Whither MMA on broadcast TV after Slice is diced?

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 Whither MMA on broadcast TV after Slice is diced?
It took 14 seconds for Kimbo Slice’s 15 minutes of fame to end Saturday night on CBS, when the YouTube sensation went down, perhaps taking with him EliteXC and even mixed martial arts on broadcast TV. Not that there is anything wrong with that. MMA in general and UFC in particular should ... [link]

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Published 10/7/2008 by kzfone@gmail.com (kzfone) at Fang's Bites
I'll give you a few quick links on this late Tuesday afternoon on the U.S. East Coast. Ken McMillan of the Hudson Valley Times Herald Record feels tonight is the Worst Sports Night of the Year. Not far off, I'm telling you. Newsday's Neil Best wonders if Elite XC's days on TV are numbered. Neil transcribes Yankees GM Brian Cashman's statements about coming back to the Yankees to show up newspaper reporters. CNBC's Darren Rovell wants you to write his blog for a week. Hmmm. I might go for this. Friend of Fang's Bites ...

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