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UFC London - February 27th 2016

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  • #92
    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Gamebred wrote: »
    its not even a fox card its fight pass,I presume it wont be on bt either.

    Of course it will be on BT. All Fight Pass cards are too i.e previous Dublin and London cards. Have you started watching about 2 months ago?


  • #93
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    callaway92 wrote: »
    Of course it will be on BT. All Fight Pass cards are too i.e previous Dublin and London cards. Have you started watching about 2 months ago?



    All fight pass cards are on tv are they? like the one last week with Pvz was? clown.


  • #94
    Paully D
    Registered Users Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    Gamebred wrote: »
    Silva at 50% absolutely merks bisping imo,poor Michael going to get starched by another legend god love him.

    I'd disagree.

    God knows how long he had been taking "Viagra" for before he got popped and he won't make it to the octagon if he juices this time so there is that to consider. It'll have been 13 months since the Diaz fight by the time London comes around and he'll be 2 months out from his 41st birthday. Aside from the Diaz fight when he got popped, his last win was almost 3 years ago and between that he suffered a horrific injury.

    Meanwhile Bisping has had 2 good wins in 2015 alone and is in excellent shape.

    I think there's a good chance Bisping wins this.


  • #95
    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Gamebred wrote: »
    All fight pass cards are on tv are they? like the one last week with Pvz was? clown.

    It was live on Setanta in the BT pack


  • #96
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    callaway92 wrote: »
    It was live on Setanta in the BT pack



    Lay off the wine,seriously you couldnt be more wrong.


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  • #97
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    callaway92 wrote: »
    It was live on Setanta in the BT pack

    Prelims are on BT Sports. The Early (fightpass) prelims aren't. The whole Paige vs Rose fight card was exclusive to fightpass.


  • #98
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    callaway92 wrote: »
    It was live on Setanta in the BT pack

    The Mendes fight on the Friday was, the PVZ card was fight pass only.....


  • #99
    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Subcomandante Marcos wrote: »
    Prelims are on BT Sports. The Early (fightpass) prelims aren't. The whole Page vs Rose fight card was exclusive to fightpass.

    Sorry that's what I meant, thanks.

    Most "Fight Pass" cards are broadcast in full on the pack though (Dublin/London previously)


  • #100
    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,309 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    Gamebred wrote: »
    Lay off the wine,seriously you couldnt be more wrong.

    Somebody give you a lump of coal for Christmas m8? I think you need to lighten up a bit instead of being a complete grump.


  • #101
    Subcomandante Marcos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,683 ✭✭✭Subcomandante Marcos


    callaway92 wrote: »
    Sorry that's what I meant, thanks.

    Most "Fight Pass" cards are broadcast in full on the pack though (Dublin/London previously)

    Most, but not all.


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  • #102
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    callaway92 wrote: »
    Somebody give you a lump of coal for Christmas m8? I think you need to lighten up a bit instead of being a complete grump.


    Im not a grump at all,you claimed all FP cards were on bt,they're not,the last 2 cards of PVZ and Masvidal Bendo were not on BT Sports,anyways im not arguing about it I dont care tbh I wont be able to watch this live as Ill be at Bamma.


  • #103
    mmapk
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭mmapk


    The original BT Sport deal was contracted to cover all fox and ppv cards, fight pass didn't exist at this point for live streaming. The EMEA cards were not covered unless it was a designated FOX card (think Glasgow and Stockholm) as the UFC wanted the option to have free to air tv and due to UK broadcasting rules live fights can only be shown after 9pm

    However the BT Sports deal is in the spring up and currently Sky sports are front running to show the UFC, what is the betting the UFC released the card, Sky won the London rights and the UFC upped the main?


  • #104
    weemcd
    Registered Users Posts: 6,408 ✭✭✭weemcd


    mmapk wrote: »
    The original BT Sport deal was contracted to cover all fox and ppv cards, fight pass didn't exist at this point for live streaming. The EMEA cards were not covered unless it was a designated FOX card (think Glasgow and Stockholm) as the UFC wanted the option to have free to air tv and due to UK broadcasting rules live fights can only be shown after 9pm

    However the BT Sports deal is in the spring up and currently Sky sports are front running to show the UFC, what is the betting the UFC released the card, Sky won the London rights and the UFC upped the main?

    I would fúcking hate Sky to get the ufc because it would cost me a fortune compared to nothing now as I get BT Sport free with my broadband.


  • #105
    Paully D
    Registered Users Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    Talking about this last night and Sky will make a big play for the UFC rights. They'll have a lot of money ready to toss at it with BT winning the Champions League (among others) from them in the last bidding process.

    On a side note, I wouldn't be surprised if Silva tests positive in the lead up to this fight and it never happens.


  • #106
    GFT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 207 ✭✭GFT


    I'd love if Sky got it as we already have sky sports.


  • #107
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    GFT wrote: »
    I'd love if Sky got it as we already have sky sports.

    I wouldn't, knowing them they would make numbered events ppvs.


  • #108
    Paully D
    Registered Users Posts: 28,710 ✭✭✭✭Paully D


    ASOT wrote: »
    I wouldn't, knowing them they would make numbered events ppvs.

    Not to mention the increase in the already astronomical subscription fee that will go with them getting the deal.


  • #109
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Paully D wrote: »
    Not to mention the increase in the already astronomical subscription fee that will go with them getting the deal.

    Exactly, along with not getting anywhere near the level of cover we get with BT for pre shows etc it would be a horrible move for fans.


  • #110
    GFT
    Closed Accounts Posts: 207 ✭✭GFT


    ASOT wrote: »
    I wouldn't, knowing them they would make numbered events ppvs.

    Actually you're right. :(


  • #111
    SureYWouldntYa
    Registered Users Posts: 7,722 ✭✭✭SureYWouldntYa


    Sky have been posting a lot of mma articles, mostly about McGregor recently, they usually don't acknowledge a sport even exists unless they have it, think F1 before it came to Sky, so they must be intent on making a push for it


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  • #112
    dave1982
    Registered Users Posts: 4,604 ✭✭✭dave1982


    Conor is exactly what sky want to start putting on ppvs. WWE is 21 per event I think. I can see similar happening with UFC.


  • #113
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    I spoke to a few journalists about the chances of ppv in UK/IRE and they said not a chance any time soon would they even try it,not so sure myself.


  • #114
    jjdonegal
    Registered Users Posts: 302 ✭✭jjdonegal


    Gamebred wrote: »
    I spoke to a few journalists about the chances of ppv in UK/IRE and they said not a chance any time soon would they even try it,not so sure myself.

    I'd think the same as you. Do many people watch that wwe I wonder? Not sure what criteria they set for moving something to ppv but I'd see McGregor cards as prime material! Happy with BT at the moment and what they do so hopefully no changes ahead.


  • #115
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Gamebred wrote: »
    I spoke to a few journalists about the chances of ppv in UK/IRE and they said not a chance any time soon would they even try it,not so sure myself.

    I'd sky can make Joshua/Whyte a ppv they sure as hell will try make the ufc a ppv :(


  • #116
    Gamebred
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 7,269 ✭✭✭Gamebred


    ASOT wrote: »
    I'd sky can make Joshua/Whyte a ppv they sure as hell will try make the ufc a ppv :(


    Thats britains biggest star on the rise,not a hope in hell anybody will pay up a ppv fee to see Lawler and Condit next weekend,99% of the uk and ireland have no clue who they are never mind pay a ppv fee.


  • #117
    ASOT
    Registered Users Posts: 7,733 ✭✭✭ASOT


    Gamebred wrote: »
    Thats britains biggest star on the rise,not a hope in hell anybody will pay up a ppv fee to see Lawler and Condit next weekend,99% of the uk and ireland have no clue who they are never mind pay a ppv fee.

    And that still wouldn't stop sky €€€€€


  • #118
    Davei141
    Registered Users Posts: 4,541 ✭✭✭Davei141


    PPV's for the UFC will never happen over here.


  • #119
    DrPhilG
    Registered Users Posts: 12,186 ✭✭✭✭DrPhilG


    Davei141 wrote: »
    PPV's for the UFC will never happen over here.

    I agree.

    IIRC WWE events are PPV in the UK and Ireland at the insistence of Sky, not because Sky want to do it.

    PPV is not the way forward. Far too many people would just stream it.


  • #120
    RonanP77
    Registered Users Posts: 1,182 ✭✭✭RonanP77


    Davei141 wrote:
    PPV's for the UFC will never happen over here.


    I wouldn't say never but I'd say certainly not in the next 5 years or so. A lot of people still don't know what MMA is until you tell them it's what McGregor does. It's nowhere near popular enough to go PPV.


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  • #121
    Jenny Unsightly Potassium
    Posts: 0 ✭ Jenny Unsightly Potassium


    Mousasi got Leites for the co-main in London. Leites should have got the decision over Bisping in Glasgow and Mousasi will have a point to prove after getting kicked off the Bisping match so this may be be a decent matchup.
    14 fights now. Doubt they'll move a fight onto another card with the history of injuries.


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