(Thank god this guy is in the MMA business, and I am serious with that statement.)

It is not secret that HDNet has hitched its wagon to Mixed Martial Arts. It is also no secret that HDNet is in a dispute with Time Warner and may be dropped from over 15 million households. 

HDNet was founded by internet entrepreneur and Dallas Maverick owner, Mark Cuban. 

Yesterday Cuban took to the B.S. Report to talk about HDNet in an attempt to garner support for the network in the fight with Time Warner. 

Today Cuban is blogging about the battle and relying on HDNet's MMA programming as fodder for the fight. 

That loyalty extends far beyond clothing and fighters. We have been very fortunate at HDNet to experience that loyalty. HDNet offers more live MMA events than every other network combined. While everyone else wants to make you pay extra on PPV for their fights. All of ours are free. And we continue to expand our offerings to feature the best fighters and fights from around the world. In all weight classes. And we hope to have significant additions to our events roster to announce in the near future.

Beyond live events, we have the only weekly news show dedicated to Mixed Martial Arts on television. Our show, Inside MMA has been called the Sportscenter of MMA. Featuring incomparable Bas Ruten and Kenny Rice, it brings the latest news and interviews and every week features a guest panel with the biggest names in the sport, Fedor, Couture, St. Pierre, Rashad Evans, Mayhem Miller and many, many more.

Combine that with ongoing original shows like the M-1 Challenge and the loyalty from our MMA viewers has been amazing.

Its obvious that some TV distributors don't quite understand the size and loyalty of MMA fans, but I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all HDNet subscribers and MMA fans who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in supporting our growth. While we can't win every battle, we continue our ascent having at least doubled our number of subscribers in every year of our existance with no signs of let up. In particular, I wanted to share an email that exemplifies many that I have received. I could not have said it any better

Cuban also posts a letter from a fan as added pressure against Time Warner.