Fox Sports 2 Dumps UFC Weigh-Ins For Soccer

by Dr. Octagon, J.D.

So here I am, trying to get psyched up for UFC 164 tomorrow night. I’m drinking some NoXplode and all ready for Joe Rogan to start shouting at me, so I change the channel to Fox Sports 2 (which is what they call Fuel now)…and they’re showing a freaking soccer game.

It’s a miracle I was even able to find Fox Sports 2, which is nowhere near Fox Sports 1 in the channel guide. Fox Sports 1 is channel 83 and Fox Sports 2 is channel 198 for my service. It’s almost like they don’t want you to watch these channels. I can just see the executives thinking, “Let’s rename two channels, number them sequentially, and then just have them remain nowhere near each other.” Fox Sports 2 the next channel down from Fox Sports 1? That would make way too much sense.

Almost as much sense as trying to compete with a sports channel with no HD. If there is anything that greatly benefits from high definition, it’s sporting events. I have a 52" TV and this stupid soccer game was just a bunch of miniature old-school NES characters going back and forth on the screen. Of course, some people don’t even get Fox Sports 2, because their cable providers don’t want to pay for it.

[[MORE]]I don’t know a goddamn thing about soccer. I tried watching it a few times and it bored the hell out of me, but whatever. If you like it, I guess that’s your thing. (Editor’s note: Guilty.) Now they’re showing the trophy ceremony. Seriously? Can we please cut away? Are they just not showing the weigh-ins?

These clowns on Fox Sports 2 aren’t even mentioning the UFC. Like hey, from all of us who don’t give a shit about soccer, and expect our DVR to actually reflect what is going to be on the television, Screw You. Fox Sports does what it wants. They’re not even going to tell you that they’re not showing the right thing.

Oh god. They’re still showing the soccer trophy celebration. I give up. I guess I’ll try to catch it on the UFC’s YouTube channel.