Podcast promoting upcoming UFC ON FUEL TV 6 bout received more than 1.7-million downloads.
LOS ANGELES, CA – FUEL TV announces the release of its latest original special, IN FOCUS: FRANKLIN VS. LE, promoting the upcoming UFC ON FUEL TV 6 main card fight this weekend. The feature is available to viewers on FUEL TV’s website and YouTube channels: http://youtu.be/yhMTCRWlzfE. The show, which premiered a week ago exclusively on iTunes Podcasts, has recorded more than 1.7-million downloads and was ranked number one in sports and number nine in overall video podcasts this week.
IN FOCUS: FRANKLIN VS. LE follows UFC ON FUEL TV 6 main-event headliners former UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin and dynamic striking wizard and former Strikeforce Champion Cung Le, as they prepare to square off in the UFC's historic first-ever event in China.
The 22-minute original feature goes deep into Rich Franklin’s training in his hometown and gets insight from his conditioning coach Mike Ferguson. Franklin talks about how he is preparing for this fight and what it will take to get a victory. The show then catches up with Cung Le who explains his mixed martial arts background and training routines. His wife and camp manager Suzanne Le and conditioning coach Eric Fleishman also discuss Le’s background and efforts going into preparing for this fight.
IN FOCUS: FRANKLIN VS. LE is the second special produced by FUEL TV promoting the network’s UFC fights. The first, IN FOCUS: FUEL TV 5 STRUVE VS. MIOCIC, received 1.6-million downloads from the iTunes Podcasts in the first week and more than 2-million total.
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FUEL TV is the only cable and satellite television network that features the exciting world of adrenaline and thrill-seeking sports as well as high energy entertainment programming. This includes UFC, surfing, motocross, BMX and more. With more hours of UFC coverage than any other network, FUEL TV is the ultimate destination for live fights, weigh-ins, prelims, pre- and postfight coverage, results and more. This new generation of sports provides a rich landscape of some of the most vibrant and action-packed television entertainment in the world. See why adrenaline sports fans call FUEL TV the channel they never turn off. FUEL TV, part of FOX Sports Media Group, was launched July 1, 2003 and is seen in more than 36 million U.S. homes and can be accessed by broadband, mobile devices and other digital platforms such as iTunes®. FUEL TV programming is available in more than 50 countries around the world with 24/7 channels operating in Australia and Europe. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call 877-4 FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit www.fuel.tv.
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