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#1252
11-12-2011, 10:22 PM
**SPOILER ALERT**
Dana White hit it on the head. Cain's strategy should've been to tie Junior up, contain him against the fence, shoot the legs, get Junior tired (which he's prone to be later in bouts). Standing in front of a KO artist is dangerous and foolhardy. Strategic error. Lost belt because of it.
Still, now we have another great success story, and a deserving champion who worked his way up from nowhere to the top. Junior's a great guy, you can't help but be proud of and happy for him and his family. Cain had a taste of this, and now Junior gets some as well.
Dana White hit it on the head. Cain's strategy should've been to tie Junior up, contain him against the fence, shoot the legs, get Junior tired (which he's prone to be later in bouts). Standing in front of a KO artist is dangerous and foolhardy. Strategic error. Lost belt because of it.
Still, now we have another great success story, and a deserving champion who worked his way up from nowhere to the top. Junior's a great guy, you can't help but be proud of and happy for him and his family. Cain had a taste of this, and now Junior gets some as well.
#1253
11-13-2011, 12:40 AM
#1254
11-13-2011, 10:08 AM
Brilliant way to introduce MMA to network TV. Heavyweights with exciting styles, both good guys with great background stories and a KO finish. It came off very well and I couldn't be more happy with JDS as champ, he earned it.
#1256
11-13-2011, 03:10 PM
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#1257
11-13-2011, 05:21 PM
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#1258
11-13-2011, 05:59 PM
Mark Munoz put a charity celeb/MMA poker tourney together at Reign Training Ctr this past Fri night. This was a benefit for a family close to the gym with a 5yr old daughter who underwent hip replacement surgery (she has a degenerative bone disease, and the family got hammered with medical bills). I came up from San Diego to chip in. Made it to the final 2 tables, not bad! Also bought something in the auction. Great event.
1st pic I'm demonstrating what Coach Miller needs to do to Bisping.
Skrape and Mark were super nice guys.
The table pic shows Krystof Soszynski dealing the cards.
1st pic I'm demonstrating what Coach Miller needs to do to Bisping.
Skrape and Mark were super nice guys.
The table pic shows Krystof Soszynski dealing the cards.
REP!!!
#1260
11-13-2011, 10:33 PM
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UFC Pulls in 5.7 Million Viewers to FOX Debut
Updated Ratings: UFC Pulls in 5.7 Million Viewers to FOX Debut
By Mike Chiappetta
MMA Writer
Saturday night's UFC on FOX debut drew in an average of 5.7 million viewers during the one-hour show in adjusted ratings released Sunday afternoon by Nielsen Media Research through FOX.
Preliminary overnights initially suggested an average of 4.6 million viewers for the event, which saw Junior dos Santos knock out Cain Velasquez in the first round, but those estimates were expected to change as more information became available. The final number suggests an audience that was around 20 percent larger than originally thought.
According to FOX, it was the most watched professional fight since boxing heavyweights Lennox Lewis and Vladimir Klitschko drew 7 million viewers to their HBO fight in 2003. The network also says it projects the hour to win its key demographics, including the coveted 18-to-34-year old age group.
While the event was the first time ever for the UFC on broadcast television, it wasn't the first time for MMA on a network platform. In 2008, an EliteXC event was the first to pull off the feat, airing an event featuring Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson that drew an average of 4.3 million viewers. That event, which lasted more than two hours, peaked with over 6.5 million viewers to watch Slice knock out Thompson. The match went into the third round, likely helping the broadcast draw viewers as it went along. That's a stark contrast to dos Santos-Velasquez, which lasted just 64 seconds.
The one-hour special was extremely strong among the male 18-34 demographic, as it out-rated every college football game this year with the exception of November 5's LSU vs. Alabama game, a matchup that featured No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the national rankings.
Among local markets, Las Vegas led the nation in ratings. Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio, Texas and Tulsa, Oklahoma rounded out the top five.
Updated Ratings: UFC Pulls in 5.7 Million Viewers to FOX Debut
By Mike Chiappetta
MMA Writer
Saturday night's UFC on FOX debut drew in an average of 5.7 million viewers during the one-hour show in adjusted ratings released Sunday afternoon by Nielsen Media Research through FOX.
Preliminary overnights initially suggested an average of 4.6 million viewers for the event, which saw Junior dos Santos knock out Cain Velasquez in the first round, but those estimates were expected to change as more information became available. The final number suggests an audience that was around 20 percent larger than originally thought.
According to FOX, it was the most watched professional fight since boxing heavyweights Lennox Lewis and Vladimir Klitschko drew 7 million viewers to their HBO fight in 2003. The network also says it projects the hour to win its key demographics, including the coveted 18-to-34-year old age group.
While the event was the first time ever for the UFC on broadcast television, it wasn't the first time for MMA on a network platform. In 2008, an EliteXC event was the first to pull off the feat, airing an event featuring Kimbo Slice vs. James Thompson that drew an average of 4.3 million viewers. That event, which lasted more than two hours, peaked with over 6.5 million viewers to watch Slice knock out Thompson. The match went into the third round, likely helping the broadcast draw viewers as it went along. That's a stark contrast to dos Santos-Velasquez, which lasted just 64 seconds.
The one-hour special was extremely strong among the male 18-34 demographic, as it out-rated every college football game this year with the exception of November 5's LSU vs. Alabama game, a matchup that featured No. 1 vs. No. 2 in the national rankings.
Among local markets, Las Vegas led the nation in ratings. Dallas, Phoenix, San Antonio, Texas and Tulsa, Oklahoma rounded out the top five.