Video: The UFC on Fox Official Announcement Promo
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 19, 2011 2:58 AM EDT
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In case you missed it, here's the promo video of the UFC on Fox announcement which was taken from yesterday's press conference.
HT: ironforgesiron
Here's a quick rundown of the announcements from the presser as summarized by our own Mike Fagan:
- Most of the major details were confirmed -- four events on the Fox network (plus six more live events on FX), a seven-year deal, Versus/Spike content moving to FX and Fuel TV.
- the Ultimate Fighter will now be a live show. Sort of. Episodes will air on Friday nights, and will include footage of what happened that week. (I believe the term Dana used for this was "jive live.") Fights will now air live on FX.
- Plans are in place to completely revamp the product -- new graphics, new intros, etc. Joe Rogan asked about the much-maligned gladiator intro, and Dana quickly confirmed it's death.
- The first show on Fox will come sooner than expected on November 12th. That is also the date Manny Pacquiao fights Juan Manuel Marquez
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It was crazy seeing UFC promos durring a NFL game
Today was a very good day to be a MMA fan!!!
by rscott94 on Aug 19, 2011 3:07 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Yeah i saw this last night during the Steelers and Eagles game and I had an orgasm and died and then got revived because i remembered the no homo rule.
by Spider_Vemon on Aug 19, 2011 7:36 AM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I guess
nobody told the guys at fox that GSP won and not Shields
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
Good thinking! And hey, the guy could use a nickname too: Jake “The Shield” Shields
by Horselover Fat on Aug 19, 2011 6:25 AM EDT up reply actions
Mainly because most people need to be shielded from watching Jake fight.
I went whale watching the other day. I think. There were a lot of people in that lake.
to be fair
People bag a lot about spectacle vs sport. Perhaps this is a nod to actual, legit competitors who aren’t the most exciting crowd pleasers? A balance for all the Brock, if you will.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 19, 2011 8:30 AM EDT up reply actions
I highly doubt that. I think someone thought it would be a great idea to have Shield in there, and it’s pretty weird.
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Because Shields is the poster boy for American Jiu Jitsu
Let the flag waving begin.
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No, the guys at FOX are hardcore MMA fans and know that Shields will be the next MW champ which is why Silva wasn’t shown in the promo.
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by Rody Diaz on Aug 19, 2011 3:25 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs
This has everything to do with everything
I really did get goosebumbles when I saw this and can totally relate to the storyline of this new show
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by Lanceinmypants on Aug 19, 2011 3:33 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I would call it “severely adequate”.
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by casey manrique on Aug 19, 2011 7:21 AM EDT up reply actions
As I said on my Twitter
The fuck is up with all the Shields coverage? No Bones, no Edgar, barely any Rashad, no JDS, no Aldo, no Cruz, but tons of Shields??
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I'm still in shock that all of this is going on
I’m in double shock of us getting a few fights on November 12th. I hope Jon Jones and Ben Henderson lend their powers to the UFC so we get some high ass ratings. Please shock the world in a good way!!
I thought it'd be interesting to break down the choice and frequency of fighters used.
Lesnar(7)
Sheilds(3)
Cain(4)
GSP
Forrest(2)
Machida(2)
Rashad(2)
Big Nog
Stann
BJ Penn
Anderson
All of them make sense, it’s interesting on the lack of Anderson compared to the other champions, not to mention they just showed him briefly celebrating and not one of his fight highlights.
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Couture too.
Getting knocked the fuck out.
That's a lot of Brock
I noticed it too.
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They short handed BJ and Anderson on this one for sure.
and Forrest??? come on man. They should have shown him falling down from Anderson’s fading punch.
"Bewildered" Joe Rogan's new favorite word.
Anderson front kicking Vitor in the face woulda been awesome.
by Spider_Vemon on Aug 19, 2011 9:02 AM EDT up reply actions
GSP (8)*
Oops.
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11 actually
the sneak in 5 of him near the end.
Still to much Shields though
A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing.
A really shitty promo imo. They could have done so much better just doing a champions promo with Jones, Silva, GSP, Edgar, Cruz, Cain, Anderson and watch them ruin opponents.
It's just a world, it's just a life.
Video isn't necessarily intended for us...
But for a casual fan who MAY recognize some of the faces in the promo like Brock, GSP and even Shields from his CBS fights, and now may tune in.
They already have us as fans and know we’ll tune in for sure… time to expand the audience.
some of you guys are ridiculous
they put something together that talked up the UFC and put them in the same league as the Super Bowl, the World Series, and the Daytona 500….
and yall are bitchin because they showed Shields too much?
They probably showed Shields because people think he is good lookin. Nothing more nothing less. The only problem with that is that they should have used the Sexy One, but IDK if the Fox watcher can handle that… yet. Don’t need people dieing of a heart attack due to the sexyness
by dbcb on Aug 19, 2011 5:47 AM EDT reply actions 9 recs
Now that is quality planking!
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Video was awesome.
So made this GREEN.
They did a decent job of drumming up excitement for a casual fan and flashed potenially recognizable faces WITHOUT showing any gore or effects of KO.
yeah I liked the promo, it was pretty damn epic to me.
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by SentientAndroid on Aug 19, 2011 9:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Surprised they didn’t squeeze Condit in for the ladies..
by StJustice on Aug 19, 2011 6:48 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Man, the regular Fox viewer is going to shit bricks when they figure out what Cain's tattoo says
:)
by ihateemo on Aug 19, 2011 7:17 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
“Brown Pride?”
“Oh yeah, Cain is a huge supporter of the Cleveland Browns. Huge”
by Pyrgz Krum on Aug 19, 2011 7:35 AM EDT up reply actions 2 recs
how long will it take for people to figure out that fox and fox news are different channels?
by Phildo on Aug 19, 2011 7:43 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
Thats why in an unprecendented move, Bill O'Reilly will be the third commentator.
"Bewildered" Joe Rogan's new favorite word.
Bill would be perfect….no matter how the fight goes, Mike or Joe’s comments will always be wrong – according to Bill
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by friendlyfoe on Aug 19, 2011 11:09 AM EDT up reply actions
they are different channels but..
the typical fox viewer is some where between white-trash nascar fan and regular walmart shopper. im sure the biggest ratings will be people tuning in to see the brock lesnar retirement party and then just give up on mma because “its a bunch of gay guys snuggling”.
from birth to death, its just like this.
Sssshhhhh you’ll ruin his happy moment.
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by Bobillarious on Aug 19, 2011 8:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
goosebumps
I will admit this gave me goosebumps. Great news for mma.
Like everyone else I don’t know why they chose to not show JJ, AS, Urijah, Cruz, BJ…. Instead they showed Brock Lesnar and Jake Shields 25 times. Most people will see Brock Lesnar and think wrestling is coming to fox.
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by TruthSeeker1223 on Aug 19, 2011 10:17 AM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Commercial gave me chills. Very proud to be an mma fan
by fwjr85 on Aug 19, 2011 10:18 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Yes
Chills all the way it’s a great day for mma
by Malachi Holder on Aug 19, 2011 11:09 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I honestly dont think us fans are going to get much outta this deal other than some live TUF fights. There’s no way we’re going to see Brock, GSP, Rashad , Page, or even Bones on fox. These “big” fights on Fox are only a tool to sell PPV’s in the following weekends.
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by Hardy's in your face on Aug 19, 2011 12:30 PM EDT reply actions
you are wrong. They are getting a lot more money than they were from spike, so that means they are leaving less money on the table, or making more money by putting a good card on Fox instead of airing it on PPV. Dana has already said there will be 2 less PPVs next year.
I don’t think brock will be there, but they are going to be better than the current fight nights, but not as good as UFC 100.
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