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That was fast. Mir got KTFO by Fedor in just 48 seconds.
edit: Chael Sonnen is going to fight Fedor in Bellator's freakshow semifinals. F'ing LOL
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Sounds like the UFC is close to working something out with Nate Diaz.
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No UFC this weekend.
Friday 5pm - (Fightpass) - TKO 43 Canadian promotion, and judging by tapology rankings, this is a pretty good card by B-level promotion standards. 7pm - (Fightpass) - Invicta FC 29, Kaufman vs. Lehner This is a very good card by Invicta's standards. The last 5 fights on the card have a lot of decent prospects that may be close to the UFC. Saturday and Sunday nothing, unless you count Rizin which is having a $20 internet PPV in the middle of the night Saturday night/Sunday morning
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The UFC has signed a 5-year TV deal with ESPN, at $150MM per year. Beginning in 2019, ESPN will stream 15 events per year on ESPN+ ($5/month subscription), and they will also air an undisclosed number of cards on their TV networks. They will also air 30-minute specials previewing each PPV.
https://www.newsday.com/sports/mixed...orm-1.18448424
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I suppose tis gives me a reason to watch ESPN again.
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The article makes it sound like it's streaming only.
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So essentially the FS1 cards are moving to a paid model?
So we have to pay for ppv, pay for the fight night cards, and pay for the big fox shows assuming they move the half dozen big fox shows a year to ESPN Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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Regarding ESPN+, Jeremy Botter is reporting that people who subscribe to ESPN+ in 2019 will get the option to add Fightpass for only $5 instead of $10. So, the price won't increase for current Fightpass subscribers.
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The good news is that we have televised MMA this weekend after a couple week break. A PPV even, seriously! This one kind of snuck up on us since the UFC decided to save on their marketing budget and didn't really try to promote this one.
The bad news is.... well... Saturday noon - (Fightpass) - Glory 53 Its kickboxing. I don't know if this card is good or not, but its something to watch Saturday afternoon. 8pm - (Paramount) - Bellator 199, Bader vs. King Mo This is a below-average Bellator card and they have made the very questionable decision to compete head to head with a UFC PPV. Bader is usually a fun fighter to watch, but his opponent is one of the most dull, uninspiring wrestlers on their roster so the main event for their heavyweight freakshow tournament could suck. 7pm TV - (5:15pm Fightpass/7pm FX/9pm PPV) - UFC 224, Nunes vs. Pennington This would have been a decent little card if it was free. As a PPV though, its below average, though probably not the worst of the year. (UFC 221 and 222 are both probably worse than this) Belfort vs. Machida would have been great and compelling 6 years ago. Jacare vs Gastelum is also going to be a good fight. If this holds together, then I'll go ahead and watch it because it just barely clears the bar for me on a PPV, but if any of the 3 more interesting fights fall out this week, then I'm probably out. edit: This will apparently be Vitor Belfort's retirement fight, win lose or draw. So, there's that.
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The UFC cut Yair Rodriguez (12-2, #11 FW) after he turned down two fights.
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LOL, wow. One of the strawweights missed weight by 7.4 pounds, which is an enormous miss at 115. The fight would be called off in many states, but Brazil's AC just shrugged and let the fight go on.
edit: According to MMAFighting.com, Brazil's AC was just going to give 10% of Dern's purse to Cooper, but the UFC then stepped in and basically said "no, **** that. If she agrees to the fight, then Cooper's getting 30%"
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They needed to start doing this. I can see turning down fights with short notice but they had a lot of people turning down fights for no good reason and with plenty of time to train and they needed to put a stop to that.
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