{"id":14653,"date":"2011-08-16T19:00:42","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T23:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=14653"},"modified":"2011-08-16T19:00:42","modified_gmt":"2011-08-16T23:00:42","slug":"ufc-fox-deal-the-inside-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=14653","title":{"rendered":"UFC FOX DEAL \u2013 THE INSIDE DETAILS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?p=14653\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6582\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"ufc_header\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/ufc_header.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"169\" \/><\/a>By Sean Farrell <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well the demise of Spike TV may have started today. Sports Business Daily is reporting the UFC and Fox have agreed to a multi-year deal that will bring the UFC to network television for the first time in its 18-year history.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The deal is allegedly for 7 or 8 years and the regular UFC programming that currently airs on Spike TV &amp; Versus will be moved to the FX Network in January. The Fox owned Fuel channel would also receive some UFC programming such as Unleashed and old episodes of &#8216;TUF&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The report also states that the UFC will have about four live specials on Fox in 2012 alone. The UFC&#8217;s current TV contract with Spike TV ends at the end of 2011, and the network may not stay afloat long after. It began in 2005 when the UFC&#8217;s reality series The Ultimate Fighter debuted with much success, which spiked Fox&#8217;s interest. The move to basic cable turned around UFC&#8217;s business and helped usher in the most successful period in the company&#8217;s and sport&#8217;s history.<\/p>\n<p>The UFC has not released a statement about the report as of Tuesday afternoon but it is expected when they do I will have ALL the details stay tuned.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Family-Secret-Forris-Day-Jr\/dp\/B004GLZ4YG\/ref=sr_1_1?s=dvd&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1309134704&amp;sr=1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11987\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/family-secret-ad-pic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.authorhouse.com\/BookStore\/BookDetail.aspx?Book=232300\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11989\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"boxing interviews ad bio\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/boxing-interviews-ad-bio1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\" http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/RingsideReport1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11987\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"family secret ad pic\" src=\" http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/twitter-ad-link.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/?page_id=1371\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-11990\" style=\"margin-left: 10px; margin-right: 10px;\" title=\"advertise header2\" src=\"http:\/\/ringsidereport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/advertise-header2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"143\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sean Farrell Well the demise of Spike TV may have started today. 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