To be totally honest, I don't believe EXC, UFC or MMA will have any impact on network t.v. It still appears that the mainstream view it as brutal and overly violent. The only way I see it being successful is if ESPN starts to really cover it, mma gets a strong spokesman and advocate, the networks promote it well, and the stars are all aligned just right. The "Mainstream" press has ALOT to do with this. I hope that EXC can do a decent job on CBS, but if they don't and fail, MMA will not be "mainstream" for a long time, I guarantee ESPN will stop covering the little bit they do cover. If they succeed then, game on, every network will want MMA.
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