Dana White interview: UFC on FOX 2 main event will not be a title bout, event will feature four fights
by Geno Mrosko on Nov 18, 2011 2:00 AM EST
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The UFC on FOX 1: "Velasquez vs. Dos Santos" event was a "beautiful sports production" and a "100-percent successful home run show" according to UFC President Dana White.
This despite his post-fight complaints regarding the performance of Cain Velasquez, who lost the heavyweight championship that night (Sat., Nov. 12, 2011) to Junior dos Santos in Anaheim, California.
The event broke the record for the most-watched fight in mixed martial arts history, averaging 5.7 million viewers for the hour long primetime broadcast and peaking at 8.8 million viewers for the 64 second fight.
One of the many criticisms of the event is the fact that there was far too much talking, far too little fighting. Naturally, there's always room for improvement.
We'll get to find out exactly how different things will be with the UFC on FOX 2 show, which has been announced for Jan. 28, 2012, at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. White confirmed this to Ariel Helwani of MMAFighting.com, as well as offering up a couple more details of the second network television broadcast.
For starters, the main event will not be a championship fight as it was on the first show. It will be "a real exciting fight" but a title will not be up for grabs.
Secondly, the main card will feature four bouts. White did not indicate how long the broadcast is scheduled to run but if each fight is slotted a half hour of time and you adjust for commercials, that should land the show right around the previously rumored two and a half hours.
All this sounding good to you, Maniacs?
Hear more from White in the full entry, including his thoughts on the folks who were picketing the UFC offices during the first FOX show, the upcoming UFC 139 fight card and a when the date might be for Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen part deux.
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Hmm Main Event options
Josh Koscheck vs Carlos Condit?
Rampage vs King Mo?
I can’t think of any more
by rscott94 on Nov 18, 2011 2:19 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Or
Rashad Evans vs Phil Davis
Rashad Evans vs ???
by rscott94 on Nov 18, 2011 2:21 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
i like page vs king mo lawal
I want that f*cking fight. Now there is no reason for it not to.
‘Oh, Lawal isn’t known enough’.
None of these guys are known to new fans, that’s the point. And those two will sell the hell out of that fight.
I’d still take Lawal. Have said that since they argued in the van. Stand by it. Got called a moron and blah, blah.
We’ll see.
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by daniel worby on Nov 18, 2011 9:20 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I figured it wouldn’t have a title fight. They can’t keep giving them away on free tv. But they better deliver something nice mainly becuase it’s on network tv and they need to impress but also because the last time they came to chicago they brought a shitty card.
Statistics show suicidal people are a hundred percent more likely to kill themselves.
You know, some days I forget that I have a memory.
I really cant...
for the life of me believe they missed on the Hendo vs. Guida fight , i think that was an epic failure on part of UFC, and Dana can blame FOX all he wants, if he woulda told them the way this sht works they would not of passed it up to air that tooo!!!
Suck my cock Dana white
"10thDegreeWhiteBelt is my hero, Cain is over-rated, and I would bang Dos Santos' wife. GO REDSOX!"
by wooly shambler on Nov 18, 2011 3:21 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Figure it will probably involve Rashad
Would love if it had rampage in there somehow
Long live Rampage
All aboard the Anthony Johnson Hype train!
by ItalianStallion54 on Nov 18, 2011 3:53 AM EST reply actions
thats the plan
but ya neva kno
Long live Rampage
All aboard the Anthony Johnson Hype train!
by ItalianStallion54 on Nov 18, 2011 5:36 AM EST up reply actions
Actually Dana was asked that weeks before the ufc on fox 1 event and he said no.
by zesotheclown on Nov 18, 2011 9:39 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
ok jackass
Long live Rampage
All aboard the Anthony Johnson Hype train!
by ItalianStallion54 on Nov 18, 2011 4:31 PM EST up reply actions
Rashad Evans will headline and woop somebody's ass to remain the #1 contender.
Possibly davis but I doubt it because he recently said he was eyeing february or march as a return date. Peehaps he fights the shogun/hendo winner if the winner would be willing to have a quick turnaround. It’s hard because rashad has recently beaten page, tito, and silva, davis is hurt and jones,machida,rua, and hendo are all booked.
Jones might be willing to have another 3 month turnaround and rashad could get his title shot right away.
UFC 139 Main Card Predictions:
Shogun Rua def Dan Henderson by 4th Rd TKO
Cung Le def Wanderlei Silva by 1st Rd KO
Urijah Faber def Brian Bowles by UD
Martin Kampmann def Ricky Story by UD
Kyle Kingsbury def Stephan Bonnar by SD
Chael sonnen is a cheating douchebag.
by MMA Boss on Nov 18, 2011 8:54 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Must be trolling
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by ViolentMike on Nov 18, 2011 10:50 AM EST up reply actions
Good luck with the ratings
I am a huge MMA fan but without the biggest fights possible on FOX I don’t see UFC meeting the ratings. They have a hard time having people care about the best fighters, doubt people will care about the rest. I hope that I am wrong and MMA keeps growing.
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