According to a report from Danilo Lavieri on Brazilian site Abril.com, Wallid Ismail's Jungle Fight promotion and sports giant ESPN signed a one-year broadcasting agreement on Wednesday.
Ismail says that the contract gives ESPN broadcasting rights in North America for the next 12 months, beginning with this Saturday's event in Sao Paulo, and that there's also an option to renew from year to year.
UPDATE: Ismail tells Marcelo Alonso that this Saturday's event will air live on ESPN Deportes at 9PM ET / 6PM PT.
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sherdog article
saying that JF20 will be on ESPNDeportes this Saturday
http://www.sherdog.com/news/news/Jungle-Fight-20-to-Air-Live-Saturday-on-ESPN-Deportes-24613
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Why you tawk alotta boolshiet? I dont sleep good. Why you not gonna fight at January 15?
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it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on May 20, 2010 2:52 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
UFC wanted too much money? Or are they trying the MMA thing out with a small cheap promotion just to see how it goes before they shell out some real money.
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It's a deal with ESPN Deporttes
It’s not like Jungle Fights is coming on after Sports Center, I imagine the ratings (at least here in the States) will be fairly low for this, as will the budget and the promotion. They probably wanted some inexpensive programing, I doubt the UFC was even considered.
Relax. ESPEN will just pick up 5 events....
and show them over and over for ten years.
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by Matthew Roth on May 20, 2010 2:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Jungle took some fighter from Brazil to perform abroad. That’s its legacy but the events aren’t that good. Hope you enjoy it.
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"A good word that I got from the Mike Tyson Documentary... I'm going to absolutley decimate this motherf**ker, I haven't been in the dictionary to see what it actually means but I'm guessing it's going to be something in the way of just killing a motherf**ker." -Paul Daley (on the definition of Decimate)
nice.
more mma is good. wish i had that channel though
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