UFC/HBO Deal Finalized, Inside The UFC To Return, More

The following notes are courtesy of The Sundance Kid from the Forums.MMANews.com:

Dana just mentioned during the conference call with Mirko CroCop to the international media today that the UFC and HBO have officially inked a deal and the company will debut on the premium network this summer.

When asked about the details he skipped around for a while but finally said that HBO will be doing the production. But he also said that he would never have signed a deal that he wasn't comfortable with.

Dana also Guarantees that Pride will have a huge TV deal for here in the U.S. as well as in Japan.

Also, the show ” Inside the UFC” will be making a return, but it is not known when.

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