UFC Lands Network Television Deal In The United Kingdom
From The Telegraph:
In another Telegraph exclusive, I can reveal that UFC will begin broadcasting on UK terrestrial television for the first time next Monday, at midnight, with a one-hour special on UFC 102.
It marks a new staging post for mixed martial arts onto terrestrial television, at a time when UFC is making huge strides into the mainstream.
The hour show on Channel FIVEwill show the Couture-Nogueira, Jardine-Silva, and Marquardt-Maia fights in full. I can also reveal that this will be a regular thing.
The show is to be called - UFC: Main Event.
The regular one-hour UFC: Main Event shows will be broadcast on FIVE Sunday/Monday nights at midnight. The first instalment hits the airwaves on at midnight Monday night, September 14, when FIVE will broadcast the now classic heavyweight three-round battle between icons Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira and Randy Couture, along with other exciting bouts from the UFC 102 super-card which took place in Portland, Oregon, USA on August 30.
I don't live across the pond so I don't know if there's a major difference between network tv in the UK and the U.S. I'd love it if some of our foreign readers could touch on this. I mean it has to be 'good', and this also tails the news of the UFC airing in the UK on ESPN from last month.
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While not exactly primetime it’s through endeavors such as this that MMA will reach mainstream consciousness over here – I remember when they began airing TUF over here (one or two seasons behind) and suddenly MMA fans popped up a little everywhere.
Bloody hell.
by 3PA on Sep 7, 2009 9:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yea
I read that this is one of the few channels that you get regardless of if you have cable or whatever…so EVERYBODY gets this channel there?
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by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 7, 2009 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I assume, but I don’t know the exact workings over there.
Bloody hell.
by 3PA on Sep 7, 2009 9:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Word
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by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 7, 2009 9:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Kelvin – some quotes from the Brits on FF….
“Great news”
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“Thumbs up to this. It’s Sky Sports’ way of testing the water before launching them in the deep end with all the footy and boxing etc.
The UFC is gonna be HUGE in Britain, believe that."
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“This is excellent news. It makes total sense to have a presence on one of the five common channels.”
by The Real T-Bone on Sep 8, 2009 2:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Thanks T-Bone!
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by Kelvin Hunt on Sep 8, 2009 2:36 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

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