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Did Spike TV buy positive UFC coverage from The Big Lead?

By Zach Arnold | July 22, 2008

Read Steve Cofield for more details.

For those who don’t follow general mainstream sports blogs in the States, TBL is a popular web site that made a name for itself by having interviews with sportswriters Jason Whitlock and Tony Kornheiser.

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2 Responses to “Did Spike TV buy positive UFC coverage from The Big Lead?”

1. MJC_123 says:

   July 23, 2008 at 5:17 am

   “MMAJunkie, MMAMania, Sherdog, FiveOuncesOfPain, FightLinker, BloodyElbow and the outlaw site MMARated are all restricted from covering live events”

   Is this true?
   Even if you paid your way is Dana not allowing you boys press passes?

   Reply
2. Dana White’s admission that will likely not get much attention but really should | FightOpinion.com - Your Global Connection to the Fight Industry. says:

   October 22, 2008 at 5:22 pm

   [...] months ago, I wrote a post about how The Big Lead claimed that Spike TV paid their way to go to Las Vegas to cover one of the [...]

   Reply

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