The Ultimate Fighter to Air on GO!(Free to Air TV) in Australia

[Troy]

GO! will air sports reality TV show The Ultimate Fighter from next Thursday, fast-tracked just hours after it has aired in the US.

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar Vs. Team Dos Santos sees unknown, professional martial artists living together in Las Vegas, and follows them as they train and compete against each other for a contract with the UFC.

Now in its thirteenth season, the new series of The Ultimate Fighter sees the ‘Baddest Man on the Planet’ and most compelling figure in all of combat sports – Brock Lesnar – lead a team of talented newcomers against a team lead by the sledgehammer-fisted Brazilian Junior Dos Santos.

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Lesnar Vs. Team Dos Santos documents the journey of these talented unsigned mixed martial artists, who will live and train together as they compete for a six-figure contract with the world’s leading combat sports organisation.
Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Lesnar and current No1 contender Dos Santos will then face off inside the world famous Octagon(TM) at a later date in their final eliminator to face reigning UFC Champion Cain Velazquez.

Marshall Zelaznik, UFC Managing Director of International Development said: “We’re delighted to partner with GO! and to be able to air The Ultimate Fighter on free-to-air television in Australia literally hours after it airs in the US.

“UFC is just exploding in popularity in Australia. Our second live event in Sydney last month was the fastest sell-out in the Acer Arena’s history, with all 18,000 seats going in less than 22 minutes. Our Australian fans are amongst our most loyal worldwide and with our partnership with GO! more Aussie fans than ever will be able to watch what’s predicted to be one of the most exciting seasons of The Ultimate Fighter to date.â€

It premieres Thursday, March 31st at 11.30pm on GO!

Excellent news for Australian MMA fans. I have Foxtel so I normally watch it on Fuel but a lot of MMA fans don't have it and so it is great that they are appealing to everyone in Australia. It should draw huge ratings for GO! since MMA is exploding here. Should be a good season and I am glad that we will get to see it so soon after it airs in the US.

 

[Dademo]

I think this will get TUF 13 higher ratings and more viewers with this move, since the UFC has a big fanbase in Austrailia. Don't know much about the TV channels down there though.