It is looking like the fans will finally get the wish of seeing the UFC on broadcast television.
According to reports from the Sports Business Journal, the UFC and Fox have agreed to a multi-year deal that would include up to four events a year on Fox networks, which includes Fight Nights and The Ultimate Fighter on FX. The deal is reportedly worth $90 million a year and the deal is up to seven or eight years.
MMASucka will deliver up to the second insight for todays UFC Rio Conference call. The call features UFC President Dana White, Anderson Silva, Yushin Okami, Forrest Griffin and Mauricio "Shogun" Rua.
Chris Lytle was the recipient of what most fighters strive for and are ultimately unsuccessful in doing. He left the sport at the top of his game, and he left on his own terms.
What do Chris Camozzi and Gerald Harris have in common?
They each got cut following there first UFC loss. Camozzi got cut after losing at UFC 127 to Kyle Noke and Harris got released following his loss to Maiquel Falcao at UFC 123.
Unfortunately the injury bug has come into play again. This time in the featherweight division, Manny Gamburyan sent this out to all of his twitter followers...
On October 8th at UFC 136 Chael Sonnen will make his much anticipated return to the octagon since his loss to Anderson Silva and his suspension this past August. Sonnen will face-off against American hero and US Veteran Brian Stann.
Dan Hardy lost for a fourth consecutive time at UFC on Versus 5, this time to Chris Lytle by way of guillotine choke late in the third round. Speculations set in immediately after the fight that Hardy would be cut.
UFC Live: Hardy vs. Lytle was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on August 14, 2011, at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The event was the first that the UFC has hosted in Wisconsin. The event was broadcast on Rogers Sportsnet and Versus.
Las Vegas, Nevada (USA) – The Ultimate Fighting Championship® announced today that it has reached a multi-year sponsorship renewal agreement with Harley-Davidson. The world’s most famous motorcycle maker, which first became a core sponsor of the UFC® in 2008, will continue to be featured across multiple platforms including Pay-Per-View and television broadcasts, online, and in the UFC’s famed Octagon®.
