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09-14-2008, 06:18 AM
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|  Sengoku lands Japanese national TV deal
Quote: SENGOKU LANDS DEAL ON JAPAN NETWORK TV
Saturday, September 13, 2008 - by MMAWeekly.com Staff
World Victory Road’s “Sengoku” has landed a television deal with TV Tokyo in Japan, according to a report by Nightmare of Battle.
The report, citing NikkanSports.com, says that the deal begins with a one-hour program covering Sengoku 1 through 4 that will air on Sept. 27, the night before Sengoku 5. Following the inaugural show, operating under the temporary name of Sengoku G, a weekly, 25-minute series will be on Oct. 6.
In addition, the New Year’s Eve Sengoku event is believed to have a two-hour slot notched for it on the network.
According to Wikipedia, TV Tokyo is the smallest of Japan’s major broadcast television networks. It is a free network station, much like ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox in the U.S.
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Good for WVR; but I would much rather DREAM have landed a good TV deal. DREAM, which most MMA fans (myself included) prefer to WVR, appears to be on the verge of folding, while WVR's overall health has taken a turn for the better with this development.
However, this is also good from the broader perspective of rekindling interest in MMA in Japan. MMA viewing and interest in Japan is markedly lower now than 2 years ago, with the death of PRIDE (and its drop from TV) cited as a major cause.
Hopefully, when/if DREAM folds, the UFC/Affliction will get a lot of its talent with some going to WVR. It would be great to get fighters like Tokoro, Mousasi, Cro Cop (again), Akiyama, Manhoef, Kharitonov, Aoki, etc fighting stateside.
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09-14-2008, 05:49 PM
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I'm surprised this post hasn't gotten more attention, I'm glad to see WVR get this deal, its good for mma in general and I'm sure Dream will figure out a way to stay in bussiness.
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09-18-2008, 01:33 AM
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Thank goodness. It would suck to watch the UFC all the time.
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09-18-2008, 12:09 PM
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Gomi vs. Ludwig was pretty good...
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09-18-2008, 12:52 PM
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I really hope Dream stays around for years to come, if Sengoku goes under I wouldn't care. Can anyone name one memorable fight from a Sengoku event?
Dream has given us some really great fights, the same can't be said about Sengoku.
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09-18-2008, 01:37 PM
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They might change the name again, but FEG isn't looking to get out of the MMA business
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09-18-2008, 02:07 PM
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They should just merge....
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