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Originally Posted by alnorth
They may also parcel out content like the NFL. Maybe one big contract with most of the cards that a FOX or an ESPN may want to fill out their multiple channels, and a small special package of 4 or 5 cards a year where they put more priority on making good fights and guarantee ratings at or above X to attract a CBS or NBC that can't quite handle the enormous number of events they want to televise, but could be in for a few.
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Either way I think it's going to be better for the fans. The kind of money they're talking about they won't be able to stash a lot of crappy cards on TV and put RDA v Alvarez on fightpass for much longer. Now they have to work on the fighter pay scale. Some of these guys are getting peanuts.