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CNBC Special on UFC Might Actually Be Fair
Published 12/12/2007 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Fighting, MMACNBC will air a one-hour special about UFC on Thursday night called Ultimate Fighting: From Blood Sport to Big Time, and the shocking thing about it is that it seems it will actually be a fair, even-handed look at UFC and mixed martial arts, judging from this video that has been released in advance (via MMA Mania): That was Rich Franklin, coming across like an intelligent person, not a Neanderthal, which is how the media usually like to portray UFC fighters (and their fans). CNBC's press release describes the special like ...

UFCs Rich Franklin interview on CNBC ‘Ultimate Fighting: From Blood Sport to Big Time’ special (Video)
Published 12/12/2007 by MMAmania at UFC blog for UFC news, results, videos, rumors, fights, pics and tickets -- MMAmania.com
This hour-long documentary on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) dubbed “Ultimate Fighting: From Blood Sport to Big Time” will air on CNBC on Thursday, December 13 at 10 p.m. ET. To check out another video trailer click here.

CNBC Documentary “Ultimate Fighting: From Blood Sport to Big Time” Highlight
Published 12/12/2007 by Performify at MMAjunkie.com Articles
Embedded to the right is a full and official sneak preview of CNBC’s “Ultimate Fighting: From Blood Sport to Big Time” documentary that premieres tomorrow, December 13 @ 10 pm ET. The video is also available directly via YouTube. The original documentary takes ...

CNBC Presents: "Ultimate Fighting: From Blood Sport To Big Time"
Published 12/12/2007 by Greg Clark at MMA Fever - Are you down with the sickness?
AN ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY TAKES A BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE NATION’S FASTEST-GROWING SPORT One-Hour Special Reported by CNBC’s Scott Wapner to Premiere on Thursday, December 13th at 10PM & 1AM ET on CNBC ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J., December 10, 2007-In an unprecedented event, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, takes a no-holds barred look at the business behind the nation’s fastest growing sports franchise: Ultimate Fighting. On Thursday, December 13th at 10PM & 1AM ET, CNBC presents an original one-hour documentary, “Ultimate Fighting: From Blood Sport to Big Time,” reported by ...

“Ultimate Fighting: From Blood Sport to Big Time” Airs Tonight on CNBC
Published 12/13/2007 by Kris Karkoski at MMAFrenzy.com
CNBC will air a special tonight focusing on the sport of ultimate fighting. The show will air twice at both 10pm and 1am eastern time. The CNBC Business Nation episode will take an in-depth look at mixed martial arts’ biggest promotion, the UFC, and go behind the scenes on the business of promoting the sport. Below is the official preview for the show: ...

Video: Preview of CNBC's "From Blood Sport to Big Time"
Published 12/13/2007 by Luke Thomas <info@bloodyelbow.com> at Bloody Elbow: Front Page Posts
At 10 p.m. EST this evening CNBC is running a documentary on "ultimate fighting". I don't know how far into the MMA universe they actually venture. That being said, this clip shows Rich Franklin describing the emotional and psychological challenges of this profession as well as what loss feels like. Franklin is an excellent ambassador even if his evolutionary biology views are somewhat askew. I'll be watching the documentary tonight with a write-up tomorrow. My only hope is that this documentary doesn't ignore the technical aspects of MMA in favor of a story that strictly covers what an economic and controversial phenomenon it really is. ...