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UFC won't hold live 'Nashville' event, but televised counter-programming still likely for April 17

The Strikeforce: “Nashville” CBS fight card will apparently be let off the hook for its debut in “Music City” next month.

Well, sort of.

MMA Fighting is reporting that Zuffa has bailed on a proposed April 17 event, also in Nashville, that would have aired on its cable television partner Spike TV in an effort to impact [...]

Randy Couture: 'Fedor's going to have to step up and be willing to fight top level guys again'

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“At some point Fedor’s going to have to step up and be willing to fight top level guys again. I don’t know what’s going on with him or why he’s not willing to do that and certainly (Fabricio) Werdum is one of those guys he’s going to have to face to be considered a top [...]

Nelson sounds like he's leaning toward Velasquez

He’s been talked about as the future of the heavyweight division and so far Cain Velasquez (7-0, 5-0 UFC) has delivered. But that was against lesser opponents on his way up the UFC ladder. Now it’s make or break time against one of the legends of the sport in Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 110 [...]

Toughill fights Jan. 30 in non-Strikeforce event, picks Coenen over champ 'Cyborg'

Erin Toughill is hard at work preparing for a return to action with an eye on Strikeforce gold.

Toughill, a former professional boxer and competitor on NBC’s “American Gladiators” reincarnation, was forced to withdraw from a rematch with
Marloes Coenen at “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers” in November and wants to stay active before returning to Strikeforce in [...]

Brett Rogers wants to strip Alistair Overeem

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Quoteworthy:

“[Fedor] is certainly the best heavyweight in the world. But he does have weaknesses. We all do – isn’t that what makes champions great — they win even with weaknesses? They win even though they can be beat? He is not a machine…. I want to fight soon, and I want to fight Alistair. [...]

M-1 Global and Strikeforce announce record numbers for worldwide broadcast of 'Fedor vs Rogers'

Fedor’s thrilling knockout victory over Bret Rogers viewed by over 25 million homes.

AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND (November 24, 2009) – M-1 Global and Strikeforce announced today that the international audience reports from broadcasters all over the world revealed an unprecedented number of viewers for the November 7th “Fedor vs. Rogers” MMA event from Chicago, Illinois.  

The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10: Episode 10 recap and discussion

Episode 10 of The Ultimate Fighter Season 10 gets underway and Matt Mitrione apologizes to Coach Evans for having a scrambled brain. “Meathead” is playing up his injuries, whether they be real or perceived, and now the house is in suspense over whether or not Mitrione will be medically cleared to compete.

Rashad is not entirely [...]

Spike TV's 'UFC Main Events' draws 2.14 million viewers over two airings

This past weekend’s “UFC Main Events” special, which countered the CBS “Saturday Night Fights” broadcast of “Strikeforce: Fedor vs. Rogers,” drew 2.14 million viewers during its back-to-back airings, Spike TV officials confirmed with MMAjunkie.com.

The 9 p.m. ET/PT airing of the special drew 1.2 million viewers, and the 11 p.m. replay drew an additional 939,000 viewers.

The [...]

MMA Quick Pic: Jake Shields saved by the bell against ‘Mayhem’ Miller

Would Jake Shields have gone to sleep had he not been saved by the bell?

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Preliminary CBS ratings for Strikeforce: ‘Fedor vs Rogers’ averages 3.79 million viewers

The preliminary ratings for the CBS broadcast of Strikeforce: “Fedor vs. Rogers” returned an estimated 3.79 million viewers for the prime time mixed martial arts event.

The 1.7 rating share for “Saturday Night Fights” was enough to reach number one in several key demographics; however, it did fall short of the high water mark set by [...]