Comments on: UFC 139 Shogun vs Hendo Post Fight Press Conference Replay Video

By: agent002

agent002 — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 20:15:42 +0000

i love fuel tv…but i think if he put the whole card on fox it would of been huge. even if the main event went the way it did.

By: cuervoplays

cuervoplays — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:28:29 +0000

@johny6pack: “the only thing that the UFC did wrong for the Fox show was not show the Guida-Henderson fight.”

Putting everything into one fight that lasted a minute is not a little mistake. You could see how annoyed Dana was about that, and he’s just trying to save face now.

As for their “goals” for the event, I would say the main goal was to draw in more regular fans. Do you think that there are a lot of “new fans” who saw the JDS/Cain fight and are now saying “wow, I have to see more fights like that. That was awesome!”?

By: kuelniss

kuelniss — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:00:27 +0000

You’re on crack if you think the UFC gave that fight to Fox free, that’s a huge draw of a fight. They made a deal for it, trust me, you’re an idiot.

By: johnny6pack

johnny6pack — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 13:56:51 +0000

@cuervoplays: the only thing that the UFC did wrong for the Fox show was not show the Guida-Henderson fight. Aside from that, they achieved every goal they had for that event.

Sure, they could’ve cracked 10 million viewers with a lead-in from Bendo-Guida, but it was a one-off deal off the contract. So they GAVE that fight away to Fox. For free. UFC revenue for that fight was the gate.

By: RickNasty

RickNasty — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:21:58 +0000

either Shogun should have won or it should have been a draw. After taking that much punishment and coming back, THAT is the heart of a f*cking true champion.

By: samiel

samiel — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:33:45 +0000

dana is totally right about the fox fight.

By: cuervoplays

cuervoplays — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:22:44 +0000

I actually agree with most of what Dana says, and have a ton of respect for the UFC business model, but the Fox show DID NOT go well. If it did, he wouldn’t have looked so obviously pissed off after the event.

I think it will be part a learning experience, and not the end of the world, but to deny that it could have been much better is just burying your head in the sand.