· Versus Returns to DirecTV

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After months of back-and-forth negotiations, which consistently fell through, DirecTV and Comcast have finally reached an agreement bringing Versus, the home of the WEC, back to DirecTV. The station was originally dropped in August of 2009.

A press release from the network was issued today:

DIRECTV and Comcast have reached an agreement to return VERSUS to the DIRECTV programming lineup today. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

VERSUS will return to the same DIRECTV programming packages it was in at the end of August 2009.

“We are pleased that both sides were able to work out a satisfactory deal to bring this programming back to our customers," said Derek Chang, executive vice president, Content Strategy and Development, DIRECTV.

"We're excited that we were able to come to a fair agreement that puts VERSUS back in millions of homes with DIRECTV in time for our busy spring programming schedule," said Jamie Davis, president of VERSUS. "We look forward to super-serving these fans with NHL regular-season and playoff coverage, our first live UFC event and much more."

The return to DirecTV comes just in time for the UFC’s debut on the network this Saturday:

• Brandon Vera vs. Jon Jones
• Junior dos Santos vs. Gabriel Gonzaga
• Cheick Kongo vs. Paul Buentello
• Alessio Sakara vs. James Irvin
• Clay Guida vs. Shannon Gugerty
• Eliot Marshall vs. Vladimir Matyushenko
• John Howard vs. Daniel Roberts
• Brendan Schaub vs. Chase Gormley
• Mike Pierce vs. Julio Paulino
• Eric Schafer vs. Jason Brilz