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UFC's Dana White Makes the Case Against Strikeforce on CBS

Dave Meltzer gets the Dana's reaction and points out how well UFC on Spike has done relative to Strikeforce on CBS: "CBS made its biggest mistake partnering with a tiny, small show with a roster no...

Don't Blame Rampage Jackson: He Says He Isn't a Coach, Anyway

Rampage takes to his personal blog and gives his side of the story now that he's being revealed to be a very inadequate MMA coach (registration required): So after that fight I was furious. But I sti...

Today on MMA Nation: Spike TV's Brian Diamond, Chase Beebe

Today on "MMA Nation" we'll be joined by Brian Diamond, co-Executive Producer of "The Ultimate Fighter" and Vice President of Sports and Specials at Spike TV. We'll talk to Diamond about what "The U...

More on the Strikeforce: Gina Carano vs. Cris Cyborg Ratings

  Dave Meltzer is high on the women's achievement: The Carano vs. Santos main event itself did a 2.9 rating and 856,000 viewers, adding 17 percent over the audience from the preceding Gegard M...

Carano vs. Cyborg Sets Showtime MMA Record, But Gets Smashed By UFC 100 Replay

Junkie offers some numerical context: "Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg" drew an average audience of 576,000 viewers. The UFC replay drew nearly four times that with two million total viewers, Spike ...

Spike TV to Debut PRIDE Weekly Series

A reader chastises me for not covering this sooner. Hardcore and casual fans (and those new to MMA looking to fill gaps in their knowledge as well as appreciate some of the sport's best and most meani...

What Would UFC Weekly Events Look Like?

When the UFC renewed its deal with Spike, they mentioned the possibility of live, weekly programming starting in 2010 or 2011.  Nobody at the UFC really knows what will replace TUF, but a wee...

TUF 8 Behavior Draws Scrutiny From Nevada Officials

From MMA Weekly: For each season of The Ultimate Fighter, dating back to the first season's filming in late 2004, Zuffa has requested and been granted a waiver of the NSAC's regulations relatin...

(Updated) Spike TV Will (Not) Lose 13 Million Homes

I received a tip from a source tonight that 13 million homes are about to lose Spike TV.  Apparently Viacom and Time Warner were unable to reach a deal, and unless they are able to iron somethi...

Frank Mir Discusses Embarassing TUF 8 Behavior

Josh Gross gets Frank Mir to admit what an embarassment the behavior was this past season: The message "as long as they act like a moron, an idiot, that they get to have [television] time and fac...