- Posted by Razor on July 19, 2008
Great news. Fuel TV will be airing a live broadcast of the highly anticipated Silva versus Irvin bout on Sunday the 20th July at 11am EST. Courtesy of the UFC, this is a first for Australian cable/sattelite TV, and is a great opportunity to increase exposure of Mixed Martial Arts in Australia for those of you who have not yet watched the Pay Per Views.
The fight card is as below:
Silva vs Irvin
Brandon Vera vs Reese Andy
Hermes Franka vs Frank Edgar
Cain Velasquez Vs. Jake O'Brien
Anthony Johnson Vs. Kevin Burns
Jesse Taylor Vs. CB Dollaway
Tim Credeur Vs. Cale Yarbrough
Brodie Farber Vs. Rory Markham
Nate Loughran Vs. Johnny Rees
James Giboo Vs. Brad Blackburn
Dale Hartt Vs. Shannon Gugerty
- Posted by Razor on May 19, 2008
According to
MMA Weekly, the UFC continues its global expanse by recently announcing its plans to hold events in Germany, Australia, and the Philippines. Following the success of the UFC in the UK and the recent debut in Canada, the UFC is confident of extending its brand which has single handedly popularized Mixed Martial Arts globally.
At the moment, the rumoured location for the first event in Germany is Berlin. Based on record breaking Pay Per View results and attendance for the recent event in Canada, the international popularity of the sport is evident, and it is clear that throught the popularity of MMA that the UFC offers something that transcends any cultural barriers.
As Dana White said “I take two guys and put them in the Octagon and they can use any martial art they want. It translates through all different cultural barriers, language barriers... people love fighting.”
He continued, “I think that this thing can be global. I think that this thing can be the biggest sport in the world. I already know it's the most exciting sport in the world.”