HBO calls off deal with UFC

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  1. doublesuited

    doublesuited Taylor TKO2 Pavlik Full Member

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    HBO calls off deal with UFC

    LAS VEGAS – UFC president Dana White insists his company eventually will reach an agreement with HBO Sports to broadcast several mixed martial arts fight cards per year, even though HBO Sports president Ross Greenburg released a statement Friday saying the deal is dead in the water.

    The UFC and HBO have been talking for more than a year and White publicly has said several times he believed a deal with HBO would be completed before long.

    The UFC went as far as looking to stage a card in Portland, Ore., in December that would have served as a kickoff for the HBO series. White said a show in Montreal also was discussed.
    But on Friday, Greenburg said the network had decided against going forward with the UFC.

    The sides had been locked in a battle over control of the production of the telecasts. The UFC produces its broadcasts on Spike TV and on pay-per-view, and wanted to continue to do so on HBO. But HBO insisted on control of the broadcast.

    "After lots of discussion, it became apparent that the business model doesn't make sense for either one of us," Greenburg said in his statement. "So, we've agreed to go our separate ways. You never know what the future holds. We have enormous respect and admiration for the executives we dealt with at the UFC. We wish them well."
    White isn't bothered by Greenburg's statement and said he doesn't believe it ends the possibility of a deal.

    "We'll come to a deal with HBO, I'm 100 percent confident of that," White said. "Ross is probably pretty happy now, but we'll get a deal done with them. Believe me, we will. They want the deal, I want the deal – and when two sides want the deal, it gets done.

    "There's a lot of stuff to this and these things take time. Deals are never easy to get done. They take a lot longer than I'd like."

    :happy :happy :happy

    Get that gay **** off TV!
     
    doublesuited, Oct 6, 2007
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  2. tampa

    tampa Active Member Full Member

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    ufc is a fad
     
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  3. Geraldo R.

    Geraldo R. New Member Full Member

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    Bizarre, shameless display of hope on White's part. Most would choose not to make a statement after negotiations have ended.
     
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  4. jonesjrp4p1

    jonesjrp4p1 16 yr old prodigy Full Member

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    :good
     
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  5. Tito Time

    Tito Time slayin um Full Member

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    Yes!
     
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  6. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    theres a ufc forum for these kinds of topics
     
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  7. rydersonthestorm

    rydersonthestorm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ufc isn't a fad and it's a good sport, it's idiots like half of you theat give any sport a bad name.
     
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  8. Goose

    Goose Russian oligarch Full Member

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    mixed martial arts is great, but it should be more on free channels like spike so that more people could tune in
     
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  9. allenko1

    allenko1 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Late...
     
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  10. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    And one, it would appear, whose star in fading!!

    Thank goodness the "Network of Champions" didn't sully itself with this low-rent WWF knock off!! :nod

    The SWEET SCIENCE is gonna kick this ass of this passingh fad, you watch! UFC will be long GONE, and boxing will still be here! :yep

    :happy :party :happy :party :happy :party :happy
     
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  11. Beebs

    Beebs Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yea, instead I guess Zuffa will have to settle with their two basic cable multi year prime time deals, that will really hurt them :roll:
     
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  12. rydersonthestorm

    rydersonthestorm Boxing Addict Full Member

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    In regards to the basic principal of mma it has been around longer than boxing, so you idiots comparing it to wwe should learn abit more before you talk ****.
     
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  13. Koa

    Koa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Keep this **** off the boxing forum. Too many boxing fans get all butt hurt and cry to the mods like little girls when fight fans (all fighting sports) weigh in..
     
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  14. BoardBULLY

    BoardBULLY Member Full Member

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    there is no link between modern mma and pankratia.. **** boxing was around at that time too but we only talk real history. like boxing has been around for 120 years because it has a direct link with modern boxing
     
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  15. box03

    box03 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Im glad they were unable to strike a deal, that was part of the reason I canceled my showtime subscription and I let them know about it. UFC is lame, I guess it its ok to watch when nothing else is on.
     
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