-on Wanderlei Silva coming to UFC “Silva is the biggest star coming out of Pride”
-12 live fight cards next year on Spike TV
-26 episodes of The Ultimate Fighter a year over next two years (over 2 seasons, so 13 a season)
-two (2) seasons in ‘08, ‘09, one in ‘10, one in 2011 (I believe, it was said VERY quickly)
-new fight series being developed for Spike for 2010-2011. a “live fight show”, “a level above” TUF contestants. Dana’s words.
2009, 2010, 2011 will have a “minimum” of 12 live fight cards.
-”you know my philosophy, I like to give big fights on free TV”
-On Randy Couture: “He just signed a new contract. I got’em. He’s fighting for the UFC.” He said he hasn’t heard Randy Couture. The Internet said Randy wants to fight elsewhere, hasn’t heard that from Randy.
-HBO deal still dead. Dana says two big powerful brands that wanted to do it there way “50 reasons” it didn’t happen.
-Won’t declare UFC Heavyweight title vacant until Randy Couture tells him he’s done to his face. Wants to arrange a meeting with Couture “he’s pissed at me for some reason”.
-on putting on cards on ESPN: “ESPN has been really good to us” “no, we’re with Spike”
-Working on getting to Chicago (waiting for the regulations to become official).
-Dana said he “doesn’t know what he’s (Andre) doing”, referring to Andre Arlovski Thought Arlovski’s last fight was “boring”, but he’s not pissed off at him.
- on UFC 78 in N.J. : “Ticket sales are great. We’re gonna sell out.”
-Brock Lesnar’s first fight will be Super Bowl weekend
I’m off to try and Cover Randy Couture, again, thanks to the wonders of the Internet!!
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