Conspiracy Theory for where the UFC may be headed to on Television

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    Celtic Fan Well-Known Member

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    from Middle Easy: I found this one rather interesting. It's a bit out there, but when has that ever stopped the MMA community from going with it?

     
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    Yeah I was reading that earlier today. Spike doesn't want to lose the UFC. If they are trying to tamp down the UFC's ratings on the channel (which is pretty ludicrous to begin with) it would only be to make it easier for them to keep the UFC, not drive them out.
     
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    Anything to get the UFC the fuck off of Spike please.

    Anyone know why NBC is the big target though? Why not try to garner interest from Fox, ABC, etc. as well? I would imagine these are more ideal than something like ESPN which is only available through cable but still, a deal with ESPN would be pretty nice no? You would think they would embrace a sporting event on saturday nights that people will watch. Plus they're owned by ABC. MMA may not be something Disney wants to invest in though.
     
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