WME/IMG discussions with ESPN. A sign to come?

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WME IMG is brokering talks to get UFC with a regular weekly segment on ESPN SportsCenter, similar to the WWE thing. It may be on Mondays, where Dana White or Joe Rogan or someone else would be on every week breaking a news story. The idea right now is that in 2019, when the FOX deal is up, for UFC to try and cut deals like the NFL or NBA where they’ll have shows on multiple networks as opposed to being exclusive t one group

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UFC has been giving more & more "news" to ESPN & now they are negotiating a dedicated segment.
Smart idea to build up a nice bidding war between Fox & ESPN for the next TV deal
Since the new owners had to take out a huge loan that they will be paying back ($80+ million a year), I bet they are looking at the next TV deal to off-set that
 
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