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Originally Posted by TexArcher
Check your reading comprehension. No one is complaining that it was a quick fight - everybody loves a flash KO - but choosing a fight that could easily end that way for your big network debut was silly, as was not having a backup fight lined up and ready to show in case that happened. MMA's big one hour debut on network tv was a one minute fight. How many new fans do you think the UFC got last night?
Probably a lot?
This wasn't MMA's debut on network TV. EliteXC had several shows on CBS.
UFC pulled fairly good numbers for a 'non-show' that wasn't even part of their deal and was a 1-hour test show.
Higher numbers in the 18-34 males than any CFB game this season other than Bama/LSU.
Higher than the highest EliteXC on CBS show in every demographic.
That said, it was pretty silly to not have Guida/Henderson, which was a barnburner. But this isn't even part of the deal UFC has with FOX and was a sort of cherry on top. Who cares? We just got to see the HW championship for free. And ANY fight can end like that. With 4 oz gloves, anybody can go down at any time.