Soulrise
17th September 2008, 10:21 PM
http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/09/17/randy-couture-and-brock-lesnar-being-filmed-for-a-three-part-mini-series/
UFC President Dana White revealed several weeks back during the conference call announcing heavyweight champion Randy Couture’s return to the promotion that the company had discussed a possible three-part mini-series to promote Couture’s upcoming fight against Brock Lesnar at UFC 91 on Nov. 15.
HBO’s critically-acclaimed “24/7″ reality television documentary that was filmed to promote bouts between Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather and Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton was cited as an inspiration for the project.
According to Dave Meltzer in the Sept. 15 print edition of the Wrestling Observer, White’s concept is on its way to becoming a reality as both Couture and Lesnar are reportedly being filmed for the upcoming project.
For those of you unfamiliar with "24/7" it is a documentary/reality show/pre-fight hype series that HBO used to promote the Floyd Mayweather/Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather/Ricky Hatton fights. The quality of the shows was outstanding in terms of bringing the fighters' characters to a wide audience and building intense anticipation for the fights. HBO will also be doing a 24/7 series for the upcoming Roy Jones Jr./Joe Calzaghe and Oscar De La Hoya/Manny Pacquiao fights.
IF Spike/Zuffa can get a film and editing crew that is comparable to the 24/7 team then this will certainly get even more buys. But so far even though the recent UFC fight preview shows have increased their quality and been more HBO Coundown-esque I doubt their final product will be as good as 24/7...it'll be interesting to see what happens.
UFC President Dana White revealed several weeks back during the conference call announcing heavyweight champion Randy Couture’s return to the promotion that the company had discussed a possible three-part mini-series to promote Couture’s upcoming fight against Brock Lesnar at UFC 91 on Nov. 15.
HBO’s critically-acclaimed “24/7″ reality television documentary that was filmed to promote bouts between Oscar De La Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather and Mayweather vs. Ricky Hatton was cited as an inspiration for the project.
According to Dave Meltzer in the Sept. 15 print edition of the Wrestling Observer, White’s concept is on its way to becoming a reality as both Couture and Lesnar are reportedly being filmed for the upcoming project.
For those of you unfamiliar with "24/7" it is a documentary/reality show/pre-fight hype series that HBO used to promote the Floyd Mayweather/Oscar De La Hoya and Floyd Mayweather/Ricky Hatton fights. The quality of the shows was outstanding in terms of bringing the fighters' characters to a wide audience and building intense anticipation for the fights. HBO will also be doing a 24/7 series for the upcoming Roy Jones Jr./Joe Calzaghe and Oscar De La Hoya/Manny Pacquiao fights.
IF Spike/Zuffa can get a film and editing crew that is comparable to the 24/7 team then this will certainly get even more buys. But so far even though the recent UFC fight preview shows have increased their quality and been more HBO Coundown-esque I doubt their final product will be as good as 24/7...it'll be interesting to see what happens.