UFC counter-programs Strikeforce Nov 7

Spike TV announced today that the cable network will be presenting UFC: Main Events, a show made up of 4 recent pay per view main events. The show is scheduled for November 7th at 9pm, and will run in direct competition with CBS/Strikeforce Fedor vs. Rogers.

The fights scheduled for telecast are as follows.

RANDY COUTURE vs. ANTONIO RODRIGO NOGUEIRA
VITOR BELFORT vs. RICH FRANKLIN
BJ PENN vs. KENNY FLORIAN
FORREST GRIFFIN vs. ANDERSON SILVA


Not exactly unexpected from the UFC , Ive heard on other websites that Strikeforce are doing a really shitty job in promoting this card and promoting Fedor in general, so this move could be a big blow to Strikeforce numbers. Of course the "hardcore" fans will be watching Strikeforce without doubt.

You would have thought they would have put Lesnar-Mir fight in there too...

Since far more people watch Showtime than watch Spike, this won't make much of a difference.

2 of those fights were over inside 2 mins!!

Anfields5thKing wrote:Since far more people watch Showtime than watch Spike, this won't make much of a difference.

Regardless, if 1.5m are tuning into TUF10 on spike, any potential viewers watching this counter programming are lost viewers to CBS and Strikeforce.

I still think Strikeforce will do good numbers on this.

is spike tv only on US TV and internet?

is mma-core the best place to watch strikeforce, TUF10 etc?

i use mmatko.com or mmalinker.com both good sites

Ronneh wrote:

Anfields5thKing wrote:Since far more people watch Showtime than watch Spike, this won't make much of a difference.

Regardless, if 1.5m are tuning into TUF10 on spike, any potential viewers watching this counter programming are lost viewers to CBS and Strikeforce.

I still think Strikeforce will do good numbers on this.

1.5million are tuning in to watch Kimbo.