03-22-2008, 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Gygax
Personally, I'm certainly not against female MMA. I enjoy watching it, though not to the same level of male MMA.
I'm talking about the choice to show a female fight on the first network TV show. They, as in CBS/EliteXC, are not hoping for the hardcore MMA fans to tune in. Their viewing is a given. They are looking for the casual viewer to tune in to get the ratings. If only the hardcore MMA fan tunes in, ratings will be abysmal and its future will be shaky. Thats why a female fight on the first card is risky. If it turns into a bloodfest or gory female fight, that will turn off an awful lot of new viewers. Let the first card be complete without female MMA and get some of these viewers to get an understanding of the sport. Next card, put Gina or Shayna on there and bang away.
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You make a great point, and it wasn't necessarily you that my comment was directed at. How about another Windy Tamomi incident? that would be bad for MMA on TV 
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