MMAjunkie.com/"Inside MMA" poll results: When will you watch UFC 112?
As the UFC continues its global expansion, U.S. fans are left in a quandary increasingly more often.
Accustomed to watching pay-per-view events that start at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on Saturday night, fans are now forced to decide how they will view the fight promotion's international events.
While the start time of UFC 110 in Australia was adjusted to accommodate for the massive time difference, that won't be the case for the UFC's first trip to the Middle East. So for our MMAjunkie.com/"Inside MMA" poll, we asked our readers "When will you be watching UFC 112?"
The results were revealed on Friday's new edition of "Inside MMA" on HDNet, and the majority of voters said they'll adjust their viewing habits to watch the fight live.
A solid 45 percent of voters intend to watch "UFC 112: Invincible" live.
The second-consecutive UFC card to feature dual title fights, UFC 112 takes place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Due to the time change, the card will air at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 10. West Coast fans may still be finishing breakfast when the first main-card punch is thrown at 10 a.m. PT.
It's important to note that unlike some European cards that are broadcast at odd hours in the U.S., UFC 112 will take place on pay-per-view and will not air on Spike TV, regardless of which timeslot fans choose to view.
An additional 30 percent of respondents said they plan on avoiding Internet spoilers throughout the afternoon (a difficult task in current times with the massive amounts of social media and Internet access available to nearly everyone) and watch the fight via nine-hour tape delay at the customary timeslot of 10 p.m. ET.
When will you watch
"UFC 112: Invincible"?
45% - I'll watch live at 1 p.m. ET
30% - I'll watch via delay in normal 10 p.m. ET timeslot
14% - I'll watch it sometime later
11% - I don't plan to watch it
With the top two answers, the poll shows that 75 percent of fans are intending to watch one of the first two broadcasts of UFC 112. So what about the other 25 percent?
Well, 14 percent said they plan on watching it "sometime later," while 11 percent said they don't plan to watch it all.
With Anderson Silva defeding the middleweight belt and B.J. Penn putting his lightweight title on the line, when are you planning to watch the fights?
How did you come to that decision, and why is your choice the best option? Make your case below.
so who is gonna wait for the delay and who is gonna watch it at 10am PT?
