Boxing is sport where the mediocre fights are featured on basic cable channels like ESPN, the bigger fights are on premium cable channels like HBO and Showtime and the biggest fights are of course on pay-per-view, but I feel that boxing could benefit from putting some of the bigger fights on network TV—like the UFC is doing with its Fox deal. Yes, Dana White's UFC has seen a major popularity ...
By J Hutcherson - WASHINGTON, DC (Feb 6, 2012) US Soccer Players -- As halftime came to an end during Sunday's Chelsea - Manchester United broadcast on Fox, studio host Rob Stone fell back on what has become a cliché of getting professional soccer over to a broader audience. Each and every game is of unquestioned importance. Stone said that should Chelsea's lead hold, they'd theoretically pull ...
When the Ultimate Fighting Championship announced their move to Fox, many felt that it was finally time for the sport of mixed martial arts to get the recognition they deserved. With the first Fox fight ending in 64 seconds, questions were asked about the possibility of the sport...
The second UFC show on prime-time network TV will determine not only blockbuster fights, but the overall health of the TV format.
Chael Sonnen will be the key to the success of UFC on Fox 2 . The first edition of UFC on Fox was not what many fans would have wanted from the sport's network television debut. Fans and especially Dana White must hope that things are more exciting the second time around. The main event seemed like a smart choice. Heavyweight title fight, two big time strikers, set to do battle for the biggest ...
The UFC's second endeavor on the FOX network will come to a head this Saturday. Pivotal bouts featuring contenders Rashad Evans , Phil Davis, Chael Sonnen, Michael Bisping, Chris Weidman and Demian Maia will make up the tripleheader, which will be featured at the United Center in Chicago. Though all men are hailed as some of the best in their class, where do each of their strengths and ...
Mixed martial arts may not yet have achieved full mainstream acceptance as some in the sport maintain, but the UFC's second broadcast on Fox on Saturday will likely take it a few steps closer.
It is Super Bowl Sunday, the day football fans all over America will invite friends over, put out their favorite snacks, settle into their sofas early in the day, and … watch an English Premier League match between Manchester United and Chelsea?
As the dust settles from the UFC's second appearance on the Fox network, the event's results were a far cry from the promotion's first show late last year. While that event saw just 64 seconds of action, as Junior Dos Santos captured the heavyweight belt with a knockout of Cain Velasquez, the second event failed to deliver any finishes in the three main card bouts. For diehard fans of the sport ...
UFC's second show on FOX was a step forward, but there's still progress to made made.
While most everyone in the mixed-martial-arts industry believes the UFC's deal with FOX is a positive for the sport as a whole, there is at least one segment of MMA sponsors unhappy with the new arrangement. UFC officials recently made an internal announcement that "absolutely no firearms, ammo, hunting or knife companies will be permitted as sponsors in any Zuffa-promoted events." Chris Irwin ...
In just a few short hours, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will be kicking off its second appearance on the FOX Network, when they air UFC on FOX 2. Taking part in the FOX preliminary card is lightweight Michael Johnson (9-6), who will be squaring off against submission artist Shane Roller (10-5). UFC on FOX 2 will take place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, beginning at 5 p.m. PT ...
Soccer's quest for new fans kicks off with mega-match.
After a largely disappointing debut on the FOX network, the UFC gets its second crack at showing up on the national stage with UFC on Fox 2. The highly publicized event is set to take place on Jan. 28 at the United Center in Chicago, with three feature bouts headlining the main card. All three fights feature talent that cater to mixed martial arts fans, but also boast the star quality to draw in ...
Without much fanfare, soccer will take another big step into the American mainstream this weekend when Manchester United's game at Arsenal becomes the first English Premier League match to be televised live by a U.S. over-the-air network. "To do this 10 years ago, had we put to the affiliates that we wanted to take the time to show a soccer game, we would have been either laughed at or it...
By Jason Davis - WASHINGTON, DC (Jan 19, 2011) US Soccer Players -- Fox, the national broadcast network that counts iconic properties like The Simpsons and the National Football League among its assets, blazed a new trail by airing a live English Premier League soccer match on Sunday. Soccer getting the full televised sports treatment on a network that isn’t an opt-in premium purchase, but a ...
Appearing as part of a panel on Fox & Friends Wednesday morning, talk show host Jerry Springer lit into Fox News for bashing President Obama on a daily basis. "We're here on Fox News," Springer began. "Every single day, in fairness, you guys, every single day, bash President Obama. Every day!"
Nothing overtly disastrous happened at UFC on Fox 2 last night. In the three fights that aired on the network, no one was seriously injured. No one dropped an F bomb over the air. Everyone chewed with their mouths closed. Then again, nothing overly memorable happened, either. And when you're grading on the curve that is a major broadcast TV event, that may be enough to call it a disaster. Even ...
Can Donovan/Dempsey combine? - The Guardian - Guardian Sport Network: Landon Donovan and Clint Dempsey may be better together than apart "Suarez will have headlines throughout his career" - BBC - BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty on Suarez’s return, Capello’s appearance, Dalglish’s defence … and the Anfield cat.
CHICAGO - Rashad Evans will indeed face Jon Jones, but he'll enter the matchup on a somewhat lackluster win. To be fair, the former champ shut out a previously undefeated contender in Phil Davis, but the bout lacked the sizzle one might have hoped for in a network-television headliner. Evans earned all five rounds of the UFC on FOX 2 main event, which took place at Chicago's United Center and ...
