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minotauro11
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08.16.2011 | 1:16 PM ET

This is big news for MMA. Full story here:

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2011/8/16/2366479/ufc-and-fox-reportedly-agree-to-network-tv-deal

  • As many as four events per year on Fox
  • A seven- or eight-year deal with bidding having reached somewhere around $90M/year
  • Weekly programming on Spike and Versus moving to FX
  • Some UFC content will end up on Fuel, though the cable network will not be rebranded

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SoccerKick
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08.16.2011 | 1:18 PM ET

Damn Mino just beat my post!

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SoccerKick
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08.16.2011 | 1:21 PM ET

Since @Mino had this first I say we run with his thread!

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minotauro11
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08.16.2011 | 1:24 PM ET

Haha, I just barely beat you to it, like 30 seconds tops.

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08.16.2011 | 1:25 PM ET

Awesome.

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08.16.2011 | 1:28 PM ET

great news..I don't have Versus or FX so hopefully the Canadian deals the UFC has in place stay intact

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08.16.2011 | 1:43 PM ET

@cash i fully agree!!

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08.16.2011 | 1:44 PM ET

ufc on fox! yes! now i can see glenn beck vs chael sonnen!

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08.16.2011 | 1:49 PM ET

90 million a year wow....

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08.16.2011 | 1:50 PM ET

everything on Fox now.. great!  When does this take effect?

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08.16.2011 | 1:51 PM ET

i can see sarah palin vs gina carano now!

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08.16.2011 | 2:01 PM ET

@jersey, palin get dumped on her head and pounded on would be great. I think in that kind of match there should be specialty rules, for example no ref and the winning fighter stops when they think the fight is over.  Just saying it would be "safer" for the less experienced person :P

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08.16.2011 | 2:03 PM ET

Wonder what the 1st fight card will look like...Maybe more title fights on free tv now!

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08.16.2011 | 2:06 PM ET

@soccer i really hope they do an exciting card for the first one, get everyone pumped for all future cards.  I bet we will be getting a lot of the overseas cards for free on there instead of spike.

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08.16.2011 | 2:08 PM ET

That's possible...wouldn't surprised if the first few Fox wants to tape delay so they can edit it first!

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08.16.2011 | 2:17 PM ET

@soccer i certainly hope thats not how they do it.  really they should put on an exciting show so everyone gets stoked for watching on fox and then they use it as a place to show the time delay ones from other countries.  

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08.16.2011 | 2:35 PM ET

Two updates from BloodyElbow. 


[Update 1:38 p.m. ET] A UFC official declined to comment on the situation to Bloody Elbow.

[Update 2:20 p.m. ET] An anonymous Fox source confirms the deal to Heavy.com.


You guys raise a great point that the first card will probably be stacked. I can't wait!

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08.16.2011 | 3:02 PM ET

Hmmmm...I think UK digital users have FX.

Does this mean Jacob Volkmann will be hyped more now :D

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08.16.2011 | 3:57 PM ET

@mystic he should be!!

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08.16.2011 | 4:21 PM ET

I'm so excited for this deal! I don't have VERSUS so this will be awesome.  Will we keep UFC unleashed?

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08.16.2011 | 4:45 PM ET

the first card will probably be pretty decent, but id expect the quality of fights to go down hill from there

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