Versus and DirecTV settle their dispute -- MMA fans rejoice
by James Kimball on Mar 15, 2010 5:19 PM EDT
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After months of a ridiculous back-and-forth involving Versus -- home to the WEC as well as the NHL -- and DirecTV, the two sides have finally come to an agreement on offering the cable network to its 18 million plus subscribers.
Both DirecTV and Versus have confirmed news.
The channel will be available in the same programming package it was in August of last year, when this whole squabble began.
And with the first UFC on Versus card taking place this Sunday, there couldn't have been a better time for a deal to be reached.
UFC on Versus is set to go down this Sunday, March 21, at 9 p.m. The card will feature an exciting tilt in the light heavyweight division between Brandon Vera and Jon Jones, and an explosive bout featuring two fierce strikers in the UFC heavyweight division when Gabriel Gonzaga and Junior Dos Santos square off.
And now finally, we all can enjoy it!
Think it's just a coincidence the deal got done this week. I think maybe not...
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klapps for the people that didnt have it
YOU CANT PLEASE EVERYBODY SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL PLEASE YOU!!!!!!!
I always had it
so I dont care.
Thats right! Your read correctly!!!
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
IF YOU DON'T GET ALL THESE CHANNELS, YOU STILL DUMP DIRECT TV:
In April, the FSN channel will begin Bellator MMA live on Thursday Nights. CBS and Showtime are stepping up with Strikeforce and great fighters like Hendo, Fedor, and Mousasi. The HDnet channel has DREAM, XFC, MFC, Sengoku and K-1. And of course the UFC and WEC are on Spike and VS primarily to push their PPV model with Brock Lesnar, GSP, BJ Penn and more. Many well know fighters such as Roger Huerta, Dan Henderson, and Josh Neer from the UFC have found new homes with the other promotions listed above.
7 LIVE MMA cards on Free TV for the rest of March!
10 LIVE MMA cards and 16 MMA related shows on Free TV for April!
9 LIVE MMA cards and 15 MMA related shows on Free TV for May!
You can find all these on your own TV, with the right provider:
http://www.my.calendars.net/mmaontv
so if i switch to direct tv i'll have spike, showtime, hdnet, and versus?
i just need an hdtv and i may switch over from those comcast fuckers…
I get my ass kicked for money, all you gotta do is talk motherfucker.... Rampage Pride GP03
It will be interesting to see the ratings, I wonder if they can break down the number of direct TV viewers tuned in
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
ha ha ha ha ha ha thx mang i needed that
worbanizer
by daniel worby on Mar 15, 2010 6:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
finally
I’ve been a directv cus for over 10 years and I was seriously considering leaving them because of the VS mess. MMA is one of the few things that I really watch. Glad all has been resolved.
Old enough to know better, young enough to enjoy it...
by DrunkenStyle on Mar 15, 2010 7:02 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
But,
But, do you get all the right channels for MMA?
by justbleed9999 on Mar 15, 2010 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions
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