(14-09-2010 00:13 )mitchell Wrote:  You beat me to it, i've just seen it on the SS site. I'm not surprised Sky have finaly given in & jumped on the band wagon, after realising mma is now a major sport with teenagers starting to become mma gym regulars, & having dipped their toe in the water with the weekly domestic mma show.

I think this may lead to Sky & ESPN coming up with a deal that would see Sky & UFC putting on 2 or 3 fight nights a year using domestic fighters which would be a good idea as most fans wanna see all the homegrown up & comers but also wanna see the top UFC guys on the main shows which is the problem with UFC 120 where fans are pissed at the number of English fighters & no big international names.

I just hope this doesn't mean we're 6 months to a year away from paying £14.95 every 2 to 3 months for the UFC shows, trust me this will be the plan for Dana & Sky as they will believe people will pay the money. Yes it's worth it for the number of fights as opposed to paying the same for 1 boxing match but i still wouldn't buy everyone, that's why i like it being on ESPN as it's only £9 a month & there's also a shit load of football as well.

(14-09-2010 09:02 )synergist_ Wrote:  Mitchell has it on the money. Americans pay $50 per UFC event, with an average of 10 events a year, you do the maths; were soon to be ass fucked.
My theory is Sky will take over The UFC and ESPN will move onto Strikeforce as a direct competitor.
This is gonna be a downward spiral for 'Ultimate Fighting'.