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Dana White Gives TUF Brazil & India Updates, Almost Kicked Stephan Bonnar Off Show
During his UFC 143 post-event "scrum" with various media members, UFC President Dana White gave some information about The Ultimate Fighter's debut in Brazil, the next country in which he expects TUF to debut and a decision he almost made that would have changed the course of UFC history...
WWE Smackdown ratings rise again, beat out UFC on FX 1 on Jan. 20
Remember all that talk of WWE potentially moving Smackdown to a live format on Tuesday night's because it didn't want to directly compete with UFC on Friday nights once it starts its Ultimate Fighter (TUF) series on FX? Well, the two went head on this past Friday (Jan. 20, 2012) when Smackdown...
Counter-programming alert: Spike TV targets Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 15 on Friday nights in 2012
Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is bringing The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 15 to its new home on the FX channel beginning March 9, 2012. Bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz will coach opposite his arch rival and number one contender to the 135-pound title, Urijah Faber, in the two-hour season...
Junie Browning seeks help from U.S. Embassy as Phuket Mafia tries to kill him
Back on Dec. 13, we brought word of an International manhunt that was underway for exiled UFC fighter Junie Browning, who was being sought by Phuket police in Thailand for his participation in a bar-room brawl that carried over to a local hospital. Well, it seems the fuzz isn't the only one chasing...
UFC's TUF 14 Finale Draws Tremendous Numbers On Spike
Despite the acrimonious relationship between the UFC and Spike the past few months, viewers turned out in droves for last Saturday's The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale.Numbers released by Spike to Bloody Elbow showed an average of 2.5 million viewers, peaking at 3.4 million for the main event of...
Will the revamped Tough Enough return for a second season? 'Stone Cold' hopes so
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin made the trek up to the Great White North -- or at least his phone line did -- and had an interview with The Aftermath, a podcast from The Score. The Score is like ESPN's maple syrup loving cousin except better because they pay attention to professional wrestling. But as...
DirecTV and FOX reach deal to carry all FOX networks, including FX and FUEL
UFC certainly dodged a bullet on this one. Broadcast satellite service provider DirecTV has reached a deal with FOX to continuing carrying its family of networks. From the DirecTV statement: "Fox Networks and DIRECTV have reached an agreement for DIRECTV to continue carrying all Fox Networks...
UFC returning to Brazil on Jan. 14, first international edition of The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) planned
Viva Brazil, indeed. The South American country that hosted UFC 134: "Silva vs. Okami" back on Aug. 27 in Rio de Janiero, which was a smashing success by all standards, is about to get some more good, good loving from the world's largest fight promotion. That's because UFC President Dana White has...
Dana White was going to put Kurt Angle on Ultimate Fighter season 10 but he didn't pass medicals
About a month ago while Kurt Angle was making the rounds promoting the movie "Warrior," his brief flirtation with mixed martial arts came up in many a conversation. Angle, being a bullshitter through and through, naturally started making some outrageous claims. Here's what he said at the time: I...
The Ultimate Fighter: Philippines Edition Targeted for 2012
Several months ago, Dana White has announced that plans are in the workss for hosting international editions of the popular reality show, The Ultimate Fighter. Their global expansion has taken a bit longer than he expected, but it looks like it's finally pushing through. Officials from ABS-CBN, the...
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