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Strikeforce Showtime contract makes sense but the good comes with the bad
Just yesterday (Thurs., Dec. 15, 2011), UFC President Dana White, Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker and Showtime Executive Vice President and General Manager Stephen Espinoza held a conference call to announce that a new deal has been reached between Strikeforce and Showtime to continue their...
Strikeforce: 'Rockhold vs Jardine' a part of Showtime's free weekend on Jan. 7
Great news for all you "Dean of Mean" fans hoping to catch a glimpse of "The Mean 1" in his Strikeforce middleweight title fight next month against Luke Rockhold. The Showtime network, home to the Strikeforce brand of mixed martial arts for many moons, will offer the "Rockhold vs. Jardine" event as...
Ken Hershman Leaves Showtime for HBO, MMA's Future on Premium Cable In Doubt
Ken Hershman has been at Showtime since 1992, serving as the general manager of sports and event programming for several years. He has now expected to jump to HBO where he will replace Ross Greenburg. The most obvious sport this impacts is boxing as Hershman was one of the primary players in...
Strikeforce update: Dana White has to run his business and can't wait for decisions to be made
There's been a lot of talk over the past few days about bringing Gilbert Melendez to the UFC. "El Nino" would be the fourth Strikeforce champion (behind Nick Diaz, Alistair Overeem and Dan Henderson) to be uprooted from the former San Jose-based fight promotion since the blockbuster acquisition...
Dana White: We want to keep Strikeforce around but it's up to Showtime
What, you thought UFC signing away three of Strikeforce's five men's champions, all of which have a much higher profile than the remaining two, meant Zuffa wanted to do away with the boys from San Jose? Apparently, that's not the case, at least not if you hear UFC President Dana White tell it,...
More Details on Strikeforce: Fedor vs Henderson
Saturday we posted on Scott Coker's press availability in which he confirmed that Fedor Emelianenko will face Dan Henderson at a Strikeforce event to be aired on Showtime on July 30 from the Sears Center near Chicago, Illinois. During that press avail, Coker said that the Fedor vs Henderson bout...
UFC Should Consider Extending Contract With Showtime, Keep Strikeforce Brand Alive
Since the news that Zuffa had bought Strikeforce back in March, there has been an enormous amount of speculation among MMA media and fans alike revolving around the future of the promotion. The UFC had been trying to find a way to break into the premium cable market for years, hoping to air their...
UFC 129 Results: Can Nick Diaz Salvage GSP's Damaged Brand?
Georges St. Pierre won his fifth consecutive decision victory over Jake Shields at UFC 129 in front of a sold out Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario. Although he won the fight via unanimous decision, his thirty round unbeaten streak was broken and, more importantly, his reputation as a supremely...
Does M-1 Global Have the Sport's Next Big Thing in Guram Gugenishvili?
More than 5000 miles separate the Republic of Georgia and New York City, a huge distance to travel culturally, spiritually, and physically. But the world's top heavyweight MMA prospect plans on making that trip this July to defend his M-1 Global heavyweight title against all challengers. Guram...
Can Manny Pacquiao and Showtime Get Boxing Back on Network TV?
Over the past three years Manny Pacquiao has emerged as the biggest star in combat sports. First he established himself as one of the most accomplished boxers in the history of the sport, then mega fights with big names Oscar De La Hoya and Ricky Hatton and a much-hyped but failed attempt to book a...
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