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UFC on FOX debut: Heavyweight Championship @9pm

  • robj55
    Cain Velasquez vs Junior Dos Santos, anyone tuning in?
  • Fab1b
    Of course
  • jordo212000
    Fox didn't even try to hire UFC experts for the pregame err prematch show. Had White and Lesnar doing the commentary
  • thedynasty1998
    Looking forward to this. I like the UFC, but never pay for it on PPV. Really interested to see what the ratings come in at in comparison to Stanford v. Oregon.
  • Fab1b
    Boom
  • gorocks99
    lol, what a bs fight
  • Hb31187
    lol, 30 second fight. Idk if Dana will be happy it ended so early, even though it was exciting
  • robj55
    Holy Shit!! Caught him in the temple area.
  • robj55
    gorocks99;970043 wrote:lol, what a bs fight
    how was it bs?
  • ts1227
    Fight lasts 1:05, now they have 20 minutes of TV time to waste.
  • Fab1b
    They def needed to show more than one fight instead of streaming the whole undercard online.
  • gorocks99
    robj55;970048 wrote:how was it bs?

    I wanted something longer than one punch, lol. The actual fight was legit, I just wanted something more.
  • robj55
    gorocks99;970051 wrote:I wanted something longer than one punch, lol. The actual fight was legit, I just wanted something more.
    Yeah of course but with heavyweights it can end in a blink. Obviously the UFC would have wanted a longed fight but still an amazing finish.
  • thedynasty1998
    Hell of a punch, but not the first impression Dana White was hoping for.
  • robj55
    thedynasty1998;970063 wrote:Hell of a punch, but not the first impression Dana White was hoping for.
    Yeah they would have liked a back and forth war I think, but I think they will take the exciting finish.
  • thedynasty1998
    robj55;970087 wrote:Yeah they would have liked a back and forth war I think, but I think they will take the exciting finish.
    That was a worst case scenario for them. They won't lose fans, but the people who tuned in for the first time won't have a desire to catch the next fight.
  • robj55
    thedynasty1998;970100 wrote:That was a worst case scenario for them. They won't lose fans, but the people who tuned in for the first time won't have a desire to catch the next fight.
    I disagree, we love dramatic finishes and violence as humans and that was both, obviously they didn't get a chance to show a more diverse set of skills but overall a good premiere.
  • jordo212000
    Fab1b;970050 wrote:They def needed to show more than one fight instead of streaming the whole undercard online.

    This
  • robj55
    Should have showed the Guida/Henderson fight, which was a great back and forth battle. This is just a test run though, the 4 fights on fox next year will be full 4-5 fight main cards.
  • hoops23
    Fab1b;970050 wrote:They def needed to show more than one fight instead of streaming the whole undercard online.
    This. Coming into today, I thought it was an actual UFC card, not just one fight. I hadn't looked too much into it leading in, and I'm a pretty big UFC fan.
    thedynasty1998;970100 wrote:That was a worst case scenario for them. They won't lose fans, but the people who tuned in for the first time won't have a desire to catch the next fight.
    Disagree. People like KO's, and the general public doesn't care about technical fights--they want to see people get KTFO.
  • robj55
    hoops23;970216 wrote:This. Coming into today, I thought it was an actual UFC card, not just one fight. I hadn't looked too much into it leading in, and I'm a pretty big UFC fan.



    Disagree. People like KO's, and the general public doesn't care about technical fights--they want to see people get KTFO.
    Yeah this was just more of a showcase and introduction to the UFC on FOX, the actual deal doesn't start until January.
  • DeyDurkie5
    robj55;970127 wrote:I disagree, we love dramatic finishes and violence as humans and that was both, obviously they didn't get a chance to show a more diverse set of skills but overall a good premiere.
    that was some overrated bulllshit. Nothing about that fight was cool, even the knockout was weak.
  • hoops23
    Well, I better not continue to back up the UFC... I'll be accused of wanting to have Dana White's babies.
  • robj55
    DeyDurkie5;970253 wrote:that was some overrated bulll****. Nothing about that fight was cool, even the knockout was weak.
    Get real
  • Fly4Fun
    As a casual fan I will say that fight was not intriguing or make me want to watch more. I might possibly sit through the terrible pregame show again if they can find use music other than the Sunday NFL fox music.