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Old 12-13-2012, 03:40 PM   #53
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Originally Posted by James Steele View Post
Possible because they view MMA as too risky for their network because some shithead might start flipping everyone off or Dana White start cussing out fighters in the post-show presser. Remember, ESPN/ABC is owned by Disney.
But on the contrary, ESPN was in negotiations with Zuffa for UFC programming. There was one big hang up: ESPN wanted full production control during live events. Fox let Zuffa keep that.
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