Yep, all the governing bodies need to be scrapped. Ringside are covering this next Thursday, will be interesting to see what they say.

The average sports fan doesn't yet care for MMA, but a large part of that is that 95% of UFC events happen in the middle of the night. Also, 95% of the British media only cover MMA in a negative light.  Just look at that nonsense about the 8 year olds during the week.  Doing something much safer than boxing yet it's being demonised.

Frank Warren and Goldenboy leaving Sky and moving to a subscription only channel will accelerate boxing's fall.  No new fans are going to be watching these fights, just those who are already boxing fans.

What's interesting is the main reason the UFC haven't been coming over to the UK on a more regular basis is that they've not been able to get a great tv deal. The money they make in the US far outweighs what they could get here.

With Sky losing a lot of boxing, I can imagine that frees up some cash for a big deal with the UFC.  That deal would almost certainly have to include at least 6-8 live shows in the UK.

when britain produces an actual title contender i guess ^^

it already has in a lot of ways. UK is pretty small in terms of the ufc's interest in it as there's very few legitimate top contenders in any division, especially compared to almost every other region the ufc visits hence the lack of a better tv deal deal. as a company though it's already one of the most valuable sports franchises out there. the global expansion that they have been pushing seems to be opening up a lot more mainstream attention and the network tv deals on fox sports in US/aus/ and in other countries is garnering more and more attention and opening the doorway to a whole new generation of fans compared to boxing which is primarily still ppv based, with a fan base that is getting considerably older while the promoters struggle to build new stars.

Not to mention the rapid pace at which the fighters, training and the sport itself are evolving and improving, which will intrigue fans as they see this evolution of an entire sport rather than a single fighter, over the next generation.
also the very mindset required from years of martial arts discipline and humbleness in a lot of the athletes opens up a very valuable opportunity for the sport via social interactions with the fans that is unlike every other sport.