manage to put the terrifying Brazilian on his back, it's hard to see Bermudez finishing him there. That means he'll have to ride it out for three rounds, which is a risky prospect against a guy with Brandao's aggression and power. If you ask Bisping, he'll tell you that this is a mismatch in Brandao's favor. Unfortunately for Bermudez, he might be right.
VI. At least T.J. Dillashaw and John Dodson agree on one thing: they need to entertain rather than win at all costs. That's what both were saying earlier this week, anyway. They have a good point, when you really think about it. The 135-pound division is still thin enough that the loser of this fight won't get cast out into the darkness. Dodson is probably biding his time until the 125-pound class starts up in the UFC, and Dillashaw is a good-looking kid who the UFC will want to keep around for at least one more go, especially since bantamweights with any name recognition are in short supply these days. All they really have to do is put on a show. That said, it's better to win than to lose, and don't think for a second that either of them has forgotten that.
VII. The real victims of the UFC-Spike TV cold war? Yves Edwards and Tony Ferguson. I don't know if you've noticed, but that's a hell of a good fight for free TV. It's just a shame that it's getting completely ignored. What really shocked me was when I went and looked at the betting odds and saw that Ferguson is a 3-1 favorite. Don't get me wrong, he's looked good in his last two fights, while Edwards is probably on the downslope of a prolific career. At the same time, you can't count out a guy with that much experience in the art of Thug-jitsu. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseStruve-Herman Headed to UFC's Feb. 15 Debut on Fuel TV
Heavyweights Dave Herman and Stefan Struve will collide when the UFC holds its first live event on Fuel TV.
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Read the full article at SherdogTUF 14 Final Draws Season-High TV Ratings
It’s all about the fights, and Wednesday night’s Ultimate Fighter Season 14 regular season final episode TV ratings proved it, drawing season-high TV ratings.
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Read the full article at MMA Weekly'The Ultimate Fighter 14' ratings: Episode No. 10 scores 1.7 million Spike TV viewers
Wednesday's regular-season finale of "The Ultimate Fighter 14" scored a 1.2 household rating and averaged 1.7 million viewers, which set a season high.
With episode No. 10 now in the books, Spike TV's final season of the UFC's long-running reality series earned an average of 1.5 million weekly viewers during its three-month run.
Spike TV officials today emailed the ratings information to MMAjunkie.com.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fuel TV: Dave Herman vs Stefan Struve likely for Feb. 15 in Omaha
That was fast.
Just hours after Dave Herman was no longer labeled as "Pee Weed," it was announced that he'd been booked to throw hands opposite Stefan Struve at the upcoming UFC on Fuel TV 1 event, which is scheduled to take place at the CenturyLink Center in Omaha, Neb., on Feb. 15, 2012.
MMA Weekly brought word of the heavyweight tilt on Nov. 30.
Herman (20-2) made his Octagon debut at UFC 131: "Dos Santos vs. Carwin" back on June 11, pounding out fellow ZUFFA debutante Jon Olav Einemo at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
"Pee Wee" was supposed to make his second appearance at UFC 136 opposite Mike Russow; however, some shenanigans surrounding his pre-fight drug test kept him on the sidelines until recently rectified.
Now he's back (again) and ready to take out his frustrations on the "Skyscraper."
Struve (22-5) bounced back from a knockout loss to Travis Browne back at UFC 130 earlier this year to strangle Pat Barry en route to a second round submission win at UFC on Versus 6 on Oct. 1.
The win over "HD" pushed the lanky Dutchman to 6-3 inside the Octagon and a win over a veteran like Herman would go a long way in getting him back "in the mix."
UFC on Fuel TV will be headlined by a welterweight war featuring top division contenders Diego Sanchez and Jake Ellenberger facing off for a spot in the crowded 170-pound title chase.
Stay tuned to MMAmania.com for additional UFC on Fuel TV 1: "Ellenberger vs. Sanchez" fight card updates, news and notes, as they become available.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaDave Herman vs. Stefan Struve targeted for UFC on FUEL TV 1
A heavyweight matchup has been added to the UFC's debut on FUEL TV.
Sources close to the event today told MMAjunkie.com that Dave Herman vs. Stefan Struve is targeted for UFC on FUEL TV 1. MMAWeekly.com initially reported the bout.
UFC on FUEL TV 1 takes place Feb. 15 in Omaha, Neb. The 18,000-seat CenturyLink Arena is likely to host.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieStefan Struve vs. Dave Herman In The Works for UFC on FUEL TV 1
Heavyweights Stefan Struve (22-5) and Dave Herman (21-2) have verbally agreed to square off at the first UFC on FUEL TV event on February 15 in Omaha, Nebraska, MMAWeekly reported Wednesday.
Struve submitted Pat Barry at UFC on Versus 6 in October for his third win in four fights, while Herman stopped Jon Olav Einemo in his Octagon debut at UFC 131 in June before being scratched from UFC 136 in October after reportedly failing his pre-fight drug test.
UFC on FUEL TV 1 is headlined by welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez.
For complete coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 1 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Stefan Struve
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyThe ratings for M-1: Fedor vs. Monson may not be as high as the company claims
We live in a world where Fedor is capable of losing a fight. It’s a world most of us never thought existed back in 2009. In this new era of civilization, ketchup is the standard table condiment for filet mignon and Don Frye attends Justin Bieber concerts. In that same society, everyone traditionally wears green gloves to funerals and plays the violin in unison on the subway. If none of that makes sense to you, than neither should M-1 Global’s Fedor vs. Monson ratings, where M-1 Global president, Vadim Finkelstein, claimed the organization grabbed 7.5 million viewers during the broadcast, which was offered for free on Russian television.
According to TNS, a Russian television rating source M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Monson drew a 1.9 rating on a 6.7 fraction, where a single ratings point represents 1%, or 1,055,000 households and the fraction value represents the total number of households currently watching television at that time (regardless of which channel).
Here's a translated explanation from their website:
"TV Ratings - average number of people who watched a TV program, expressed as a percentage of the total study audience. The share of TV - the average number of people who watched a TV program, expressed as a percentage of total viewers (those who watched any program, including the program being evaluated) in this time. The average share of television - the average number of people who watched TV during the day, expressed as a percentage of total viewers (those who watched any TV during the day, including the estimated channel)."
If you’re like me, and this article contains entirely too many words, here’s a picture of how Fedor vs. Monson stacked up against the top 100 television shows in the week of November 11-20, 2011.
In related news, after the fight, Jeff Monson had to rip his own stitches out of his face after Russian doctors used ‘chicken wire’ to sew his mouth shut. Monson had this to say about the experience:
“Upon arrival there were ER staff smoking in the lobby. The hallways were full of wandering patients that looked like they were just out of a civil war battle. I had to fight with one of the doctors to avoid having my skull x-rayed. Eventually I got an x-ray for my leg which showed it was broken (something I already knew) and had it casted. I got 16 stitches on the inside and outside of my lip with a material that could of passed for chicken wire. It was so sharp it was making my gums bleed so I took them out myself. Saying that, the doctors were very kind and despite the inadequate medical equipment/supplies they knew what they were doing.”
We’re not sure if the Jeff Monson’s hospitalization was televised, but if it was, we’re pretty sure the 7.5 million viewers announced by M-1 wouldn’t haven been too far off. In any case, Fedor won his first fight since 2009 and the globe can slowly return to its rightful rotational axis. [Source]
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Read the full article at Middle EasyUFC 141 Prelims on Spike TV Set with Nijem-Njokuani, Pearson-Assuncao
The lineup for the final UFC Prelims special on Spike TV is now set, as UFC 141 prelims between lightweights Ramsey Nijem and Anthony Njokuani and featherweights Ross Pearson and Junior Assuncao will air live at 9pm ET from the Dec. 30 event, according to MMAjunkie.
The UFC prelims will shift to FUEL TV and FX in January after airing on Facebook and Spike TV in 2011, while next Saturday’s UFC 140 prelims will air on ION TV.
UFC 141 is headlined by Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem for the first shot at new UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos and also features a lightweight showdown between Donald Cerrone and Nate Diaz.
For complete coverage of UFC 141, stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Ramsey Nijem (via UFC.com)
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Read the full article at MMA Frenzy'UFC on FUEL TV 1: Ellenberger vs. Sanchez' official for Feb. 15 in Omaha
The UFC returns to Omaha, Neb., for the second time in company history for a Feb. 15 event set for a FUEL TV broadcast.
MMAjunkie.com on Tuesday first reported the card,
"UFC on FUEL TV 1: Ellenberger vs. Sanchez," which features a welterweight
headliner between Jake Ellenberger and Diego
Sanchez in a three-round affair.
UFC officials confirmed the matchup late Tuesday evening.
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Diego Sanchez draws Jake Ellenberger at February event on Fuel TV
First FOX, then FX, and now Fuel TV.
The UFC has announced the organization’s first live event on Fuel TV, a February 15 show headlined by welterweight action in the form of Diego Sanchez vs. Jake Ellenberger. The two had been rumored to rumble for some time with the specific date left to speculation while Sanchez healed from a broken hand, at least until now that is.
Were Ellenberger not enough of a challenge to begin with, the bout will also be taking place in Omaha, Nebraska where the 26-year old hails from.
Ellenberger has won his last five fights including a sub-minute knockout of former Strikeforce middleweight champ Jake Shields in September at UFN 25. The 26-5 Ellenberger’s only loss inside the Octagon was the result of a Split Decision against Carlos Condit while racking up other stoppages over the likes of John Howard, Mike Pyle, and Sean Pierson.
Ellenberger Confident He Can Beat Champion Georges St. Pierre
An original Ultimate Fighter winner, Sanchez has strung together back-to-back wins over Paulo Thiago and Martin Kampmann and holds an overall record of 23-4 with past victories over Clay Guida, Kenny Florian, and Nick Diaz.
Fuel TV is owned by FOX making the show one of many the two sides have already planned for the first quarter of 2012 including two FX cards and one on FOX.
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Read the full article at Fighters.comION Television to air UFC 140 Prelims
Heavy.com is reporting that ION Television will run the prelims for UFC 140 on December 10th. Spike TV will carry the prelims for UFC 141 on December 30th in what will be the last UFC live televised event on the network.
The UFC aired its prelims for UFC 125 and 127 in January and February 2011 respectively. The prelims on ION had the lowest viewership out of all of the UFC Prelims. The prelims, airing on Spike TV, for UFC 136, 137 and 139 have suffered from low ratings.
Payout Perspective:
Its a little odd to move the prelims for UFC 140 to ION and then back to Spike TV for UFC 141. Its not clear if there was a programming conflict or by choice but it creates an issue for the casual fan. Of course, fans will need to check their local listings when the prelims for UFC 142 airs on FX or Fuel TV. With the switch to Fox in 2012, UFC Prelims will air on three different networks for three straight cards. Certainly, UFC will hope that the programming will stabilize once it moves to the Fox family.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutUFC on Fuel TV 1 Fight Card Rumors
Rumored fight card for UFC on Fuel TV 1 on Feburary 15, 2012, in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyEllenberger vs. Sanchez Headlines UFC on FUEL TV 1 on Feb. 15
A recently reported showdown between welterweight contenders Jake Ellenberger and Diego Sanchez will headline the first FUEL TV UFC event on February 15 that will likely take place in Ellenberger’s hometown of Omaha, Neb., MMAjunkie reported Tuesday.
Ellenberger (26-5) knocked out recent title challenger Jake Shields in just 53-seconds in September for his fifth-straight win following a split decision loss to Carlos Condit in his Octagon debut in 2009. Sanchez (23-4) hasn’t fought since topping Martin Kampmann in March for his second-straight win after a hand injury forced him out of a September bout against Matt Hughes.
UFC on FUEL TV 1 joins an early-2012 schedule that includes UFC on FX 1 on Jan. 20, UFC on Fox 2 on Jan. 28, and UFC 145 on March 3 that will likely take place in Sydney, Australia and feature Martin Kampmann vs. Thiago Alves.
For complete coverage of UFC on FUEL TV 1 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC 140 Preims to Air on Spike TV
The UFC will air four bouts from the preliminary card of “UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida” on Ion TV on December 10, Heavy reports.
The broadcast will include Igor Pokrajac vs. Krzysztof Soszynski, Jared Hamman vs. Constantinos Philippou, John Makdessi vs. Dennis Hallman, and Yves Jabouin vs. Walel Watson.
The untelevised UFC 140 prelims will likely stream on Facebook.com/UFC, including Mark Bocek vs. Nik Lentz, Rich Attonito vs. Jake Hecht, and John Cholish vs. Mitch Clarke.
UFC 140 is headlined by light heavyweight champion Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida and also features Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
The UFC will return to Spike TV for the last time on Dec. 30 with the UFC 141 prelims before moving the broadcasts to FUEL TV and FX in 2012.
For complete coverage of UFC 140 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Jon Jones
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyUFC 140 Preims to Air on Ion TV
The UFC will air four bouts from the preliminary card of “UFC 140: Jones vs. Machida” on Ion TV on December 10, Heavy reports.
The broadcast will include Igor Pokrajac vs. Krzysztof Soszynski, Jared Hamman vs. Constantinos Philippou, John Makdessi vs. Dennis Hallman, and Yves Jabouin vs. Walel Watson.
The untelevised UFC 140 prelims will likely stream on Facebook.com/UFC, including Mark Bocek vs. Nik Lentz, Rich Attonito vs. Jake Hecht, and John Cholish vs. Mitch Clarke.
UFC 140 is headlined by light heavyweight champion Jon Jones vs. Lyoto Machida and also features Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Frank Mir and Tito Ortiz vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.
The UFC will return to Spike TV for the last time on Dec. 30 with the UFC 141 prelims before moving the broadcasts to FUEL TV and FX in 2012.
For complete coverage of UFC 140 stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Jon Jones
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyYour Weekend in Combat Sports (December 2-4)
Indy/Puro fans, as well as Colorado football fans suffered another tough loss last week with the passing of Mark "Bison" Smith. He was always a gruff, private guy, but on Cabana's podcast, as everyone does, he really opened up and I liked him a lot more. Fucking month and change later he's gone. Rest easy, Bison.On a better note, Your Mom! Onto YWICS.
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And That's the Way it Was: Ten Fighters after last weekend who are shining. No fading allowed:1. Saul Alvarez2. Eduardo Dantas3. Adrien Broner4. Mamed Khalidov5. Marius Zaromskis6. Patricky Freire7. Gary Russell Jr.8. Dave Menne9. Jesse Bongfeldt10. Karl Amoussou
Friday December 212:30am Shark Fights (Fuel TV)1:00am James Tillis vs. Pinklon Thomas (ESPN Classic)2:00am Dwight Braxton vs. Matthew Saad Muhammed I (ESPN Classic)2:30am Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto I (HBO Zone)3:00am Al Lewis vs. Muhammed Ali (ESPN Classic)3:30am Tim Coleman vs. Vernon Paris (ESPN 3D)4:00am Benny Paret vs. Gene Fullmer (ESPN Classic)10:00am SportsCentury: Mike Tyson (ESPN Classic)3:30pm ProElite: Big Funs (HDNet)4:00pm Face Off: Cotto/Margarito (HBO2)8:00pm 24/7 Cotto/Margarito (HBO)8:00pm Inside MMA w/Michael Bisping, Ian McCall, Nick Newell (HDNet)8:00pm Cut Thorat MMA: Invasion 4 (GoFightLive $9.99)8:30pm 24/7 Cotto/Margarito (HBO)8:30pm Tachi Palace Fights 11: Redemption (Sherdog.com)9:00pm 24/7 Cotto/Margarito Overtime Live (HBO)9:00pm XFC 15: Tribute (HDNet)9:00pm UFC 140 Countdown (Fuel TV)10:00pm Legend Fighting Championships 3/4 (Fuel TV)11:00pm Anthony Dirrell vs. Renan St. Juste/Chris Avalos vs. Jhonatan Romero (Showtime)11:30pm 24/7 Cotto/Margarito (HBO)Saturday December 312:00am 24/7 Cotto/Margarito (HBO)12:30am 24/7 Cotto/Margarito Overtime (HBO)1:00am Inside MMA w/Michael Bisping, Ian McCall, Nick Newell (HDNet)2:00am Anthony Dirrell vs. Renan St. Juste/Chris Avalos vs. Jhonatan Romero (Showtime Extreme)2:00am XFC 15: Tribute (HDNet)3:00am Legend Fighting Championship 3/4 (Fuel TV)9:00am The Ultimate Fighter 14 (Spike TV)10:00am 24/7 Cotto/Margarito (HBO)10:30am 24/7 Cotto/Margarito (HBO)11:00am The Ultimate Fighter 14 (Spike TV)11:00am 24/7 Cotto/Margarito Overtime (HBO)11:30am Face Off: Cotto vs. Magarito (HBO)12:00pm The Ultimate Fighter 14 (Spike TV)1:00pm The Ultimate Fighter 14 (Spike TV)2:00pm The Ultimate Fighter 14 (Spike TV)2:00pm Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto I (HBO Zone)3:00pm The Ultimate Fighter 14 (Spike TV)3:00pm 24/7 Cotto/Margarito (HBO Zone)3:30pm 24/7 Cotto/Margarito (HBO Zone)4:00pm The Ultimate Fighter 14 (Spike TV)4:00pm 24/7 Cotto/Margarito Overtime (HBO Zone)4:30pm Cotto/Margarito: In & Out of the Ring (HBO Zone)4:30pm David Lopez vs. Hugo Centeno (FSN)5:00pm The Ultimate Fighter 14 (Spike TV)5:00pm Fight Day Now! (HBO Zone)6:00pm The Ultimate Fighter 14 (Spike TV)7:00pm The Ultimate Fighter 14 (Spike TV)7:00pm The Warriors Cup XIII (GoFightLive $14.99)8:00pm The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale (Spike TV)9:00pm Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto II (PPV)9:00pm Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko/Anselmo Moreno vs. Vic Darchinyan (Showtime)9:00pm Legend Fighting Championships 3/4 (Fuel TV)10:00pm Epic Fighting 9: California State Finals (GoFightLive $9.99)11:30pm Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko/Anselmo Moreno vs. Vic Darchinyan (Showtime Extreme)Sunday December 412:00am The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale (Spike TV)9:00pm UFC 140 Countdown (FSN)
Under the Radar: Names that aren't on American broadcasted shows this week.Felix Sturm vs. Martin Murray (December 2, Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany)Alexander Povetkin vs. Cedric Boswell (December 3, Hartwall Arena, Helsinki, Finland)Manabu Inoue vs. Shintaro Ishiwatari (Pancrase Impressive Tour 13, December 3, Differ Ariake, Tokyo, Japan)Geronimo dos Santos vs. Cristiano Souza (Golden Fight 3, December 3, Amapa, Brazil)John Alessio vs. Ryan Healy (Score Fighting Series 3: Alessio vs. Healy, December 3, RBC Center, Sarnia, Ontario)
Best Viewing Options: A man who has been thoroughly impressed with the new and improved Beavis and Butthead this season attempts to point you in other fruitful viewing ventures.1. Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto II: Not so much for the main event, which I could take or leave, but the fucking undercard. Wow. Brandon Rios, Mike Jones, and the rematch of my FOTY, Wolak vs. Rodriguez. YUS! THAT'S how you craft a fucking undercard.2. TUF 14 Finale: I won't be breaking any new ground with hatespeak on Bisping, so I'll add this. Sonnen would 30-25 Bisping and Mayhem. In no way should the winner fight Silva yet.3. Abner Mares vs. Joseph Agbeko: You know, Diamond MMA makes a cup...4. Tachi Palace Fights 11: Oh, this should be good. On the heels of the EPIC viewing experience that was Tachi Palace Fights 10, the good folks at Sherdog bring us the eleventh installment from the godfathers of WEC. Come for Bubba Jenkins, flyweights, and free high--level MMA. Stay for the streaming quality of 7th-grade girls intramural volleyball, Jordan Breen, AND THE CIRCLE OF DEATH. I strongly urge all of you to find the TPF 10 Live Thread. That's one of the funniest goddamn three hours I've ever spent.5. 24/7 Cotto vs. Margarito: The final installment of the epic series for these two.6. Inside MMA: Bas is currently asking on Twitter what your favorite Bas moment is. I'm on hour number ten.7. XFC 15: Wow, is this a shitty card. This makes one of Legacy or Titan's HDNet cards look like UFC 92. Jesus. But hey, the return of Imani Lee! I know I've needed a little more Imani Lee in my life. Plus, Nick Newell, one-armed fighter! I don't want to bag on XFC too hard, and they've put on some decent shows in the past, but when your two main draws are a 350-pound super heavyweight and a one-armed fighter. Yeah, that's a fucking gimmick card.8. The Warriors Cup XIII: Something that's NOT a gimmick. Warriors Cup Muay-Thai! Damn your $15 price tag!9. Al Lewis vs. Muhammed Ali: Who doesn't love some hot Cassius Clay action at 3AM? NOT THIS GUY! Though, I think Joe Louis would destroy him in each of their primes...discussion for another time.t10. Antonio Margarito vs. Miguel Cotto I: Last chance to catch it before the rematch, kids.t10: Anthony Dirrell vs. Renan St. Juste/Chris Avalos vs. Jhonatan Romero: Meh. Sure.
BV Loses You Money: Ahhh...back on the losing side this week. Feels right. Cozy.Last Weekend's Hangover:If you put down $100 on each of my predictions last week, you'd have today:$113BV Lost You: $87!On the Year: -$635This Weekend:Miguel Cotto -200 Antonio MargaritoUnder 10.5 rounds Cotto/Margarito +145Joseph Agbeko -115 Abner MaresBrandon Rios -1200 John MurrayJason Miller +175 Michael BispingLines courtesy of BetUS
Fight of the Week: The scene is Jungle Fight 1 at Manaus in 2003, where a 3-0 Stephan Bonnar (with all wins by submission to that point, including a win over Brian Ebersole) faces off against 1-0 prospect Lyoto Machida. SOMEBODY'S O HAS GOTTA GO!!! I'm so sorry. Even with so little experience, Machida's counter-fighting is fantastic to watch.
Stephan Bonnar vs Lyoto Machida (via oyzterslush)
Take a Knee: Even the biggest combat sports fan needs to recharge their batteries before diving back in. Here are five games that are nationally broadcasted this weekend that deserve your eyes as well on Friday and Saturday. (Note: I'll be excluding my teams from this to avoid homerism.)Georgia vs. LSU (Saturday, 4:00, CBS): SEC Championship game! Georgia is a damned solid team....but they're not LSU. Last step to LSU-Bama II for the National Title game.UCLA @ Oregon (Friday, 8:00, FOX): First-ever Pac-12 title game and it features the mighty Oregon Ducks against...UCLA? Hm. Alright.Montreal @ Los Angeles (Saturday, 3:30, NHL Network, CBC, Fox Sports West): All I want for Christmas...is Mike Richards and PK Subban fighting to the death. A steel-belt boy can dream.Toronto @ Boston (Saturday, 7:00, NHL Network, CBC, NESN): If Kessel and Seguin just threw down at center ice, the CBC feed would explode and Don Cherry would have a stroke. Quite frankly, there's still time, gentlemen.Oklahoma @ Oklahoma State (Saturday, 8:00, ABC): BEDLAM!...would have meant a lot more two weeks ago. As it is, still a great game, but definitely loses some stank on it.
Your YouTube Finale: The fine men of Mystery Science Theater 3000 in one of their crowning achievements, Space Mutiny. Also, for those that don't know, they're still around doing a project called Rifftrax.
Best of MST3k: Space Mutiny (via theblackwolf72)
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowCheck out our TV pilot, Battle Zone IV-In conjunction with WHOA! TV
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Delivering another masterpiece to the world, WHOA! TV gives us a twenty five minute look behind Dublin's premiere MMA league BattleZone. WHOA! TV and MiddleEasy proudly bring you excerpts from the Dublin based Battlezone Championship Fighting 4.
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Read the full article at Middle EasyBellator 58 TV Ratings Rocket to Season High
Eddie Alvarez and Michael Chandler fueled Bellator 58 to season-high TV ratings for the promotion.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklySpike TV: UFC 139 Prelims Drew 1.2 Million Viewers
Spike TV officials announced Tuesday that an average of 1.2 million viewers tuned in for Saturday’s UFC 139 “Prelims Live” broadcast, which immediately preceded the UFC pay-per-view offering.
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC 139 Prelims TV Ratings Fall Below Average
As the UFC’s time on Spike TV is winding down, so it seams are the TV ratings for the UFC Prelims broadcasts on the network.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC 139 Results: Bader and McDonald Blast Spike TV Prelims
Ryan Bader is back and Michael McDonald has arrived. You couldn't think anything less after their explosive victories on the UFC 139 Prelims on Spike TV on Saturday night.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson - Live Results and Play-By-Play for Spike TV Broadcast
As with every major show, Bloody Elbow will be here to bring you live results, play by play and commentary for UFC 139: Shogun vs. Henderson. Our live coverage will start with the beginning of the Facebook prelim stream (5:50 p.m. ET), continuing through the Spike TV prelim broadcast (8 p.m. ET) and finally through the pay-per-view broadcast (9 p.m. ET) so make sure to make Bloody Elbow your home for this event.
This post will cover live results and thoughts on the Spike TV preliminary broadcast.
Two fights make up the Spike TV prelim broadcast. Bantamweight prospects Michael McDonald and Alex Soto meet in the first bout on the broadcast in what should be a good bout. In the second fight Ryan Bader looks to get back on the winning track as he faces Jason Brilz.
Our Facebook undercard coverage can be found here.
Make sure to come back during the event and share your thoughts as the event goes down.
SBN coverage of UFC 139: Henderson vs. Rua
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowCountdown to UFC 139 Full Video
The full Countdown to UFC 139 video for those that missed it on TV.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertFight Hub TV catches up with famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach and gets a funny story about the...
Fight Hub TV catches up with famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach and gets a funny story about the first time he met Dan Henderson.
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Read the full article at MMA Mania'The Ultimate Fighter 14' ratings: Episode No. 9 scores 1.4 million Spike TV viewers
Ratings for the ninth episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 14" held steady from the week prior and resulted in 1.4 million viewers on Spike TV.
Wednesday's episode, which concluded the season's quarterfinal round, scored an overall 1.1 household rating, as well as a 1.44 rating among men ages 18-49 and a 1.71 among men 18-34.
Spike TV officials today emailed the ratings information to MMAjunkie.com.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieSpike TV’s UFC on FOX Counterprogram Nets 719,000 Viewers
MMAPayout.com has learned that Spike TV’s Saturday night telecast of “Dos Santos vs. Velasquez: Unleashed for the Heavyweight Title” between 9:00-10:00 pm ET/PT drew 719,000 viewers and a 0.6 rating with Men 18-34.
At 8:00 pm, an episode of “Unleashed” drew 923,000 viewers while at 10:00 pm – after the UFC on FOX had gone off air – “Unleashed” drew 787,000.
Spike TV’s Saturday night counter-programming efforts included the following “Unleashed” lineup:
9:00 pm ET/PT
Jon Jones vs. Ryan Bader
Junior Dos Santos vs. Shane Carwin
Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar
10:00 pm ET/PT
Junior Dos Santos vs. Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic
Tyson Griffin vs. Hermes France
Thiago Silva vs. Keith Jardine
11:00 pm ET/PT
Cain Velasquez vs. Antonio Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira
Matt Serra vs. Frank Trigg
Pat Barry vs Antoni Hardonk
Mark Munoz vs Kendall Grove
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutFor those who do not if you get fuel tv or you can request your television provider include Fuel TV in your channel lineup.
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Read the full article at RedditSpike TV to air “MMA Junkie Live” in ‘12
Spike TV announced today that it will unveil a prime time mixed martial arts news magazine show in 2012: “MMA Junkie Live.” Spike TV will partner with the recently acquired MMA Junkie web site for this half hour show starting this January.
Via Spike TV press release:
Spike TV will debut its first ever prime time mixed martial arts news magazine show, “MMA Junkie Live,” in January 2012, it was announced today by Jon Slusser, senior vice president, sports and multi-platform programming, Spike TV. Broadcast live from the iconic MTV Studios in Times Square, the heart of New York City, this half-hour, multi-platform show will feature a look ahead at the weekend’s big mixed martial arts fights, and a look back at the action from recent bouts.
Partnering with the award-winning MMA news website, “MMAjunkie.com,” part of the USA TODAY Sports Media Group, the half-hour show will be hosted by an all-star team of MMA experts and journalists who will engage in discussion and debate regarding the latest news from the sport. “MMA Junkie Live” will also feature live in-studio interviews with many of the world’s top fighters, in-depth features, action-packed highlights, as well as viewer interaction via Twitter, Facebook and other social media channels.
“The goal of the series will be to create the must-see destination for MMA fans who crave news, discussion, information, and expert opinion about the sport they love in a unique and entertaining way,” said Slusser. “Building on our multi-platform success, this show will be an experience that takes advantage of social and mobile platforms to engage viewers in real time and make them a part of the live show.”
Payout Perspective:
So we now see one of the reasons for the purchase of MMA Junkie. The move increases the presence of MMA on Spike TV and shows the network’s commitment to the MMA business. MMA Junkie Live also shows an extension of coverage of MMA. It joins InsideMMA on HD Net and MMA Live on ESPN as shows covering news around the world of MMA. It will be interesting to see how Junkie will be presented and how it will distinguish itself from the others.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutSpike TV to premiere 'MMA Junkie Live' news-magazine show in 2012
New York, N.Y. - Spike TV will debut its first-ever primetime mixed-martial-arts news magazine show, "MMA Junkie Live," in January 2012, it was announced today by Spike TV executive Jon Slusser.
Broadcast live from the iconic MTV Studios in Times Square in the heart of New York City, this half-hour, multi-platform show will feature a look ahead at the weekend's big MMA fights, and a look back at the action from recent bouts.
It's the result of a partnership with award-winning MMA news website, MMAjunkie.com (part of the USA TODAY Sports Media Group).
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieLawlor-Weidman demoted, McDonald-Soto promoted to UFC 139's Spike TV special
A bantamweight bout between Michael McDonald and Alex Soto has been promoted to the Spike TV "UFC Prelims" special for this weekend's UFC 139 event.
It's taken the spot of a middleweight bout between Tom Lawlor and Chris Weidman, which now will stream on Facebook.
Spike TV officials today confirmed the change with MMAjunkie.com, though a reason for the switch wasn't given.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC 139 Prelim Line-Up Set for Spike TV and Facebook
The prelims for UFC 139 are now set, but there's a bit of a shake-up for the Spike TV broadcast kicking off at 8pm ET on Saturday night.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyBrydon on UFC on FOX: Just a tease
The UFC's first fight live on network TV didn't last very long, but it was still a great moment for the sport.
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UFC on Fox one of many MMA television milestones
Fox the home to the World Series, Super Bowls, Daytona 500 and other major sports properties will broadcast UFC on Fox 1 on Saturday November 12, 2011. For MMA, a sport once happy just to be on a pay per view, a Saturday night Primetime slot on a major US television network caps off a strange nine year trip across various television platforms. The circular journey for MMA on TV actually began with the UFC's debut on basic cable in 2002.The enormity of UFC on Fox 1 both in potential audience size as well as marketing push shows how far the young sport has grown in only nine years. With inclusion of the UFC heavyweight title tilt between Cain Velasquez (9-0) and Junior Dos Santos (13-1) booked for UFC on Fox 1, below are eight more milestone moments in MMA's history on TV. June 22, 2002- UFC 37.5A thrown together event one month after UFC 37 and one month prior to UFC 38, UFC 37.5 was part of a Fox Sports Net's "Best Damn Sports Show Period" summer television event. The six fight card was headlined by a light heavyweight number one contenders bout between Chuck Liddell (21-8) and Vitor Belfort (20-9). FSN producers would select a undercard welterweight fight between Robbie Lawler (18-8-1) and Steve Berger (21-21-2) to be the first official MMA fight to air on US cable TV. April 9, 2005- The Ultimate Fighter 1 FinaleAfter a successful first season of the UFC and Spike's Ultimate Fighter reality show "The Ultimate Fighter 1 Finale" was the cherry on top of a new era for the UFC. A Hail Mary pass for a MMA organization struggling on the books and desperate for a TV presence, The Ultimate Fighter 1 surpassed rating projections for the UFC as well as Spike TV. The event also provided the UFC with a talking point fight in Forrest Griffin versus Stephan Bonnar that would epitomize the type of athlete the UFC wanted to promote. October 10, 2006- Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3 The Final ChapterAt the time the final fight in the Tito Ortiz-Ken Shamrock trilogy was the biggest fight the UFC had put on Spike TV. The made for TV event was thrown together after a controversial end to Ortiz-Shamrock 2 and the reality that a third bout may not be the best fit for pay per view. The UFC and Spike broke records for MMA on TV with The Final Chapter with a peak of 5.7 million viewers and the Ortiz-Shamrock main event bringing in a 4.3 rating. February 10, 2007- EliteXC: DestinyEliteXC was the first MMA promotion to broker a deal with the premium cable channel Showtime. Headlined by Frank Shamrock (23-10-2) vs. Renzo Gracie (13-7-1), EliteXC Destiny also featured the promotion's future stars Gina Carano, K.J Noons and Antonio Silva. The five fight main card pulled in a 1.62 household rating. September 8, 2007- UFC 75: Champion vs. ChampionNot only a UFC title fight for free on Spike TV but also a Pride versus UFC showdown headlined UFC 75. Both former Pride stars, UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson (32-9) squared off with champion Dan Henderson (28-8) in a five round title fight. The taped delayed broadcast in North America set the MMA ratings barometer at a total of 4.7 million viewers with 5.93 million at its peak. May 31, 2008- EliteXC: PrimetimeThe rapid ascent of MMA promotion EliteXC peaked with deal to broadcast events on CBS. EliteXC: Primetime was headlined by YouTube star and fringe heavyweight contender Kimbo Slice (4-2) versus former Pride FC big man James Thompson (16-14). EliteXC's premier card on CBS brought in the company's highest ratings with a peak of 6.51 million viewers and overall 4.85 million average. September 30, 2009- The Ultimate Fighter 10 episode 3The signature MMA reality series the Ultimate Fighter ratings peaked in season 10. Aided by the casting of internet sensation Kimbo Slice (4-2) episode three of TUF 10 was promoted as a must see event by the UFC and Spike TV. Slice's one and only fight on the show shattered the Spike reality shows previous benchmarks with peak of 5.3 million viewers who tuned into his fight with Roy Nelson. November 7, 2009- Strikeforce / M-1 Global: Fedor vs. RogersThe consensus number two MMA organization in 2009 was Strikeforce which debuted on CBS with the number one heavyweight in the world Fedor Emelianenko (32-4-1) vs. unlikely challenger Brett Rogers (11-4). Ratings for the event were deemed a success with a peak of 5.46 million viewers and a overall average of 4.04 million viewers. Strikeforce's next event on CBS would be its last on network TV as low rating buried the promotion's chances for a long term broadcast partnership. November 12, 2011- UFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos SantosThus far the pinnacle of MMA on network television as the top promotion and two top ranked fighters highlight the UFC on Fox 1. A UFC heavyweight title scrap, in what has always been combat sports big money weight class, features champion Cain Velasquez (9-0) versus challenger Junior Dos Santos (13-1) as the one and only booked for the one hour broadcast.The first event in a seven year partnership between Fox and the UFC may set the standard for what both fans and TV executives view as realistic expectations for the landmark deal.
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Read the full article at UltMMADown Slightly, TUF 14 Weeks 6 & 7 TV Ratings
Season of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV has held fairly steady all season long, but are down ever-so-slightly at the season's midway point.
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Read the full article at MMA Weekly'The Ultimate Fighter 14' ratings: Episode No. 8 scores 1.4 million Spike TV viewers
Ratings for the eighth episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 14" were slightly below the season average and scored 1.4 million viewers on Spike TV.
Wednesday's episode, which concluded the season's quarterfinal round, scored an overall 1.1 household rating, as well as a 1.37 rating among men ages 18-49 and a 1.81 among men 18-34.
Spike TV officials today emailed the ratings information to MMAjunkie.com.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieFUEL TV to become UFC programming hub, 2012 prelims moving off Facebook (MMAJunkie.com)
FUEL TV will have a bigger UFC presence than initially expected. In fact FUEL TV general manager George...
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Read the full article at Yahoo! SportsUFC boss complimentary of Spike TV but up for challenge of 'going to battle'
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Read the full article at RedditUFC on FOX 1 Pre-Fight News & Notes: Dana White Is A Nervous Wreck
A UFC on FOX 1 media conference call and pre-fight press conference was held earlier today in anticipation of the UFC’s big network television debut this Saturday on FOX. There was plenty of news and notes coming out of the press events. We got a rundown below along with Ariel Helwani’s interview with Dana White.
— First and foremost, Dana White revealed today that he has been such a nervous wreck over this show he hasn’t slept in four days.
“I’m a mess over this thing; I’m a mess,” White said. “I’m telling you guys. I’m not trying to play it cool or whatever. But I’m a [expletive] wreck. I’m a wreck. I haven’t slept in four days. I feel weird.
“I can’t wait for Saturday to be over with. I just want to get it over with. I want to nail this thing, I want to do it right, and I want to move forward. I just want to get this first one under my belt.”
“The only thing that I care about right now is this fight,” he said. “Seriously, when I tell you guys this I couldn’t be more serious or more literal – I am not thinking of anything, nothing. I don’t care about anything with my business – anything on this planet, anything right now – except the fight getting pulled off.”
There’s no doubt Cain Velasquez is a big fight, but Dana White even went as far to say it’s “the biggest fight in UFC history.”
— The UFC of course has a lot riding on the success of this event. They claim they’re losing money on the show — Lorenzo Fertitta estimates as much as $16 million — but if it pulls good ratings, it would be a great start to what UFC brass sees as a long-term investment in the future growth of their business. If not, who knows what would happen, but it definitely wouldn’t be a good sign.
If you ask Dana White what a good rating would be, you won’t get much of an answer.
“On network television, I’m not an expert,” he said. “I don’t know what they consider bad. Saturday nights aren’t traditionally a big night for television, either network or cable. … (FOX Sports chairman and CEO) David Hill today told me it’s a jinx to talk about it. So I’m not going to talk about it. I just want to put up a good number. That’s the answer I’m supposed to give.”
Dana White may be playing dumb, but word is they’re hoping to best EliteXC’s CBS record with Kimbo Slice and James Thompson which averaged 4.3 million and peaked with 6.5 million viewers.
— The UFC confirmed today that all live fights will air on TV in one way, shape or form starting next year.
“When this deal starts in January, every live fight, no matter what it is, all goes to Fox,” said White. “Some are going to FX and some are going to Fuel. It’s going to depend, but every live fight will be on a Fox platform.”
The early prelims that we’ve grown accustomed to seeing on Facebook will air on FUEL TV while the Spike TV prelim specials will air on FX. FUEL TV is also expected to broadcast the preliminary cards for FX and FOX shows.
Additionally, FUEL TV will broadcast 2,000 hours of UFC programming which will include overseas events not on pay-per-view, weigh-in specials, international versions of TUF, “Countdown” and “Primetime” specials and other shoulder programming in 2012.
“Twenty-five percent of our programming will be devoted to the UFC. We’re going to have north of 2,000 hours,” said Greenberg. “At the end of the day, this is an introduction to a new sport that has absolutely been put on the map in the last 10 years.”
Unfortunately, only 26 million people currently get FUEL TV. FOX is surely banking on the UFC to help build that network like they did with Spike considering they’re devoting 25% of their programming schedule to the UFC.
— The UFC plans to heavily promote the upcoming Brock Lesnar vs. Alistair Overeem heavyweight number one contender’s bout this weekend. Instead of hosting a Q&A session like they usually do, they’re holding a special pre-fight press conference with Lesnar and Overeem before the weigh-ins. Both fighters will also be in attendance and Lesnar will even serve as an analyst on the FOX broadcast.
“This is focused on the heavyweights and the heavyweight championship fight on Saturday night between Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos,” said White. “We’re going to be talking about Alistair Overeem and Brock Lesnar. Overeem will be there, and Brock Lesnar is actually going to be one of the analysts on the show, breaking down the fight. He [defended the title] against Cain Velasquez, and he was supposed to fight Junior dos Santos, so his opinion is interesting.”
Dana White and Lorenzo Fertitta have called this show a big UFC commercial from the very start. It looks like they’re going to take full advantage of that.
— Conference call audio below via MMA Weekly
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUFC boss complimentary of Spike TV but up for challenge of 'going to battle'
LOS ANGELES - Saturday night's UFC on FOX debut signals the beginning of
an intriguing period for the Ultimate Fighting Championship and its
broadcast partners.
As one era begins with the FOX family of networks, another will slowly
come to an end as UFC programming is eventually replaced with Bellator
Fighting Championships events on Spike TV.
UFC president Dana White today said he maintains the utmost respect for
the operations team at Spike TV and realizes they have been instrumental
in the fight promotion's expansion. That said, White said the gloves
will quickly come off.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieWill Fuel TV Become the UFC Channel?
The UFC is preparing for a takeover of Fuel TV with more than 2,000 hours of programming on the Fox network. Will it be enough to make it the UFC channel?
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyFUEL TV to become UFC programming hub, 2012 prelims moving off Facebook
FUEL TV will have a bigger UFC presence than initially expected.
In fact FUEL TV general manager George Greenberg today told MMAjunkie.com on a media call with company executives that that the FOX-owned cable station will have approximately 25 percent of its content devoted to the UFC beginning in 2012.
Additionally, the channel, which currently is available only in about 26 million homes, will be the new home for prelims that currently stream on Facebook.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fox: Historical Significance of Network TV for Heavyweight Title Fight Being Undersold
There's been a line repeated a lot since the announcement of the UFC on Fox deal and decision to put Cain Velasquez's UFC heavyweight title defense against Junior dos Santos on the first broadcast. That line is usually something involving a return to the days when the heavyweight title was decided on free TV.
Dana White even put it in print in a recent column in the Chicago Sun-Times:
Not only does this mark our first event on FOX since we announced a multi-year broadcast agreement with the network this past summer, but it marks a return to the glory days for many sports fans. It signals a return to the days when sports' biggest prize - the world heavyweight title - is decided live and free on network television.
On today's UFC on Fox media call, White repeated the line again. Saying that this was a return to the Ali vs. Frazier days.
This all strikes me as strange since those "glory days" never really existed. Yes, major fights like Muhammad Ali vs. George Foreman's "Rumble in the Jungle" did air on ABC....eventually.
In the glory days of heavyweight boxing, if you wanted to see a major fight, you were going to pay for it and watch it on closed circuit TV at a designated location. Ali vs. Foreman took place on September 24, 1974 but didn't hit ABC's Wide World of Sports until January 5, 1975. "The Thrilla in Manila" between Ali and Frazier took place October 1, 1975 but didn't air on ABC until January 11, 1976, instead airing on HBO.
The legendary call by Howard Cosell of "Down goes Frazier!" in the bout between Smokin' Joe and Foreman is often mistakenly thought of as being on network TV but it was actually HBO's first World Championship Boxing broadcast.
The idea of putting a major title fight on network TV has never been an overly appealing one to fight promoters.
The last time a heavyweight title was fought for on network TV was actually in 1996 when Michael Moorer fought Axel Schulz for the IBF crown. Moorer had picked up a win to get back on track after his shocking upset loss to the returning Foreman. Foreman then ducked a bout with Tony Tucker in favor of middle of the road challenger Schulz. Foreman won an absolute robbery of a decision over Schulz and then vacated his title as he chose to duck a rematch and fight unranked and undeserving Crawford Grimsley, a man whose previous 5 opponents sported a combined 45-117-2 record.
German network RTL outbid HBO to the main rights to the Schulz vs. Moorer bout but somehow ABC was able to score the rights to air it on U.S. network TV for an incredibly low sum. This was far from a glory filled match-up the networks and fans were dying to see, it was more of a matter of opportunity.
Also in 1996 a Larry Holmes vs. Anthony Willis fight (no title on the line) on CBS tanked in the ratings on Father's Day, mainly because nobody cared to see that fight. And in 1995 a fight with no title on the line between Mike Tyson and Buster Mathis, Jr. aired on Fox. The Tyson/Mathis fight was an attempt at a PR move by Don King after ripping fans off with Tyson knocking out Peter McNeeley in under a minute and a half on PPV earlier in the year.
The point here is that the UFC is doing something great. They're not taking quite the loss financially that they're playing up in the media by putting Velasquez vs. dos Santos on network TV, this is not a fight that would have sold 800,000 PPV buys. It also is a long term commercial for future PPV's that they're effectively being paid to put on by Fox.
But this is also a unique and rare situation in the history of professional combat sports. Rarely, if ever, has a heavyweight title fight of this legitimacy and importance been put live on free network TV.
Since JDS and Cain aren't exactly setting the world on fire in the build-up to the event, maybe this is a fact that the UFC could stand to put a little more emphasis on.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC 138 on Spike TV: 1.8 million viewers
MMA Weekly reports that UFC 138 held on Saturday night on Spike TV garnered an average of 1.8 million viewers. The tape delayed broadcast finished first in its key demographics of men 18-34 and 18-49.
Overall, UFC 138’s household rating was a 1.2.
Via MMA Weekly:
The UFC’s last trip to England, which was also tape-delayed, was UFC 120 in October of 2010. UFC 120 drew an average audience of 1.9 million.
The promotion’s last numbered event to air on Spike TV was the UFC 122. The tape-delayed broadcast from Germany drew 2.2 million viewers.
Payout Perspective:
Overall, a pretty good showing considering the fights were on tape delay, the lack of marquee names and the fact that it ran up against the biggest college football game of the year (so far), LSU vs. Alabama. This card seemed destined to be one for the stalwart UFC fan. The wins in the key demos are good for the UFC and this was done with little promotion as most of the focus was on the UFC on Fox this Saturday.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutUFC 138 TV Ratings Match Past Tape Delays
UFC 138 marks the next to last live UFC event on Spike TV. The tape-delayed broadcast drew similar numbers to past tape-delayed events.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC 138 ratings: Event draws 1.8 million viewers on Spike TV, wins key demos
This past weekend's UFC 138 event drew an average audience of 1.8
million viewers (and a 1.2 household rating) and peaked with more than
2.1 million viewers on Spike TV.
Spike TV officials today sent the ratings information to MMAjunkie.com.
The Nov. 5 broadcast was the No. 1 rated program on cable in its timeslot among men 18-34 and men 18-49.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC on Fox: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos International TV Guide
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Read the full article at RedditUFC on Fox 1 TV Schedule is Loaded
Although only one fight will be telecast on UFC on Fox 1 on "big" Fox, there is a full slate of televised coverage surrounding the event.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC 138 and the Trouble with Tape-Delay
Well, I tried. I did my best to honor the sanctity of tape delay, to make it an entire day without spoilers so I could sit down to watch UFC 138 on Saturday night as if it was a live event. In my hubris, I thought it would be easy. I thought I could, through sheer force of will, make the Spike TV tape delay a non-issue. I thought I'd be able to enjoy UFC 138 like it was any other event. I was so, so wrong.
I didn't go into this without a plan. I knew the internet would be a minefield, and that if I so much as opened my web browser my homepage (MMAFighting.com, naturally) would spoil it for me.
Twitter was totally out of the question. Facebook? I have way too many British and European fight fans as friends. Since the entire world seemed to be getting the event live, I knew I'd have to avoid entirely the very medium that connected me to the world.
And I did it. I watched the Facebook prelims, and then I resolved to shut my laptop until the Spike broadcast started some five hours later. Thus disconnected, I thought I was home free. Then my phone buzzed with a text message from a friend. I should have thought twice before checking it, but habit got the better of me. That's about when my day was ruined.
The text was, let's just say, unnecessarily unkind to Chris Leben. The text also assumed that I'd been following the action live and had seen the cut stoppage already. When I replied that I had not, along with a few choice obscenities for my fight-spoiling friend, the next text was unnecessarily unkind toward me, with even more choice obscenities in response.
So there it was. Now I knew, and I could not un-know. I still had to wait a couple hours for the broadcast on Spike TV, when I would tweet along with the action for the other sad sacks who were seeing it for the first time on tape delay, but I admit that I felt like the one kid in he neighborhood who was still clinging to a hollow belief in Santa Claus.
The weird part was, only the main event had been spoiled for me. I still didn't know what happened in the Brad Pickett-Renan Barao fight. I'd even maintained an impressive degree of ignorance with regards to the fate of Thiago Alves. So why couldn't I enjoy it as if it was live?
Maybe it was just the fact that other people knew. Maybe it was that half the fun of watching fights is the idea that anything can happen, and none of us can know for sure how it will end. Unless, that is, some of us get to watch it live while others get tortured by the same few commercials on Spike TV hours after the fact.
Over the years, I've gotten up ridiculously early and stayed up ridiculously late to watch live MMA events on foreign soil. Neither is especially fun, but I've come to the conclusion that it's better to be a zombie for the rest of the day and get your results as they come in rather than be well rested and intentionally ignorant.
And sure, you could argue that no one can complain about seeing the event a little late as long as it's on free TV, but stay with that reasoning and see where it goes. If Spike TV showed UFC 138 the following day, is it worth complaining about then? How about a week later?
As the difficulty in avoiding real-time results tells us, we live in the age of instant information. The UFC knows it, as does Spike TV. So why go through the sad charade of tape-delayed events? Wouldn't it be better to broadcast live to an interested audience in the afternoon than to a ghost town in the evening?
Maybe the boxing fans of 80 years ago could wait weeks to see the moving pictures of a fight, but they didn't have Twitter. They didn't have "friends" who would text them unsolicited live commentary. Instead they had polio and fireside chats. All things considered, I'd rather live in our age than theirs. I'd also rather watch my MMA live, no matter what time of day it is, than get a warmed-over broadcast in primetime. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseUFC 138 results and spoiler free discussion for 'Leben vs Munoz' on Spike TV
UFC 138: "Leben vs. Munoz" took place today (Sat., Nov. 5, 2011) from the LG Arena in Birmingham, England. Yes, the event is already in the books and spoilers are readily available on the site.
You can find them by clicking here if you so desire.
However, there are plenty of fans who would still like to follow along with the Spike TV tape-delayed telecast without knowing the results beforehand. If you're one of those people, this is the post for you.
UFC 138 main card results will be posted after the jump in conjunction with the Spike TV broadcast, which kicks off at 8 p.m. ET.
Spoilers will not be allowed in this post! Please refrain from posting any spoilers for any fights that have yet to make the air. Any posts that do so will immediately be deleted.
Results from the Facebook streamed "Prelims" special will be posted but the main card will be updated as it airs on Spike TV. Enjoy the show, Maniacs!
UFC 138 RESULTS:
Chris Leben vs. Mark MunozBrad Pickett vs. Renan BaraoThiago Alves vs. Papy AbediCyrille Diabate vs. Anthony PeroshTerry Etim vs. Edward FaalolotoJohn Maguire def. Justin Edwards via unanimous decisionPhilip De Fries def. Rob Broughton via unanimous decisionMichihiro Omigawa def. Jason Young via unanimous decisionChe Mills def. Chris Cope via TKO (strikes) at 0:40 of round one Chris Cariaso def. Vaughan Lee via split decision
REMINDER: NO SPOILERS UNTIL A FIGHT AIRS ON THE SPIKE TV BROADCAST! ANY COMMENTS POSTING SPOILERS WILL IMMEDIATELY BE DELETED!
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaFive Reasons To Watch UFC 138
On the fence about watching tonight's Spike TV card? We'll give you five reasons why you should watch UFC 138.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMAFox to Air a Variety of MMA-Related Programming Next Weekend
The UFC's lucrative deal with Fox has finally brought the octagon to network television, and Fox is doing it's best to promote the debut show. They will be airing a variety of UFC-related programming across three different channels before and after the big show, which sees UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez defend his title against Junior dos Santos on November 12th. Here's a breakdown of the stuff that will be airing next weekend:
7 p.m. ET on Friday: UFC on FOX 1 weigh-ins live, Fuel TV
3 p.m. ET on Saturday: "Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride" (episodes 1-3), FOX Deportes5:30 p.m. ET: UFC on FOX 1 weigh-ins replay, Fuel TV6 p.m. ET: "UFC Primetime: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos" replay, Fuel TV6 p.m. ET: UFC 121 bout between Cain Velasquez and Brock Lesnar, FOX Deportes7 p.m. ET: UFC on FOX 1 live even, FOX Deportes (showing two additional live fights)7 p.m. ET: UFC on FOX 1 pre-fight show, Fuel TV8 p.m. ET: Event coverage, FOX Sports Radio9 p.m. ET: UFC on Fox 1: Velasquez vs. dos Santos, live on Fox10 p.m. ET: UFC on FOX 1 post-fight show, Fuel TV
That's a lot of content, and a good sign that Fox is taking this deal seriously.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowFox Announces Complete TV Schedule for UFC on Fox 1
The UFC is going big for its UFC on Fox debut next Saturday, Nov. 12 with UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez taking on top contender Junior dos Santos and Fox has now announced its complete lineup of pre- and post-fight programming for the event.
The UFC on Fox TV schedule includes:
Friday, Nov. 11:
7:00 pm ET (4pm PT) – UFC on Fox weigh-ins on FUEL TV
7:00 pm ET – Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride Episode 3 on Fox Deportes
Saturday, Nov. 12:
3:00 pm ET – Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride Episodes 1-3 on FOX Deportes
4:45 pm ET – UFC on Fox Prelims on Facebook.com/UFC and FOXSports.com
5:00 pm ET – UFC on Fox weigh-in replay on FUEL TV
6:00 pm ET – UFC on Fox Primetime replay on FUEL TV
6:00 pm ET – Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar replay on FOX Deportes
7:00 pm ET – UFC on Fox Prelims on FOX Deportes (Guida vs. Henderson, Poirier vs. Garza)
7:00 pm ET – UFC on Fox pre-fight show on FUEL TV
9:00 pm ET – UFC on FOX: UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos
10:00 pm ET – UFC on FOX post-fight show on FUEL TV
For complete UFC on Fox coverage stay tuned to MMAFrenzy.com.
Pictured: Junior dos Santos
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Read the full article at MMA FrenzyFull Slate of UFC on FOX 1 Programming Headed to FUEL TV & Fox Deportes Nov. 12
Many people, including myself, criticized CBS for failing to properly promote the two Strikeforce cards they aired in 2009-2010. They aired some promos a few weeks out from the events from what I recall, but not much more.
Well, thankfully, they same can’t be said about FOX. They seem to be going above and beyond to ensure the UFC pulls a good rating when they debut next weekend with Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos. They starting airing promos during NFL broadcasts right after the deal was announced, aired a UFC Primetime special after the football games last week (which pulled two million viewers by the way) and even had their commentators promote the event during the World Series broadcasts.
They’re not stopping there either. There’s also a full slate of UFC pre and post-fight programming heading to FUEL TV and Fox Deportes next weekend to complement the show.
Friday, Nov. 11:
7:00 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT — Weigh-ins live on FUEL TV
7:00 P.M. ET — Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride, episode 3 on FOX Deportes
Saturday, Nov. 12:
3:00 p.m. ET — Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride, episodes 1-3 on FOX Deportes
4:45 p.m. ET — UFC on FOX prelims live on Facebook and FOXSports.com
5:30 p.m. ET — Weigh-ins re-air on FUEL TV
6:00 p.m. ET — UFC Primetime re-air on FUEL TV
6:00 p.m. ET — Re-air of Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar on FOX Deportes
7:00 p.m. ET — UFC prelims live on FOX Deportes
7:00 p.m. ET — Pre-fight show on FUEL TV, hosted by Glazer, along with Kenny Florian and Stephan Bonnar
9:00 p.m. ET — UFC on FOX broadcast, hosted by Curt Menefee, along with Dana White, Brock Lesnar and Joe Rogan. Mike Goldberg and Rogan will call the heavyweight title fight.
10 p.m. ET — UFC on FOX post-fight show on FUEL TV, hosted by Glazer, along with Florian and Bonnar
FOX Sports Radio will also provide five hours of live coverage next Saturday including the call of the main event. A post-fight show with Pro MMA Radio’s Larry Pepe will follow shortly thereafter.
Dana White has said over and over again that they’ll lose tons of money on this show, but to them it’s an investment. In a pretty candid interview with USA Today, Lorenzo Fertitta explained what they hope to get out of the FOX deal.
I think there’s still a large group of media and large group of just what I’d call sports fans, casual sports fans, that maybe kind of know what UFC is, but they’re not saying, “Hey, right now I have to be home to watch this fight.” That’s what we’re hoping, is to bring millions more people in to see the UFC.
The reality is this: Our model has been very successful for us, as far as putting our product on free TV to generate new fans, and that’s the way we look at it. I’m not concerned about what our bottom line looks like in November; I’m concerned about what it looks like five years from now.The whole idea is to draw millions of more fans into the group. If I can convert 100,000 of those millions that will be watching for the first time into customers for the next 20 years, then our investment on Fox has paid off.
Dana White long maintained that they would hold out on network television until the “right deal” came along. The ratings will tell the true story, but considering the amount of resources FOX is putting behind the UFC, I’m not sure they would have found a better network partner than FOX.
From what we know, it definitely seems like the “right deal.” Now it’s just a matter of seeing what they can do with it.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertFOX announces abundance of TV content set for UFC debut
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Read the full article at RedditUFC on FOX TV schedule stacks pre-fight coverage with Brock Lesnar, Jon Jones and more
If you want some insight into how to fight UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez, who better to ask than the last man to face him inside the Octagon?
Former division kingpin Brock Lesnar, who was pounded out by Velasquez at UFC 121 just over a year ago, will be one of a handful of stars to appear on the FOX network as part of its blitzkrieg of pre-fight coverage that begins with the televised weigh in event on Nov. 11 via Fuel TV.
UFC on Fox: "Velasquez vs. Dos Santos" airs live on Nov. 12 at 9 p.m. ET on (duh) the FOX network.
Lesnar will join Fox Sports’ host Curt Menefee and UFC President Dana White to kick things off on fight night. Earlier in the day, Fox NFL reporter Jay Glazer along with ESPN's "MMA Live" analyst Kenny Florian will also provide coverage while Stephan Bonnar mingles backstage with the fighters in attendance.
But that's not all.
Here is the UFC on FOX television schedule (via MMA Nation):
Friday, Nov. 11:
7:00-7:30 p.m. ET, FUEL TV: UFC Velasquez vs. Dos Santos Weigh-In Live
7:00-8:00 p.m. ET, Fox Deportes: Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride (Part 3)
Three-and-a-half hours of unspecified UFC programming on FUEL TV
Saturday, Nov. 12:
3:00-6:00 p.m. ET, Fox Deportes: Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride (Parts 1, 2, 3)
5:30-6:00 p.m. ET, FUEL TV: UFC Velasquez vs. Dos Santos Weigh-In Live (Replay)
6:00-7:00 p.m. ET, FUEL TV: UFC Primetime
7:00-9:00 p.m. ET, FUEL TV: UFC on Fuel TV: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos Prefight Special Live*
7:00-9:00 p.m. ET, Fox Deportes: UFC on Fox Prelims
9:00-10:00 p.m. ET, Fox: UFC on Fox Live Heavyweight Championship Fight - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
9:00-10:00 p.m. ET, Fox Deportes: UFC on Fox Live Heavyweight Championship Fight - Velasquez vs. Dos Santos
10:00-11:00 p.m. ET, FUEL TV: UFC on Fuel TV: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos Post-Fight Special Live*
The pre-fight special will also include current UFC 205-pound champion Jon Jones as well as former UFC light heavyweight champions Chuck Liddell and Forrest Griffin.
Even former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir will get in on the action.
Remember that MMAmania.com will provide LIVE round-by-round, blow-by-blow coverage of the main event action on fight night (Sat., Nov. 12), which is slated to air at 9 p.m. ET on FOX.
We'll also bring you up-to-the-minute results and live play-by-play of all the preliminary fights, which will stream in real-time on Facebook and Fox.com.
It's going to be a fun night of fights so don't miss it. And remember to check us out for all the pre, during and post-fight UFC on FOX 1 coverage you can handle.
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Read the full article at MMA Mania'The Ultimate Fighter 14' ratings: Episode No. 7 scores 1.5 million Spike TV viewers
Ratings for the seventh episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 14" held steady with the season's average and scored 1.5 million viewers on Spike TV.
Wednesday's episode, which concluded the season's quarterfinal round, scored an overall 1.1 household rating, as well as a 1.48 rating among men ages 18-49 and a 1.68 among men 18-34.
Spike TV officials today emailed the ratings information to MMAjunkie.com.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieFOX Announces Loaded TV Lineup for UFC Debut
Filed under: MMA Media Watch, UFC, News, UFC on FOXFOX has announced its full lineup of programming that will air before and after next Saturday's historic UFC telecast, and it's without a doubt the most impressive TV lineup served up to fans surrounding any UFC event.
In addition to the one-hour telecast on FOX, which will feature Cain Velasquez vs. Junior dos Santos for the UFC heavyweight title, UFC programming will air on FUEL TV and FOX Deportes.
Below is an easy to read schedule of everything you can accept to see:
Friday, Nov. 11:
7:00 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT -- Weigh-ins live on FUEL TV
7:00 P.M. ET -- Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride, episode 3 on FOX Deportes
Saturday, Nov. 12:
3:00 p.m. ET -- Cain Velasquez: Brown Pride, episodes 1-3 on FOX Deportes
4:45 p.m. ET -- UFC on FOX prelims live on Facebook and FOXSports.com
5:30 p.m. ET -- Weigh-ins re-air on FUEL TV
6:00 p.m. ET -- UFC Primetime re-air on FUEL TV
6:00 p.m. ET -- Re-air of Cain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar on FOX Deportes
7:00 p.m. ET -- UFC prelims live on FOX Deportes
7:00 p.m. ET -- Pre-fight show on FUEL TV, hosted by Glazer, along with Kenny Florian and Stephan Bonnar
9:00 p.m. ET -- UFC on FOX broadcast, hosted by Curt Menefee, along with Dana White, Brock Lesnar and Joe Rogan. Mike Goldberg and Rogan will call the heavyweight title fight.
10 p.m. ET -- UFC on FOX post-fight show on FUEL TV, hosted by Glazer, along with Florian and Bonnar
In addition, FOX Sports Radio will air five hours live coverage on Nov. 12, which will include pre-fight analysis, the call of the heavyweight title fight and a post-fight show hosted by MMA journalist Larry Pepe.
UFC on FOX 1 takes place at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseZuffa Maintains “BB” Credit Rating, “Stable” is Key
Standard and Poor’s has maintained Zuffa’s credit rating at “BB” based on the belief that the company’s strong EBITDA margin and healthy cash flow are sustainable over the “near-to-intermediate term” as Zuffa continues to grow and benefit from it’s well-recognized (UFC) brand and dominance in market position.
On the other hand, the following S&P concerns kept Zuffa’s credit rating from being upgraded:
- Risk of revenue and EBITDA volatility given the company’s primarily event-driven business model
- Vulnerability to changing consumer preferences and susceptibility to variability in discretionary spending
- Management’s aggressive financial policy
- Although the UFC has a strong fan-base, in order to maintain their advantage, they need to continue to develop fighters that appeal to the 18-34 demographic.
- Preserve current regulatory acceptance of the sport. Fatal injury or change to the rules and regulations governing the sport and legal status could have meaningful impact to the company’s business model and long-term viability.
Report Summary
UFC’s seven year TV deal with Fox Sports Media Group, replacing Zuffa’s current deals with Spike TV and Versus, offers more stable and favorable economics over the term of the TV deal in hope of potentially reducing Zuffa’s dependency on the more-volatile event based revenue.
Zuffa should be able to deliver more content and potentially expand it’s audience through the vast distribution FOX provides, thus exposing content to a higher potential viewership base.
During the first half of 2011, revenue and EBITDA were down against the comparable period in 2010. Reasons given were one less PPV event, as well as significant fighter injuries which contributed to lower PPV buys.
Despite a weak first half of 2011, the report expects Zuffa’s total debt to EBITDA and coverage measures to remain in line with the rating over the term.
It is expected that Zuffa owners will continue to pursue moderate distributions over time as the company continues to grow, which will likely preclude any meaningful sustained improvement to Zuffa’s financial risk profile.
Nearly 75% of Zuffa’s total revenue is event based. The majority is composed of PPV buys and ticket sales. Remaining 25% revenue is composed of live and taped television broadcasts, sponsorship, merchandising, licensing, and content distribution deals.
Due to the FOX television deal, it is anticipated that TV broadcasting may become a larger source of revenue, as they see this revenue stream as less volatile than event based revenue.
Zuffa has been successful in expanding sponsorships and merchandising, which improves stability and strengthens their business model.
Zuffa’s expansion plans are seen as a positive due to the potential of growing revenue from a more diversified fan base and broadening the acceptance of MMA.
UFC expansion into the UK several years ago was extremely volatile, and they have since taken a more cautious and measured approach in international expansion as of late.
Interestingly enough, the report points out that Zuffa could face increased labor costs in the future if fighters organize (union) and seek a higher share of revenue, which is the case for most major sports in the U.S.
The acquisition of Strikeforce (along with the WEC) is believed to have strengthened the UFCs already dominant market position, as it continues to increase the number of fighters and title fights under the promotion.
Liquidity: Zuffa has adequate sources to cover its needs over the next 12 to 18 months. Sources include cash flow generated from strong operations and it’s revolving credit.
Uses of liquidity include minimal capital spending needs, modest amortization, acquisitions, and distributions.
Debt: Zuffa had only $1 million of availability under its $50 million revolving credit facility as of June 30, 2011, which expires in 2012. $425 million term loan due in 2015.
Payments for taxes are primarily distributed directly to the owners and additional dividend payments are limited by a restricted payment basket under the credit facilities.
The expectation is that owners will likely continue to pursue max allowable distributions under the credit agreement.
Zuffa Credit History
November 2007 – S&P Cuts Zuffa Rating, BB to BB-
July 2008 – Zuffa Rating Goes Negative to Stable
July 2009 – Cuban Now a Zuffa Bond Holder
October 2009 – S&P Re-Affirm BB-, Slide Recovery Rating Down
December 2010 – S&P Raises Zuffa Rating, BB- to BB
August 2011 – Zuffa Maintains “BB” Credit Rating
Payout Perspective
Typically, a rating of “BB” implies that Zuffa is less vulnerable in the near term, although it faces major ongoing uncertainties and exposure to adverse business, financial, or economic conditions, which can result in failure to meet its financial commitments. On the other hand, it’s a credit rating of “stable”, which is not a bad place to be for a company who’s core business model is so volatile and can be affected by many market variables.
The international expansion efforts and the seven-year $100 million FOX TV deal help tremendously in bringing more stability into their business model, but with that said, it still only accounts for 25% of their total revenue. In this regard, not much has changed since 2010 when Zuffa was able to match the event based revenue growth with the non-event based revenue growth, so we still have a 75-25 split in overall revenue. The hope here is that through the TV deal, more mainstream exposure can come to the brand and create more PPV draws and more stable revenue opportunities which can help offset the volatile nature of a PPV based core business.
The report points out that revenue and EBITDA for the first half of 2011 is down compared to the same period in 2010, though one less PPV was accounted for 2011, and attributes injuries as the reason. The problem with pointing out injuries and correlating it to revenue is that you hope next year won’t be as bad but as we are starting to see on a year-to-year basis, injuries are part of the sport. Fights and training camps take a toll on the fighters, so having a PPV draw such as a GSP or a Brock Lesnar can really only give you about 2 fights per year taking all variables into account. Injuries is a variable that cannot be controlled or correctly estimated beforehand, so it will be interesting to see if injuries becomes a hot topic again in 2012, as it has been for the past 2 years.
If injuries is the main component of declining PPV buys, then that brings up another issue. It means that fans are only willing to pay to see fighters that they deem worthy of their hard-earned money. It also shifts the drawing power to the fighters instead of the UFC brand and product they offer. It means MMA may not be enough anymore to get anyone outside of the MMA hardcore fanbase to tune in, and I’m sure that’s something the UFC hopes to address with the FOX TV deal and the vast distribution platforms it brings.
There has also been a lot of talk this year about the UFC or MMA peaking or plateauing, and pointing out declining PPV buys and TV ratings is a quick and easy way to point out. Oddly enough when we’ve seen TV rating lows for UFC and Bellator this year, both were able to sign TV deals with major media groups. UFC signs a huge TV deal with FOX that not only gets their full support and puts them on FOX, FX, and Fuel TV, but it can now be linked to FOX as other major sports are to the mainstream sports fan. FOX has been heavily backing them up promoting their first UFC on FOX event on all their high viewership sport programming including MLB’s World Series and Sunday morning-afternoon NFL games. Bellator was just purchased by Viacom and looks to be moving on to Spike in 2013 after only getting about 150-180K viewers on average per event on MTV2. Again, Spike re-iterates that they will be sticking with them even through hard times as they have done with other original programming. They did the same when WWE left and were able to pick up TNA. After a few up and down years, TNA has been getting great ratings for Spike as of late, a formula they wish to reproduce with Bellator after the UFC leaves in 2012.
What we are seeing here is that these media groups believe MMA has a ton of potential left, but at this point, it makes more sense for these media groups to either own or sign a very intimate contract with a promotion rather than having a licensing fee contract for MMA programming as Showtime, Spike, Versus, and CBS have done in the past with Strikeforce and EliteXC. Is more mainstream MMA content what we need for ratings and PPV buys to kick back up again or will it just add to the ever-growing free MMA content you can get from various TV and media avenues now? Will an adverse effect change UFC’s business core to shift to be more TV dependent in the next few years? Can you really sustain a PPV core model in the long run? I have a feeling these questions will be answered in the next 3-5 years, as the FOX and Spike TV deals run their course.
It’s not realistic to expect that the UFC will outdo itself year-after-year, but it will be interesting to see how it can push itself off a potential stagnant stage and into that next level as they have done in the past with the Spike TV deal, the acquisition of PRIDE, WFA, & WEC, and now the FOX TV deal.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutUFC 137 Prelims: 1.1 million viewers
MMA Junkie reports that the UFC 137 Prelims on Spike TV received a disappointing 1.1 million viewers. The rating is the second lowest on Spike TV with UFC 136 being the lowest.
Via MMA Junkie:
Of the 24 “UFC Prelims” specials Spike TV has aired to date, UFC 137′s tied for the second-worst ratings overall. It scored a 0.89 rating among men 18-49 and a 0.85 among men 18-34.
Payout Perspective:
It looks like the UFC-Spike TV relationship is going out with a whimper. While the highest rated prelims show occurred this February, the lowest ratings came last month with UFC 136 and 137. I’m not sure if the low ratings are related to college football, Halloween plans or the perceived saturation of MMA on television. The ratings definitely reflect a considerable drop.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutUFC on Fox 1 Weigh-ins to Air Live on Fuel TV
UFC president Dana White says the UFC on Fox 1 weigh-ins will air live on Fuel TV, a Fox network.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC 137 'UFC Prelims' ratings: Spike TV special draws just 1.1 million viewers
The UFC and Spike TV's latest "UFC Prelims" special drew a disappointing 1.1 million viewers and an overall 0.8 household rating.
The latest one-hour special coincided with this past weekend's UFC 137 event and featured wins by Donald Cerrone and Bart Palaszewski.
Spike TV officials today emailed the ratings information to MMAjunkie.com.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC 137 Results: Cerrone, Palaszewski Collect Quick Wins on Spike TV Prelims
Donald Cerrone and Bart Palaszewski made quick work of their opponents at UFC 137. Read here to see how the handled business on the Spike TV prelims.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyJay Glazer to host new UFC show on Fuel TV
MMA Junkie reports Fox Sport’s Jay Glazer will host a new television show featuring UFC fighters on Fuel TV as part of the new UFC-Fox partnership. “UFC Champions Roundtable” is set to debut on Fuel TV on November 9th.
Fuel TV will also have pre and post fight shows for the big UFC on Fox event on November 12th.
There is some concern that Direct TV subscribers may not see the show’s debut as Direct TV and Fox are involved in contentious negotiations related to the renewal of Fox’s contract with the second biggest distributor in the US. Direct TV has approximately 19 million subscribers.
Despite the tough rhetoric on both sides, SBJ’s John Ourand does not think the blackout of Fox channels to last long. Ourand spoke to SB Nation’s Luke Thomas on October 21st regarding the dispute.
When they go public, everybody goes crazy like I’m doing right now with this story but for your listeners who really are worried about seeing MMA on FX and MMA on FOX broadcasts, it almost certainly, if you get FX and FOX broadcasts and you’re a DirecTV subscriber now, it might go dark for a week, maybe two weeks but these types of disputes always get resolved especially with companies as big as FOX because they don’t want to lose all of FOX programming.
Payout Perspective:
If Ourand is correct, Glazer’s debut on Direct TV is in jeopardy and so is the hype on the Fox channels for UFC on Fox November 12th. The Fox-Direct TV dispute may not hurt the UFC in the long run because its likely that the blackout will not be prolonged. However, it could hurt the UFC short term, and likely during the most important time in the company’s history. Certainly, this weekend’s UFC Primetime on Fox helps with the promotion but the Fox blackout will definitely hurt UFC’s promotion as well as its transition over to the Fox networks.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutUltimate Insider Debuts on Fuel TV in January with Jon Anik as Host
Former ESPN host Jon Anik will be jumping into the UFC fold very soon, and in January he starts hosting a new show on Fuel TV as well.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC Japan to be a PPV Event; Double-Header Plans Abandoned
The UFC's long-awaited return to Japan on Feb. 26, 2012 will be a full pay-per-view level event, sources have revealed to MMA Fighting. Zuffa has thus abandoned its controversial plan to have the UFC Japan event act as a free-to-air lead-in to a Las Vegas PPV event.
With a 10am local start time, the possibility that the Feb. 26, 2012 Japanese UFC event would act as a lead-in to a Las Vegas pay-per-view event, and the lack of local network TV deal, many were quick to criticize the first Japanese UFC event of the Zuffa era.
Although Japanese fans will still be forced to make the morning commute to Saitama Super Arena, MMA Fighting has learned that significant progress has been made towards ensuring the success of the first UFC event in Japan since Dec. 2000 as along with the elevation to PPV for the UFC Japan event, Zuffa has signed a marketing and promotional deal with local advertising giant Dentsu Inc. and a lucrative broadcast deal is currently being negotiated.
In an effort to breach the notoriously Japanese market, Zuffa has acquired a significant ally as MMA's leading promoter has signed an undisclosed deal with Dentsu Inc., Japan's leading advertising agency, to assist with ticket sales, marketing, sponsorship and acquiring a larger TV deal in Japan.
Currently UFC content is only broadcast in Japan on WOWOW private satellite TV or through NTT Plala's Hikari TV. History has shown though that these relatively small subscription TV audiences have not been enough to support even the most popular local MMA promotions. For the UFC to grow a significant fan base in the East, a mass distribution TV deal is required.
Although a deal is yet to be reached, Zuffa and Dentsu have recently made significant strides towards securing wider TV coverage, possibly paving the way for more lucrative sponsorship options and most importantly, local news and talk show coverage.
Bouts and ticketing information for the Feb. 26 UFC Japan event are scheduled to be announced in late November. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseChuck Liddell Halloween Costume (From Parks and Recreation tv show)
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Read the full article at Reddit'The Ultimate Fighter 14' ratings: Episode No. 6 scores 1.6 million Spike TV viewers
Ratings for the sixth episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 14" held steady and resulted in an average of 1.6 million viewers on Spike TV for the second straight week.
Wednesday's two-fight episode scored an overall 1.2 household rating, as
well as a 1.5 rating among men ages 18-49 and a 1.7 among men 18-34. It
was the third-highest rated cable program in its timeslot in the latter
demos.
Spike TV officials today emailed the ratings information to MMAjunkie.com.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieK.Soz talks about the TUF class of Season 8
I always suspected that Stefan Struve's matchmaking is done to maximize the ridiculousness of his fights. Find him the tallest, shortest, or fattest opponent on the UFC roster and call it a day. Now I think Joe Silva's doing something similar for Krzysztof Soszynski: matching him up in a battle of the impossible to spell names. His opponent at UFC 140? Igor Pokrajac. Unfortunately, no commission would allow Bart Palaszewski to fight at light heavyweight. Here's Krzyzsztzofzz talking about how his fellow TUF alumni from season 8 are doing:
"Kyle Kingsbury is up there, he's improved so much and he's going to have a great fight with (Stephan) Bonnar. He's definitely improved the most. Bader did an awesome job winning the show and winning four straight but he's dropped his last two and we'll see how he does against Jason Brilz. I'm still doing well and Tom Lawlor is doing great as well. All of us are doing well and it's nice because it just shows that there was some good talent on that show."In his next fight, The Polish Experiment will meet Croatian fighter Igor Pokrajac in a bout that will likely end up on the Spike TV-aired portion of the UFC 140 preliminary card. Soszynski explained that he'd relish the opportunity to have his fight televised again, as his last match (at UFC 131 against Mike Massenzio) was relegated to the preliminary card Facebook stream."I believe the fight is going to be on Spike. That's what they told me anyway," said Soszynski. "I'm excited to be back on TV. My last fight wasn't on TV but I'm looking forward to being back on TV and make some more money from my sponsors."
Soszsysnskskiis does indeed have a pretty good chance of making it onto the prelims. These Canada cards are always stacked to the brim with local fighters and as it stands K.Soz is one of the best known Canadians on the card. Okay, maybe he's not technically Canadian because he was born in Pole Land. But considering the state of Canadian MMA, we'll happily claim him.
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Read the full article at FightlinkerBellator Gains Sustainability With Viacom, But Skepticism Still Prevalent on Future
Timing, by definition, is a placement or occurence in time. The swinging of a bat at the precise moment a baseball flies into the strike zone is the perfect example. In a more general context, timing is everything. It can determine whether moments in our lives are filled with success or failure, sometimes in a very short period of time.
For Bellator Fighting Championships, the timing couldn't have been any better. USA Today's Sergio Non reported late last night that Viacom, MTV2's parent company, had bought a majority stake in the Chicago-based mixed martial arts promotion, and it will move the promotion from its current home on MTV2 to Spike TV in 2013.
Timing has more to do with the meteoric rise of the promotion than Rebney's business skills, although his ability to find new homes for the promotion while increasing its television exposure helped solidify it as a staple in our diets over the last few years. The UFC's deal with Fox and their exit from Spike TV opened up the possibility for a new MMA promotion to fill the void. Naturally, most fans and media gravitated toward Bellator because it already existed on a Viacom-owned network. Those assumptions became more realized when news broke that Spike TV executives were scouting Bellator events. Furthermore, a report surfaced stating that it wasn't a matter of "if" Bellator would move to Spike TV, it was a matter of "when".
And here we are today, staring at a headline that isn't quite what we expected, but meets the end goal nonetheless. What exactly does this mean for Bellator? What is the most important asset that Viacom brings to the table?
The short answer is sustainability. Bellator's former majority stakeholder, Plainfield Asset Management, had $5 billion in assets before last year, then took a monumental nosedive to $1.25 billion this year, likely due to the poor economic conditions and terrible management. As reported by MMAPayout.com in March, the company made it known that it would return all capital to its investors by June of next year, then contemplate its future.
As you can imagine, that future is bleak, thus Bellator needed to find a new source of funding. Rebney, according to insiders I've talked to in the past, is a master salesman, so it isn't a stretch to believe he would have found a new investor to keep the boat afloat for another year. Viacom's stake, however, creates the impression of prolonged sustainability, and it saves us from talking about Bellator's impending demise next year.
Once the promotion moves to Spike TV in 2013, other advantages to the buyout will kick in, the most obvious being Spike TV's larger reach. They reach roughly 20 million more homes than MTV2, and the channel isn't filled with shows featuring Chanel West Coast. Yes, she's a real person, not a brand of perfume you buy your wife for Christmas.
Bellator will have more resources, a stronger promotional platform for its fighters, and more capital at their disposal. Let's not blow this out of proportion however. A Viacom-backed promotion isn't throwing UFC-sized contracts at some of the best free agents in the business right away. We have yet to see, in action, the commitment that Spike TV and Viacom are throwing at this venture. What's the expectation, and how much money are they willing to dump into the product?
Bellator's key to success, its talent relations department, should have more leverage. Sam Caplan and company are already beating the Zuffa machine to the punch on many of the sport's top prospects, and the promise of exposure on Spike TV along with more money from sponsors may help entice an even better prospect class short-term. Long-term, if Viacom and Spike TV are committed, higher salaries are a possibility if Bellator can succeed on the network.
More minor advantages involve a move away from direct competition with the UFC and an easily accessible HD option for fans. Fighters will benefit as well. Bigger sponsorship checks with the potential of endorsement deals for the more prominent fighters like Eddie Alvarez are a realistic expectation now.
In the grander scheme of things, this presents an interesting situation for the UFC. Time and time again, promotions, as single business entities, have fallen at the wayside to the Zuffa machine. In this instance however, a network did the smart thing that Showtime should have done with Strikeforce. They bought the promotion. Zuffa can take down independent companies solely promoting MMA, but they can't take down a media conglomerate like Viacom. The UFC would have to go out of their way, spend more money to make life hard for Bellator. I don't see that happening right now with their focus on pleasing Fox.
The deal is certainly a major stepping stone for Bellator. It could possibly lead to Bellator becoming the consensus #2 mixed martial arts promotion in the entire world. But I'm still skeptical of Spike TV and Viacom's overall commitment to the promotion. They aren't going to simply dump coffers of cash in front of Bjorn Rebney and say "Go for it!" tomorrow.
The battle will be a calculated chess game with a male demographic that just so happens to be heavily influenced by the UFC's brand. They are definitely the underdogs in the war of marketing against a giant like Fox, so it remains to be seen whether Viacom is willing to infuse substantial capital into a promotion that might get smothered by the UFC's new partner.
Regardless of my reservations, Bellator is a thorn in the UFC's side now. Under Viacom's umbrella, they can provide a challenge that the UFC has never had to deal with in the past. That is if they can prove their viability in a market that's saturated with the UFC brand. Will we be singing the praises of Bellator in two or three years? Only time will tell.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowBellator Sold To Viacom, Spike TV To Broadcast Bellator Events In 2013
It’s official. Bellator is moving to Spike TV in 2013. Bellator didn’t just do a broadcast deal with Spike TV though. Spike TV’s parent company, Viacom, went one step further and acquired a majority stake in the upstart promotion.
USA Today broke the news earlier today. Here’s Spike TV’s Kevin Kay explaining to Sergio Non why they decided to go the ownership route versus a broadcast deal like they had with the UFC.
“As we realized that our relationship with UFC was likely to come to an end, our Viacom mergers and acquisitions folks, and us, started to have conversations with MTV2 about getting invested in a mixed martial arts promotion and become owners as opposed to renters,” Kay said. “You’re building value in something that you own, and you own it for the long term. You’re not in a constant state of negotiation.”
Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney believes this deal secures Bellator’s future.
“It puts all of those cornerstones of ownership in place for us,” he said. “Which is something that’s been so seriously lacking in the MMA space with so many different companies, including Strikeforce and the IFL and Affliction and all the different failures that have occurred. … It alleviates those issues.”
“It’s a very, very good day for mixed martial arts as a whole,” Rebney said. “Because now you have two groups in the space that have a very substantial presence that obviously isn’t going to go anywhere for a very, very long time.”
While the news will undoubtedly get the UFC’s attention, Kay hopes it doesn’t land them in their crosshairs.
“We had a great relationship with UFC and we still do,” Kay said. “We helped each other to build each other’s brand. Like all good things, you know that at some point it’s going to come to an end.”
“They’re No. 1 in the space, there’s just no question about it,” Kay said. “Who’s more competitive than Dana White? I am, but that’s not a horse race we really want to run around here. I think we respect that organization tremendously.”
This is a big deal. There’s no doubt about that. Many people have questioned how long Bellator could survive with the investors they had, but this deal makes that all a moot point now. Viacom doesn’t guarantee Bellator will grow into a thriving promotion, but it gives them a much better chance than they had before.
Many questions remain unanswered though. Most notably, will they continue on with Bellator’s tournament format or switch to a more traditional matchmaking model like the UFC? Will we see a Bellator version of The Ultimate Fighter? And what about the talent? Will Bellator start targeting top name talent or stick with building their own stars?
There’s a lot of questions, but with the television deal not kicking in until 2013, Spike and Bellator have plenty of time to come up with the answers.
Image via Dave Mandel for Sherdog
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertViacom Buys Bellator, Plans 2013 Move To Spike TV
Cable conglomerate Viacom has purchased Bellator Fighting Championships and the promotion will start with Spike TV in 2013.
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Read the full article at RedditReport: Viacom buys Bellator, promotion moving to Spike TV in 2013
Viacom has acquired Bellator Fighting Championships, and Spike TV will begin airing the promotion's events in 2013.
That's the according to company executives who spoke to "USA Today."
Spike TV president Kevin Kay told the outlet that the acquisition allows Spike TV to "become owners as opposed to renters" of MMA content. This is the final year the cable station will air live UFC events after a seven-year run.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieSpike TV Countdown to UFC 137: B.J. Penn vs Nick Diaz Discussion Post
Countdown to UFC 137 will air on Spike TV tonight at 11:30 p.m. ET. The show will focus on the main event welterweight bout between B.J. Penn and Nick Diaz.
With the cancellation of the welterweight title fight between Georges St. Pierre and Carlos Condit that was to have headlined the card this Countdown will be shorter than normal and only run 30 minutes rather than an hour.
In case you miss it, Spike TV will air a replay at 3:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday and 1:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. Versus will air a replay on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET.
Join Bloody Elbow for the discussion.
SBN coverage of UFC 137: St. Pierre vs. Condit
Main card (airing on pay-per-view)
B.J. Penn vs. Nick DiazCheick Kongo vs. Matt MitrioneMirko Filipovic vs. Roy NelsonHatsu Hioki vs. George RoopJeff Curran vs. Scott Jorgensen
Preliminary card (airing on Spike TV)
Donald Cerrone vs. Dennis SiverTyson Griffin vs. Bart Palaszewski
Preliminary card (airing on Facebook)
Eliot Marshall vs. Brandon VeraDanny Downes vs. Ramsey NijemChris Camozzi vs. Francis CarmontDustin Jacoby vs. Clifford Starks
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowCountdown to UFC 137 ‘Penn vs. Diaz’ Premieres Tonight on Spike TV
Countdown to UFC 137 “Penn vs. Diaz” premieres tonight at 11:30pm ET/PT on Spike TV. The show will also replay a few times leading up to the event. Here’s what the schedule looks like.
Monday, Oct. 24, 11:30pm ET/PT, Spike TV
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 7:00pm ET/PT, Spike TV
Thursday, Oct. 27, 8:00pm ET, Versus
Saturday, Oct. 29, 1:30pm ET/PT, Spike TV
The official UFC 137 fight card and event info can be found in our fight cards section.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUpdate on Fox-Direct TV contract dispute
John Ourand of the Sports Business Daily/Journal has followed up a report on the Fox-Direct TV contract dispute. The two parties have now drawn lines in the sand which has Direct TV threatening to pull Fox channels on November 1.
Late Thursday night Fox released the following statement (obtained via John Ourand’s twitter)
Despite Fox Networks’ offer of an extension during our ongoing negotiations, DirecTV has informed us and their customers that unless we agree to their demands, they “will suspend our networks on November 1.”
DirecTV sent us a proposal on Tuesday afternoon. They have given us no chance to respond before taking an unnecessarily aggressive posture and going public. It is disappointing that they have chosen bad faith tactics over meaningful negotiation.
We have proposed to keep the Fox Networks on DirecTV for the same price, and on the same terms as they are currently carried while we attempt to work out a fair agreement. Unfortunately, DirecTV has decided that unless they get their way, they are going to pull the plug on their customers November 1.
The following is Direct TV’s response (via Ourand’s twitter):
After months of making little progress in our talks with News Corp and Fox to renew our agreement to carry their regional sports networks and other national channels we’ve regrettably reached a point where we will be forced to suspend the channels as soon as Nov. 1 unless News Corp is willing to move toward a more reasonable price increase.
They are currently asking our customers to pay 40% more for the exact same Fox channels that they already receive and that’s simply unfair and unwarranted. We hope to resolve this situation before any action is taken, but we will do what’s necessary to protect our customers from excessive and unwarranted fee increases. We already provide News Corp nearly a billion dollars a year for their channels, and we have no problem continuing to compensate them fairly.
Note: Fox broadcast stations and Fox News are not affected at this time
Fox contract ends December 31, 2011 while Fox News contract ends January 31, 2012.
Payout Perspective:
Fortunately for the UFC, the Fox network will not be affected for its big “UFC on Fox” event November 12th. However, the dispute could affect its future programming on Fox networks. Why? Direct TV has 19 million subscribers and is the second biggest distributor in the US. A prolonged dispute between Fox-Direct TV could negate UFC momentum of promoting its brand on Fox networks. With UFC programming set for Fox cable networks like FX and Fuel, many of the casual viewers will not see the UFC with its new network partners. In fact, the dispute could be beneficial to Spike TV which could go heavy into airing the UFC library during this time. As we’ve pointed out, this could lead to future viewer confusion once Fox-Direct TV come to terms. We will continue to monitor to see if Fox cable networks goes dark on November 1st.
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Read the full article at MMA Payout‘TUF 14’ Ratings: Episode 5 Nets 1.6 Million Viewers
The fifth episode of “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 14 earned an average of 1.6 million viewers for its Oct. 19 broadcast, Spike TV officials announced on Thursday
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Read the full article at SherdogTUF 14 TV Ratings Staying on the Up, Season Average Hits 1.5 Million
It appears that the fourteenth season of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV is hitting its mark.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyFox-Direct TV contracts stall
Last week the Sports Business Journal reported that the television contracts between Direct TV and Fox have ended. The result could lead to a blackout of 26 Fox cable channels with the nation’s second biggest distributor.
While Fox channels remain up and running with Direct TV, the stall in new contract talks is something to keep apprised of as the UFC-Fox partnership begins. One might remember that Fox channels went dark during the MLB Playoffs on Dish Network and Cablevision last year while the parties tried to come to an agreement on a new contract.
The crux of the impasse between Direct TV and Fox is retransmission consent revenue. Its unknown what fee Fox is requesting from Direct TV although the report states Fox has been negotiating deals of $1 per subscriber per month for its broadcast network.
Payout Perspective:
The Direct TV-Fox negotiations are important for the UFC. Direct TV has 19 million subscribers and as the second biggest distributor in the US, a blackout of Fox channels could hurt UFC television programming with its new Fox partners. Certainly, the UFC would hate to see a blackout of Fox channels. One could only imagine the advantage Spike TV (with rights to the UFC library) would have with Direct TV subscribers if a Fox blackout occurred. We will continue to monitor the situation on the state of negotiations.
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Read the full article at MMA Payout'The Ultimate Fighter 14' ratings: Episode No. 4 scores 1.5 million Spike TV viewers (MMAJunkie.com)
Ratings for the fourth episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 14" rebounded slightly from episode No.
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Read the full article at Yahoo! SportsTUF 14 TV Ratings Leveling Off in Week 4
As the fourteenth installment of The Ultimate Fighter enters into the meat of the season, the show’s TV ratings seem to be finding level ground.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyCheck out Ultimate Warrior Challenge 17: All Access
[div class="notice" class2="icon"]The following is from a video on WHOA! TV, part of the MiddleEasy Network.[/div]
Now that WHOA! TV is part of the MiddleEasy Network, they deserve their own 'Featured Content' post with their logo in the top left of the banner like everyone else. I'm sure you've celebrated a couple weeks ago when we announced the partnership, but now that it's Thursday, you should have another drink on us. Just bill the tab to Cat Von C, and she'll take care of it.
Ultimate Warrior Challenge 17 went down in the UK on October 8th and our very own WHOA! TV covered the entire thing like some all-encompassing, omnipotent Galactus with a really nice camera. It's WHOA! TV quality, so you know what to expect. Enjoy.
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Read the full article at Middle EasyUFC 136 Prelims Draw Lowest Ratings To Date
After drawing the third-highest audience with UFC 136, the numbers for last Saturday's Spike TV prelims special hit an all-time low.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMASpike TV: 1 Million Viewers Tuned into UFC 136 ‘Prelims Live’
Saturday’s UFC 136 “Prelims Live” special on Spike TV earned an average of 1 million viewers, the series’ lowest rating on the cable channel since it began airing in 2009.
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC 136 Prelims on Spike Hit TV Ratings Low for the Series
As the UFC’s time on Spike TV winds down, so are its TV ratings on the network. At least that was the case on Saturday night.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC 136 Results: Pettis and Maia Grab Decision Victories On Spike TV Prelims
Demian Maia and Anthony Pettis found wins at UFC 136. Read here to get the recap on how these two got their jobs done on the Spike TV prelims.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyMFC Signs New TV Deal in Canada with TSN2
The Maximum Fighting Championship announced on Friday that it has signed a TV deal in Canada.
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Read the full article at MMA Weekly‘TUF 14’ Episode 3 Earns 1.3 Million Viewers on Spike
Episode three of “The Ultimate Fighter 14” attracted an average audience of 1.3 million viewers for its Wednesday night broadcast, Spike TV officials announced Thursday.
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Read the full article at Sherdog'The Ultimate Fighter 14' ratings: Episode No. 3 scores 1.3 million Spike TV viewers
Ratings for the third episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 14" slipped compared to the first two installments.
Overall, episode No. 3 of the Spike TV reality series scored a 1.0
household rating and averaged 1.3 million viewers on Wednesday. The
first and second episodes scored 1.5 million and 1.6 million viewers,
respectively.
Spike TV officials today emailed the ratings information to MMAjunkie.com.
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Read the full article at MMA Junkie'The Ultimate Fighter 14' ratings: Episode No. 3 scores 1.6 million Spike TV viewers
Ratings for the third episode of "The Ultimate Fighter 14" slipped compared to the first two installments.
Overall, episode No. 3 of the Spike TV reality series scored a 1.0
household rating and averaged 1.3 million viewers on Wednesday. The
first and second episodes scored 1.5 million and 1.6 million viewers,
respectively.
Spike TV officials today emailed the ratings information to MMAjunkie.com.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieTop 2011 MMA Television Ratings (So Far)
On November 12th, the UFC’s debut on FOX will no doubt break the television ratings record for 2011, and quite possibly the all-time record of 4.3 million viewers held by Elite XC on CBS, which is to-date the most watched MMA event in history.
So far in 2011 (as of October 4th), the UFC’s March 26th Fight Night 24 broadcast on Spike TV featuring Antonio Rogerio Nogueira vs. Phil Davis is the ratings leader with 2.2 million viewers. It was the highest rated event since the September 2009 broadcast of UFC Fight Night 19: Diaz vs. Guillard, which had 2.5 million viewers.
The February 5th UFC 126 Prelims, also broadcast on Spike TV comes in second with 2 million viewers. The televised fights included Donald Cerrone vs. Paul Kelly and Chad Mendes vs. Michihiro Omigawa. The event coincided with the UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort Pay-Per-View.
The third ranked televised event was UFC Fight for the Troops 2, that took place January 22nd on Spike TV and was headlined by Melvin Guillard vs. Evan Dunham and co-headlined by Matt Mitrione vs. Tim Hague. The event garnered an audience of 1.85 million viewers.
I also gave Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva an honorable mention. The event, which was broadcast February 12th on Showtime only chalked up 741,000 viewers, however, Showtime is only available to 1/4 of the households Spike TV is in. This event was watched by 2.98% of Showtimes total available viewership as opposed to UFC’s number 1 event seen by 2.20% of Spike TV’s total viewership.
It’s no surprise that the top rated MMA television shows all were broadcast on Spike TV, a network that’s in close to 100 million (99,947,000) households, which has 86% market coverage in the United States. The UFC’s other broadcast partner, Versus, is in approximately 76 million households (66% coverage). MMA programming on Versus only broke the 1 million viewer mark three times since 2008, UFC on Versus 1: Vera vs Jones, WEC 34 and WEC 41. It will be very interesting to see what happens in terms of ratings, when the UFC moves to FOX in just over a month.
UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs. Davis
March 26, 2011
Viewers: 2,200,000
2.20% of total Spike TV Households (99,947,000)
UFC 126 Prelims
February 5th, 2011
Viewers: 2,000,000
2.00% of Spike TV Households (99,947,000)
UFC Fight For the Troops 2
January 22nd, 2011
Viewers: 1,850,000
1.85% of Spike TV Households (99,947,000)
Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Silva
February 12th, 2011
Viewers: 741,000
2.98% of Showtime Households (24,833,000)
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutFebruary's simultaneous UFC Shows, one from Japan, the other from Las Vegas, will both air live on TV, says Dana White.
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Read the full article at RedditTUF 14 Episode 2 TV Ratings Show Slight Increase
Episode 2 of the latest season of The Ultimate Fighter marked a slight increase in TV ratings over the Season 14 premier.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyWHOA! TV has been hazed and ultimately accepted to the Middleeasy Network
If you guys were only there for WHOA! TV's required 'Hell Week' before being accepted to the MiddleEasy Network. We gave him a sleeping bag and locked him inside a dark room filled with crickets, spiders and a few birds. Oh, we also put a large snake inside his sleeping bag. However, the spiders ate the crickets, the birds ate the spiders and the snake ate all the birds, so everything managed to work out. We unintentionally exposed WHOA! TV to the circle of life. We gave him a knife along with some kindle and he eventually killed the snake, cooked it, and ate everything the snake consumed. We had enough, so we ended the hazing and accepted him into the MiddleEasy Network.
We've been collaborating with WHOA! TV throughout 2011, the UK's premiere MMA source, and it was time they joined the MiddleEasy family. The work being produced over there is so exceptional, that often times I cry at night just thinking about it. Expect even more suave video features in the immediate future and all types of cool things so amazing, we don't know even know what they are yet.
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Read the full article at Middle EasyTUF 14 Episode Two Draws 1.6 Million Viewers On Spike TV
The second installment of "The Ultimate Fighter 14" drew 1.6 million viewers for a 1.22 household rating on Wednesday night on Spike TV.
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Read the full article at Heavy MMASpike TV: ‘TUF 14’ Episode 2 Nets 1.6 Million Viewers
Season 14 of “The Ultimate Fighter” maintained its momentum following the Sept. 21 season debut, as Spike TV officials on Thursday announced that episode two earned an average of 1.6 million viewers for its Wednesday broadcast
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Read the full article at SherdogUFC 135 Prelims on Spike Get a Slight Bump Up in TV Ratings
The relationship between the UFC and Spike TV may be coming apart at the seems, but preliminary bout ratings on the network remain strong.
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Bellator TV numbers continue rollercoaster ride
There has been much talk lately of Bellator FC moving over to Spike TV and judging by the figures it is drawing on MTV 2, that move could not come soon...
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Read the full article at Fighters OnlySpike TV Counter-Programming UFC on FOX 1 with Cain Velasquez & Junior dos Santos Marathon
If there was any doubt whether Spike TV would counter-program the UFC’s new deal with FOX with the UFC’s own freaking content, that question got answered today.
Spike TV announced today that they will be running a special UFC Unleashed marathon featuring Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos called “Dos Santos vs. Velasquez: Unleashed for the Heavyweight Title” during the UFC on FOX 1 broadcast where Velasquez and JDS will be fighting live for the UFC heavyweight title.
On the surface, it may seem like Spike TV is just bitter and screwing with the UFC because they can, and while that is probably the case, I’m betting they’re also trying to put pressure on the UFC to buy their library rights back so they can move forward with Bellator next year.
Regardless of their motives, I doubt Dana will see it as “honorable” or within “the spirit of the deal”, but is there any doubt that the UFC wouldn’t do the same if they were in Spike TV’s shoes? I don’t think so.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUFC on Fox: Spike TV Will Air Velasquez-dos Santos Marathon During Fox Broadcast
Last week, Dana White described Spike TV airing Bellator fights on Spike.com as "dishonorable" and "against the spirit" of their deal. This is the same Dana White whose promise of "business as usual" involves gutting Strikeforce of its talent in what looks like an obvious attempt to sway Showtime from renewing their contract in 2012.
White also refuses to buy back rights to UFC footage from Spike, which prevents the cable channel from airing MMA content from other promotions, effectively blocking Bellator move from MTV2. Today, MMA Junkie reports that Spike won't be afraid to utilize their unwanted library:
On Nov. 12, Spike TV will air a "UFC Unleashed" marathon - dubbed "Dos Santos vs. Velasquez: Unleashed for the Heavyweight Title" - featuring past fights with UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos.
Not surprisingly, the marathon begins just as Velasquez and Dos Santos fight at UFC on FOX 1, the UFC's first show on network TV.
Back in June, Spike TV counter-programed UFC on Versus 5 with a replay of UFC Fight Night 22. Spike's efforts outdrew the Versus show by just under 50,000 viewers.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowDominick Cruz Looks to Make Most of Additional Exposure on Free TV
Filed under: UFC, NewsAs a fairly unexposed commodity, Dominick Cruz isn't bothered by the fact that his bantamweight title fight this Saturday will be on Versus rather than pay-per-view.
The UFC has in only one other instance premiered a championship on free TV, but that particular UFC 75 card in England aired on tape-delay. Cruz's fight at UFC on Versus 6 will be live.
Some might consider the idea of a champion fighting on cable TV discouraging. Not Cruz.
"What the UFC is doing is they're putting me on free TV," Cruz said Monday on The MMA Hour. "I can [make it] known to the casual fan the champion that I am, go out there and have an outstanding performance on TV and really I get myself out there and represent the 135-pound division to a wider audience for free."
And Cruz (18-1)'s title defense is in the midst of three straight weeks of UFC title fights, not an ideal position to command attention, especially by a fledgling division. But the champ understands why the UFC's marketing efforts have been primarily directed towards last Saturday's UFC 135 with Jon Jones vs. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and UFC 136 with Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard in two weeks.
"While those fights get more marketing muscle you got to think of how many times I've fought in the UFC and how many of the casual fans know who I am and have seen me," the 26-year-old Cruz admits. "The people who sell the most pay-per-views are the people in the UFC that are known by the casual fans."
Cruz has only made one UFC appearance, successfully defending his belt against Urijah Faber at UFC 132 in July. After the Faber win, the UFC offered Demetrious Johnson to Cruz instead of another worthy challenger in Brian Bowles. Cruz figures the UFC picked Johnson since Cruz already holds a win over Bowles and the promotion tends "want to wait on rematches."
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Johnson brings to the fight a 10-1 record and coming off a big win, though a bit controversial, over former WEC champ Miguel Torres. In the fight, Johnson was able to score takedowns, but Torres was the one threatening to the end the fight with submissions. With the unanimous nod in favor of Johnson, the judges clearly valued Johnson and his top position. Cruz agrees.
"Miguel Torres didn't want to be on his back," Cruz said. "Whether he was going for submissions or not. It doesn't mean anything. A submission doesn't count unless you finish it."
Cruz is five inches taller and holds a two-inch reach advantage against the five-foot-three Johnson. Size and style-wise, Johnson is comparable to Cruz's WEC 53 challenger Joseph Benavidez.
"I think Benavidez might be even a little more powerful than Demetrious and Demetrious might have the edge on the takedown and timing. So there's little adjustments I have to make, but for the most part I see it very similar to the Benavidez fight and that's how I see it playing out," Cruz said.
Despite not having the notoriety of the other UFC champions, Cruz out of Alliance MMA and Team Lloyd Irvin has come a long way from his days fighting in the WEC. A lot of progress has already been made in his UFC debut when he headlined the card over future Hall of Famers in Tito Ortiz and Wanderlei Silva.
"It gives the casual fans a reason to respect when you put on a show like me and Faber did and take on the main event role and headling the card. It's a different level of respect and at the same time I've been recognized a lot more. It's been a great ride, it's been a lot of fun and I'm just riding it until the wheels fall off." Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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Read the full article at AOL FanhouseSpike TV will counter-program UFC on FOX special on Nov. 12
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) may be done with Spike TV at the end of this year, but don't expect the cable television network to go down without a fight.
UFC on FOX, featuring a heavyweight title fight between reigning division champion Cain Velasquez and number one contender Junior dos Santos at 9 p.m. ET on Nov. 12, 2011, will be the first televised special under the UFC's new long-term broadcast deal with the mainstream network.
Spike TV, who still retains rights to the UFC library of fights, will also bring Velasquez and "Cigano" to the airwaves with a programming block of "Unleashed" titled "Dos Santos vs. Velasquez: Unleashed for the Heavyweight Title."
In addition, Viacom's MTV2 will try to get in on the act prior to that from 7-9 p.m. ET with a live two-hour fight card featuring the welterweight final in the Bellator Season 5 tournament.
Here's what to expect on Nov. 12 via Spike TV and MTV 2:
Sat, Nov. 12, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. ET
MTV 2 presents: Bellator 57 from Casino Rama in Ontario
Fight card pending.
Sat, Nov. 12, from 9:00 p.m. - midnight ET
Spike TV presents: "Dos Santos vs Velasquez: Unleashed for the Heavyweight Title"
9:00pmJon Jones vs. Ryan BaderJunior Dos Santos vs. Shane CarwinCain Velasquez vs. Brock Lesnar
10:00pmJunior Dos Santos vs. Mirko "Cro Cop" FilipovicTyson Griffin vs. Hermes FranceThiago Silva vs. Keith Jardine
11:00pmCain Velasquez vs. Minotauro NogueiraMatt Serra vs. Frank TriggPat Barry vs Antoni HardonkMark Munoz vs Kendall Grove
Alright Maniacs, what say you? Anyone think the casual fan will end up watching Spike TV retreads instead of the UFC on FOX special?
Or is the UFC brand just too big to be affected?
Furthermore, how many viewers would FOX lose if the "Velasquez vs. Dos Santos" fight ends early and there isn't enough time to broadcast a preliminary fight? Can Spike TV capitalize on this?
Opinions, please.
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Read the full article at MMA ManiaSpike TV to counter-program UFC on FOX 1 with Velasquez and Dos Santos fights
Further solidifying the rift between the UFC and its longtime cable partner, Spike TV today announced counter-programming for the UFC's debut on network TV.
On Nov. 12, Spike TV will air a "UFC Unleashed" marathon - dubbed "Dos Santos vs. Velasquez: Unleashed for the Heavyweight Title" - featuring past fights with UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and Junior Dos Santos.
Not surprisingly, the marathon begins just as Velasquez and Dos Santos fight at UFC on FOX 1, the UFC's first show on network TV.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieUFC Won't Buy Library Rights, Believes Spike TV Is Being Dishonorable
In an interview with MMAFighting.com's Ariel Helwani on Wednesday of last week, UFC President Dana White updated fans on the current situation with Spike TV. As of right now, Spike TV owns UFC programming rights through 2012, putting a thorn in the UFC's back as they move forward with their new television partner Fox. There is an option for the UFC to buy back the rights, but it will eliminate a clause in the deal that stops Spike TV from bringing in another promotion to fill the void.
Spike TV hasn't hidden the fact that they would like to move Bellator Fighting Championships over from MTV2 to their network. Both channels are under the Viacom umbrella, and despite Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney's past comments that they are pleased with MTV2 and will stay there -- Spike TV has already put the wheels in motion. One such piece of evidence came on September 10th when Spike TV's website, Spike.com, began broadcasting live prelims for Bellator.
White was pressed by Helwani about the library rights, and he responded to questions revolving around Spike TV broadcasting Bellator's preliminary card on their website. FightOpinion.com's Zach Arnold has the transciption:
The most intriguing insider baseball segment of the interview is when Ariel asked Dana whether or not it's true that Spike can't air Bellator on TV in 2012 unless UFC buys the rights (picks up the option) to their video library to stop it from airing on Spike in 2012. Dana says that UFC has no intentions on buying the library rights, so Spike is stuck with UFC programming in 2012 as their only contractual choice.Ariel then pressed Dana on Spike airing Bellator fights on their web site.
"If you really look at what I call the spirit of the deal... it's the wrong thing to do.""In my opinion, it's Spike not being honorable.""I've been nothing but honorable with them.""That is not the spirit of the deal and they're being 100% not honorable."
It will be an interesting year for the UFC in 2012. They will be counter programmed by their own content on Spike TV, and it will more than likely affect their ratings. Spike TV believes that fans are morons however. They'll be confused by the UFC's switch to Fox because Spike TV is the home of the UFC. In reality, Fox's broader reach and bevy of secondary channels should inform the fanbase of the move, along with the UFC's own advertising during pay-per-views.
Dana White has stated all along that Spike TV has been an honorable partner that helped them grow for years and years. It would seem that White is now finding out the hardships of playing chess in the landscape of television. Spike TV, however dishonorable you may believe they are being by airing Bellator's prelims, is a business. In my mind, the move was a precursor to bringing Bellator over to the network.
Unfortunately for Spike TV, the UFC won't be opting to buy back the library rights. Spike TV will have to wait a year to move Bellator over to their network, and the UFC and Fox will have to spend a little extra money getting the word out about upcoming events. A minor trade-off to stop their primary competitor from stabilizing. Will Bellator survive the year? Will Spike TV hurt the UFC's ratings on Fox? Only time will tell, but it should be a fascinating business story buried beneath the pugilism.
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Read the full article at Bloody ElbowUFC 135 Results: Tim Boetsch and Tony Ferguson Collect Wins on Spike TV Prelims
Tony Ferguson and Tim Boetsch perfomed well on the Spike TV prelims and collected wins in Denver. Read here to see how the fights went down.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyDana White: UFC will be on Spike TV in 2012, Spike Not Honoring “Spirit of the Deal”, & Strikeforce’s Future
During UFC 135′s press conference, MMAFighting’s Ariel Helwani spoke to UFC President Dana White regarding their current relationship with Spike TV, Bellator airing on Spike.com, and what we can from UFC shoulder programming in 2012.
Spike currently owns the UFC library through 2012, and by doing so, they cannot air content from another MMA promotion, such as Bellator, until the deal expires or UFC buys back the library. When Helwani asked White if the UFC was planning on buying the library back from Spike, he firmly stated that “UFC will be on Spike TV in 2012″. That of course means that Spike would then be contractually obliged to UFC programming throughout next year and Bellator will stay on MTV 2 or Spike.com for the life of the contract.
When Dana was asked about his thoughts on Spike airing Bellator on Spike.com on the same day as UFC live programming, white stated the following:
“If you really look at what I call ‘the spirit of the deal’, it’s the wrong thing to do. The thing is, you have to understand, in my opinion it’s Spike not being honorable. They’re not being honorable. And they know. Kevin knows, Brian, all the guys who have dealt with me at Spike TV, I’ve been nothing but honorable with them. Everything that I did was to build the UFC and Spike TV. I’ve been a fantastic partner. Whatever they’ve needed from me I’ve done for them and helped them get to where they are today, just like they’ve helped us get to where we are today. And what they’re doing, if that’s the case, and they’re running these things on Spike.com, that’s not the spirit of the deal and they are being 100% not honorable. “
In terms of Strikeforce and their future, White stated that their existence relies completely on whether Showtime want’s to stay in the MMA business. Their deal is said to be up in February/March of 2012 and a decision of whether to exercise a 2-year option – which would extend the current TV deal until 2014 – has to be made by the end of October by Showtime. When asked about Women’s MMA, White suggested that Women’s MMA will be promoted under the Zuffa banner “as long as Strikeforce is around”.
Payout Perspective:
The library rights that Spike currently owns is a key chess piece here being utilized by the UFC and Spike. By keeping UFC programming on Spike, they can continue to distribute their content on Spike, which is synonymous to many as the home of MMA and the UFC. They are also essentially keeping Bellator off of Spike TV for another year. At the same time, Spike can use UFC’s programming to counter live events which will be shown on FOX, FX, and Fuel TV. They can also use the UFC programming to promote Bellator on MTV 2 and Spike.com, which they have been doing for months now.
As for the UFC’s new partner FOX, keeping the library on Spike prevents FX and Fuel TV from airing any shoulder programming, which will make it that much tougher to convert current Spike viewers to switch over to their channels. Without having access to shows like Unleashed, past TUF seasons, and past UFC events, Fuel TV and FX will have to solely rely on live events in 2012, which will not be enough programming to get MMA fans looking for MMA content to tune in to those channels on a regular basis, as they have come to expect from Spike TV.
In the end, it seems that UFC programming will be on multiple platforms in 2012. The problem is that this scenario creates an interesting transitional stage for the UFC. We can already see this with the first UFC on FOX event, which will only feature one bout. The co-main event of Ben Henderson vs Clay Guida currently has not platform to air on TV because Spike still has rights to UFC content through 2011, with the exception of the UFC doing network events. FX and Fuel TV are cable channels, which is in the same tier as Spike TV. Unless FOX or another network channel – highly doubtful – chooses to air the prelims, we will most likely see the co-main event and other prelims on the card air on Facebook or one of FOX’s website, which is a huge blow to the fighters and their sponsors. The exception is that the main event – Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos – ends quickly and FOX finds time to air prelims, but that is not much of a guarantee on only a 1 hour time slot.
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Read the full article at MMA PayoutTUF 14 Season Premier TV Ratings On Par with Recent Seasons
Even the expected antics of coaches Michael Bisping and Jason “Mayhem” Miller couldn’t put The Ultimate Fighter back into Kimbo Slice numbers, although the TV ratings were on par with the previous couple of seasons.
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Read the full article at MMA Weekly'The Ultimate Fighter 14' ratings: Season debut scores 1.5 million Spike TV viewers
Wednesday's season debut of "The Ultimate Fighter 14" - the final season of the reality series to air on Spike TV - earned a 1.1 household rating and averaged 1.5 million viewers.
Spike TV officials today emailed the the ratings information to MMAjunkie.com.
The two-hour broadcast was the No. 1 rated cable program in its timeslot among men 18-49 and men 18-34. It was also the No. 2 program all day among men 18-49.
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Read the full article at MMA JunkieExpect To See The UFC, Not Bellator On Spike TV In 2012
There was a rather important note I missed from Dana White’s interview with Ariel Helwani yesterday.
Remember how the UFC was caught in a pickle with Spike TV over the rights to its library in 2012? Basically, the UFC could either buy the rights back from Spike and risk Bellator gaining traction on Spike TV in 2012 or they could do nothing and risk Spike counter-programming them with their own content for the next year.
Well in the interview yesterday, Dana White made it crystal clear that they’re going with the latter.
AH: Spike says you need to buy back the UFC rights library that they own for 2012 for them to broadcast other events. If not, they can’t broadcast the Bellators of the world. Will you do that or will UFC programming be on Spike in 2012?
DW: UFC programming will be on Spike in 2012. It will continue to air, yeah.
Ariel then asked Dana if it bothered him that Spike is streaming Bellator undercards on Spike.com. As expected, Dana isn’t happy about it. He repeatedly stated that it’s not the “honorable” thing to do.
If you look at what I call ‘the spirit of the deal’, it’s the wrong thing to do. In my opinion, it’s Spike not being honorable. They’re not being honorable. And they know. Kevin knows. Brian and all the guys I’ve dealt with at Spike TV know I’ve been nothing but honorable with them. Everything that I did was to build the UFC and Spike TV. I’ve been a fantastic partner. Whatever they’ve needed from me, I’ve done for them and helped them get to where they are today just like they’ve helped us get to where we are today. And what they’re doing if that’s the case, running these things on Spike.com, that is not the spirit of the deal and they’re being 100% not honorable.
So basically, Spike is stuck with airing UFC content for the next 15 months. That’s not really a bad thing in of itself, but it doesn’t let them consummate a relationship with Bellator either. Both Spike and the UFC suffer as a result, but funny enough, the real loser in this bitter divorce is Bellator.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertTUF 14 ‘Team Bisping vs. Team Mayhem’ Premieres Tonight on Spike TV
Reminder: TUF 14 premieres tonight on Spike TV at 9pm ET/8pm CT.
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Read the full article at MMA ConvertUFC Fight Night 25 Draws Consistent TV Ratings on Spike
Saturday night’s UFC Fight Night 25: Shields vs. Ellenberger continued a modest trend amongst Spike TV viewers.
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Read the full article at MMA WeeklyUFC Fight Night 25 ratings: Event draws 1.8 million viewers on Spike TV
This past weekend's UFC Fight Night 25 event drew an average audience of 1.8 million viewers (and a 1.2 household rating) and peaked with nearly 1.95 million viewers on Spike TV.
Spike TV officials today sent the ratings information to MMAjunkie.com.
The Sept. 17 broadcast was the No. 1 rated program on cable in its timeslot among men 18-34. It also ranked second to ESPN's NCAA college-football broadcast among men 18-49.
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