MMA Live Was Excellent

by Michael Rome on May 16, 2008 5:40 PM EDT in News

I was critical of the E:60 piece on Gina Carano, but I thought the debut of MMA live was absolutely fantastic. They had a ton of great footage, the Florian "mma for dummies" segment was really well-done, and the analysis was good. I like inside MMA, but this was night and day.

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I thought this was a very good debut episode. Not perfect, but very good. I liked the spread of coverage! I was afraid this would be all about the UFC, since there were rumors of problems with the UFC demanding it be exclusive to the Octogan.

I was pleasantly surprised. Hopefully there is enough of a reason for ESPN to expand the episode count and continue on with the show.

by pud333 on May 16, 2008 5:45 PM EDT 0 recs

a great start indeed, I guess we will see where they take it from here.

by falkofire on May 16, 2008 5:46 PM EDT 0 recs

That was really solid. Once they stop spending half the episode begging for viewer e-mails, it’ll be even better.

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by Richard on May 16, 2008 6:36 PM EDT 0 recs

I agree….very well done..

by Tha Realness on May 16, 2008 7:53 PM EDT 0 recs

I agree with the above comments. Well-done show. I think with a consistent slot, even online, it can improve weekly. I can picture them adding guest fighters doing satellite interviews (or in-studio if possible), which would definitely help move it along. Very good for a debut.

by Popetastic on May 16, 2008 8:00 PM EDT 0 recs

I gotta give it to Florian. He’s a real class act. Great on camera and a good ambassador for the sport.

by Yasnian on May 16, 2008 8:11 PM EDT 0 recs