Talk about being in the right place at the right time.
CBS is finding that desperate times really do call for desperate measures as the soon to be writer-free network is considering producing one or more primetime UFC specials, according to Dave Meltzer.
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) could strike as early as tomorrow to protest what they consider to be unfair compensation in a variety of mediums. That means most of television's landscape will be reduced to a barren wasteland of reruns and infomercials.
Now that I think of it, I probably won't even recognize the difference.
Anyway, I'm sure most of you will join me in mourning the loss of all those magnificent one-liners from such hit shows as Cavemen, but the absence of new programming is forcing networks to look outside their normal venues for original content.
Even to the once-taboo world of mixed martial arts.
Unfortunately, a deal like this could end before it even begins - all depending on the severity and duration of the WGA strike (which is projected to last well into 2008).
However, the chance to break into mainstream television could be the final frontier for a sport that has experienced unparalleled growth in the past few years.
Like they say in mixed martial arts: Anything can happen.