showtime responds to strikeforce cancellation...

"On Friday night, Strikeforce informed us that lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez had sustained an injury and would not be able to compete in their Saturday, Sept. 29 card," the a statement from Showtime Sports read. "Without our headline fighter and main event or a marquee undercard, we reluctantly informed Strikeforce that we could not continue with plans for the telecast."

http://mmajunkie.com/news/30782/showtime-lack-of-headliner-led-to-strikeforce-broadcast-scratch.mma

lol......i agree 1000% with showtime, this was a weak event, the only draw in the west cost in the states gets injured and the undercard sucked ass....so no tv this time and you better step up your game!!!!

showtime has to dump zuffa for 2013....please sign another company to fill in or companies...

I will keep saying this until the brass at Showtime eventually see it on here.

Do not sign a exclusive agreement with just one organization. Showcase fighters, not organizations.

For the price they're paying for Strikeforce, they could easily showcase fights from around the world. Invicta, Tachi Palace Fights, KSW, M-1, RFA, DEEP, Shooto, Pancrase, Cage Warriors, One, Legend.

Why go with one, when you could have control of the rest?

moronoRepublic...same thinking here,,,just like they do with boxing, one golden boy, then dibella, then shaw....

in mma m-1, one fc, ksw, wsof, that would be fucking awsome...give money as a tv company to the better product...

Love the way you guys think. There are many more quality fights out there that people would watch over the overpriced skeleton that is Strikefarce.

moronoRepublic wrote:I will keep saying this until the brass at Showtime eventually see it on here.

Do not sign a exclusive agreement with just one organization. Showcase fighters, not organizations.

For the price they're paying for Strikeforce, they could easily showcase fights from around the world. Invicta, Tachi Palace Fights, KSW, M-1, RFA, DEEP, Shooto, Pancrase, Cage Warriors, One, Legend.

Why go with one, when you could have control of the rest?

Amen brother

I agree 100%. MMA needs a showcase focusing on world promotions, not just a singular one. If Showtime got their act together and ditched zoofa, that is.

Add ROAD FC, WCMMA and RUFF to that list too.