People are pretty funny. For years, a lot of us have been openly begging and praying for any of the major networks to step up to the plate and start a 24/7 sports channel that could rival ESPN. NBC, bless its big greedy heart, has given it a shot, but mostly to hilariously awful results. That’s what happens when your best show features Peter King and Mikey Florio pretending to be cool kids in J-school. (Also, run Michelle Beadle, run!)
But word broke recently that Rupert Murdoch was busting out the checkbook to fire up FOX Sports 1, a new network that would shake the foundation of televised sports journalism as we know it. And then it was revealed yesterday that part of that foundation would be daily sports shows starring Regis Philbin and Terry Bradshaw and we were all like, “Oh come the f*ck on.”
Alas, lost in that crappy, awful-old-white-dudes-talking-about-things-that-bother-them news is some great news for us UFC fans. Notably that FOX Sports 1 is going to give us even more live discussions.
A live UFC event, currently dubbed “UFC on FSN 1 1,” is set for Aug. 17 in primetime. A second live FSN 1 event is planned for December, according to a FOX official.
Following FSN 1′s launch and continuing throughout 2014, Wednesday nights will be a regular destination for UFC programming, including 14 live fight-night events also airing in primetime.
Programming such as “UFC Tonight,” which currently airs on FOX affiliate FUEL TV, and event re-airs will also air on Wednesday nights on FSN 1.
Additionally, FSN 1 will bolster the UFC’s pay-per-view schedule in late 2013 and 2014, airing 14 preliminary-card specials. The UFC promotes at least 12 pay-per-view events per year. (Via MMA Junkie)
And apparently FSN 1 will have some other stupid sports like NCAA football and NASCAR or something, but all we care about is more, more, more and even MORE UFC events. It also finally gives us something to do on Wednesdays, which are notoriously the most boring nights of the week. Wednesday is the NBC of weekdays.
So once again, with FSN 1’s new devotion to bringing even more attention to the UFC, I think this is a stellar opportunity to develop The Ultimate Fighter 18: Team Celeste vs. Team Palmer, as the promotion searches for its next great ring girl. Erin Andrews and Ronda Rousey agree.
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Who is the guy peeking around the back of Aikman? Why the hell is Joey Harrington invited to these parties? Also, Erin Andrews legs!!!!!!!!
Put Erin Andrews in a sun dress and I’ll watch. It could be a show with Ron Paul calling bullshit on everything Carl Sagan ever said or wrote, I’d still watch it.
I thought for a half a second when I saw the news last night that they’d be doing weekly cards, which would be RAD to the MAX. Just have like 3 – 5 fights, with mid-level dudes headlining, call it UFC Challengers and I’d watch the hell out of it. This is still cool, though. Just not as cool as the thing I want them to do (I am smartest and most important, do things I want, Zuffa)
You wanted Sunday Night Heat/WCW Saturday Night then? Actually that sounds like a pretty awesome idea.
What I want is Nick Diaz to somehow beat GSP, and then be stuck having to do all the Champagnin’ and Campaignin’ that comes along with being a modern UFC champ.
I’d pay to watch Dana White try to convince Nick to put on a tuxedo and walk the red carpet at some awards event that Fox was televising.
Johnny Hendrix will beat GSP, Diaz doesn’t have the discipline.
But I agree that the Diaz bros should be at every red carpet event.
Well that is a lot of guys surrounding Erin Andrews
I hate Fox Sports and would gladly fight anyone involved in their MLB coverage to the death if winning meant they could never again broadcast baseball.
I hate their pre and post game shows and I hate their non-Gus Johnson game coverage. I hate them constantly telling me about and showing shitty graphics for all of the other things I could watch on Fox some other time instead of covering the game they are currently broadcasting. I hate Joe Buck. I also hate 85% of their other “sports broadcasters” but I hate Joe Buck twice as much as any of them.
I think what I am trying to say is…I don’t have high hopes for my enjoyment of this new network.
I’m kind of looking forward to “Reege & The Terr Bear Talkin’ Sporst”