The heads of the Ultimate Fighting Championship mixed martial arts
promotion were in talks with NBCUKabletown execs on Wednesday,
according to Brian Stelter--UFC has long expressed an interest in
having its own cable channel and getting broadcast network exposure
and one would assume that some agreement on NBC telecasts would be
part of the deal--UFC bouts and programs air currently on Spike, but
they are near the end of the current contract:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/09/business/media/09comcast.html?_r=2&partner=rss&emc=rss

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