Is CBS going to promote Fedor v Rogers?

MMAConvert: See any Fedor commercials during CBS NFL games this past weekend?

No. There are still four more Sundays between now and Fedor’s November 7 fight with Brett Rogers on CBS, so maybe we’ll see plenty of commercials promoting Fedor during CBS NFL games, but as of right now, I think CBS is missing some opportunities to hype the fight.

Hard-core fans universally consider Fedor the best heavyweight in MMA, and many consider him the best fighter ever to fight in any weight class. But hard-core MMA fans are still a relatively small audience, and for this fight to get a good rating, CBS will need to appeal to casual MMA fans and people who have never watched MMA at all.

I think CBS needs to air plenty of commercials explaining to fans who Fedor is, and what makes him such a compelling figure. There’s no better audience for those commercials thanNFL fans, but so far, those fans haven’t heard a word about Fedor. I’d like to see that change soon.