UFC counterprogramming Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers with main events from UFC 101, 102 and 103 on...

UFC counterprogramming Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers with main events from UFC 101, 102 and 103 on Spike:

UFC 101: B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian, Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin
UFC 102: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Randy Couture
UFC 103: Vitor Belfort vs. Rich Franklin

HT: mmaweekly.com
Strikeforce: Emelianenko vs. Rogers coverage

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Hmmmmmmm.....

Watch Fedor and Mousasi live on free tv or watch reruns of fights that I already know the result of? Such a tough decision…..

Walla walla walla I'm an idiot.

by ufc4 on Oct 24, 2009 6:42 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 0 recs

Yeah I have seen all 4 fights but to me Nog/Couture was classic and BJ and Anderson dominating was cool too. Vitor’s ko was not as great but they want to get him hyped if they are gonna do him and Silva.

I dont think Dana does this assuming he can get more viewers than Strikeforce but if he can get 1 person to watch this over Strikeforce I’m sure it will be worth it to him.

Still gonna be interesting what the ratings for Strikeforce do because even though they are advertising most people still dont know who Fedor is and so if they tune in its gonna be to find out who he is. Just my opinion.

by bigdmmafan on Oct 24, 2009 7:13 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

And this is why Competition in the marketplace is great! A must DVR.

by natyong on Oct 24, 2009 7:19 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Pretend you are a casual fan… which card will you watch (and if you have friends that are ask yourself which show will they most be interested in)?: (also realize not everyone bought UFC 103 and UFC 102):

UFC:
B.J. Penn vs. Kenny Florian
Anderson Silva vs. Forrest Griffin
Vitor Belfort vs. Rich Franklin
Randy Couture vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira

Strikeforce:
Werdum vs Bigfoot
Mousasi vs Soko
Jake Shields vs Mayhem Miller
Fedor vs Brett Rogers

Now ask yourself as a hardcore fan will you be switching channels back and forth?

while you’re at it, ask yourself how many viewers Kimbo has brought on board who have not bought any ppv’s yet…

This a good indication to the effectiveness of this strategy.

Competition is great… ever since Zuffa started airing past ppv’s and giving the fanbase who have yet to be converted into ppv buyers a taste/sample of what they are missing out…. numbers have gone up.

by mmalogic on Oct 24, 2009 7:49 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

Strikeforce on CBS it is! You’ve convinced me.

by MMASuPreMaCy on Oct 25, 2009 2:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It would be interesting if they could re air the Silva-Forrest fight with different camera angles. There were several shots that Silva hit him with where I really wanted to see it from a different angle.

by Jahbulon on Oct 24, 2009 8:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah!

Especially the forward dip-punch that dropped him the first or second time. The only shot we got of that was form behind.

Its really a shame there’s no technology available that lets us view recorded video with selectable camera angles as an added bonus for paying for some sort of ownable media. Like a disc or something. And it would even make past events more desirable to own for fans and even pirates. That’d make Zuffa some money methinks. Oh well.

by asa on Oct 26, 2009 1:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs