Where are TV’s Best Fights?
April 09, 2008
Hey folks, I like to promote love and peace.... but I can't deny a good fight 
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The UFC has become a major force in the world of sports entertainment (or is it the world of beating people up for entertainment). Though they have the best promotion machine, they are not the only game in town. In fact, it seems like everyone and their mother is practicing choke holds, arm bars, and flying knee strikes.
So, where are TV’s best fights? 
The UFC has top billing, even outshining boxing. They boast the best fighters and most entertaining fights. Spike TV is now broadcasting a new season of The Ultimate Fighter in which contenders try fight their way to a UFC contract. Its kind of like Next Top Model meets Battle Royale, only more redneck.
Versus broadcast two combat leagues. World Extreme Cagefighting is like the minor leagues for the UFC, though it has plenty of respectable fighters. The other is The World Combat League. It is the brainchild of Chuck Norris and is almost cute when compared to the other shows out there. It is simply stand-up fighting on a round karate mat. There are a couple of good fighters, but it is below par for the most part.
I’m old school. I’ll choose boxing over anything else if there is a choice to be made. ESPN’s Friday Night Fights are still the best game in town. They feature the best up and coming fighters. The next time you’ll see some of these pugilists is on Pay-Per-View. You don’t often see the sweet science on broadcast channels these days. CBS, perhaps at a time when its mind was not right because of the strike, will broadcast the “CBS EliteXC Saturday Night Fights” this year. NBC returned the jab with its own version, Strikeforce on NBC. This is hardly prime time, though. NBC will air the show on Saturday nights after SNL. That’s past most people’s bed times. Maybe they are counting on the after bar crowd to tune in instead of hanging out at Denny’s. CBS will only air 4 2-hour specials, but they will be earlier in the evening.
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