Tag: Television

Chael Sonnen Returns to Television as an MMA Analyst for ESPN

Chael Sonnen will be returning to your television screens as an analyst sooner than you may have expected. The Associated Press reports Sonnen has been hired by ESPN to be their newest MMA analyst.  “I love to break down fights,” Sonnen told The Associated Press. “I love to watch them. The fact that ESPN will […]

Chael Sonnen will be returning to your television screens as an analyst sooner than you may have expected. The Associated Press reports Sonnen has been hired by ESPN to be their newest MMA analyst.  “I love to break down fights,” Sonnen told The Associated Press. “I love to watch them. The fact that ESPN will […]

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Conor McGregor Clowns Chad Mendes on Live Television

Conor McGregor looked to be having a grand old time at the expense of Chad Mendes on Tuesday’s edition of Beyond the Octagon. Dressed to the nines, the Irish MMA star was live in the BT Sports studio, where show host Gareth Davies was conducting a dual interview via Skype with Mendes. It didn’t take […]

Conor McGregor looked to be having a grand old time at the expense of Chad Mendes on Tuesday’s edition of Beyond the Octagon. Dressed to the nines, the Irish MMA star was live in the BT Sports studio, where show host Gareth Davies was conducting a dual interview via Skype with Mendes. It didn’t take […]

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Dana White’s ‘The Fighters’ Brings Raw Reality Back to Reality Television

There was a time when reality television was registered high on the list of potential fads about to break then vanish. Nevertheless, what once appeared to be a passing trend grew to become a ratings powerhouse. Fast forward 20-plus years and the pop culture landscape has become laden with programs based in “reality.” The term […]

There was a time when reality television was registered high on the list of potential fads about to break then vanish. Nevertheless, what once appeared to be a passing trend grew to become a ratings powerhouse. Fast forward 20-plus years and the pop culture landscape has become laden with programs based in “reality.” The term […]

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UFC Bantamweight Urijah Faber Lights Up Daytime Television on ‘The Doctors’

Urijah Faber was a guest on an episode of The Doctors this week. That’s a daytime television show airing daily around the country. Check local listings.  If you missed Faber’s episode, stop what you’re doing and watch the video that is embedded in this article. Go ahead, I’ll wait. I would now like to talk about […]

Urijah Faber was a guest on an episode of The Doctors this week. That’s a daytime television show airing daily around the country. Check local listings.  If you missed Faber’s episode, stop what you’re doing and watch the video that is embedded in this article. Go ahead, I’ll wait. I would now like to talk about […]

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Deja Vu: The UFC on Fox and a History of MMA on Television, Part 1

The entire MMA world was buzzing when the announcement came, sudden as a heart attack, that the Ultimate Fighting Championship would soon make a huge leap forward into the mainstream. Media cheerleaders swooned, even as the promotion made it clear that…

The entire MMA world was buzzing when the announcement came, sudden as a heart attack, that the Ultimate Fighting Championship would soon make a huge leap forward into the mainstream. Media cheerleaders swooned, even as the promotion made it clear that just a single fight would air on television during this debut show. But that […]

UFC on Fox: How to Fix the Network Television Ratings Dilemma

It started with such promise—a heavyweight title fight on live network television. The response was even better than expected. More than eight million people watched the bout between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez. One shot to Velasquez&#82…

It started with such promise—a heavyweight title fight on live network television. The response was even better than expected. More than eight million people watched the bout between Junior dos Santos and Cain Velasquez. One shot to Velasquez’s chin, and a star was born. Although ratings dipped somewhat for the second show in Chicago, it […]