Dana White says a UFC television channel makes sense for the future

UFC President, Dana White has this week revealed that the promotion are seriously looking into putting together their own television network despite having links to SPIKE TV, Versus and ION Television, not to mention the Showtime and CBS partnerships Strikeforce have built up over the years.
Speaking on this week’s edition of Inside MMA, Dana said:

“It’s a different world out there right now. Going out and starting your own channel isn’t as easy it was six or seven years ago. It’s a lot tougher than it used to be. But does it make sense? Yeah, it makes sense.”

“SportsBusiness Journal just came out with a survey asking big names in the industry which sport could start its own network, and four out of five said us. They are right. I agree. That will happen within the next couple years.”

“To be where we are right now in such a short amount of time? We bought the company literally 10 years ago, so to be sitting here now and talking about all this stuff and to be where we are today is pretty amazing in 10 years.”

With so much interest in the sport these days and the platitude of talent the UFC now has its disposal following the recent purchase of Strikeforce it’s not inconceivable to think we could be seeing a UFC TV Channel pumping out top quality MMA action 24/7 in the not so distant future. Stay tuned to MMABay for more on this as we get it.