The Death of the UFC
- Thread starter OfTheCross
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drag me out of bed
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Advertisment money and ticket sales.
Example, Floyd Mayweather vs Manny Pacquiao is projected to generate about $500 million in revenue alone
There isnt any 1 MMA fight that can even get close to touching those type of numbers...it's not a big enough sport on a global scale such as Boxing is
Yup. They dont advertise these fighters as larger than life and most fighters arent down with the bs they just wanna fight and make money. In mma its easier to expose flaws since there are more ways to fight so its harder to make most fighters seem untouchable. MMA will never be like boxing unless they hire more mcgregors.
Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
I wouldn't say it's dead either but it's heading in a very murky direction with the very few names it has either retiring/quitting
OfTheCross
Veteran
Will this new union kill it or make it better?!?
Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
It's not a union it's an association
Their biggest star is just hitting his prime.tho.
And even without big names they can always just stack a card with a bunch of underpaid contenders and easily do 450-500 k on PPV.
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Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
you mean their only name
and he's getting delusions of grandeur talking about equity 
And even without big names they can always just stack a card with a bunch of underpaid contenders and easily do 450-500 k on PPV.
this ain't 05-2010 dude, not even Jon Jones could break 450k in his first fight back in over a year. What headliner of "underpaid contenders" do you think fetches an easy 450-500k buys? clownyou mean their only name
this ain't 05-2010 dude, not even Jon Jones could break 450k in his first fight back in over a year. What headliner of "underpaid contenders" do you think fetches an easy 450-500k buys? clown
Stars leave ,new ones replace them. Nobody thought Conor would be this big.
450-500 was an exaggeration i admit, but their PPV model is still viable without a bona fide star carrying every card. UFC 206 will probably outsell any boxing PPV not headlined by Canelo, ( Hell it might even do the same numbers as his Liam Smith bout)
I don't think WME-IMG sunk 4.2 billion into a sport that's heading in a murky direction.... Or maybe they just lacked your foresight and analytical prowess.
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Roman Brady
Nobody Lives Forever
You can be flippant all you like but the fertittas obviously saw something on the horizon and boltedStars leave ,new ones replace them. Nobody thought Conor would be this big.
450-500 was an exaggeration i admit, but their PPV model is still viable without a bona fide star carrying every card. UFC 206 will probably outsell any boxing PPV not headlined by Canelo, ( Hell it might even do the same numbers as his Liam Smith bout)
I don't think WME-IMG sunk 4.2 billion into a sport that's heading in a murky direction.... Or maybe they just lacked your foresight and analytical prowess.
And as for your first comment his fans did, Irish fans had to bully Dana to take notice of what Connor was doing and implored him to sign McGregor. Just like with Ronda Dana did not have the foresight the fans had to beat down his door begging for a woman's division. The UFC haven't "made" a star since Jones. So this notion everyday a star is born is a fallacy
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What's on the horizon right now is a rumoured TV deal that's 400% more than what they're currently getting from FOX.
Maybe i'm too optimistic about the UFC's future, But i've come to respect and fear Zuffa's hype machine and their ability to feed a narrative to casual fans.
What's on the horizon right now is a rumoured TV deal that's 400% more than what they're currently getting from FOX.
Maybe i'm too optimistic about the UFC's future, But i've come to respect and fear Zuffa's hype machine and their ability to feed a narrative to casual fans.
Zuffa doesn't own UFC anymore lmao, they made out like bandits
the new owners aren't going to see a return on investment
Vinny Lupton
Superstar
January PPV postponed
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Nothing big on the horizon for the first half of next year
UFC postpones January PPV, Bellator makes Twitter jab
Nothing big on the horizon for the first half of next year
Their biggest star is just hitting his prime.tho.
And even without big names they can always just stack a card with a bunch of underpaid contenders and easily do 450-500 k on PPV.
Ronda is in here last 1 or 2 fights. Conor wont be fighting for very long. Better keep Brock on speed dial. UFC being purchased for 4 billion means we will see even more of the entertainment aspects and I think it will drive away their fanbase
Tide Run This
Veteran
shyt ain't dying that's all the millennial crowd talk about