Thread: World Series of Fighting (WSOF) 1 fight card and rumors for 'Arlovski vs. Cole'
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Old 10-17-2012, 05:57 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Fedorlei Gomipierre View Post
The thing is, Devin Cole was supposed to fight Travis Browne on the UFC on FOX 4 card but ZUFFA scrapped the match after fear of bad press over having a fighter with that specific record on a network TV MMA broadcast.

Now, either NBC hasn't done their due dilligence or they've decided it is a non-issue. If it's the latter, I think they'll experience something similar to the backlash Showtime faced after having Brandon Saling on their Rousey/Tate prelim card, with him having ties to white power orgs and being a registered sex offender, however on a much higher level since Cole is in the main event on an NBC card.

I think this will be too touchy and too risky for them from a PR standpoint and given how interactive twitter and social media is, news of this will spread fast.
Think Dana brings this up first time he is asked about WSOF and its network deal?
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