Will
10-25-2007, 05:23 AM
The UFC will hold a media conference call tomorrow to announce a new television deal. And whether it’s mere coincidence or a calculated maneuver, the UFC will begin the call 30 minutes before Randy Couture’s press conference kicks off in Las Vegas.
In addition to the new TV deal, UFC President Dana White will discuss the signing of heavyweight Brock Lesnar, as well as a UFC 79 fight between Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva — a fight that White announced Tuesday night on Spike TV.
No information about the new TV deal is known at this time.
The UFC’s call begins at 4 p.m. ET. Over the weekend, UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture, who abruptly resigned from the organization earlier this month, announced that he would hold a press conference on the same day at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Couture said he would use the media event to explain why he left his posts as a UFC fighter, part-time commentator, and legislative ambassador. Although Couture has cited the UFC’s inability to sign top free agent Fedor Emelianenko as a reason for the resignation, the 44-year-old UFC hall-of-famer is also unhappy about his per-fight salary compared to other fighters’ paydays, including recent signees from the now-defunct PRIDE Fighting Championships. Couture claims White lied to him about what other fighters are making.
Couture is also expected to address a report that claims he makes between $3.25 million and $3.75 million per fight — figures that Couture denies.
HDNet will carry the press conference beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET.
The event will be shown as a part of a special live edition of “Inside MMA,” an original weekly MMA news program that airs on HDNet.
In addition to the new TV deal, UFC President Dana White will discuss the signing of heavyweight Brock Lesnar, as well as a UFC 79 fight between Chuck Liddell and Wanderlei Silva — a fight that White announced Tuesday night on Spike TV.
No information about the new TV deal is known at this time.
The UFC’s call begins at 4 p.m. ET. Over the weekend, UFC heavyweight champion Randy Couture, who abruptly resigned from the organization earlier this month, announced that he would hold a press conference on the same day at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Couture said he would use the media event to explain why he left his posts as a UFC fighter, part-time commentator, and legislative ambassador. Although Couture has cited the UFC’s inability to sign top free agent Fedor Emelianenko as a reason for the resignation, the 44-year-old UFC hall-of-famer is also unhappy about his per-fight salary compared to other fighters’ paydays, including recent signees from the now-defunct PRIDE Fighting Championships. Couture claims White lied to him about what other fighters are making.
Couture is also expected to address a report that claims he makes between $3.25 million and $3.75 million per fight — figures that Couture denies.
HDNet will carry the press conference beginning at 4:30 p.m. ET.
The event will be shown as a part of a special live edition of “Inside MMA,” an original weekly MMA news program that airs on HDNet.