(After this fight, Andre Gusmao lobbied hard to outlaw "6-to-9:30" flying knees.)
The UFC’s debut fight card on Versus now has a date and a headliner. Sources indicate that the show will go down March 21st in Denver, with the previously reported match between Jon Jones and Brandon Vera in the main event slot. When Vera broke news of the 3/21 date on Twitter, most people assumed that he meant 3/31, the same night as the premiere of TUF 11. But the Truth was right, and we feel just awful for doubting him.
Versus is available in approximately 75 million homes, compared to the 98.6 million that Spike TV can be seen in, which means that this probably isn’t great news for some of you. At this point, it’s unclear if the UFC will be putting together a Fight Night show on Spike on March 31. Three events in an 11-day stretch seems like a backbreaking schedule; remember, UFC 111 is also on the agenda for March 27th in Newark.
And speaking of Jon Jones, the 22-year-old stunna’s management team filed their formal complaint with the NSAC regarding Jones’s disqualification against Matt Hamill at the TUF 10 Finale. If you’re interested, you can read more details here.
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commentsKind of disappointed actually.
Although I'm sure that I wouldn't have known any better at his age either.
ONLY ON NICK!!!!!
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According to there contract with spike they are allowed to hold up to 4 events a year on cable channels that are not spike tv. They just have never taken advantage of the oppurtunity. Also in another post I read somewhere they asked DW about WEC going to pay per view. He said it was always his goal but if they did it, it would probably be a co promotion with the UFC. Maybe this is the UFC's way of paying back versus for eventually taking away some of WEC headliners later in the year.
That doesn't make me feel AS bad. Just that I am going to have to go and acquire the fights on Vs. through questionable means.
DirectTV = No Versus = Balls.
I just can't imagine the UFC makes more money on Versus than on Spike. I wish I could find more info on why they did this :(
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