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MMANEWS.COM | UFC 75 Possibly Airing On HBO Or Spike TV?

According to an article on 411Mania.com, there is a possibility that UFC 75 "Champion vs. Champion" (Rampage Jackson vs. Dan Henderson, UFC title vs. PRIDE title) will be airing on HBO or Spike TV, as opposed to pay-per view.

The report claims that PPV is still an option, obviously, but that despite the rocky relationship - HBO is a possibility as well. Spike TV would obviously also be another option, if the UFC were to go the free-TV route.

We'll keep you covered on this one if anything develops, even if it turns out to be just another one of the many HBO-UFC rumors that fall short.

Rocky12233

I would much rather HBO than Spike...I HATE commercials and I like listening to what the corner men have to say...and of course enjoy the replays they show of the previous round...

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riversideblues

I would rather it be a PPV so Zuffa can make more money to pay their fighters...

Plus stuff on Spike sucks, and I don't have HBO.


and really, it doesn't make sense to have this be free when not even 72 was free, and that one sucked in terms of how hyped the card was

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PINOYPRIDE

I rather have it on HBO like what Rocky said, I also hate commercials

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H@mmerM@n

HBO would be best for me picture wise....I don't have spike in HD but either way free is good

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Wrenny

How non HBO people can still view it.

The-Iceman-Chuck-Liddell

I hope it's spike but I don't think they will show a title fight on free tv

diablerie27

i wish they would just hurry and decide if they are going to get this deal with HBO done. i think that if they are going to put it on 'free' tv (you stil have to pay for hbo and if you live where i live it might as well just be ppv) they should put it on spike. i hate the commercials too, but let face it spike had a huge role in making the ufc as big as they are right now, they should show them the love.

Dr.Chicago

I prefer HBO over Spike too for sure..

As some of you said, Spike had a lot commercials in between rounds (some are really bad, like GGW).. We saw that in UFC70 and all the UFNs..

HBO is the best choice.. its name alone is gonna be good for the sport.. It's just like when UFC got in the cover of ESPN os SI..

Beside.. I ALREADY HAVE IT!!

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Rush

I think HBO would be better than Spike. I hated watching 70 on Spike with all the commercials. Plus, like some of the other posters above me, I have HBO in HD.

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GeorgeXVX

i would like to watch this in HD on HBO... that will kill!

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BispingKO

A title fight and Cro Cop, I doubt this will be on free TV. If it is, I dont care... I am going!


I too hate commercials, I think Bravo in the UK is similar to Spike in the US. HBO sounds much better.

OneTwoPunch

I hope they work out an HBO deal. I have HBO, but would people without it still be able to watch. UFC and HBO doesnt seem liek a bad combonation.

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futurecloser34

I'd buy HD HBO just to watch this....

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The Seeker

Hmmm... I'd rather not have to buy a subscription to HBO, but UFC on HBO is the one thing that would get me to throw money towards HBO, so eh.

AikaImmortal

Yeah, UFC70 on Spike was so full of ads I actually downloaded the UK PPV. *MUCH* better. Sadly, I see this one going to Spike as the only guy at HBO who was for MMA got caught choking his girlfriend in a parking lot and is no longer with the company.

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kbtat2

I would also be happy if they struck a deal with HBO but I can understand the people that don't have HBO feeling left out. Look at it this way, HBO is only $10.00 more a month and you get a ton of extra stuff for that money so...

BossMadOne

I currently have a "free" HBO package... Now if UFC makes a deal with HBO does that mean every UFC event would be on it ?

nublood

ANYTHING but Spike TV. I would rather watch UFC on the Oxygen channel than Spike TV. I really hope HBO get's the deal.

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codkaz

Don't have HBO as of now, but if the deal goes through, Henderson vs Rampage is worth it