FIGHTSTALKER — WEC 2009 Reality Show In The Works
Fighting Faber: WEC reality show in 2009?
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“From the beginning it (a reality show) was something always in our plans. Versus, we’re in discussions with Versus. We’re looking right now at trying to figure out what we’re going to do exactly. We’ve got a lot of ideas. We want to find ways similar to the UFC to showcase our fighters on a more consistent basis. I don’t know if we’ll do exactly what the UFC did with The Ultimate Fighter, but we do have plans for a reality show of some nature, possibly soon and launching in 2009.”
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White Thinks ‘TUF 9’ Format is “Dumb”
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In a new interview with The Sun UK, UFC President Dana White says that he’s not a fan of the announced format for the upcoming ninth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” reality show, which will pit fighters from the United States against those from the United Kingdom: ...
WEC Planning Reality Show for 2009
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WEC Taking a Crack at Reality in 2009
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WEC Taking a Crack at Reality in 2009 WEC Logo The UFC’s lucrative experiment with “The Ultimate Fighter” reality series in 2005 helped propel MMA’s popularity to unimaginable heights. They have used the popular reality series to showcase future UFC talent, in essence using it as a farm system for developing young talent. Current UFC lightweight champion Forrest Griffin was the winner of the show’s inaugural season, adding serious legitimacy to show’s credibility. Now it looks as though the WEC produce a similar show in 2009. Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of the UFC and the WEC, hopes that they can mirror some of the successes of “TUF,” while focusing on the lighter, ...
