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Redstone rips Moonves' fight plan


April 30, 2008 "Les usually asks my opinion," Sumner Redstone said Wednesday when asked about the four mixed-martial arts fights that will begin airing soon on CBS. Redstone said the deal, struck with Elite Xtreme Combat, probably was a mistake, not because CBS won't turn a profit from it but because it is not "socially responsible" to air the typically bloody bouts on free, broadcast TV. The remarks were made during a panel discussion about the sports industry at the Milken Institute Global Conference.

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