Mir wants Lesnar to Die in the Octagon

[Money99]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkfount

Besides, ESPN and similar press can only look down on MMA for so long, and making a huge deal out of this really does them no good in the long run.

ESPN looks down on anything it can't make money off of.
If ABC or ESPN had a contract to show Ultimate Fighter or any UFC match, they'd love it and it'd be all over Sportscenter.

It couldn't have cared less about arena football until it began to broadcast it.

But the sport is growing leaps and bounds in popularity. It won't be long before it's forced to acknowledge it exists.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by Money99

ESPN looks down on anything it can't make money off of. If ABC or ESPN had a contract to show Ultimate Fighter or any UFC match, they'd love it and it'd be all over Sportscenter. It couldn't have cared less about arena football until it began to broadcast it. But the sport is growing leaps and bounds in popularity. It won't be long before it's forced to acknowledge it exists.

I think ESPN gets a bad rap though. They have perhaps the best weekly MMA tv show on ESPN.com (ESPN TV in the UK and Internationally) with MMA Live. ESPN.com has its own MMA section and one of the best MMA blogs. They have partnered up with Sherdog.com. ESPNews shows the weighins of every UFC PPV.

Years ago a fight like Nog v. Velasquez wouldnt have been on the front page of ESPN.com but this week it was. They definetly could do more (Putting MMA Live on TV would be a great step) but they have improved in their coverage of MMA.

[Beantown]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

I think ESPN gets a bad rap though. They have perhaps the best weekly MMA tv show on ESPN.com (ESPN TV in the UK and Internationally) with MMA Live. ESPN.com has its own MMA section and one of the best MMA blogs. They have partnered up with Sherdog.com. ESPNews shows the weighins of every UFC PPV. Years ago a fight like Nog v. Velasquez wouldnt have been on the front page of ESPN.com but this week it was. They definetly could do more (Putting MMA Live on TV would be a great step) but they have improved in their coverage of MMA.

Not to mention numerous interviews with fighters (they had Couture on before his fight with Coleman, Dana and Brock, I think I've seen Chuck on there once) and, as you said, put a link to live blog updates with the results on the front page of the website, have it as headlines, etc.

They definitely know, recognize, and acknowledge the fact that the UFC exists.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by Longhorn

Not to mention numerous interviews with fighters (they had Couture on before his fight with Coleman, Dana and Brock, I think I've seen Chuck on there once) and, as you said, put a link to live blog updates with the results on the front page of the website, have it as headlines, etc. They definitely know, recognize, and acknowledge the fact that the UFC exists.

They actually do have a link to their live blog on the front page and the results featured as headlines. They did it for the last Strikeforce and UFC events.

[JerseySuave4]

Quote: Originally Posted by Phobia

He was beat to a pulp.

thats a good old fashion *** whooping right there. Brock went in there, beat his *** until it had to be stopped and then let him know he just whooped his *** and not to mess with him again, Mir looks terrified.

Lesnar will rip his head off again, then when he goes off on him after the fight i dont wanna hear people cry about him being disrespectful because Mir deserves what he gets after saying things like this.

[Gibbz]

Quote: Originally Posted by Phobia

He was beat to a pulp.

Mir is freaking hideous in that picture.

[Beantown]

Quote: Originally Posted by aholbert32

They actually do have a link to their live blog on the front page and the results featured as headlines. They did it for the last Strikeforce and UFC events.

I was agreeing with you in my post...apparently didn't make that clear enough.

Yeah, I followed...109 with the live blog on ESPN because I didn't care enough to find a stream or anything, and I usually check their MMA coverage on event weekends. It's always pretty good.

Didn't notice they did it for Strikeforce, too.

[aholbert32]

Quote: Originally Posted by Longhorn

I was agreeing with you in my post...apparently didn't make that clear enough. Yeah, I followed...109 with the live blog on ESPN because I didn't care enough to find a stream or anything, and I usually check their MMA coverage on event weekends. It's always pretty good. Didn't notice they did it for Strikeforce, too.

LOL! My bad. I read it as a suggestion.

Yeah they did it for SF but probably because Walker was involved.