23.05.2013, 07:53
Der US Sender Showtime gab bekannt das man wieder MMA uebertragen will. Showtime hatte von 2007 bis Anfang 2013 MMA im Programm, zuletzt Strikeforce. Invicta FC von Shannon Knapp scheint dabei momentan gute Karten zu haben:
Showtime Sports executive Stephen Espinoza sagte:“If there was an obvious choice or a clear choice about getting back into MMA, we would've done it already. But I agree that, probably the highest visibility, probably the most noteworthy promotion that's distinguished itself out there, other than the ones aligned with TV networks, is probably Invicta.”
Espinoza meinte auch das die Verbindung von Invicta FC zur UFC kein Problem sei:“The UFC relationship with Invicta FC is absolutely not a problem, whatsoever. I still run into those guys, from the Fertitta's, to part of their management, from Lawrence Epstein to Peter Dropick, and it's friendly. It was a situation that didn't work out, but bygones are bygones. It was a strange situation that no one really created in and of themselves, so you move on and look for the next opportunity.”
Espinoza denkt das man bis Ende 2013 oder Anfang 2014 weiter sei mit der Suche:”Certainly the summer is out of the question. That doesn't give anyone sufficient time to really ramp up. So it would either be late this year or in 2014, unless lightning struck and a deal fell into our laps that made sense immediately. I think more likely it's late 2013 or 2014.“
Showtime Sports executive Stephen Espinoza sagte:“If there was an obvious choice or a clear choice about getting back into MMA, we would've done it already. But I agree that, probably the highest visibility, probably the most noteworthy promotion that's distinguished itself out there, other than the ones aligned with TV networks, is probably Invicta.”
Espinoza meinte auch das die Verbindung von Invicta FC zur UFC kein Problem sei:“The UFC relationship with Invicta FC is absolutely not a problem, whatsoever. I still run into those guys, from the Fertitta's, to part of their management, from Lawrence Epstein to Peter Dropick, and it's friendly. It was a situation that didn't work out, but bygones are bygones. It was a strange situation that no one really created in and of themselves, so you move on and look for the next opportunity.”
Espinoza denkt das man bis Ende 2013 oder Anfang 2014 weiter sei mit der Suche:”Certainly the summer is out of the question. That doesn't give anyone sufficient time to really ramp up. So it would either be late this year or in 2014, unless lightning struck and a deal fell into our laps that made sense immediately. I think more likely it's late 2013 or 2014.“