TUF 14:Bisping V Mayhem

DrPhilG

Dean09 wrote: »

I just saw a min ago that Tuf14 will be shown on FX and so will the Bisping v Miller fight. No date yet for the show though.

Don't mean to state the obvious, but this is FX UK? We already know that it's showing on FX in the States.

EDIT, ignore that, just saw it confirmed on Zelaznik's facebook. No word on when they will air though, live or a few days later.

Minstrel27

I wonder if FX UK will be the home to all of the FOX UFC programming.

El Guapo!

DrPhilG wrote: »

Don't mean to state the obvious, but this is FX UK? We already know that it's showing on FX in the States.

EDIT, ignore that, just saw it confirmed on Zelaznik's facebook. No word on when they will air though, live or a few days later.

Yeah sorry I prob should've clarified, its FX UK. As far as I know they'll be releasing the full details about dates and times on Monday.

DrPhilG

Well, not a bad solution. Remains to be seen how close the UK episodes are to the US ones although Zelaznik says they will be close and the last season's episodes were pretty good. (And good ol MZ would never just spin a yarn to keep people happy...) :rolleyes:

I'd imagine FX will get the Fox event and any other non ESPN deal events until a long term deal is completed. ESPN couldn't come to an agreement with the UFC for UFC on Versus and I suspect that may have been part of a bigger rift between the 2.

With Fox being closely related to Sky I wouldn't be surprised to see the normal events moving to Sky Sports once the ESPN deal ends.

MrStuffins

DrPhilG wrote: »

Don't mean to state the obvious, but this is FX UK? We already know that it's showing on FX in the States.

Well I always presumed it was FX UK because, hasn't TUF 14 already been comfirmed for Spike TV?

DrPhilG

MrStuffins wrote: »

Well I always presumed it was FX UK because, hasn't TUF 14 already been comfirmed for Spike TV?

True. I'm too tired to make any sense.

Devastator

DrPhilG wrote: »

Remains to be seen how close the UK episodes are to the US ones although Zelaznik says they will be close and the last season's episodes were pretty good.


I'd imagine FX will get the Fox event and any other non ESPN deal events until a long term deal is completed. ESPN couldn't come to an agreement with the UFC for UFC on Versus and I suspect that may have been part of a bigger rift between the 2.

Last TUF I think was shown the next night(less than 24hrs) after the states? Cant ask for any better than that really, its not as if they are gonna show it in uk/Ireland before the US.

Didnt the UFC/ESPN dispute only effect 1 ufc on versus show(Hardy)? Which ended up being shown on their website(or by download for us poor folk who had to work early on the monday morning )

DrPhilG

Devastator wrote: »

Didnt the UFC/ESPN dispute only effect 1 ufc on versus show(Hardy)? Which ended up being shown on their website(or by download for us poor folk who had to work early on the monday morning )

As far as I know it's not a dispute as such. The ESPN deal was for all UFC events that were currently on Spike/PPV. When the UFC added the Versus events, and now the Fox events, these were simply not part of the contract so if ESPN wants them they have to negotiate a separate deal.

A deal could not be reached for the Hardy-Lytle fight so I'm not sure they'll be able to agree for the Cain-JDS one either.

El Guapo!

It starts next Thursday.

@ufcUFC
New TUF w/ @Bisping and @mayhemmiller starts on @SpikeTV next Wednesday in the US; next Thursday on @fxukcom network in UK and GO! in Aus

Devastator

Sneak Peek: Ultimate Fighter - Team Bisping vs. Team Miller

mayhem-miller-and-michael-bisping-trade-verbal-blows/

Thought this was very funny from Bisping

what's going to happen when they meet December 3 in the main event of The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale

Miller (after Bisping said Miller was praising him, trying to be nice): Don't get me wrong—I think you're way worse of an idiot than I am, and I'm going to smash your face and choke you. I'm just saying.

Bisping: Nice to see you've been warming up on your sister. I definitely won't be practicing guillotine escapes. If she can escape your guillotine, I should be good.

MrStuffins

Nice video. The whole TUF thing has been dying a death over the last few years, hopefully this season will bring it back! Fresh weight classes mean a fresh talent pool!

Also, the lads are fighting the preliminary fights in Mandalay Bay? Nice!

Mellor

Bisping wrote:

Bisping on whether "Mayhem" got under Bisping's skin the way Jorge Rivera had prior to UFC 127

"It all depends. Miller's annoying for a couple different reasons. He's idiotic; he just comes up with stupid **** constantly. Rivera was different because it wasn't just him; it was his entire team. They were cool, calm and collected about it, made videos, and they crossed the line; they talked about family and stuff like that, stuff that I don't really want to go into and drag up again. It takes a pretty low individual to do things like that."

...

"Nice to see you've been warming up on your sister. I definitely won't be practicing guillotine escapes. If she can escape your guillotine, I should be good"

:rolleyes:

Mellor

Devastator wrote: »

Sneak Peek: Ultimate Fighter - Team Bisping vs. Team Miller

Also, Paul McVeigh @ 6mins
I notived those brothers when the cast was announced, I think the UFC is going to try get them both in to the house. Defo make it interesting. The first guys looks like he has a decent size advantage over that blode kid. Adios

Devastator

MrStuffins wrote: »

Nice video. The whole TUF thing has been dying a death over the last few years, hopefully this season will bring it back! Fresh weight classes mean a fresh talent pool!

Also, the lads are fighting the preliminary fights in Mandalay Bay? Nice!

Yeah with the addition of the lighter weight classes will be great for this season. I think they've exhausted the other weight classes over last few years...well from American fighters.

Don't know what they can do in future to keep it going. I heard possibility of uk Vs austrailia I'm not sure about that idea, don't know if UK or Austrailian talent pool would be good enough. Maybe if they done continent V continent could bring some quality fighters in from various countries.

I really like the look of having the pre lims in the mandalay bay, was thinking would be great for all the fights to be there but it could take away from the finale if the fighters are in it week in/week out throughout the season.

I'm looking forward to this now :cool:

DrPhilG

Scuse my stupidity but I'm too busy to look it up...

I know it's going to be a live fight each Friday for that week's elimination, but is it just the standard fight in the UFC gym, only live? Or is it going to be a mini event with other fights on the card? Would be a good way to deal with the expanding roster and give some more exposure to the smaller weights too. Not sure if it would be feasible though.

Professey Chin

Just gonna be in the gym id say

Mellor

DrPhilG wrote: »

Scuse my stupidity but I'm too busy to look it up...

I know it's going to be a live fight each Friday for that week's elimination, but is it just the standard fight in the UFC gym, only live? Or is it going to be a mini event with other fights on the card? Would be a good way to deal with the expanding roster and give some more exposure to the smaller weights too. Not sure if it would be feasible though.

Wait, what makes you think it's live?

DrPhilG

Mellor wrote: »

Wait, what makes you think it's live?

Because one of the main announcements in the Fox deal was that TUF would now be run live rather than pre-tapes. The episode each week will feature footage from the previous week, the elimination fight will be live on "Friday Night Fights" on FX (US).

EDIT... I'm talking about next season, not the Bisping vs Miller one. That's probably the confusion, just realised I'm in the wrong thread! My question is still valid though, just not for this season! D'oh...

Devastator

DrPhilG wrote: »

Because one of the main announcements in the Fox deal was that TUF would now be run live rather than pre-tapes. The episode each week will feature footage from the previous week, the elimination fight will be live on "Friday Night Fights" on FX (US).

EDIT... I'm talking about next season, not the Bisping vs Miller one. That's probably the confusion, just realised I'm in the wrong thread! My question is still valid though, just not for this season! D'oh...

First I've heard of it

So the finalists would only get 1 week inbetween semi final and the grand finale?

Zero-Cool

Cmon Mayhem!! Can't wait to see him piss off Bisping beyond belief!

Devastator

sheehy83 wrote: »

Can't wait to see him piss off Bisping beyond belief!

Not the fights?

Zero-Cool

Devastator wrote: »

sheehy83 wrote: »

Can't wait to see him piss off Bisping beyond belief!

Not the fights?

Am I only allowed to like one aspect of the show? : confused!

MrStuffins

sheehy83 wrote: »

Am I only allowed to like one aspect of the show? : confused!

The major thing that pisses me off about the TUF threads here every year is there's always a few posters who will chime in and say things like "Oh, why are you talking about the drama? If you want that watch Big Brother or something. You should only be watching for the fights".

"Big Brother" is the Godwin of TUF threads.

This year, I reckon we'll have it before............. week 4??

Devastator

sheehy83 wrote: »

Am I only allowed to like one aspect of the show? : confused!

I dunno, you only mentioned not being able to wait for the handbags between mayhem/bisping

Mellor

DrPhilG wrote: »

Because one of the main announcements in the Fox deal was that TUF would now be run live rather than pre-tapes. The episode each week will feature footage from the previous week, the elimination fight will be live on "Friday Night Fights" on FX (US).

EDIT...
I'm talking about next season, not the Bisping vs Miller one. That's probably the confusion, just realised I'm in the wrong thread! My question is still valid though, just not for this season! D'oh...

You mean you just realised you were wrong when you thought this year was live. j/k


Valid question for next year, but I doubt it will have a full card each week. Would be too much every week. Plus they prob only have an hour slot. Its a pretty ****ty card to put fighters on and risk injury etc.

The viewer voting this year should be interesting

That_Guy

This starts tonight in the States. I'm assuming ESPN will be picking it up again?

JoeyJJ

Its on FX channel think its Wednesday.

pauldoo

its FX this season

thursday at 11, think its a double episode

DrPhilG

Is it on the Sky planner yet? Wasn't there yesterday.

pauldoo

dunno, seen that on the FX website