While the UFC’s recent Australian event will forever be remembered for a
scoring debacle that caused a rematch between
Demetrious Johnson and Ian McCall, the event was also notable for
another reason: one untelevised fight.
UFC on FX 2’s first fight, a heavyweight affair between Shawn Jordan and
Oli Thompson, was just the second UFC fight in more than one year that was not
broadcast live in some form.
Despite the snub, UFC president Dana White said the UFC plans on
continuing to stream preliminary matchups on Facebook, though there
will be rare times when it simple doesn’t make sense.