-- As of midnight on Tuesday, DirecTV subscribers will no longer be able to catch WEC events on Versus. The satellite giant blamed Comcast - which owns Versus - for the channel being pulled and issued the following statement on their website:
Comcast, the largest cable company in the U.S., owns Versus. They regularly try to charge us amounts well in excess of what is fair and reasonable to carry the programming they own. Their reason is obvious: they want to stifle competition from DIRECTV. Comcast's unfair terms undermines DIRECTV's ability to offer our customers the best possible value. If we simply accept these terms, we would have to absorb the unreasonable costs Comcast wants to charge us, and in turn we will be forced to increase the rates our customers pay. We do not want this to happen. In fact, Comcast has forced us to remove Versus because we would not accept the terms they demanded.
We are currently in contract negotiations and will continue to work with Comcast until the matter is resolved. Rest assured that we are making every effort to ensure that you continue to be satisfied with your service.
Meanwhile, Versus has created a link for DirecTV subscribers fans to send an email to get Versus back on, which you can go to by clicking here.
-- On September 12th, MAYHEM will commence at the Belterra Casino Resort & Spa in Indiana, as rising fight promotion MMA Big Show presents its next event. Former MMA Big Show Middleweight Champion and ex-Rich Franklin training partner Mojo Horne (6-1) is hungry for a title rematch. But standing in his way will be EliteXC, Bellator, KOTC and ShoXC veteran Bubba “The Menace” McDaniels (13-5), as these two will face off in the co-main event of MAYHEM. In the other co-main event of the evening, IFL and Bellator veteran lightweight banger Josh “Bam Bam” Souder (7-3) will tangle with undefeated XFC veteran Matt Traylor (8-0 AM, 2-0 Pro). More information on MMA Big Show and the September 12 MAYHEM event, go to MMABigShow.com.
-- Speaking of Mayhem, Jason "Mayhem" Miller (22-6) told MMAJunkie.com that he's not sure about his next fight, which he had earlier said would be against Jake Shields for the Strikeforce interim middleweight title.
"I had announced on MyFightTeam.com that I was going to fight Jake Shields," Miller said. "But then they said something was wrong, maybe not.
"I'm not completely sure. I haven't got a bout agreement yet."
-- The UFC held a free public UFC 104 press conference earlier today. You can watch the presser below:
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