Yea, from a TV perspective, it's fine. The game should be over. The UFC is in trouble, however, in terms of (1) getting any local buzz during fight week, (2) getting the local sports press interested, and (3) getting a soul to show up for the prelims.
also going to be a problem from the perspective of selling out the remaining seats:
I just checked, there are quite a number left (I have no idea what's normal for 8 days out)
http://www.ticketmaster.com/ufc-fig...tistid=806762&majorcatid=10004&minorcatid=830
You do know that Gillette Stadium is like a 40+ minute drive from Boston, right?Both in Boston next Sunday.
NFL at Gillette Stadium, kickoff at 640 pm, UFC up the road at TD Garden